Happy New Year! I came across Peaks ‘n Valleys audio book at the library, 2 CDs share a simple story yet powerful message. What struck me are: There is no gap between peak and valley – things are connected and actions influence each other. We create our own peak and valley – We may not …
Category Archives: Creativity
Buen Viaje (Great Trip)
At airport wrapping up a fun 10 days trip across Guatemala. When people first heard about my trip, first word was ‘be careful’, several friends from Latin America especially recommended not to go alone as a woman. It concerned me a bit yet I’ve heard similar comments for many other countries. People mean well yet …
Create Good News
Received a $500+ eye doctor bill 2 weeks ago, called the office twice, unresolved. I was told different reasons why it’s billed this way and asked to call the insurance if I want to dispute. Another 2 calls, I got K who was positive and energetic. She called the doctor office billing department and had …
Big Week
What a week! Launched Mobile app and supporting program, working on AI-light model/ experiment design, prep and hosted the quarterly steering meeting to plan for 2020. Everything is on top of each other, long day every day…yet, we made it! What I’ve learned over the course, besides business and product knowledge, are… 1) manage stress, …
Progress
Mobile app went live! 3 systems launched in 1y, 70%+ partner access, 45%+ PO handling, 100 million+ words processed…an impressive progress and it’s just the beginning! I sent out a group email to inform teams the product release and appreciate the efforts. Usually meetings are about the challenges, what’s not available or shall be improved …
Be Constructive
Concerning and expressing worries about the unknown is understandable yet not productive, especially when the person is influential in the team because his or her words may hinder team to even ‘start’. What’s more constructive for the leader or influencer is to encourage team to explore and help create a plan of scaling: analysis, back …
Opportunity
Dad bought 麵線 (prounce ‘men shen’, salted thin noodle soup) and commented the popularity of the food cart and he no longer saw the founder, a young man graduated from a culinary school who perhaps is focusing on the expansion of the business (hiring others to run more carts)? I opened the cover, bright brown …
Standout
Mom read about Sunny Hills‘s pineapple cake and suggested us to try it out. It’s in an area of old brick buildings (home to culinary, art shops converted from old warehouse by the harbor). The staffs warmly greet us when we walk in and quickly bring a tray with a warm cup of tea and …
Motivation Cultivation
Visited our Taipei office and met several colleagues; one of them was H, a localization engineer advisor. You can see H is ‘special’ from the first word; he is highly energetic, articulated, not only experienced with our tools but also knowledgeable about the operation process; what’s more, he is familiar with popular competitive tools to …
Dream
I took Uber to airport and chatted with the driver, a young African American lady. I learned that she is originally from Uganda. She works 2 jobs while studying criminal justice. When she said her dream is to be a ‘cop’…to be honest, I’m surprised…then I quickly realized the ‘bias’…by the news scrutiny, assumptions (e.g. …