Nightingale

In this episode of the Nightingale Podcast, Sharon C explores the profound concept of self-care, emphasizing its importance as a journey of self-reflection and personal growth. She distinguishes between superficial self-care practices and the deeper, transformative acts that honor one's well-being. Sharon invites listeners to view self-care not just as indulgence but as a legacy that prepares us for the future, encouraging a return to oneself and the awakening of self-agency. Real self-care doesn't always look pretty, but it is powerful. Truer self-care is how you prepare for the days to come. Follow Sharon:LinkedIn: Sharon Chow Instagram & TikTok: nightingale_sharonc

Humans in general are social animals who need to bond with people to survive; and we create such attachment towards them or even things or environment we are that it may form part of our identity. But what happens if what we are comfortable with, are not giving us a pleasant life? What if the familiarity are only serving the good and the convenience or even fulfilling the agenda of other people but ours? Let's listen in to this month's episode entitled "Time for a Retreat" where I broadly share 3 situations in assessing the worthiness of our time & energy spent. Maybe, it's time for a retreat. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: ⁠grandlaw.biz⁠  Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: ⁠nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com⁠

Realisation is an action that is filled with self-awareness that promotes & support our growth - be it mentally or emotionally. My realisation has led to my spiritual growth. Many external life coaches from LinkedIn were trying to engage me as their client but I knew some things, we have to do it for ourselves. I chose the hard way - Self-Coaching. In this month's episode, " Has your realisation helped you or hinder your growth", I share a fraction of my self-care journey. It's like a mini recording of my diary writing. If you would like to extend this conversation further or if you think my story is able to help with your growth, ping me on LinkedIn. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz  Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com Credits for background music: Music: Tokyo Cafe Musician: TVARI URL: https://soundcloud.com/tvarimusic/sets/vlogmusic

Are Family Values Determined by Love or Traditional Practices or Culture? Often in most Chinese families, sons are the much preferred offspring simply because they have the ability to continue the family line. The daughters are always expected to do all the care-taking responsibilities while the sons are all about career progress. Between parental love and traditional culture, do parents still lean towards traditional thinking that privileges are given to the sons and the daughters remain under appreciated despite everything that is done for the family. These forms some of the family values we may grow up in. This episode is much inspired by the Thai movie How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies and a little connection with the message brought by the cartoon, Inside Out 2 on emotions. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz  Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

We all have biases, an inclination or prejudice toward or against something or someone based on our experience, knowledge, etc.   Having an open mind takes us out of our comfort zone & experience the unfamiliar so we can enhance our knowledge/learnings or get to know of a different concept of a similar area of interest. On this episode, I share the importance having an open mind and how we can cultivate it. The links mentioned in this episode: PenUp column: grandlaw.biz YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn channel Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email : nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

Taking breaks throughout workday is essential. In one of the discussions I had in Clubhouse, we were discussing how do we take breaks in between our work. This name, Sharon Cup was jokingly given during our discussion. I'll share more so Lets listen in to Take a break with Sharon's Cup. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

Influencers are the people who create and share content regularly, build their reputation for their expertise or knowledge within a desirable date such as no. of followers, engagement metrics, brand status, etc. The contents are shared via various forms whether live, written or audio. So what are they influencing and are the influencers you know sharing content that build you? Let's listen in to this episode on Influencers and Influences. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

Happiness seems like a trendy word these days and has various meanings to it. One common pursuit of happiness is looking for exterior fulfillment, only to realise that maybe that may not be the answer. We also expect others to do the work for us or if there is an easy pursuit to finding our own peace; except that all these work are of our own efforts. Returning to home as taught by the late Thich Nhat Hanh has brought a lot of small blissfulness in my life. It requires Looking within Self and I am happy to share the steps on this episode with you. Lets listen in to Looking within Self ... How to? The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

Exciting time coming up as Chinese looks forward to the celebration of Chinese New Year which falls on 10th February. What's even more exciting for this year is that not only the Dragon

It's December and it's the very last month of year 2023. December gets me excited with Christmas vibes and where things slow down a little. For me, December is a time I do a little more reflections and give thanks for all events that have taken place in the year. What have I learned? What am I grateful for? They are all in this month's episode. Also, I share some of my favourite self-created quotes through the tastes of my experiences. Lets listen in to this month's episode on Reflections of Time - Bye 2023. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com Thank you to all of you who listened in each month to Nightingale and your support has kept me creating for this podcast. I shall say hello to you again in the new year 2024. Signing off with a sweet goodbye to 2023.

