My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

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• 0.30 Renkai introduces himself and his businesses
• 3.00 2009 was his last SEA Games
• 4.45 Contributing back to the sports industry
• 5.30 Was being involved in work that involved sports something he always knew he wanted to do?
• 7.30 Signing up for the organizing committee for the Youth Olympics Games (YOG) 2010
• 8.00 Sports brings everyone together
• 9.00 Reason for retirement
• 10.00 Stepping aside to let the younger ones take it further
• 10.30 How do you know that you’re at your peak?
• 11.30 Be a contributor and not a liability
• 13.00 Setting goals for sport are the same as setting goals for work
• 14.00 Moving on too next phase of life for the shift in priorities
• 17.00 Most memorable highs in Water Polo career
• 21.00 What were the sort of emotions that came out of that?
• 23.45 Water Polo was the bond and nationalities and medal colour didn’t matter
• 25.25 Making rivals in the pool but becoming buddies outside of it
• 28.00 Most difficult period in Water Polo
• 30.55 Lowest points in life in sport happened at the young age of 13
• 32.45 Bouncing back after 12 months of preparation work
• 34.30 Visualisation on risk management of multiple scenarios used outside of Water Polo
• 36.40 How high performance sport has influenced his professional and personal life currently?
• 37.00 Learning to work with different personalities
• 38.18 Goalsetting and time management
• 39.00 Task oriented and setting priorities for maximum productivity
• 41.20 Complimenting business partner with different skillsets
• 44.00 What would he tell his younger self

My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

Welcoming Michelle Sng.

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• 0.30 Michelle introduces herself
• 1.00 How she started with High Jump
• 3.40 How she progressed to train at a higher level
• 5.30 Retiring from the sport because of an injury
• 6.32 What was the difference competing pre and post early retirement?
• 7.00 Injury with surgery lead to early retirement
• 8.00 The pain might have been psychological
• 9.30 Moving away from the label of “Michelle Sng the High Jumper”
• 10.00 18-months of solo travel and self-discovery
• 12.15 Being called up for “National Service”
• 14.54 Lowest moments
• 15.37 Moving to Kuala Lumpur to train
• 18.00 Living a different life and Moving On
• 21.00 Speaking about things helped with the moving on
• 22.00 Most significant highs
• 22.45 Emotional journey of going back to the stadium where she first hung up her spikes
• 24.00 Competition day felt really good physically and mentally and that led to the Gold Medal victory
• 25.20 Being in the zone and closing that chapter of her life
• 26.00 To enjoy your journey and not be too fixated the expectation of the outcome
• 28.40 Setting specific and SMART goals
• 29.55 How high-performance sport has shaped her professional and personal life
• 31.45 Sport teaches that not everything is under your control
• 35.20 Piece advice for youth athletes
• 36.55 How to identify patience vs knowing when to throw in the towel
• 38.40 One thing you would tell your younger self

My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

Welcoming Michelle Sng.

My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

Welcoming Michelle Sng.

My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

Welcoming Michelle Sng.

My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

Welcoming Michelle Sng.

My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

Welcoming Michelle Sng.

My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

Welcoming Michelle Sng.

My guest today is Charmaine Soh, Singapore Netball Captain & Shooter, Netball Academy Founder, and Corporate Warrior,

I have known Charmaine for many years now, but I never knew that behind that bubbly Netball shooter and skipper, lay dark periods of self-doubt and an episode of possible premature retirement. With more than a decade representing Singapore in Netball and the last five years in leadership, Charmaine has hundreds of international caps and is literally THE face of Singapore Netball.

Enjoy Charmaine’s candid and very cheerful personality through this episode and hear how she puts believe into action and pushes through failures and setback in the team sport of Netball and applies these values to her professional life.

Welcoming Charmaine Soh.

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2.30 Charmaine introduces herself

3.30 How she started with Netball

4.50 Won Most Valuable Shooter in the local league

5.20 Always had been her dream to play for Singapore since she started playing Netball

6.25 Why she started her Netball Academy

9.00 How has sport helped her professionally as an auditor and management consulting

10.45 Any challenges at work that were overcomed by skills learnt at high performance sport

13.15 Most significant highs in Netball career

15.00 What was the winning formula in 2015?

17.35 How to replicate the “in the zone” moments?

19.20 What does it mean to “give it your all”?

20.54 Most significant lows

22.30 Dealing with self-doubt and wanting to retire from Netball

26.30 Another setback and bad moment in her Netball career

28.43 It makes a difference to your performance and stress response when the stakes are higher

29.45 Remember the good to have gotten you where you are and not just that one bad moment

30.20 Getting over psychological trauma from sport

31.30 What it means to play, function and support as a team

32.00 What was the turning point for her to climb out of the cycle of doubt?

36.00 Don’t think so much, just shoot the ball and get it over and done with

38.30 Finding the middle ground between being cautious and overtly cautious

39.05 Piece of advice for young netballers

My guest today is Charmaine Soh, Singapore Netball Captain & Shooter, Netball Academy Founder and Corporate Warrior.

I have known Charmaine for many years now, but I never knew that behind that bubbly Netball shooter and skipper, lay dark periods of self-doubt and an episode of possible premature retirement. With more than a decade representing Singapore in Netball and the last five years in leadership, Charmaine has hundreds of international caps and is literally THE face of Singapore Netball. 

Enjoy Charmaine’s candid and very cheerful personality through this episode and hear how she puts believe into action and pushes through failures and setback in the team sport of Netball and applies these values to her professional life.

