The Power of Goal Setting: Lessons from A Married Man

I attended a talk today regarding marriages and how you should try and prepare yourself for that big event. As such, 4 speakers were invited to give their insights. The first speaker introduced himself and backtracked his life with the dates that he got engaged, married, became a dad and went for honeymoon. The amazing [...]

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Why you need to do Brain Gymnastics.

Staying comfortable at one spot is easy. Going down, is easier. Going up, is hard. Going different? That’s insane.

Which is essentially what brain gymnastics is. Brain gymnastics is the process of stretching your mind into forcing yourself into doing things that are not in your comfort zone, yet you know that it is the right thing [...]

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Adidas – Impossible is Nothing [Encore]

Looking through my blog stats, I realised just how many readers actually digg Adidas and the Muhammad Ali commercial.
I totally understand where you guys are coming from. The Ad rocks. The tagline used “Impossible is Nothing” is superb. It is able to strike accord with many as it gives assurance, affirmation and a driving spirit [...]

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Pirates of Silicon Valley

In a nutshell, Pirates of Silicon Valley is a movie about the history of Apple and Microsoft’s eventual rise to dominant design. Based on the novel Fire in the Valley, the main players Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are dramatized alittle, giving the movie a slight satire punch to the situation today.
What I did like about the show [...]

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Why Namecards Should be White

Namecards should be white… well, at least some parts of it, because it is more economical to write on as supposed to a dark colour.
Sometimes, your client may want to write some stuff related to you, additional information not present in your well designed namecard. Your namecard is a convenient place to “add-on” this information. With that in [...]

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Nobody Calls Me Chicken [Lessons from Back to the Future]

Sometimes in life, things do not go your way. While this may bug you at times, what might really irritate you are people who do not respond the way you want them too. Free riders, disruptive and distracting people often fall in this category. How do you respond to such stuff?
It is of utmost importance [...]

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Why Star Trek is Becoming Reality [TEDTalks, Wiki, etc]

Have you ever watched star trek? You know, that sci-fi story where the crew encounters strange aliens and, in the process, sticky situations? Of course, the hallmark of the show is its spaceships.

I used to wonder how in the world could the world in which star trek is living in can afford the gigantic ships [...]

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Learning vs Depending [Circle of Influence, Circle of Concern]

One of the weird bugs that prevents us from improving ourselves is the lack of understanding between “learning” versus “depending”. Here’s my own mini-test for you, to see if you know the difference.
For every statement that you’ve recalled youself saying, give yourself a point.

“I want to learn from you.”
 ”Wow that’s good. How I wish I could [...]

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Google Trends [Coke vs Pepsi? Vitagen vs Yakult?]

Here’s a neat tool you can use for search statistics comparison. It’s called Google Trends . Type it your list of comparison and watch it wheel (with its usual mysterious methods) some fun search statistics.

Note however that the basis of comparison should be the first word, followed by your other subject. So for example if you [...]

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The Art of Listening

Today during seminar, there was the usual discussion session. My class is made up of a spectrum of people, some wearing slippers and shorts to some wearing savvy ties and suits. However during discussion time, I noticed something weird. It wasn’t your usual suspects (business dressed people) who gave good insights, but the ones that were dressed lightly.
That, [...]

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