I am listening to Nelson Mandela’s Conversation with Myself. One story about a man trying to move to the country side to escape the demon, on his way, he found that the demon also travelled with him…It struck me as it taught Mandela, no matter how difficult, scary, unwilling we feel, the best way is …
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Tension => Communication
Had a ‘drama’ of meeting prep…after ‘cool-down’, I saw how it started, in my head: I was the initiative lead, why she sent a meeting agenda without consulting me? In her head: I was a new comer, she followed the ‘book’, and got approval from her boss, why I wanted to change now? I reached …
Energy
After an intense yoga practice, everybody was exhausted on the floor, the instructor said…think of your energy, you probably used 10% right now, where do you want to spend the rest of your energy today? Would you rather to spend on love, kindness or anger, hate…pretty ‘easy’ choice, right? Spend energy on what we want …
Confidence
I joined a meeting/ dinner on a new project with a few colleagues and team from a partner company. We enjoyed the discussion, food, and each other’s company. What’s striking is not how ‘smart’ people are or what ‘incredible’ works they’ve done but how ‘down-to-earth’ people are and ‘natural’ the conversation flows. There is no …
Story-Telling
Through Toastmaster, I’ve enjoyed and learned to tell stories in speech and conversation. In the past 2 weeks, I’ve learned a different kind of story-telling, to craft a story for the entire presentation, beyond/ besides stories (examples) in the presentation. One way is to use a timeline then dive deeper into key milestones or topics. …
Push ‘n Pull
A beautiful start of the day/ weekend with sunshine and brisk refreshing air, I joined 7:45AM yoga class. Perhaps it was early or cooler, my body was a bit stiff. I was wobbling on my balancing pose and got a bit frustrated about myself… Fortunately, I quickly ‘caught’ myself and calmed myself down; Warrior 3, …
Creativity
What is creativity? I attended my Toastmaster club’s Halloween-themed meeting and people brought in candy, pastry, desserts, etc. They were all tasty; one particularly stand out. It’s pealed tangerine with a little piece of celery stick out in the middle. It’s like a mini pumpkin, so simple and original, plus a bonus as the healthiest …
Halloween
Happy Halloween! A couple ‘first’ for me… 1st time to wear a costume – I’m a surgeon, thanks to my friend’s scrub. I made a necklace with a 3D-printed larynx and used a silicone spatula as a ‘knife’. 1st time to take all-level yoga class – a good sweat and taught by a high-energy ‘fox’ …
Bright Side
A rainy day today, sharp contrast to a beautiful sunny day yesterday. Many people complained yet it depends on how you looked at it. Yesterday was a nice day for ‘people’, today is a good day for ‘trees’; actually water/ rain are important for all creatures and nature. Everything has 2 sides and we can …
Apple Picking
Sunny, warm, a gorgeous day to go Apple picking! I went to Bolton Spring Farm with a friend. In order to go into the orchard, we have to buy a bag…game on, apple hunting vs. apple watching. There are more than 10 kinds of apples in the orchard and several (names) I’ve never heard of. …