The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Can Toastmasters make me outgoing?”
Toastmasters, by itself, is not going to change your underlying
characteristics. Joining Toastmasters,
and actually taking advantage of the programme, will make you more confident
when it comes to speaking, and interacting with others. It will not make you speak more, or be more
gregarious. That requires changes in
your psychology.
The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Can a stepmother be a beneficiary of a life insurance policy?”
When incepting a policy, a person can only take out a policy on a
person where there is insurable interest.
In this case, that insurable interest has to be the spouse, parents,
children, and key staff. A stepmother is
not in that equation. However, a policy
owner may nominate the beneficiaries.
The stepmother or anyone else can be nominated as a beneficiary by the
owner of the policy.
The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Does Toastmasters help with public speaking?”
The Toastmasters programme is geared towards helping people become
better public speakers, as an aspect of leadership. Joining a good club, getting a competent
mentor, and taking up appointment roles in meetings guarantees that by the end
of the completion of one Pathway programme, you will be a competent, confident
speaker.
The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Is investing essentially glorified gambling?”
In this context, to gamble is to take risky action in the hope of a
desired result. You have no real power
to affect the outcome, and depend almost wholly on chance. On the other hand, to invest is put funds
into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the
expectation of achieving a profit.
Investments can be akin to gambling if you treat it like chance. It is a science. Before you invest, there is homework to be
done, which includes seeking financial advice, looking at reports and analysis,
and understanding the movement of the market of customer base. That means you gave some power to affect the
process, and seek a desired outcome.
The following is my answer to a Quora question: “If someone goes to your funeral, is it rude not to go to theirs?”
Once people come to my funeral, I am
quite certain they would not look forward to me visiting them, let along
waiting for their funeral. Perhaps they might not mind me being at their
funeral. But the other people might.
The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Do insurance companies invest in medical clinics?”
No, because that would be a conflict
of interest. When an insurer assesses a
claim, they are looking for ways why they should not pay out. If the clinic was owned by the insurer, then
any assessment originating from it can be questioned, because every claim
denied could be ascribed to some sort of bias.
Which insurer would want that?
Insurers already make more than enough money without the unnecessary
drama of every denied medical or life claim becoming some sort of controversy.
The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Will Southeast Asia and South Asia benefit or suffer should the US escalate conflict with China over Taiwan?”
Any American attack on China will crash the global economy, and no
one will benefit. Why do we have idiots
wanting war between the two biggest economies in the world? China is the global factory and the United
States is the global bank. Any war
between these two is a very bad idea for the rest of us.
