“The quieter you become the more you are able to hear”
— Rumi
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Why I’m stepping back from the organisation I founded
In 2013, I started OIC Cambodia — an initiative to build speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. Back then, the scope of the problem was so large that I couldn’t walk away from it. Now, I’m months away from handing over leadership.
But this move isn’t just necessary, it’s also crucial to our future success. Here’s why.
6 Lessons Learnt from 6 Years of OIC Cambodia
In July 2013, after more than a year of researching the problem and hundreds of conversations, I started OIC Cambodia. If you’re reading this, you might know a little about OIC’s journey over the past six years.
But do you know what OIC stands for?
You’re not perfect - and that’s the best thing you could hope for
When I was a kid, I cheated in a school test. It wasn’t the worst crime in the world. I didn’t deserve to be expelled from school. But at the same time, it wasn’t my finest moment. I was raised with good values. That hard, honest work was the way forward.
So why did I cheat?
“Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer