Finance Monthly - March 2023

We speak with Jenny Toh – the founder and director of River Life Coaching Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. Jenny holds the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential issued by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) which attests to her commitment to a high standard of coaching competencies and adherence to a strict code of ethics. Her passion is to empower introverts to embrace their introversion as a strength and not a sign of weakness and to define success on their own terms. Jenny provides one-to-one coaching in a customised program format as well as group coaching. She’s also a certified mentor coach who supports other ICF credentialed coaches master their coaching competencies for the purposes of applying or renewing their credentials. Prior to coaching, Jenny was a practising lawyer with experience in corporate litigation, intellectual property and financial derivatives work. Jenny Toh Founder & Director of River Life Coaching What brought you to coaching? I was first bitten by the coaching bug when I was working in a financial institution and had taken a short coaching course to be a better team lead and supervisor. It was only several years later in 2019 that I decided to train as a coach. What made me take this leap of faith? As I am a Christian, I believe that this is what God is calling me into as my purpose in this season of my life. It wasn’t an easy decision for me to make as training and then starting my coaching business in 2020, at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic was a big step outside my comfort zone. It was definitely one which took a lot of courage and yes, a big leap of faith into the unknown. However, since I made this transition, I am pleased to say that it has been fulfilling on all fronts and I know Helping INTROVERTS in the Workplace that through my 800+ hours of coaching with over 200+ clients, I know I am making an impact to people in my own way. Why is coaching important? I like this quote by Tom Landry, an American football coach where he said, “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you Bus i ne s s & Economy Finance Monthly. 22

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