Course for a cause.

My boss picked me to attend the 2-day 7 Habits of Highly Effective People course. In all honesty, I was quite reluctant to be there initially. At the back of my head, there was a voice that repeatedly nagged, "Go and learn new things and make new friends." I struggled the day before, went anyway because I had to.

The 2 full-day course was a very thought-provoking one. I learnt a lot more about myself and strategies to overcome certain issues that have persisted for months or years. Of course, whether or not I adopt these strategies is a totally different story altogether.

I think I was unusually introverted than I usually am during the course. That was kind of another struggle. But I made a friend, Sandy. She has a pleasant disposition and I appreciate that.

At the end of the course, the trainer Michael Lee went around giving the participants their certificates and shaking their hands. When it was my turn, he thanked me for being very attentive in class. I was not sure if I had been as attentive as he had observed, but he did remind me a lot of my JC teacher Ms Bay who had also said the same to me. She said I was a very focused person. I really want to remember those words and how they made me feel, so badly.


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