My 3 takeaways:
1) Ownership
2) Just do it
3) Involve people and be open

Thank you so much Kae Chee for sharing your journey. It is so inspiring and although it's been only 2 hours, I learnt so much. This is going to form some of the guiding principles as I run my CCA in school to build the community.

Thank you to Annie and the Merlion Project for the great sharing.
And for bringing greater awareness of how we can do our part in contributing to the society and helping the special needs persons!
Kudos for your passion and the courage to make a difference to the society!

Thanks Merlion Project for the very rich and insightful session with cafe owner Annie.
Annie is selfless and really motivated to help the disadvantaged community by giving them a sense of purpose and direction.
She managed to overcome her odds and challenges despite her heatlh conditions.
I am deeply touched. Keep up the excellent work!
My takeaway is that one can always recalibrate one's life to make it more meaningful and purposeful by reaching out to help the vulnerable and those in need. And your life will be richer for it!

3 takeaways I learnt from the Human Library:

1. Entrepreneurship is a journey with a core intention. It’s not about the money, but about serving a specific purpose. There will be instances when people or things will cause us to sway, but reflect on them to stay strong on the key focus.
2. A business is not an end-all or be-all. Have faith that the community (yourself and your partners etc) will be able to solve problems as you go. If it doesn’t work out, it is okay. Just pick ourselves up and keep going.
3. Every failure or setback is simply another chapter of our life’s story. Just keep flipping the page or just keep writing.

To Dr Lim, thank you for inspiring us that things really don’t need to be perfectly lined up before going for it. You taught me to stay focused on our intentions and just pivot along the way.

To Nichol, thank you for openly sharing your life’s work and ups and downs. You are truly an inspiring woman, and I see a whole lot of grit and wisdom in you. I will take the lessons and apply it to my meaningful pursuits.

I love the sharing by Joyce! It was inspiring and wise. Thanks for sharing real, practical and vulnerable experiences.

I learnt there is no shortcut to success. The more you do it, the luckier you get. Very insightful session. I was able to discuss thoughts in a very intimate setting and learn directly from the human libraries.

The experience was really candid, heartfelt, sincere, and meaningful. Everyone is open to asking questions and sharing their thoughts. This created a safe space where everyone can thrive together.

I enjoyed warm friendly and real conversations with down to earth and like-minded people. Was great to see such successful stories of entrepreneurs in Singapore!

It was a very insightful session. I was able to discuss thoughts in a very intimate setting and learn directly from the human libraries.

I aspire to be as sure of my product as Dr Lim Hui Zhen is.

I also want to mirror Joyce’s very positive outlook and passion towards her work. They were both very inspiring human books.