Inspiration in the Form of Poetry, a Prescient Essay and Taking a Stand
For today’s Monday Morning Mojo, I have included a few items of inspiration which made their way into my consciousness this past week. Ralph Waldo Emerson Poem To begin with, I want to share a poem on the definition of success by the famous philosopher, poet, essayist and lecturer from the 1800’s Ralph Waldo Emerson. […]
Surviving Quarantine Part 2
I am happy to announce, by the time you are reading this, I will have completed my third extended quarantine in China. This time 10-days in the luxurious suburbs of Beijing. Doing this now three times, I have figured out a flow to get through the days. A combination of eating meals, snacking, work, conference […]
A Helping Hand, A Touch of Modesty
Sitting in quarantine this past week in Taipei, Taiwan offered lots of time to think and reflect. Getting through the multiple quarantine’s I have experienced includes a regimen of eating, exercise, reading, work, television, and catching up with various people. Staying busy is the recipe to making the time pass quickly. While I was in […]
A Time To Celebrate, A Time To Reflect
Well friends, this weekend I celebrated my 60th birthday, and it was a time of reflection, celebration and renewal. I have been thinking through the major milestones in my life over the past six decades, and if you will indulge me, I have listed them here: Six Decades of Luck Decade 1: Formative Years – […]
Fusion, Future & Family
A few years ago I was reading an article about the lengths Steve Jobs went to make sure people connected at Pixar Studios. I found an explanation referring to this. “[Jobs] insisted there be only two bathrooms in the entire Pixar studios, and that these would be in the central space. And of course this […]
A Little Compassion
Last Tuesday, the story of Isaiah Jarvis, who in the middle of the Little League Southwest Region World Series baseball game, got hit in the head with a baseball and responded with hugging the distraught pitcher who tossed the ball, appeared everywhere. If you are in the US, you probably saw this because it went […]
Perspectives From 30 Years in The Greater China Region: ShanghaiZhan Podcast
One of my great passions in life has been learning about and experiencing new cultures. I had the great fortune of living and working in the Greater China Region for 30 years and witnessing its incredible growth and changes. I have met many fantastic people along the way, several of whom are part of this […]
Stretching Yourself Towards Success
For this week’s Monday Morning Mojo I want to touch on the subject of getting out of your comfort zone as a means to greater happiness and success. This has been top-of-mind with me this week because I have been trying to do just that. I can’t say I am any closer to success, but […]
Philosophy 101: Finding Happiness
Wishing everyone in the United States a very happy July 4th this weekend. I am writing from Mexico today where we are spending time with the Kochlowski family, who were our neighbors in Beijing. I have written here a lot about finding happiness and the importance of relationships in doing so. My post of March […]
Fatherhood Stream of Conscious
Yesterday, in the United States, we celebrated Father’s Day, a holiday honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Over the past thirty years living in Asia, I have been fortunate to celebrate Father’s Day twice a year, as Father’s Day in China is celebrated each year on August […]