Pause now. Think about your purpose as you go about your 9 to 5 job

Half a year has passed and it’s stocktaking time once again. As I paused to think about what I’ve achieved thus far, I was interrupted by a message that one of our mumpreneurs, Suzanna from Urban Origins, was featured in TODAY’s Gen Y speaks?article?titled “I quit a stable job I loved, because the pandemic made me rethink my purpose”. How timely.?

“I studied comms in NTU, became a primary school teacher then quit that role even though I liked it so much. Now, I’m bridging the Singapore community to sustainable local food options and this journey started when I had my son,” she told me. I first met Suzanna when she was part of our Digital Mumpreneurs Programme. It was there that I learnt she was not only a few years older than me, but also a business owner and mother of 2.

Suzanna and Urban Origins Team

At that point in time, she had not long ago set up?Urban Origins, a ground-up initiative that connects communities with local urban food, and was on the lookout for any support for businesses available.?

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