Author Archives: Pamela Vang

I once was told that I was a banana. I didn’t know what this meant. I was told to ask a White person. It’s weird being a coloured person not being accepted into your own race and if you ask any white Canadian, they will not accept you either. Sometimes, I wonder if we areContinue reading “Diversity and Racism”

It’s humbling. Life. It teaches you so much. I remember the one time I was homeless. I can’t even say I was homeless because I knew I had options and I had families and friends I can turn to. I was in a situation. It was bad. I’ll spare you the details but I wasContinue reading “Scars and Memories”

I was watching a TikTok (it seems to have taken over my life at times), about Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. He talked about his wife meeting Donald Trump. She called him a bad man. Robert Kiyosaki goes on to say there are three types of men: bad men. Nice men, andContinue reading “What is a man?”

Once during an interview, someone asked me who is the person who shaped me the most professionally. I can’t help but share two stories. One of Kathleen and one of Cory. When I met Kathleen as a coop student, I knew this is who I wanted to grow up to be. I remember her tellingContinue reading “Role Models”

I remember taking a group dynamics course. There were a group of 5-6 of us. We each had to play various roles while conducting workshops on various topics. I remember wondering what the importance of this course is. Little did I know, 15 years later… it would dawn on me that working on boards, youContinue reading “Going Down The Rabbit Hole – Group Dynamics”

More and more I am appreciating recruiters. I once was a recruiter myself and I had a less than subpar experience. I think I was always heartbroken that I never had enough jobs for well deserving people who needed work. Hearing their stories, their journeys, their life accomplishments, was rewarding in itself alas you alwaysContinue reading “Appreciation for Recruiters”

I have read so many books in my life. However, for the life of me, I can’t seem to remember Author and Title. I’ll remember storylines and what happened but rarely can I remember a book title. This isn’t the case for Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. I remember reading him so longContinue reading “What is my Purpose in Life?”

I’m torn on whether or not to start a podcast. I think we need different levels of thinkers in the world to share ideas so we can truly promote diversity and change the world. Elon Musk does it so well. He also has a “I don’t give a SH*T” attitude which is truly admirable. However,Continue reading “Podcast or No Podcast?”

I recently watched a TikTok video about how a gentleman recently did a customer’s bathroom and the customer refused to pay him $4k. He eventually got his monies back and then some in the amount of $12k, but it took almost two years of him battling this customer in small court to get his moniesContinue reading “Small Business Woes”

More and more in life, I am learning the quality of the questions you ask are really impactful. I was on a phone call with a friend, and he told me, he was asking everyone what they thought of him. Everyone thought this question was weird. He is in the phase of “finding his purposeContinue reading “Questions You Ask”