44 min
Why Community Matters: A journey from mental illness to self-help junkie to community building with Vincent Ng of A Good Space. #TRYEVERYTHING
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Hello! Welcome to the fourth episode #TRYEVERYTHING! In this episode we talk to Vincent Ng, a Junior Curator and Community Coordinator for A Good Space, who shares his background with mental health, entrepreneurship, and the value of community. It was a truly wonderful conversation packed with so much insight and advice and so I hope you guys enjoy!
Highlights of the episode include:
· Vincent explains his role as a community creator at A Good Space and how it affects the social impact space in Singapore [1:49]
· Vincent shares how his journey started with a mental illness diagnosis in 2009, and his discovery of the self-help industry [3:29]
· How local education and the intense results-driven culture impacted his mental health and led him to find his purpose [5:03]
· What Vincent thinks of his past as being a “seminar junkie”, and why he dislikes the culture of dependence it creates [7:21]
· Lauren relates with her own struggles of mental wellness and being scared of silence [10:49]
· How Vincent manages with his mental health these days through journaling and processing his emotions [14:48]
· Why Vincent thinks you need to be aware of your “internal scripts” [16:24]
· How Vincent learned to appreciate strengths instead of weaknesses [19:23]
· Vincent explains the importance of community and interdependence [23:39]
· Vincent talks about his entrepreneurial ventures from selling sweets to network marketing to a stint at an education technology startup [27:55]
· What Vincent learned from his various entrepreneurial experiences [31:45]
· Why Vincent decided to self-publish a book called “Why You Should Fail” [33:17]
· Why Vincent doesn’t regret his life-decisions, and why he thinks it’s important to make your own life choices [37:48]
· Vincent shares advice about the importance of understanding your priorities and identity, and the value of rest [41:06]
This episode’s guest:
Vincent Ng is a Junior Curator and Community Coordinator for A Good Space at the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre.
Before he joined A Good Space, he has also been involved in various other ventures, such as starting a snacks and sweets business while still in school, to being involved with a education technology startup. Later during the final year at university, Vincent would compile these experiences, along with the experiences of many Singapore entrepreneurs before him, into a self-published book titled “Why You Should Fail”
Connect with us!
Host: Lauren Ong
Website: https://tfr.coach/tryeverythingpodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tfr.tryeverything/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tryeverything.podcast/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohylauren/
Guest: Vincent Ng
Website: https://www.agoodspace.org/author/vincentngcb/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vincentk.ng
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentngcb/?originalSubdomain=sg
If you would like to share your story on this show do reach out and send an e-mail to hello@tfr.coach
Hello! Welcome to the fourth episode #TRYEVERYTHING! In this episode we talk to Vincent Ng, a Junior Curator and Community Coordinator for A Good Space, who shares his background with mental health, entrepreneurship, and the value of community. It was a truly wonderful conversation packed with so much insight and advice and so I hope you guys enjoy!
Highlights of the episode include:
· Vincent explains his role as a community creator at A Good Space and how it affects the social impact space in Singapore [1:49]
· Vincent shares how his journey started with a mental illness diagnosis in 2009, and his discovery of the self-help industry [3:29]
· How local education and the intense results-driven culture impacted his mental health and led him to find his purpose [5:03]
· What Vincent thinks of his past as being a “seminar junkie”, and why he dislikes the culture of dependence it creates [7:21]
· Lauren relates with her own struggles of mental wellness and being scared of silence [10:49]
· How Vincent manages with his mental health these days through journaling and processing his emotions [14:48]
· Why Vincent thinks you need to be aware of your “internal scripts” [16:24]
· How Vincent learned to appreciate strengths instead of weaknesses [19:23]
· Vincent explains the importance of community and interdependence [23:39]
· Vincent talks about his entrepreneurial ventures from selling sweets to network marketing to a stint at an education technology startup [27:55]
· What Vincent learned from his various entrepreneurial experiences [31:45]
· Why Vincent decided to self-publish a book called “Why You Should Fail” [33:17]
· Why Vincent doesn’t regret his life-decisions, and why he thinks it’s important to make your own life choices [37:48]
· Vincent shares advice about the importance of understanding your priorities and identity, and the value of rest [41:06]
This episode’s guest:
Vincent Ng is a Junior Curator and Community Coordinator for A Good Space at the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre.
Before he joined A Good Space, he has also been involved in various other ventures, such as starting a snacks and sweets business while still in school, to being involved with a education technology startup. Later during the final year at university, Vincent would compile these experiences, along with the experiences of many Singapore entrepreneurs before him, into a self-published book titled “Why You Should Fail”
Connect with us!
Host: Lauren Ong
Website: https://tfr.coach/tryeverythingpodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tfr.tryeverything/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tryeverything.podcast/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohylauren/
Guest: Vincent Ng
Website: https://www.agoodspace.org/author/vincentngcb/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vincentk.ng
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentngcb/?originalSubdomain=sg
If you would like to share your story on this show do reach out and send an e-mail to hello@tfr.coach
44 min