Welcoming Charmaine Soh.

📷Richard Seow

My guest today is Charmaine Soh, Singapore Netball Captain & Shooter, Netball Academy Founder and Corporate Warrior.

I have known Charmaine for many years now, but I never knew that behind that bubbly Netball shooter and skipper, lay dark periods of self-doubt and an episode of possible premature retirement. With more than a decade representing Singapore in Netball and the last five years in leadership, Charmaine has hundreds of international caps and is literally THE face of Singapore Netball.   

Enjoy Charmaine’s candid and very cheerful personality through this episode and hear how she puts believe into action and pushes through failures and setback in the team sport of Netball and applies these values to her professional life.

Welcoming Charmaine Soh.

📷Richard Seow

My guest today is Charmaine Soh, Singapore Netball Captain & Shooter, Netball Academy Founder and Corporate Warrior.

I have known Charmaine for many years now, but I never knew that behind that bubbly Netball shooter and skipper, lay dark periods of self-doubt and an episode of possible premature retirement. With more than a decade representing Singapore in Netball and the last five years in leadership, Charmaine has hundreds of international caps and is literally THE face of Singapore Netball.   

Enjoy Charmaine’s candid and very cheerful personality through this episode and hear how she puts believe into action and pushes through failures and setback in the team sport of Netball and applies these values to her professional life.

Welcoming Charmaine Soh.

📷Richard Seow

My guest today is Charmaine Soh, Singapore Netball Captain & Shooter, Netball Academy Founder and Corporate Warrior.

I have known Charmaine for many years now, but I never knew that behind that bubbly Netball shooter and skipper, lay dark periods of self-doubt and an episode of possible premature retirement. With more than a decade representing Singapore in Netball and the last five years in leadership, Charmaine has hundreds of international caps and is literally THE face of Singapore Netball.   

Enjoy Charmaine’s candid and very cheerful personality through this episode and hear how she puts believe into action and pushes through failures and setback in the team sport of Netball and applies these values to her professional life.

Welcoming Charmaine Soh.

📷Richard Seow

My guest today is Charmaine Soh, Singapore Netball Captain & Shooter, Netball Academy Founder and Corporate Warrior.

I have known Charmaine for many years now, but I never knew that behind that bubbly Netball shooter and skipper, lay dark periods of self-doubt and an episode of possible premature retirement. With more than a decade representing Singapore in Netball and the last five years in leadership, Charmaine has hundreds of international caps and is literally THE face of Singapore Netball.

Enjoy Charmaine’s candid and very cheerful personality through this episode and hear how she puts believe into action and pushes through failures and setback in the team sport of Netball and applies these values to her professional life.

Welcoming Charmaine Soh.

📷Richard Seow

My guest today is Sidney Kumar, former Singapore Rugby Player, Educator, Coach, Husband, Father and Podcast Host.

Even though we’ve known each other a short time and I am 7 years older, the fact that he plays a team sport and that we share the same alma mater, makes everything so much more relatable.

Sidney shares how not one knee injury but 2 knee severe injuries left him almost not being able to fulfil his dream of representing Singapore at the SEA Games. An excellent narration of his life in the sport of Rugby and how this has not just shaped him as a player, but also as a teacher, coach, father and husband.

Welcoming Sidney Kumar.

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• 3.00 Sidney introduces himself
• 6.00 Tough times playing rugby in secondary school with no achievements
• 7.30 Looking at playing rugby at a higher level after junior college
• 8.00 Took it upon himself to go for trials even though was not called up
• 9.15 Fueled by desire to play more and to play for Singapore
• 10.40 Made is to the under 19 Singapore team at 17 years old
• 12.10 Eye opening experience with first international experience
• 13.22 National exam and National Service was a break from rugby
• 15.45 Playing club level rugby from post-army university and drafted into the National team
• 19.10 Broke his leg during a game
• 22.15 Extent of injury
• 23.45 Fell into a depressive state of loss and reflection
• 26.40 Being optimistic about the injury recovery period to prepare for the 2015 SEA Games
• 29.30 The road to recovery entering a new work environment as well
• 32.20 Resigned to the fact that he would not make the team but stayed on to support the team
• 34.45 Set goal to play in the 2017 SEA Games
• 37.00 Tore MCL on the “good” leg
• 39.00 Played well in competition and knee held up
• 40.10 Devastated because was told that he would not make the 2017 SEA Games team
• 42.00 Training camp overseas despite not making the team
• 44.00 Suddenly got called up to fly in to join the team in Malaysia
• 48.00 Finished with a silver medal and happy ending
• 49.00 Multiple rejections
• 50.10 Having a goal made that defining difference
• 53.00 Discipline in a team sport helped spread the load and responsibility
• 54.00 Growth mindset which allows the mind to explore possibilities being endless despite challenges and setbacks

My guest today is Sidney Kumar, former Singapore Rugby Player, Educator, Coach, Husband, Father and Podcast Host.

Even though we’ve known each other a short time and I am 7 years older, the fact that he plays a team sport and that we share the same alma mater, makes everything so much more relatable.

Sidney shares how not one knee injury but 2 knee severe injuries left him almost not being able to fulfill his dream of representing Singapore at the SEA Games. An excellent narration of his life in the sport of Rugby and how this has not just shaped him as a player, but also as a teacher, coach, father and husband.

Welcoming Sidney Kumar.