It is a shocking news to hear that Mr Heng collapsed yesterday in a cabinet meeting due to stroke. He is someone whom I admire in terms of his leadership styles and how he has made many changes in the posts that he has served. I only learn today that he apparently is in the so many committees from the conversation with people, SG50, and many more. He was the Minister of Education and now the Minister of Finance, all are difficult positions.
This reminds me to my wife’s saying that overconfidence can cloud judgment. We tend to think that we are limited. It seldom occurs to my mind that it is possible to suddenly collapse due to stroke. So although he is a nice and great guy, I am not sure whether there are too many things that he is in charge of. It is a reminder to everyone. No matter how needed we are, we need to rest, we are no different than the others. It is because we want to serve more that we need to rest more. It is difficult as it means letting go several impactful projects or letting others take our roles regardless whether they can do it or not.
Recently, I become very vocal in my workplace. It is a needed reminder that I need to care about myself and my work first before trying to make changes. I also need to make sure that I mentor myself or following the advices from my counsellors and mentors first instead of keep doing my stuffs as usual or mentoring more people.
Back to Mr Heng, I hope he can recover soon and that his family are strengthened in this difficult time of the recovery journey.
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