Jung Personal Mastery

Jung Personal Mastery Helping British Chinese professionals be seen, valued & promoted.

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What do you say to a Master?On a recent vacation touring the Okinawa Islands, I made a point of paying a visit to a Kara...
21/11/2025

What do you say to a Master?

On a recent vacation touring the Okinawa Islands, I made a point of paying a visit to a Karate Museum in Naha. It was an essential item on our itinerary for any martial arts enthusiast! It is said that the martial art of Karate originates from Okinawa.

At the museum and karate dojĹŤ, we were welcomed by the curator of the museum, the 10th dan Karate master himself, Tetsuhiro Hokama sensei.

I was struck by his disarming humility and openness. He was very welcoming.

At one point, he asked me what questions I had.

To me it felt like part invitation, part challenge!

My mind was buzzing with the many questions I could ask.
But they all felt trivial in nature.

I allowed myself to return my attention within. To quieten my mind.

Then the question came to me.

I asked him the question.

Before he replied, he remarked how much he liked my question, that no one had asked him this question before.

My question was aimed at what he wished for most. After all what does a man who has reached the top of his game wish for next?

I will never forget his answer.

I learned a lot from my question.

It opened up an insight and a deeper connection with someone I had not met before.

It goes to show that if you ask, you will get the answers & questions you seek!

Here in the picture, Sensei Hokama obliged to be photographed with me holding a copy of his book on Karate history!

🫱 When did you last ask a question to someone that you were glad you asked?

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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help hard-working British Chinese Professionals to feel seen, valued and put forward for career advancement opportunities without losing touch with who they are.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds!




You are the sum of the decisions you makeHow you got here is the result of the cumulative choices made along the wayFor ...
17/11/2025

You are the sum of the decisions you make

How you got here is the result of the cumulative choices made along the way

For the British Chinese professionals among you reading this, your career path until recently was probably straightforward.

One decision led to another decision. The pathway was clear.

Until it wasn’t.

Now when the pathway is no longer straightforward, you need to decide differently so that you can make the career advancement you yearn for.

My wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary with a recent trip to the Japanese Okinawa islands.

We decided to go full out and have a wide range of new experiences.

It was a chance to celebrate our thriving relationship in a way we had not done before.

One was for us to spend some time on a beautiful sandy beach and watch a sunset.

We would normally be zipping everywhere and spending time in museums and other attractions.

This time we realised nothing better than to witness the wonder of nature that is the ending of a single day for the start of another with your favorite person at your side.

When the sum of your career decisions this far does not add up to the outcome you now want, perhaps it is time to decide differently from now on?

So that you can witness the end of a day and the start of a new one for your career journey.

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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help hard-working British Chinese Professionals to feel seen, valued and put forward for career advancement opportunities without losing touch with who they are.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds!




When your career feels like you are always stuck in 2nd gear…Any mention of work brings you into a mental traffic jam.Yo...
14/10/2025

When your career feels like you are always stuck in 2nd gear…

Any mention of work brings you into a mental traffic jam.

You have worked hard like crazy and reached a stable position.

But you have been here for far too long. You are not really moving forward any quicker.

On one hand it feels strangely safe and comfortable, yet on the other, it feels like you are slowly overheating inside.

All that potential and drive you have is being contained and it is driving you up the wall.

You need to disengage for a moment so that you can decide what is best for you, aligned with your values, your unique capabilities and potential.

You may even start to change gear!

I’ll be there for you.

👉 Follow me for insights to engage the right gear for your onward career advancement without losing connection with who you are.

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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help British Chinese in corporate roles get the career advancement they deserve.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds!




The moon was full last nightIt was Mid Autumn Festival yesterday. This was the full moon I saw in the early evening. Mid...
07/10/2025

The moon was full last night

It was Mid Autumn Festival yesterday.

This was the full moon I saw in the early evening.

Mid Autumn Festival is a traditionally a time for Chinese families to gather for dinner and be thankful.

