EP3. Bankrupt, Divorcee, Addict, Ex-Convict! “I haven’t given up yet.” – Stories of Resilience

Matthew Poh says I am a professional failure

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DISCLAIMER

Be kind! These are stories of real people willing to share their vulnerabilities on camera. We all have much to share on our learning journey through life.

THIS EPISODE

In this episode, Matthew Poh (the founder of The Caffeine Experience) shares how he transformed his life from being a drug dealer, an ex-convict, a divorcee, and a bankrupt, to opening his own F&B business alongside his prison officer Hilary Lo.

The Caffeine Experience (TCE) is dedicated to empowering ex-offenders to rebuild their lives after serving their sentences.

ABOUT MERLION PROJECT

What does success mean to you? Stories of Resilience celebrates the Singaporean stories of struggle and success. Let’s change our perspective on failure!

FEATURING

Fari Wu from Merlion Project

Matthew Poh from The Caffeine Experience

Royalty-free music.

PODCAST

Listen to us on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tbCmN5eyqc2mrwFjQlNEB?si=v4O3X5ayQIebmdSpuFo62w

YouTube: https://youtu.be/oVUVF6jzSmY

Our participants shared their takeaways:

What I learnt from Matthew:
1. Be disappointed, cry, but don't give up. Find peace.
2. Have faith that a higher power is accompanying us at all times.
3. To move on, be honest, and face up to failure. Apologize to people if necessary.
4. Know your intention to start a business before you start it.
Participant
My 3 takeaways:
1. Have faith in what you do, and look at things from a different perspective.
2. Keep the passion of what you love doing, even if other people are questioning you.
3. Be resilient, and be willing to make the hard decisions.
Participant
1. Change your perspective.
2. Support your friends if they fail (no one wants to fail!)
3. Just keep going. If you feel you're on the right track, you are.
Participant

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