Update in Business Life

Posted on : 28-09-2009 | By : mike | In : china business

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Update in Business Life

My last post i talked mainly about where i have physically been, i think now i want to discuss what i have been focusing on with business.
Loadpipe – this has been in my head for over 2 years….now i have to stop having people nickname it as a “pipe dream” (all talk, never making it) [...]

Recent Travels – Nanjing, Ningbo, Xiamen

Posted on : 25-09-2009 | By : mike | In : china business, websites

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Recent Travels - Nanjing, Ningbo, Xiamen

The past few weeks i have been pretty busy flying to various cities, and many people have been asking me to give some stories and explain what the heck i am up to! So, while those who follow me on twitter (follow me – @michelini ) should have a better understanding, let me use this [...]

few days away, I hate email….

Posted on : 17-09-2009 | By : mike | In : corporate world

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few days away, I hate email....

I am back from a trip to Ningbo…and I didn’t have access to email…so now I am digging through 493 new emails…thus I am writing this “complaining” post, enjoy! and let me know what  you think
“did you get my email about that notice”, “dont you read my email?”. Then there are the guys who write [...]

sorry for slow reply uncle Bill

Posted on : 13-09-2009 | By : mike | In : family friends, motivation

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….this is why I keep a blog…I am a bad family member maybe…I am so out of touch with dad, mom, Jocelyn, Nana…..sorry Uncle Bill, I am so slow to respond
the longer I stay in China, the harder for me to stay in touch with my family and friends in USA. Just the time [...]

Paying People Off

Posted on : 12-09-2009 | By : mike | In : usa

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Paying People Off

greasing the wheels, making business move forward. How many times do people dispute and squabble over rather small issues. Usually my style is let the other guy win the specific battle, but i will work to win the overall war!
Maybe some specific stories will help explain. Driving across usa with my bud scott katin back [...]

Emotional IQ vs booksmart IQ

Posted on : 10-09-2009 | By : mike | In : motivation, usa

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Emotional IQ vs booksmart IQ

“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” Salvador Dali
I have always been a supporter of being street smart, or “hustle”, versus a person who knows what the book says. In life, I feel, so many times our specific situations are not found in books, and that is what makes life dynamic.
I am not [...]

CEO customers, employees, THEN owners

Posted on : 06-09-2009 | By : mike | In : china business

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CEO customers, employees, THEN owners

while yes, i am a ceo in some way, i still like to think of myself as an entrepreneur and small business owner. Ceo is too official and formal, plus in my eyes, ceo is a worker/ staff for the owners, while a business owner is the one who hires the ceo to manage [...]