If you don't enjoy what you're doing - move. You are not a tree. Channel your energy into something you believe in. I'm fortunate to be inspired and surrounded by motivated people who enjoy what they do. We only have so much time on this earth to live - so why waste it?

Humans are constant works in progress that need to receive feedback in order to grow. I am always looking at ways to challenge and improve myself, which is why in my spare time I like to participate in hackathons, read blogs, dabble in new projects and attend meetups.

Everyone needs a creative outlet of some sort - else, we'd go insane! When I'm not designing, I'm singing with the band, painting artworks as a form of meditation and helping startups realise their potential with design.

It doesn't matter whether you're the president, manager, homeless or average kid on the street. Treat others with respect as you would yourself because ultimately we're all human sharing the same wants and needs and facing our own battles everyday. Stay true to yourself and stay true to others.

I've known Gloria now for 8 months and have been genuinely impressed. Gloria has joined Sealadder to help build a startup, and in that time, she has taken the lead on a number of areas of the business and has been a great sounding board.
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Never afraid to speak her mind, Gloria has been able to provide a unique perspective and a clarity of thought that I've found invaluable. But more importantly, she has demonstrated on multiple occasions a level of initiative that isn't common amongst her peers, organising and taking the lead in meetings with founders and CEOs of potential partner companies.
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Gloria's passion to solve the problems of employment and recognition of achievements is fundamentally aligned with Sealadder's mission: "​to promote and provide value to self-education​". Sealadder is a self-education accreditation platform that helps people advance their career, by providing goals driven guidance, tracking all learning and providing credibility when applying for a job, or promotion.
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Joining any startup is never a step that is taken lightly, especially when it requires weekends and working out of hours to bootstrap things together, and demonstrates genuine leadership. The most essential element of leadership is having a vision for how to make a difference, to make a change for the better or decide where to go. Gloria should be commended for her passion and drive to try and make an improvement in the world, in an area that so desperately needs it.
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