5/11/2023 0 Comments The happiest refugee online![]() ![]() Change is the norm, agility is no longer a buzz word. Let’s face it, workplace demands are not getting smaller or easier. He says that ‘Enhancing resilience removes the notion that employees are passive recipients of workplace stress without anything they can do about it’. I love how Dr Sam Harvey, a psychiatrist with Black Dog Institute, talks of resilience. So why is it that some people thrive in these conditions and others withdraw? Why do some tread water or feel like they are drowning and others get ahead? He needed to develop grit and determination to learn from the failures and grow from them. His intelligence and skills were not enough to get through. This decision was full of set backs and knock backs but still he remained resilient.ĭo’s story highlights just how important resilience is in work and life. As an adult he chose to leave a promising career in law to follow his passion and become a Comedian. Life was not easy, but, rather than being worn down by it he learned to see the positives. His family had set back after set back, from poverty to heartache. As a young kid Ahn travelled a refugee, with his family, from Vietnam to Australia. ![]() Do you know the story of one of Australia’s much loved Comedians Ahn Do? I didn’t either until I read his autobiography ‘The Happiest Refugee’ and wow what a harrowing and nspiring story. ![]()
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