My mom and dad always send me scanned copies of my horoscope. This is a rather recent one I thought I would share today. IT IS AWESOME + EXACTLY WHAT I THINK EACH DAMN DAY
For those who can’t see the image clearly.

Your life is a journey, not a destination. You should one day write a book about your experiences along the way. It could be a best seller. Your life is a story to tell, that many others would find interesting. You are ready for major moves forward. Refuse to be stuck in the past. Set a time limit. Let nothing hold you back.

I know, I know, many of your are saying horoscopes are just a bunch of B.S. But they are fun, and motivating. This one definitely does that for me, but each part I love:

Your life is a journey, not a destination. - exactly like the name of this blog - happiness in pursuit. We are not born into this world to get to one place and be over and done with. we are here on earth to share with each other, to live, to love, to learn, to pass along to the next generation.

You should one day write a book about your experiences along the way. It could be a best seller. - well, it started with this blog, and before this blog I kept a paper journal from as far back as 1997. May have to pull out those journals when the day has come to write a book…..Many people, family and friends - and random people I meet on trains and planes - say I should document all of this… plus it gets really tiring writing the same thing over and over in personal emails to different friends and family - i can just cite this blog url for people to read up.

You are ready for major moves forward. Refuse to be stuck in the past. - HELLL YEA!! never get stuck on the past. I have lost money, I have upset people at times - and yes I have benefited others when I should have received the benefit. BUT KEEP MOVING FORWARD. never give up. Like earlier in this horoscope, life is a journey, not a destination. Its not over, till we’re dead, and even then its not over - just who knows what the next stage then will be.

Set a time limit. - I’m working on this..my weakenss…. but I am making a better outline of a plan and goals…may blog them when ready more,.

Let nothing hold you back. - NEVER EVER - anyone anywhere in this world. A millionaire businessman or a broke farmer in inner china - don’t make excuses why you can’t achieve what you w ant. governments, family, friends, enemies- remember the biggest person holding you back is YOURSELF- if you believe you can do it, and keep working on it, it will be done. and if its not done, then you had one hell of a ride trying right - and that should be self fulfilling, right!

there, just got some motivational energy off my chest, phew! now back to work.

I guess its like the saying goes “be careful what you wish for”. My previous office, was 1 massive room with a glass dividing wall between the office and the main room - NO privacy. So looking to move, I wanted to have multiple rooms, and areas that I could have private meetings with staff and visitors. Here is a pic of my new office, on the top floor (i’m in a multi-level villa now)

Sure, its a sweet place. I love the “dirty” industrial feel, paint chips on the wall - think it was a CNC machine shop before I moved in, as there are tons of vents and hookups connecting different rooms (and a old sign with a CNC machine to give it away, heh)

But this is what I like - a down and dirty, no frills - flexible work space. But the staff is downstairs from me……I think they’re happier as now I have to yell from upstairs and its more difficult for me to do “gut reaction” responses. I have to plan my trips to talk to them more. I create more scheduled meetings. I’m more of a boss now. Scary guy upstairs in his private office……getting called here is a big deal.

But I dont like being the scary boss. The guy in the office calling people in. I want to be the friendly, approachable person. That you can feel comfortable around, share your ideas. Be creative.

But maybe I have to change, at least maybe in China I have to change. I keep getting told “if you are too nice, people will take advantage of you”. Or the saying “if you make yourself out to be an ass (donkey), others won’t have a problem riding you”. And sadly, I think that is the chinese culture. The boss has to be strong. The boss has to be firm. He has to put others in their place, tell them what to do, and not give them options.

My problem is I try to give people options. To be more diplomatic.

So, as I am going through such a huge transition - office move, business re-focus and consolidation into US ecommerce, and cultural challenges….I’m getting the feeling of being left alone in an office. Day and night.

Sure, I keep saying, I will automate my work, I will create workflows. I will be able to travel. I think its getting closer to that, and I need to travel, I need a vacation.

