Joy Abdullah – Enhance Your Self Awareness for Success

BIO: Joy Abdullah helps B2B service business owners, CEOs, and their teams to create emotive impact and influence using organic marketing. STORY: Joy was out of work in 2018, and he did everything he could to get another job without success. He was driven into a joint business venture with a friend out of fear of being financially unstable. The two didn’t quite think through the business model, and two years later, Joy was burned out and couldn’t run the venture anymore. LEARNING: Success comes from understanding your customer’s needs, not from what you know or your expertise. Hone in on what your market wants instead of chasing revenue.   “If you’ve recently lost your job, stop feeling sorry for yourself. You’re more than a title; you’re more than a designation.”Joy Abdullah  Guest profileFrom his 30 years of experience in various leadership roles across Southeast Asia, https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyabdullah/ (Joy Abdullah) learned the importance of people in the success of an organization. And when it comes to giving our attention, people are influenced by the content, technology, and value that a brand communicates. As a business humanizer, Joy helps B2B service business owners, CEOs, and their teams to create emotive impact and influence using organic marketing. Worst investment everIn October 2018, Joy had been job hunting for 10 months and was on the verge of giving up. He had prepared a three-page resume, applied to every job ad he could, and asked for referrals from literally everyone he could think of. Yet 10 months later, he still had no job, and his savings were dwindling. Out of fear of acute financial pressure, Joy was driven into a collaborative venture in business and corporate strategy targeting corporates and mid-sized organizations and the SME groups. The venture was with a friend who was similarly out of work and living in Singapore. The business venture was quite erratic. So they had to keep pushing to get the venture to stabilize. They’d have a couple of good months then