Most People Are a Direct Reflection of Their Peers

Posted on : 31-08-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation

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Most People Are a Direct Reflection of Their Peers

I love this quote by Tony Robbins:
Most people are direct reflections of their peer group,
Just another great quote I found on twitter, nice (yes, I keep showing people why I love twitter!  just keeps inspiring me)! But yes, we become who we surround ourselves with…..what we hear each day, the news we listen to, [...]

Buy, Sell, Wheel, Deal, Hustle. Becoming a new-age social media salesman

Posted on : 26-08-2010 | By : mike | In : business, motivation

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Buy, Sell, Wheel, Deal, Hustle.  Becoming a new-age social media salesman

I have always loved the hustle.  That’s what attracted me to Wall Street, to New York.  To China. to wholesale markets.  Life is going faster then ever….I’m running between 4 or 5 countries in a couple months.  Have alliances, offices throughout China (shanghai, fujian, shenzhen), Philippines, USA.  I’m getting phone calls from India, speaking bad [...]

Maybe Do Social Media From Phuket, Thailand?

Posted on : 25-08-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation, travel

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Maybe Do Social Media From Phuket, Thailand?

Paul Chong from a wufantuan startup met up with me tonight and mentioned this social media posting in Phuket, Thailand!
People have been noticing when I stop twittering! Awesome, social media is all about being a LIVE PERSON. A living, breathing human being. Not some RSS feed machine. And even if a [...]

Movie About Dreams – Inception

Posted on : 22-08-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation

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Movie About Dreams - Inception

Today spent some time with andy blahnik in hong kong to see the new movie inception. I had no idea what the movie was about going in, but man i is highly recommend you see it if you like action with a mix of abstract multi-thread stories simultaneously happening.
I dont want to ruin the story [...]

Everyone “fails”, Even Google, Stay Motivated!

Posted on : 06-08-2010 | By : mike | In : business, motivation

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Everyone

As I have said, I don’t believe in people FAILING, I think its part of growing, gaining experience, and finding what we are really meant to be and do with our lives.  Losing something might be positive, as they say in China.
Many people only think “small businesses” or startups fail.  But while working in Deutsche [...]

Its Not What We Are Getting, Its What We Are Becoming

Posted on : 05-08-2010 | By : mike | In : business, motivation

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Its Not What We Are Getting, Its What We Are Becoming

Keep that in mind, everyone wants to GET PAID, but its also about growing, learning, and experiencing.  So I titled this after a great quote from Jim Rohn :
Its not what we are getting, its what we are becoming – Jim Rohn
Life is exactly about that.  So many people are pre-occupied with what is in [...]

Dealing with Negative People, Negative Energy

Posted on : 03-08-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation

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Dealing with Negative People, Negative Energy

My whole life, I have had different forms of negative people and negative energy around me, I think we all have.
I am going to go through a few I can remember
1) Freshman year of high school – running for class president – As in previous posts, I reluctantly went to a small catholic high school [...]

Does Our Name, our Email, our password make us who we are?

Posted on : 01-08-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation

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Does Our Name, our Email, our password make us who we are?

What shapes us as individuals?  Sure, I’ve read books that we are products of our environment but its what we do each and every day OURSELVES that creates who we are  too. 
In today’s digital world, one thing most of us do each day is LOGIN online, to our computers, our emails, etc.
These are things [...]

Creating Fake Barriers To Be Faster, Smarter, with Less!

Posted on : 29-07-2010 | By : mike | In : business, motivation

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Creating Fake Barriers To Be Faster, Smarter, with Less!

Its true, many of us are SPOILED with too much time, too many resources, and it makes us LAZY. It makes us INEFFICIENT. We take it for granted, we don’t utilize all that we have around us……
In the article, from the under 30 CEO blog
When they first launch their companies, they will rent [...]

Living Life as a Minimalist

Posted on : 19-07-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation, travel

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Living Life as a Minimalist

my buddy James Song thought of me when he got this email and passed it along – I definitely think it fits my current lifestyle and objectives these days.  Its about just OWNING what we really need in life.  Not to be attached to personal goods.
I took a quick snapshot of me right now, I’m [...]

Self Motivation, Landed in Manila

Posted on : 16-07-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation, philippines business

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Self Motivation, Landed in Manila

Arrived in Manila late last night (no typhoon while I was flying, so I’m here safe!) just 1 hour delay. Each time I’ve been coming here (3rd time this year) I’m always maxing out the allowed “free” amount of luggage on the plane (15 kilos). I really feel like a Filipino when I’m [...]

Your Youth Never Dies – Poem

Posted on : 08-07-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation

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Your Youth Never Dies - Poem

This is a great poem passed down to me. Why does being a grown up adult have to make you a “fuddy duddy” boring person?
Hands on a window pane
Watching some children laugh and play
They’re running in circles
With candy canes and French braids
Inspired to question
What makes us grown-ups anyway?
Let’s search for the moment
When youth [...]

Take This Quiz on Life….

Posted on : 30-06-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation

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Take This Quiz on Life....

Back in university, Richard Widdicombe my fraternity advisor gave me this poem and I have kept it near me a lot to keep remembering, its about the PEOPLE around us, in our real life, not on TV or the movies. Read below

A Quiz on Life
Take this quiz:
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the [...]

There Is No Happiness Without Action

Posted on : 29-06-2010 | By : mike | In : motivation

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There Is No Happiness Without Action

Caught this tweet (message over twitter for those who don’t know) while on the bus from Shantou to Shenzhen
@rochorbeancurd – Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action

This is why i love twitter…throughout my day im getting pumped with tons of ideas, visions, motivations. Meeting new people, sharing ideas, supporting [...]

Poem about Poor People

Posted on : 27-06-2010 | By : mike | In : family friends, motivation

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Poem about Poor People

Hope this is an eye opener for some of us…..read it then I’ll put in my 2 cents…..
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the [...]