Inspirational Everyday People

In my last post, I said that the favourite part of my job is client liaising.

Occasionally, I'd come across individuals who have inspirational stories of their own. In the last month, I met a hotelier who started out as a factory worker and is now the GM of a hotel in KL; I met an executive chef who worked the paddy fields at age nine and broke his spinal bone carrying 40kg of rice on his head; I met a lady entrepreneur whose paper trading business makes millions, allowing her to now pursue her real passion of interior design; I met the founder of an international training company whose first job was making roti canai.

They are humble people with great stories to tell. Perhaps this will one day be a Wit & Words project - Working title: Dream Big

Tan & Tan Developers engages Wit & Words to craft their annual newsletter

I'm really excited to embark on a new project with Tan & Tan developers, writing for their annual newsletter and providing designing services with my associate designer, Sarah. And I'm always glad when the client tells me they want to differ from the norm. While many people like to do things the 'tried and tested' way, I don't. Sure, trying to be different is always riskier, but the results are always well worth it.

Observing the property arena is my current passion, and I'm delighted when my client's nature of business coincides with my interest. For some fortunate reason, this happens rather often.

For instance:

I'm writing the company profile for NetDomination Sdn Bhd, a digital marketing company, and it gave me ideas to improve my own website.

I'm in the midst of finalizing details with a potential client, The Decorateur Sdn Bhd, who is an interior designer. I've been obsessing with furniture and design ideas for a home I've yet to buy (still looking!). The owner is also a very successful businesswoman in her own right, which is very inspiring for an aspiring entrepreneur like myself.

Perhaps I'm lucky to be so interested in other people's 'business'. Am I shooting myself in the foot to say that I enjoy the client liaising part of my work first, then only the writing? Oh well, bang! bang!