We’ve all been told to make the most of each day. Many think that this means we have to do something special each and every day. That is not sustainable. Some really “enthusiastic-about-life” people burn out quickly trying to make each day an adrenalin rush. Most successful and well-adjusted people understand how to progress each day toward one’s overall life goals [...]
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Making the Most of Each and Every Day
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Girl Who Silenced The World for 5 Minutes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged environment, UN on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Dining Expereience at Cristal Room Baccarat
Posted in travel, Uncategorized, tagged Cristal Room Baccarat, Fine dining, Paris, tourism on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A wonderful dining experience at Cristal Room Baccarat with special friends (who joined us in Paris to celebrate my anniversary with my wife). Thought I’d share at least the different courses. No pictures of the crystal and wonderful chandeliers, which were themselves extraordinary. You’ll have to visit to experience that yourselves. Hope your eyes enjoy the [...]
Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a Team
Posted in business, executive communication, Uncategorized, tagged management, Patrick Lencioni, teamwork on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know the five dysfunctions of team… at least from Patrick Lencioni’s perspective? In a story-telling format, he’s laid out an interesting case for what are the dysfunctions keeping most teams from optimal performance — and how to get around them. Here is a sampling of each of the five dysfunctions. If these resonate [...]
Power of Social Media: CNN
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What Paper Napkins Tell About A Country
Posted in travel, Uncategorized, tagged environment, Korea, travel, UK, Vietnam on June 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One way to understand the level of development of an economy is by the availability of paper napkins and/or tissues in local restaurants. When I had lived in Seoul in the late 1980′s, it was really difficult to get decent-sized paper napkins at local restaurants. If lucky, you would be given a small single-ply piece. Please [...]
Packing Again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged travel on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s time to pack again. At least I can take a small suitcase since I’m headed to tropical weather in Saigon. Today is my younger son’s 21st birthday, but we celebrated last night with the extended family by grilling filet mignons and lobsters. He’s got big plans to spend a few nights at the Tulalip Casino [...]
Unlikely of Friends in the Unlikeliest of Situations
Posted in People, travel, Uncategorized, tagged friendship, travel on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Twenty-six years ago (1985), I showed up in Seoul as a naive Korean-American student looking to find my roots. The problem was that I had very little Korean language skills and even less cultural perspective. At the time, a 6′ 4″ bald white man befriended me and took me under his wing. No one stuck out [...]
Vietnam Office Continues To Increase Impact
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
For the past 10 days I’ve been in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam working with our team there. I participated in the social media team meeting, where our American and British strategists and analysts gathered for a planning and team-building session with our Vietnam research team. In addition, I was focused on preparing operations there [...]




