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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

This is Episode 06 from Season 01 Education, and this season contains  eight episodes featuring guests who work in the education sector. Each episode features a single guest sharing ther highs and lows as they look at their career journey. These interviews are candid and unfiltered.

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ABOUT KIM CHUA

Kim Chua is a youth leadership specialist, aviation social scientist and museum docent and  her body of work spans over 15 years in higher education. Working with youth and student leaders, Kim believes in supporting young people to actualise their potential. She is particularly passionate about youth issues including mental well-being and student success.

SHOW NOTES

  • Nothing about my career journey is linear, nothing about it is planned. (02:59)
  • My key passions are diversity and inclusion, how to involve more women in the industry, and how to develop more compassion and empathy towards the people we meet in our daily lives. (04:58)
  • At the core of my journey, I am very much a social scientist (05:58)
  • I am not afraid to say I don’t know enough about this but I am willing to learn (08:21)
  • What happens when you are too open to criticism? (08:48)
  • Now I am more strategic about adding connections on LinkedIn, more curated in the people I want to connect with and in the events I want to attend (10:20)
  • Social media – it cannot just be about the self, it needs to be about supporting the community as well (12:25)
  • Not comfortable marketing myself but I look at this in terms of personal branding (13:03)
  • It’s a very scary experience for young graduates to meet industry veterans but I always tell my students this ((17:30)
  • What to do when you are first getting around to start public speaking and how to deal with the fear (22:43)
  • How I grow my network (29:10)
  • “Your curiosity will get you into trouble”, my primary school teacher used to say but I consider my sense of curiosity one of my strengths
  • It’s ok to make mistakes but try to make new mistakes (33:25)
  • How I discovered my strengths (33:39)
  • What COVID-19 taught me about the importance of introspection (34:33)
  • Training to be a docent (37:20)
  • Dealing with stumbling blocks (40:10)
  • Tips on building your body of work (45:34)

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