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Matters of the Heart
Where stories are told & perspectives are shaped.


Aug 20, 2022
4 key questions to ask ourselves before crafting our response.
"Emotional." was how my teachers used to describe me as I was notoriously known to be overly expressive. I could be embracing my peers...


Jun 22, 2022
What good can come out of my pain & suffering?
When I lost one of my loved ones all of a sudden, suffered serious injuries that rendered me unable to walk without numbness and pain,...


Jun 19, 2022
3 Lessons that Fatherhood has taught me - Philip Goh
By Philip Goh For this coming Father’s Day, we asked one of our AR!SE community members to share 3 key lessons that he has learned from...


Jun 14, 2022
Leading from the side. (Part 2)
I can only imagine how challenging it would be to manage a football team. Similarly, managing high-performing individuals and ensuring...


Jun 13, 2022
Leading from the side. (Part 1)
I’ve had the privilege of starting my career at a very young age and am even more fortunate to have had people help me along the way as...


Jun 10, 2022
“Grades do not define you.” (To the 16-year-old me)
To the 16-year-old me… There is so much that I wish I could tell you. The road ahead will not get any easier, which you will soon...


Jun 3, 2022
“It’s precisely what kept you from greatness.” (Doctor Strange, 2016)
With the recent release of Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, I found myself rewatching the first edition of Doctor...


May 31, 2022
“The Perfect Parent does not exist.” - Global Day of Parents 2022
“I wish that y’all could be more like other parents! Y’all make me not want to have kids!” Those were probably the harshest words that I...


May 29, 2022
A victor or a victim? (Rocky Balboa, 2006)
“But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving...


May 28, 2022
“Relationships bring us further than we think.” (To the 16-year-old me)
To the 16-year-old me... Life will not get any easier. Each phase presents a different set of challenges and responsibilities that you...


May 17, 2022
“Your disability is not an inability.” (To the 16-year-old me)
A note to the 16-year-old me… I would travel through time, break down barriers and suffer just so you don’t need to. But life does not...


May 10, 2022
The Pressure of Conformity: 3 signs you’re actually a Non-Conformist.
Let’s face it. There were times when we compromised on our values to fit in. For athletes, it could be giving in to a couple of...
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