Friday, August 25, 2006

A Further Version!

Hi,

A further version of my previous posting:

Things being well-done, but not necessarily having the targetted result!

Having the targetted result, but you not necessarily be succeed!

Being succeed, but you not necessarily be happy!

(Originated by Iris, edited by Keith)

Keith

Simple, but not Easy!

Hi,

One of our friends(Iris Yung) inspired me today. The inspiration gives me an insight.

Things can be simple, but not necessarily be easy!
Things can be easy, but not necessarily be done!
Things being done, but not necessarily being well-done!

Keith

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Learning from Life #76 - #80

Hi,

Here is another part of our Learning from Life Series:

76. Give what others want, but not what you think they want!

77. One needs to take care of his/her body. "It" can't do it by "itself".

78. One can't do his/her best when he/she is tired!

79. Main point can be not the critical point!

80. Creativity comes from the child within.

Keith

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Graduation of NLP Practitioner in Zhong Shan (中山)

Hi,

I returned from Zhong Shan the day before yesterday.

Last weekend was the last module of NLP Practitioner Training, my first NLP Practitioner Program in Zhong Shan (中山) and in Mainland China.

It is only a very small class, but it is a great class.

Congratuation to all of our 7 graduates, 王蔚青、黃志強、黎德緣、方尉明、陳瑞霞、劉魯平、麥梅. Thanks again for your support in the past months. All of them are really smart people. I learned from them as much, or even more than they learned from me!

The best experience with them is that they all asked smart questions. This makes the class very interactive. Their smart questions forced me to think and deliver more.

Lesson Learned: Smart questions are more important than smart answers!

Keith

P.S. The same principle applies to Coaching. We ask good questions and expect our coachees giving great answers!

Systemic Leadership Seminar

Hi,

As mentioned in my previous post, I did the Systemic Leadership Seminar last Saturday. We had around four hundred something people participating the event.

If you missed this event, don't worry, I plan to do it again in the near future. Why? Because I don't think I was doing very good this time.

I regret a bit that I was trying to present something too complex in too short the time. Result: Participants might not be able to grasp the major ideas!

Lesson Learned: Less is sometimes "More"!

When I do it again, I will simplify the ideas. Don't worry again. You will not get less. Remember, less is sometimes more!

Keith

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Systemic Thinking: Systemic Blindness

Hi,

Answer the following questions, honestly:

1. Do you always find yourself having not enough time?

2. Do you always not know how to do something?

3. Do you always not know the reasons why doing something, but you still do it?

4. Do you always feel worry?

5. Do you always repeat doing the same things days after days?

If "yes" to the above questions (some or all), you might be suffering from the "Systemic Blindness". You are missing something important because you can't see the bigger system.

Solution: Seeing More!!!

This is the topic I am going to cover this afternoon in a new free seminar, Systemic Leadership.

Tell you more after today!

Keith

Play and Growing Old!?

Hi,

I saw a great quote from a toy shop recently:

"We do not stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing!"


It's true!

Never stop playing. Never loss your playful sense!

Keep on playing!

Keith

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Personal Development: Happiness = Success?!

Hi,

一句有關成功快樂的名句,很藉得回味:

Success is not the key to happiness.
成功不能令你快樂,
Happiness is the key to success.
快樂卻能令你成功;
If you love what you are doing,
如果你在做你愛做的事,
you will be successful.
你必能成功。

Albert Schweitzer


Keith
Explore, Exceed & Excel

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Personal Development: Success = Happiness?!

Hi,

Thanks a lots for all the comments about my last posting on "Success = Happiness?".

Most of you disagrees. I disagree too.

My opinion:

Success = Getting what you think you want. (i.e. it could be your goals, if you have)

If it is what you really want, you will be happy. But what you do might not something you really want!

If what you want is money. Earning money can make you happy. But if you just want what money can bring you, e.g. stability, earning lots of money can't make you happy. You will be happy until you turn the money into stability, like savings in bank. Spending the money will make you even more unhappy. It reduces what you really want - stability!

There is a 2-Steps Process to make your Success = Happiness. Share with you in my next posting.

Keith
Explore, Exceed & Excel

Updated: Aug 15 2008

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Success = Happiness?

Hi,

Success = Happiness, is it?

What do you think?

Keith