Author: Karen K. Ngo

  • MMMM #4: Accepting Our Failures

    MMMM #4: Accepting Our Failures

    Thank you Amit for being open to sharing this with the world. Please feel free to like, comment, and share with your friends, family, and peers. Learn more about the Monday Morning Motivational Minute here. Phil Mickelson became the oldest golfer in history to win a major when he claimed…

  • MMMM #3: A Non-Toothache is Very Pleasant

    MMMM #3: A Non-Toothache is Very Pleasant

    Thank you Amit for being open to sharing this with the world. Please feel free to like, comment, and share with your friends, family, and peers. Learn more about the Monday Morning Motivational Minute here. Thich Nhat Hanh (pronounced Tick-Naught-Han) is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk.  During the war in Vietnam,…

  • MMMM #2: 1440 Mastering Minutes

    MMMM #2: 1440 Mastering Minutes

    Thank you Amit for being open to sharing this with the world. Please feel free to like, comment, and share with your friends, family, and peers. Learn more about the Monday Morning Motivational Minute here. As we begin 2021, we all make resolutions; work out more, do yoga, take that…

  • MMMM #1: COVID-19 Motivation

    MMMM #1: COVID-19 Motivation

    Thank you Amit for being open to sharing this with the world. Please feel free to like, comment, and share with your friends, family, and peers. Learn more about the Monday Morning Motivational Minute here. As we are all hunkered down and being safe whilst working remotely, I came across…

  • Recapping the #100DayChallenge – Part 1

    Recapping the #100DayChallenge – Part 1

    For my #100DayChallenge this summer, I’ve decided to split content creation into 4 parts. For the first 25 days, I focused on publishing 1 blog post per day. It didn’t matter how exhausted I was from a day of work or getting home late from hanging out with friends—I had…

  • The Challenger Methodology

    The Challenger Methodology

    A boost of motivation welcomingly came this Friday afternoon, and I started and completed 2 internal Microsoft courses: Marketing Fundamentals and Challenger Foundations. Today, I’ll talk about the Challenger Methodology, which (almost) every seller and manager has told me to take! What It Is The Challenger methodology is a sales…

  • Microsoft Fundamental Certifications – Study Guides

    Microsoft Fundamental Certifications – Study Guides

    For those of you who are looking to do some technical upskilling, please check out the Microsoft Fundamental Certifications which are beginner friendly. So far, I have completed 4 of 9: You can check out my study guides here: Best of luck studying and feel free to comment below with…

  • 3 Ways to Practice High Performance

    3 Ways to Practice High Performance

    Last summer, I participated in a High Performance Mindset course that was offered to employees of Microsoft and led by Dr. Michael Gervais, a world-renowned psychologist who has worked with Olympians and some of the highest performing athletes and corporate leaders in the world. We all have the desire to…

  • Storytelling for Impact

    Storytelling for Impact

    Today, I attended a Women at Microsoft event where Mario Juarez shared tips for storytelling. Below, I share my key takeaways: Your approach and technique are important You must win your audience over Your job is to build a bridge of meaning and add value to your audience’s life It…

  • Day 21: On The Hunt

    Day 21: On The Hunt

    These days, I’ve been exploring many potential career paths. My predecessor comes back from maternity leave in the Fall, so I’ve been actively on the lookout for “what’s next”. Since I’ve had so many career chats, I am sometimes caught between needing to clarify what I want in my career…