And eat moon cake! 🥮

Hope that work did not get in the way for you.

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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help British Chinese in corporate roles get the career advancement they deserve.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds




When shouting louder does not work!If you work as an employee or a business owner, you are working with other people. Ef...
08/09/2025

When shouting louder does not work!

If you work as an employee or a business owner, you are working with other people.

Effective communication becomes a key leadership competency.

As you may have already found out, better communication does not mean repeating what you just said but louder!

If only it were that easy!

3 Common pitfalls when it comes to communication are:
1: Assuming that your communication was delivered
2: Assuming that your communication was received
3: Assuming that your communication was understood

You only need one of these assumptions to be made incorrectly for your communication efforts to fail.

The Irish playwright famously quoted the following:

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place".

Here is what you can do to improve your communication is effective:
1: Clarify your message
2: Choose the right medium
3: Encourage feedback
4: Be open to differing definitions

Getting your communication right could be what you need for your next promotion or opportunity!

Isn't it time for you to work with a coach to make your communication skills work for you?

All you need to do is book a Mastery Accelerator Call with me. Send me a DM with word "SHOUT" to arrange.

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I help British Chinese in corporate roles get the career advancement they deserve.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds!

Stealth mode is no good when you need to be visible!Among some of my close friends, they used to remark that I had the f...
01/09/2025

Stealth mode is no good when you need to be visible!

Among some of my close friends, they used to remark that I had the funny ability to "momentarily disappear" in mid conversation, while on foot, only to reappear somewhere else.

It was a little running joke that aligned with their perception of my “ninja” abilities.

A little harmless fun.

But in my corporate career, there were times when a being invisible was not in my best interests.

I remember at a conference during a panel discussion on a project I was involved in, I had the expertise to answer the specific question that came up.

It was my moment, my opportunity to contribute.

Unfortunately, I was riddled with self doubt in that moment, so much so that I kept my mouth shut.

I was then feeling huge disappointment that I had missed my opportunity to contribute. These negative feelings were crippling.

I eventually regained myself and spoke up to clarify as best as I could, although the optimal moment had passed.

I learned a lot from that moment. I said to myself “Never again!”

Since then, I developed a habit for speaking up and contributing to whatever meeting I attended.

Either by sharing an insight or by posing a question to elicit insight.

Some of these things that I shared became noticed by my peers.

I did not have to live through again that regret of keeping my mouth shut when it needed to be open.

How about you? Do you have a tendency to let others speak instead at your own expense?








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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help British Chinese in corporate roles get the career advancement they deserve.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds

If only I knew at the time….That I was good at…-Managing projects with consistency-Leading projects from start to comple...
29/08/2025

If only I knew at the time….

That I was good at…

-Managing projects with consistency
-Leading projects from start to completion
-Bringing in partners to actively contribute
-Delivering quality results and outcomes
-Keeping stakeholders apprised of developments and challenges

Through much of my corporate career, I did not realise much about what I was capable of.
I just did my job.

When colleagues and manager gave feedback on how well I handled my work, it did not land with me.

Because I secretly rejected the notion that I did great work.

It took a long while before I learned to accept and be grateful for the shared observations.

They were actually the encouragement I needed to hear to keep going and keep doing better.

If only I had a coach at the time to highlight what was actually plain for others to see.

If you are in corporate role and looking at how you can advance, I am the coach you did not know you needed. I help you see yourself and what you are actually capable of to move forward.

If this is you, then send me a DM with word “VISIBILITY”.







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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help British Chinese in corporate roles get the career advancement they deserve.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds.

Hard work alone doesn’t get you promoted in corporate Britain.If only it were that simple for British Chinese in corpora...
21/08/2025

Hard work alone doesn’t get you promoted in corporate Britain.

If only it were that simple for British Chinese in corporate roles!

