The earth day
I didn't know April 20th is the Earth Day until I bough the first LOHAS magazine - a catalogy turn magazine by 7-11, well I have to say a few word before jump into the topic of HOLAS - if the DM with Advertisement thick as a book, you will never take it from the shel. but it it is for sale - look like a lifestyle magazine with a very cheap price - 49NT, you won't mind to reach your pocket and get a copy, so, they distribute the cataloge and you pay for the printing cost... you know what I am saying?
lOHAS Is the abbrivate of lifestyle of heathly and sustainbalility, a new wave of living concept. I think it came from the post Yappie. never mind. acturally, it match what Lichun aim for - Sustainbility of corporation, and this concept can be the extend version of sustainbility of indivisual - or I may term ie as " PSR - Personal Social Responsibility ".
Celine give me a book, I read a few pages, it's a memoir of Japanese enpreprenoure, it explained the way he conduct his business, a multiple equatition of Correct Mentality, Passion, and Capibility, and his ultimate answer to " What a life for " is very inspiring -- " To be a better person than the day we were born ",and to polish the Soul -- according to him, Soul is the only remaining thing after we die.
Then I realized working and living are for becoming a Better man, a better you and me, and then graduately, there will be a better community, better society and better world. Yes, the dream world.
Lunch with H. and Chiang yesterday, I choose the restaurant this time. pick the Tutto Bello, nice place and there first experience. druing the lunch, H. share with me 3 important message :
1. Happy at every moment of life.
2. It's hard to strat your own business.
3. It's very difficult to run a social enterprise than a normal enterprise.
Went to DiHwa Street - the old town in Taipei with wife, a 60 minutes walk and then move to Wanhwa - the other old town in the city, this is a old and old experience.
Don't feel like work these days. Wutai exhizition hit another rock, I have to overcome them one by one. next Monday, fix Bao's issue first.
Music in my soul
Appointment with TK in the morning, this young talent was discovered in a music contest, entilted MIB ( Music in Business ) a enpreprenuship development campaing conducted by Youth Commission, I was the grand judge for this event, when do the first online rating, his compostion " Stay " bring my strong impression, on the final competition, he and the mangement team won the Grand Prize, I thought things will began to roll out , but it wans't as smooth as I expected, accidentally, we met again, his music was featured on our documentary series, arranged by Celine, we we set up this appointment at Starbuck - the Fushing shop locate in our neigherboring block; TK's music is bright, even the lyric carried the message of pain or pressure. raised by his mother, I gradually touch on his persona life. a mature and decent universtity sophermore, I told him I am now a amerture to music industry, but willing to grant my assitant to him, under the condition that he is insist on the music career development, there won't be any contract binding as this is nonsesse to both of us. if one day, fame or fortune chase him and he need a business parner to path the way, then we may consider to establishing the managerment engagement. he burn a 16-tracks demo our of his composition, I listen when return to office.
Went to the second roung movie with wife yesterday -- " The history of violence ", I like it, yes, the story is quite extream and violence, but you will agree on Tom when ever he pull the gun or kill someone in the film. a very good film.
wife fix the side project investment detail for Celine until very last last night, I present the final result to her yesterday, the liability of 2.45 millions NT reduce to 288,000, she's so happy and show her appreication to Wife. at the same time, she told me how carming Chris was, then she realize she is single now. hey, what a good development. I feel good for her.
The Wutain exhizition fund raising is on the way, D. willing to support and sponsoer, but 2 obstacles occure. Bao and Du's the senior, I know I have to solve the issue on behalf of everyone before the project. wife's instinct told her that it maight turn out to be a money game, and the greedy of some people we don't know may bring us to a very bad situration. I will be in PingTong next Monday to probe the issue and see when to move or call it an end.
The first sesion with SES is good, Paul clear a few outstanding issues from our converstaion, the harvest from the session is to picture a good line in their meeting room. which is " A good leader, is like goo Chinese Tea. you have to appreciate it when it's in hot water " what a perfect description about leader.
Ma's coffee is for the coming session in Quishang university, where I am invited to a seminar and to bring one guest to do it together, Ma is a nice guy.
The Ball is rolling
Gratually, I know the ball is rolling, although we didn't know where it heading and we don't know how it going to stop, but this is start up, to start a thing where you only have a gaol but the direction is everywhere; I set the goal for the week, which is " Focus ", this is a state of mind, instead of doing anything and not doing something. now I will recall my memory for what happen thses days.
Goolge - humm, the parent company of blog. hey, I am not on blog. an intersting company considering to grow its business in Taiwan, yes, there a executive recuritor who approch me, I don't know, Goolge is a good company, before it turn bad, there's chance to image what will happen in the very sexy company. I will see Paul tomorrow to find out more.
Vist the Eagle Fly insitition yesterday afternoon, here is my anaysis to professor Chew who establish this NGO
1. Pick the most difficult task is fine, but don't repeat it. for more than a decade, choose The most difficult case in most difficult condition, no one will survive physically and mentally.
2. Use sympathy instead of empathy more, it will get you out of the delimema, you are one of them mentally, but not physically.
3. The completing of Eagle Fly is to solve the problem of their own - prove to the world incapbable is not inferior, but at the same time, it stimulate people in a good condition, to let them pay more repsect to their own life - to solve their own problem also, this is nothing to do about " Set the great model for others "
Dr. Chew asked me to be the manger of those eagles - those who paralize on bed but learning the IT / Internet engineering skill to perform their capability and to exercise the perfect example of " Teleworking ", he asked me to shine on them by doing what I have been done in the world of entertainment. I know their story will move lots of people, and I can feel this is Professor Chew's mission to all it an end. but giving the world the great example of human spirit - I value what he said about " The Superman in the real world ", I touched by what he express about the human nature burst out from those eagles and I can see there no way for him to move forward. but what should we do ?
Group lunch with Han. Song and C. M. it seems the JV with HIMALAYA is on the way, I have not determine what role and step should take, but just wait and see.
Dinner at Fresh ,, the Gang of 4, I am interested to know why " Father Teresa " came out of these girly, however, I know my live code is 1 and 9 and it's 1, the message to to help and service, yes, I am in the professornal service environemnt.
Wenko is a nice perspon who asked me to send him the company file and willing to help me connected with potential client. I must do it quick. Andrew point out a lot of good questions, such as : I should write a 30 pages of " Why choose you ?" before approach any potential parner, especially YPOer, before any NOISE come out of it.
Seeing Humanistic Education Foundation director and learn from her that Hochen did help me and help the Forest School access to broadband, I didn't know it earlier and I thanks Hochen from buttom of my heart; the Sangchung youth base is a great thing to do, helping those learning incabables - most of them are in bad learning with mathmatic and English, David's fundation may play a role in this secotor, and I am willing to connect it together.
Met the Accton people - Meywen a nice lady and hook up with the Cloud Gate Dance Theather, Accton wish to launch the first WIFI skype phone and to exercise Strtegic Philanthropy in between, I came out with a Berling Launch idea and now working on the propal. this is a challenge task , but quiet fun.
Taking Sound to the YPO family event - The Criminal Police Beaure. Sound is very into the session, we learn a lot about kidnapping - yes, 80% of the kidnaping were conducted by the people we know, and less than 20% were random choose target, and they targeted at " who drive good car ", " If the kidnappe is only one man, be very cautious, he may kill the hostgage " and " Ramsno negociation is a must,otherwise, they will do it again.. so. interesting.
Bring the family to the Nanny Mcphee movie at WARNER village, to be honest, if without taking kid to the movie, we may miss a good movie thought. I enjoy it.
Side project close, a very good.