We all know we are all different from one another from cultural background, education, environment we grew up, etc. Everyone we connect and interact with, brings in new flavour in formation of perspectives. But knowing this, why at times we aren't able to foster a harmonious conversation when sharing perspectives? Is it because we think our experiences outdo everyone else's? Or do we think too highly of our experience that our perspective is definitely complete? Lets listen to this month's episode on Perspectives ... Are they absolute? Do you have one? Happy for you to receive my sharing where it resonates and gracefully leave what does not.

Healing may mean different things for everyone. Is it a cure? Is it a remedy? Does healing mean we forget the past? Various events take place in one's life. The intensity of each events and impacts on our life varies, too. Please seek the advice of professionals for deeper healing journey. This is solely my sharing, my story, my perspective. Lets listen to this month's episode, 'A Chance to Heal' - an extension to the Heal for a Meaningful Life on our The Now Project -Breeze In Peace In message. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

Anger has always gotten a bad rep. In our societal culture, anger is much promoted to be seen as something negative, something unpleasant. In this episode, I share my perspectives & experiences in this delicate and sensitive emotion. Lets listen in. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

Is loneliness an illness or a state of mind? In today's time, it seems easier for people to categorise themselves as lonely. In this episode, I share my perspectives on loneliness and being alone, an extended viewpoint from my shared discussion in the Clubhouse previously. Lets listen in. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

Have we forgotten ourselves as we entertain the outside world or busy being someone else? In today's world of social media where everyone can achieve fame & wealth out of anything and everything, it is easy for many of us to forget who we truly are as we seek to belong or fit in. It is also in this age and time that we may find it hard to be our true self, or maybe ... it has always been difficult. Being at peace with ourselves is simply being our true self. I share one simple way to first come to term with who we are. Let's listen in. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

It's easy for us to overlook conversations with our parents. Since mom passed on, conversation with dad has been a journey; but some conversations with him brings on more reflections on how life is. This episode is one where I story tell a conversation with my dad over an outing we had. The links mentioned in this episode: YouTube: The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn PenUp column: grandlaw.biz Instagram & TikTok: Nightingale_sharonc LinkedIn: Sharon Chow If you would like to send me an email regarding this episode, please email: nightingale.sharonc@gmail.com

We're constantly doing, doing and keep doing. Everything's so important except for ourselves. Since I've been away from my podcast, I thought what better way for me to return with a session that we can take our time off to ponder over some questions. Today's episode is an extension of a post I wrote on LinkedIn. So come join me! Some of the channels and link I mentioned in this episode: PenUp column on www.grandlaw.biz YouTube channel : The Now Project - BreezeIn PeaceIn IG & TikTok: nightingale_sharonc

The Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is celebrated to signal the beginning of spring and the start of a new year according to the Lunar Calendar. I'd like to begin 2022 with a Chinese folklore relating to the Chinese horoscope animals in the way the 12 animals got their rankings. Sounds intriguing? Take a listen to this episode for a new dive into a different culture. Hope you enjoy this ancient tale. Content is jointly extracted from various sources mentioned in the write-up corresponding to this episode.

Do we sometimes over push ourself to be the best of the best?  Do we sometimes think of being a role model we get to showcase the best side of us and less vulnerability? In this episode, I share my life reflections on what being only human means. 

Relationship is essential in our being. We seek belongingness through relationships with people. It takes years to work out a relationship that can sustain all the peaks and troughs of life. What can we do to create a long lasting partnership, friendship or a romantic relationship? On this episode, I share a glimpse of the what sparks a relationship and how we can sustain one. All through my observation lens and journey of experience.

Day in, day out of of our every day life, we are constantly faced with forces that is opposing or complementary. When we are busy, we crave for time off. When we lose something, we remember to value our current state. Consciously or subconsciously, we are faced with these energies that either opposed or complements in the end. So, here I share some tweaks on our mindset to appreciate the present in this melting pot of Yin and Yang energies that constantly surround us.

