TRANSCRIPT OF EP2:Welcome to SHE is Confident. Hi! This is Deon Teh and in this episode, I will be sharing with you my Story to know more about ME I was born in Malaysia in the late ’70s, after having 3 girls in our family, My Parents looked forward to their fourth child to be a boy as they are very traditional and my grandparents were also very traditional in their thinking, they believe they need to have a son to carry on the family name.                                        Mother used to tell me that I should have been a boy, after giving birth to me she felt very pressurise by my grandparents, to try for another child, luckily for her the fifth one was a boy, and she went on to the sixth child but it was a girl. Growing up under her influence, I always felt that I should act like a boy and be independent and she will be proud of me so that my grandparents will not blame her for only having one boy. Many people would say I will behave like a boy, cycle everywhere around my Kampung with my friends, climbing the mountain and going into the jungle exploring without much fear. Sometimes when my parents worked late I will even cycle alone to the rubber plantation to look for my parents who were working there. Although the journey is very far away from my home and I have to cycle for a long time, I felt that it is my responsibility to make sure they come back home safely.My growing up years in the Kampung and my Parents’ influence had made me an independent woman not afraid of challenges and trying out new things.When I was in my teens, 3 of my Sisters had to work to earn and support for the family, one of my sisters will stay with us, the younger siblings, doing house chores while the others 2 worked in Singapore to support the family. After I finished my O level, when I wanted to further my studies, my Sisters paid for my diploma.To me even though I am working for my Sister and Brother in Law because of the support they have given to me since I was 18, I felt that is my responsibility to help them to take care of the company.  Hence many people don’t understand why I can travel into JB to work rain or shine for 5 years, despite being tired I am happy to be able to learn new things in the company and I enjoy my work. The company that I am working in used to have many interpersonal relationship issues, there is no communication between departments and also within departments and caused unhappiness among employee and as a result, many resigned as I will able to see the problems from a different perspective and I believes there is always a solution to every problem even though the solution may not be apparent but we can always think out of the box as a team. My Parents have never compared me to others and have always allowed me to be myself, they never pressure me to be an outstanding student in the school. I can still remember my Kindergarten teacher who gives me a prize even though I was the last in class because the teacher wanted to encourage me and told me not to give up. This good gesture has impacted me until now. So In my work, I will also encourage staff who did not achieve the tasks given as long they put in their efforts. By doing so I was able to retain good staff and talent.I believe that every staff can be a good employee as long as we can encourage them positively and support them like how I received support from my siblings.To me, my family and my background have impacted me a lot and the way I think even though my childhood is quite normal and my family is not wealthy but the love and the support that I received from my parents and siblings give me the strength to help and inspire othersI hope through my story you are able to find the best of yourself.I look forward to seeing you in my next episode where I will be sharing with you tips on how to be yourself and be SHE's Confident.Connect with me through my social media links here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/leeyongtehInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/d_t_l_y/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deon-teh-leeyong-573a0766/

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