2019: Rediscover
Welcome to closing week of 2019. Are we finishing it strong? For a 1 year goal set last 2018 they said we should finish strong. But if we have goals that takes more than a year to complete then you and I should keep moving forward with determination. To me, 2019 is a breakthrough and…
Trick or Treat or Threat?
For the past few weeks I positioned myself and set my mind to learn from Entrepreneurs engaged in various field and industry. There are tricks, treats and threats I personally experienced and I extracted insights from it so please allow me to share. Tricks:There is a thin line between business life and personal life. We…
More than Meets the Eye
There is a hidden significance to every interaction we encounter. To some it is just an accident to meet people while others call it divine appointment. On average, we meet at least 80,000 people our entire life and we maintain or keep only a small number – close to 500. Culture dictates we interact because…
We are Heroes
Here is something for us to think about: Did you know that natural disasters brings out the real HERO in us? In times of problems or dangers coming in to our direction, that noble quality of being courageous, heroic and brave will shine to show our concern while setting aside our differences and arguments. We…
3 Proven Ways to Learn
There are models and ways on how humans learn and allow me to share mine through personal experience. Three Proven Ways to Learn: 1. Visual – We naturally pick-up faster when we see how it is done from other people. Kids emulate our actions when they see it. In the marketplace, “copy-paste” is the way…
GOT: Get Out and Travel
GOT. Get Out and Travel. Yes – It’s not about the fantasy drama series. Some interesting points I learned and experienced: 1. I was off my desk during stock market hours so I can’t trade stocks. However, I was able to trade smiles, stories and chat with strangers and to me this is priceless, no…
To Respond is Positive, To React is Negative
One Friday morning, a lady stood in front of my vehicle and started screaming, shouting, cursing and “barking”. I don’t know why I was suddenly attacked and just remained calm to collect my thoughts on what happened. I gave a neutral gesture and spoke soft words to avoid getting sucked in an argument. She was…
Simple 3 D’s of life
Do yourself a favor by observing this 3 Ds: 1. Disconnect from some people 2. Distance from social media or online life 3. Diversion of passion and interests Let me explain: 1. When you “disconnect”, you have the opportunity to meet new set of contacts and take a break from exisiting relationship to possible toxicity…
Always Respond with Grace
I encountered a profit-driven business man (food business) few hours ago and when he started to enforce business rules over customer service it feels awkward and inconvenient for me as a customer. I was unaware and humbly complied because it was an honest mistake. Paid my penalty and I quickly apologized. There are times we…