Here are 3 ways to shift from being a “safe pair of hands” to a “future leader”:

1. Make achievements visible. Don’t just deliver facts! Be succinct and share the impact with decision-makers.

The achievements that you make need to be presented for others to take notice. Their importance will only matter if their relevance and implications to the organisation / company is made clear.

You do not need a list. Just one or two really key points are sufficient.

2. Speak up early in meetings. Even short contributions build presence.

I have learned from experience how difficult it is to build presence after you miss your opportunity to speak up. Worse still is not speaking at all. Like all things, it just requires some practice to get better at speaking and for impact.

3. Seek sponsors, not just mentors. Sponsors advocate for you when you’re not in the room.

Having sponsors works best when you are a dependable sponsor for them too as long as you are genuinely supportive of their work and arguments. You are not just contributing for your own sake but for the organisation’s progress and development.

These are small shifts that change how you’re seen.

👉 Which of these feels most relevant for you right now?







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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help British Chinese in corporate roles get the career advancement they deserve.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial backgrounds!

You’ve been working hard, delivering results year after year… but the promotion never comes.Many British Chinese profess...
18/08/2025

You’ve been working hard, delivering results year after year… but the promotion never comes.

Many British Chinese professionals in the UK know this story well.
✔️ You tick every box on performance
✔️ You’re reliable and follow the rules
✔️ You don’t make noise and rock the boat

This was how I defined myself and how I showed up during my former corporate working life.

Yet when promotion season arrives, someone else—often less experienced—gets the recognition.

It began to feel oddly familiar, the sensation of feeling truly "gutted".

It took me a long while to come to a key realisation:

This isn’t about capability or effort alone.

It’s about visibility, influence, and the unspoken rules no one teaches us - certainly not from the managers!

👉 Has this ever happened to you?







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My name is Jung and I have made it my mission to help British Chinese in corporate roles get the career advancement they deserve.
I also help people with similar challenges from other racial identities!

Is self-care all about spa days, gyms and breathing apps?You keep being reminded from time to time of the importance of ...
04/08/2025

Is self-care all about spa days, gyms and breathing apps?

You keep being reminded from time to time of the importance of "self care".

Prevailing advice or examples like:

- go for a spa treatment
- subscribe to a breathing app
- do morning gym work out every day

The list goes on.

And do they work?

Maybe. You tell me!

Personally I find the term "self-care" misses the mark.

Yes, it is important to ensue that you "relax" from time to time.

Yes, you could do well to include some exercise into your daily routines.

Why do any of these?

To avoid burnout from stress?

It is more a point of ensuring that you are your best for when it counts.

So that you can show up at work with energy and focus.

So that you can be the parent to your children you want to be.

So that you can be the person that your life partner wants to be spending their life with.

It all comes down to choosing to manage yourself so that you have optimal overall health.

It is much more and deeper than "caring for oneself"

In my book "Personal Mastery, I call this "self management"

This is borrowed from the medical profession, where physicians aim to ensure that patients can be as independent as possible, being responsible for their own health and outcomes.

It is so much more than the act of having an occasional "spa day" or gym session.

It is a daily practice, a discipline.

My course "Taking Back Control" can help you to start living the life you want..

Click on the link in the comments below to find out more.



Letting go is to understand what cannot be tamedLearned from my recent family holiday in Hong Kong- the day of our retur...
29/07/2025

Letting go is to understand what cannot be tamed

Learned from my recent family holiday in Hong Kong

- the day of our return flight was dominated by the passage of the category 10 typhoon Wipha
- Typhoons do what typhoons do. Nothing we can do to affect it, except to batten down the hatches and allow it to pass.
- We were safe where we were
- Keeping mind open to contigencies and leave for airport in good time
- Our flight left smoothly on schedule

Similarly, we cannot control others, no matter how much we can endeavour to influence them.

But we can allow them a little slack, so that they have a better chance of coming round to a way forward that is better for us.

We can have a better degree of control over ourselves.

In how we respond and choose to think.

I am grateful for the safe passage home.




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