Studies have found that people are at increased risk of disease because their stress levels are constantly elevated. In this episode of CNA's Work It podcast, executive coach Yu Dan Shi gives a first-hand account of how her life - and career - changed when she was 32.
SINGAPORE: By all accounts, Yu Dan Shi, 46, was a typical straight-A student. Having"traditional Asian parents", she was expected to pursue academic excellence and in a field of their choosing: Computer science.
She told her taxi driver:"Something is really wrong with me. I'm about to black out." She ended up in an operating theatre with no time to inform her parents or her two young children. In this episode, Ms Shi, now an executive coach at CoachHub, talks about how that changed the trajectory of her career and why coaching helped her."The only emotion I had in those two minutes as they wheeled me into the operation room was regret. I felt so guilty.
", give me another five to 10 years, once I have made enough money, once I became successful, I will spend time with my family. Then I will look after my health.How coaching helped
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