Curating Career Life Stories: How Did I Get Here? Ep. 135 with An Ly-Tampere

Join me for the career reflections of An Ly-Tampere, business coach. Her journey starts in a tiny little city in Belgium, that doesn’t exist anymore, traversing to France and the UK, then landing in Singapore right before COVID shuts down that city. An avid reader and excellent student, she works 2-3 jobs while attending college full time. She speaks four languages, holds a law degree plus a master’s in finance specializing in mergers & acquisitions. After a bumpy start she’s recruited for her dream job in London, best time of her life! Four years later, she’s ready to start a family and decides with her husband to explore Singapore with his parents as somewhat of a sabbatical. COVID has other plans for them. Singapore locks down earlier than the rest of the world and her strategies for going back to work aren’t exactly working out -- causing her major stress but results in a pivot she never would have expected where she’s now coaching coaches! What’s served An best is: “staying in curiosity – if there’s a problem there’s a solution and I’ll go look for it!” Her words of wisdom: “There’s always a way to get what you want. It’s not a matter of IF I can open the door, it’s HOW can I open the door.”