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	Monday, November 07, 2005

I have two passions in life - management and technology. Underpinning these 2 passions is actually also a lifelong interest in logic, and whodunit mysteries. I grew up reading detective books, and the twists and turns, as well as the logic that they have brought into the discipline stayed with me, and inspired a continuing interest in puzzle solving and IQ (more…) 7:43:16 AM     comment []   trackback []

I was talking to a friend for a long time. He is quite qualified, but he has been hitting snags in his life. He tries so hard, I thought to myself, yet he has not been making it. Then it suddenly hit me — maybe because he works too hard to make people like him. There is nothing wrong with working hard to be liked, but if I have my take, the more appropriate goal for you is to work hard to be respected. Yes, there is a difference. (more…) 7:41:18 AM     comment []   trackback []

I got this from the mail from my friend, Rene Ledesma of EverGreen Marine. It certainly is a touching piece. This poem was reportedly written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital who will never have a chance to live a full life, and wish us to appreciate that we will. Are we counting our problems, instead of our blessings? SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight? Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down. Don’t dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last. (more…) 7:40:46 AM     comment []   trackback []

I agree wholeheartedly with Small Business Trends that implementing change is key to successful entrepreneurship. I still remember that HP quote that it is not the biggest nor the best that will necessarily survive the competition, but those that can adapt that will thrive. Another thumbs up for the very often repeated ” the only thing permanent is change ” quotation. However I’d like to add my take to her endorsement of Steven Little’s business advice (more…) 7:40:16 AM     comment []   trackback []

In a previous post, I talked about the difficulty of changing people and their ways. Apparently, if it is easier for us to change ( for the better), we would eliminate a lot of things that is preventing us from grief. For instance, if it were easier for us to change our bad habits of eating, or not exercising, or gambling, or smoking, then obviously we can easily be on our way to more happiness. There seems to be a physiological explanation about our habits. IN this latest CNEWS column, they provided studies that shows that some section of our brain is associated with habits, addiction and procedural learning, and why sometimes ( or most times) it is so hard to break habits… 7:38:41 AM     comment []   trackback []

I was quite intrigued when Keith Casey compared looking at how you do your work with how you drive a stick shift car, which makes a lot of sense. When you are driving in stick shift, you become aware about what gear to use, when to change gears, and how to do it in such a way that you would not want to have a bumpy ride. It goes back also knowing at what stage of the ride you have, and what gear to use, and the ability to shift gears to suit the task at work. It also means knowing what to prioritize. At any rate, I would like to add just a little bit to an otherwise great provoking piece, by adding that while it is important to know how to drive, it is more important to know where you are driving to - and to understand where you are going. 7:38:17 AM     comment []   trackback []

I am just reading about the great lives of some Japanese who have already zoom past the age where people don’t expect them to be productive, and come up with some great quotes. Yuichiro Miura is the oldest person to scale Mt. Everent when in 2003, at age 70, he scaled the roof of the world. He said, ” When you’re getting older, you think about the things you can’t do and all the reasons. But if I have to die in a hospital, I might as well die on Everest.” He is now training (more…) 7:33:45 AM     comment []   trackback []

I have written some posts on happiness, some of which are A Reason to be Happy and How to be Happy. I guess the quest on happiness is a never ending quest for all of us. I just recently came across a quote inspired by Buddhist teaching which says that unhappiness derives from the incessant habits of judging every experience as pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, and of trying to hold on to the pleasant ones while shunning the unpleasant. Everybody wants to (more…) 7:33:13 AM     comment []   trackback []

A few weeks ago, I wrote about When your Best Days are Behind You. It talks about the feeling when you feel that your glory days are gone, and it will never come back. That was obviously what happened to Yuichiro Miura. After becoming the first person to ski Mount Everest (more…) 7:32:36 AM     comment []   trackback []

I originally entitled it Making a Marriage Last, but reckon that there are also many marriages that are not necessarily happy that sustains, so I figure that at the end, what you really want to do is to sustain your happiness in marriage. I was just in a friend’s wedding, and of course, there were lots of advice shared for the newlyweds. Some friends playfully suggested that it really is very simple - just give the wife all your money, and allow her to be the boss. But I think deep down we all know that marriage is a union, and the most important factor is that in a union, nobody wins or lose. (more…) 7:30:54 AM     comment []   trackback []