08/07/2025
Your parents did the best they could with the knowledge and resources available to them at the time.
They couldn’t have predicted how drastically the world would change—not just over the last century, but especially in the past ten years.
You were raised to finish twelve years of school, maybe go to university or learn a trade, and find a “decent job.”
If you were a boy, you might have done your National Service.
The goal? Secure employment, pay off your student loan, and work until retirement—quietly, diligently, modestly.
We were not raised to self-promote.
We were raised to be obedient, respect hierarchy, and never make a fuss.
"Don’t show off."
"Let your work speak for itself."
"Don’t get a big head."
These were considered virtues.
But none of us were prepared for the radical shift that followed.
The good news is we can unlearn what does not serve us and relearn new skills, skills of self-promotion!
