Today is Taiwan presidential election. Like any election result, some people are happy, others are not. The identity, relationship with China, and global politics/ competition of influence made things complicated, muddled with policies and performance. Whether people like the result or think it’s fair, to have the choice to vote and freedom of expression is …
Category Archives: Inspiration
Peaks ‘n Valleys
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 …
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 …
Arbol de Vida (Tree of Life)
Mayan call the tree ‘Arbol de vida’ (tree of life) because its roots spread out in all direction which represents their ’round’ worldview as well as transferring message from earth to god. It’s nicknamed ‘wow’ reflecting the impression when people first saw it, the scale, color, beauty, acoustic…it reminds me of what Chinese called 頂天立地 …
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 …
Be a Better Person
The yoga instructor shared…for the past 50+ years, the #1 new year revolution for American has been ‘losing weight’. Prior to that, it was ‘to be a better person’…What the world will be with that? I know what my 2020 new year revolution will be~
Count to 5
The yoga instructor taught us to breathe…inhale through nose, count to 5, exhale through mouth, count to 5…to calm ourselves down. It’s a good practice to breathe and give us space, especially under tension. It’s similar to a 5 word wisdom mom told me: ‘放,離,疏,轉,正’ which translates to ‘let go, leave, release, adjust, stabilize or …