We envy other people for the life they have with that subtle assumptions that they do not have meltdowns moments. We think that we are the odd ones going through dark times in our life.  My observations showed me that everyone goes through emotional roller-coaster and mental breakdown from time-to-time. We are not the only one. This episodes hopes to console listeners. 

Most of us have all sat for examination at least once in our life. We study that subject matter, go for the exam, answering the same questions as everyone else. But is life a similar subject for all of us or could life be a question that perhaps, ask for different answers? In this episode, I share my views on some answers which we have been handed to us.

We whine over life not knowing we have control on how we live our life. We often look at the dark side of life than the bright side. We are all capable of living life. Have a listen on the the most simple steps to begin, perhaps you are already doing it. Let's live life!

Every new year, we turn a new page in our story, turn a new leaf over everthing thta took place prior. Perhaps, for many this page may not be an easy one. Many experienced fear from the unknown. This episode is about the sudden darkness that come to us and the Light that Illuminate in the Darkness.

It has been a stormy year 2020. Hope has brought about our resilience and determination to weather through the peaks and troughs throughout the pandemic. May this episode resonate well you and inches you to carry Hope through to 2021.

Each day we are presented with choices. We can choose to make the day a good day; but do we consciously make that choice or just simply hoping that the day will be good. On thi episode, I share my views on consciously choosing the day the way want it.

Are you a late bloomer? Who are late bloomers? Can one stop searching their life purpose after a certain age? This episode shares that success is boundless, age is not an excuse.

I share my observation on leadership and self-leadership on this episode. Are these 2 the same thing? How do we develop self-leadership?Additionally, people are continuously looking for humanity in today's leadership.

Caring for a plant or tree needs tender loving care. Waiting for it to bear flowers or fruits requires patience. In this episode, I share my delightfulness when my flower bloom and how the journey connects to our dreams.

We are mostly aware of the present moment but do we truly live in the now? Mindfulness and awareness guide us to living in the present moment through our breathing. More so now when we are all in this unknown time. Self-care begins with living in the present, bending to all our present emotions or feelings; be it pleasure or pain. When the latter is felt, breturning to our present time can help transform the situation mindfully. Hope my story resonates.

My recent article on LinkedIn shared a beautiful book I gifted my friend for her birthday whose content moved her. In this episode, I share more about those beautiful message I appreciate from the book, The Garden By Jon Gordon.

"Care while we still can; Love while there is still time." Each candle blown on the birthday cake shows sign of our parents slowing down and their wisdom takes over. Watch closely to the changes in our parents.

Being at a crossroad may say something bout the road currently travelled. This episode shares the retreat we need for our nourishment and why.

I share how I use social media and how I look after myself from the mental health perspective.

Saying sorry can be difficult for many. On this episode, I share my views on the s-word.

My recent article shares the list of books I adore and in this episode, I share excerpts from 2 books which its contents bring reflections throughout.

My wishes for all of you out there for the remaining 2020.

Pursuing our life purpose is somewhat like baking a tray of cinnamon rolls. Follow me on my little baking journey and see if the rolls turned out fine.

Leaders who are humble & kind are not necessarily weak. They happen to treat the people they work with as human beings. Humanity in leadership is vital as we evolve. There is no special formula to becoming great leader for yourself and for others. Only instilling human values.

Everyone is talking about new normal. I share (in my context) the common changes which shape new normal in a nutshell.

In this episode, I share on the relevance of emotional agility with oneself plus my 3 main Do's in handling my own emotional struggle.

This first part of the episode on emotion is my sharing of my learnings gained from a recent mental health training. Also included are some pointers & tips after listening to a recent Ted interview session with psychologist and author, Susan David which I thought is relevant to many of us.

A brief observation as to how leaders lead, manage, respond & care during crisis.

Behind every dark clouds, there is a silver lining. In this episode I highlight the little silver linings I discover during this lockdown period.

Gratitude fuels the giving.

A podcast where I share words of comfort, views on values and tips on being a better version of ourselves.