So maybe separating my office from the staff is good, in the long term. I want them to make decisions independently, so that they can manage themselves. This, then, will make the company work on its own - not by my “micromanaging” each step of their job. And hopefully decrease my stress level.

Just sharing my ideas, and feelings. Maybe this is the next step - and maybe this office will be empty a lot as i’m traveling to Thailand, USA, or wherever. That is what I want to do, build international business relations. Strategic alliances. Doing deals, making things happen - so I should be lonely in my office, the days I am working, and get the job done that much faster and more efficiently.

I am cleaning up my desktop and computer, going through tons of folders and files…rather annoying but its good to go through it on a weekend - travel back in time and remember all the hopes and dreams of the past. Some are real, others never became - or realized something else.

I found a really great file, things I want to do before I leave this Earth. I wrote this in April 2002!!!! Good thing I keep backing up my data, here is a copy/paste:

What I want to do before I die.

have a respectable job, one that i love to do — done
have a happy family life
have a party house, where i can have reunions of all the wonderful people i meet
meet as many new people as possible
start a college fund

activities

bungee jump
sky dive —done

travel

tour europe — done
austrailia
caribean — done
las vegas — done
visit hollywood –done
go to brazil
camping, beach
boating
Appalachian trail
cancun —done
bahamas
italy — done
montreal —done
iowa —-done

I would say, I am the same person I was then as I am now….. still a few things on that list I have to get done…. mainly my goal in life is to EXPERIENCE IT. And that hasn’t changed.

I really beleive I am not driven by money. Some say that is stupid…and yes, it seems to have gotten me into SHORT TERM problems in the past……even tonight my friend Jojo said “if you keep being so nice, you’ll even have no money to wear the shirt you have on”. So strange, but you know what, if that is how it will be, then I will have lived my life anyway.

WHO CARES ABOUT MONEY. you live, you die. Nothing can be taken with you when you’re gone. And your family and children should live for their own lives, not hope you pass money along to them.

I was emailed an interesting article from a fellow blogger - Top Things People Steal From Hotels
The list he outlines below is hilarious:

1. Towels. Do you really need more towels at home or do you just want to have something that says the name of the place you stayed. Most times these items are available for sale in the gift shop.
2. Bathrobes. Who has enough room in their suitcase to steal a bathrobe? I say bring a smaller bag and you won’t be able to steal.
3. Ashtrays. Really? Ashtrays are not that expensive, just go buy one. Better yet, quit smoking. It’s bad for your health.
4. Light bulbs. Now this is just silly. Do you really want broken glass in your suitcase if someone smashes it?
5. Batteries out of the TV remote. Batteries are very expensive so I guess I could see this, but how would you like to be the next guy and not have a remote that works?
6. Bed linens. Gross. Do you have any idea what people do on those sheets? I’m pretty sure housekeeping will notice and you’ll get billed.
7. Shampoo and lotion bottles. While some hotels may consider taking these as stealing I have to say that these are put there for the guest’s use and if you don’t use them there, why can’t you take them home?
8. Blow dryers. Do you really want that blow dryer? In my experience they are never that good anyway. Go buy your own.
9. Sewing kits. These are meant to be used in an emergency and really aren’t meant to take home.
10. Bottle openers. Now I don’t see these very often, probably because someone before me stole it!

Now, I dont think most people even think its stealing, maybe its included in the room? Its not that expensive. The hotel makes enough money……hmmm, just wondering.

See me, I just expect / hope its there when I get there, because I didn’t pack it. I don’t care as long as its there. As I travel light, and I need those damn towels!

sometimes I may not have something specific to talk about, but force one self to write….Is that bad? I hear the term writers block, guess tahts true.

but with the overflow of bloggers today, and the explosion of content all over the web. Will it become to the point there is more content then can be read? meaning the supply overdoes the demand to the fact there will be content never read by anyone other then the author.

Content is created, and it exponentially grows and is stored on websites, blogs, and social networks. With anyone who can have a voice, will there every be too many voices and not enough listeners? I can assume that is going to increase more and more as an issue as the world and the internet evolves.

Just food for thought.