A very interesting conversation with some friends came up today that led to the analysis of this idiom - Give an inch, take a mile. You might not know, the Chinese version of this idiom, "得寸进尺" (de cun jin chi), is heavily drilled into Chinese kids since young. Ask any Chinese kids in the streets … Continue reading Give an Inch, Take a Mile
If you want to be successful, you must be a leader. More importantly, you must possess the mindset of a leader. A leader is proactive. If an activity is crucial to achieving his objectives, he will be the first to do it. He doesn't need others to push him to do. He will do it. … Continue reading Leadership and Success
Should you listen to your parents? Ask yourself, "are they who I want to be?" For example, if you desire to be a successful entrepreneur, should you listen to them? Or, should you listen to people who have real entrepreneurship results to show. The answer? Listen to both. Of course, you should listen to those … Continue reading Listening to Our Parents
Selfish means you care for yourself the most. You only think about yourself, and there's nothing wrong about that. There's a negative connotation to the word and that's probably why most people distant themselves away from its association. I can be selfish and selfless as the same time. In fact perhaps, for us to be … Continue reading Be Kind(est) to Ourselves
Success doesn't necessarily means more work. In fact, most of the time it doesn't. However, success is definitely about doing more important work. Average people do everything. Then they feel tired and unappreciated because their hard work don't bring them the success and recognition they expect. Successful people don't do everything. They do what's important. … Continue reading High Value Work
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