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, [...]
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 [...]
I have always enjoyed reflecting and recording what I do. As I have said before, since high school I have kept a journal, and putting things down on “paper” (physical, or virtual – but I actually do prefer writing something down on a piece of paper, as it feels like I have physically created something) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sunday, as always to me, is a reflectionary day – and my mom (well my dad emailed it as my mom doesn’t like using computers, hah) and I guess she knows from my blog that I am thinking a lot about future and strategy and shares poems with me from time to time for my [...]
I received this in an email from my Uncle Bill that I think is awesome to share here….its about maximizing the days we are alive on this earth….and since today is a Saturday as I post this, it is even more fitting. Read it below, and I’ll put my 2 cents afterwards:
3900 Saturdays
The older [...]
My friend Marshall from all jewish links sent me this article from Kaushik of Beyond Karma about LETTING GO of resistance. Just being who we are, not fearing it.
Its about finding out who we are in life, and it seems that as technology, and civilization progress – people are made to feel they have [...]
Amazing……I keep wondering when, or if ever, the world will just be open about the information that passes. Reading this Fox News article about Bangladesh blocking facebook……as below
Bangladesh Blocks Facebook Over Muhammad Cartoons
Published May 30, 2010
| Associated Press
AP
May 28, 2010: Bangladeshi Muslim protesters burn a Swedish flag during a protest against Facebook. [...]
Been spending over a week here in Shanghai, with the majority of my time around ecommerce and ebay where Mike Song’s office is. Been seeing how he manages his office and organizes the workflow, has been very interesting. I mentioned the other day how much I like dumplings over other Chinese food, and [...]
I recently watched the movie “Last King of Scotland” and in a way, I saw a reflection of myself there. The story in the movie is about a 20 something Scottish guy that is not happy with his current direction in life – working in a boring job, living at his parent’s home. He somehow [...]
Another great shared article and website, ted.com -which is a leadership and motivational website, sent to me from Terry Obershaw at SKU Touch again has got me excited – I am loving how more people are submitting articles, excerpts, and poems for me to add to the blog. Giving this blog a purpose!
So Terry [...]
I am loving this, friends keep on passing along more motivational excerpts they use in their business motivation. A friend Paul Chong recently passed the below along to me in an email:
The struggle is beautiful…
The Man in the Arena
is the title of a speech given by Teddy Roosevelt at [...]
Traveling a lot these days has made me wonder…are people less bored these days then in the past. Do people fill the time more now that there are so many “in-between” gadgets and toys to keep us from twiddling our thumbs:
Online chat – MSN, skype, google talk, QQ
Mobile phones – texting , talking on [...]
