Author Archives: Raymond Yung

Reinventing yourself is the fifth lesson that I would like to share. I am always impressed by actors and actresses that are continuously reinventing themselves. They don’t want to play the same role for the rest of their career. These actors and actresses challenge and stretch their own limits to take on different and often […]

About the same time I wrote my blog “Lesson from Hollywood (1)” focusing on the importance of hard work, across the “pond” in Canada, unknowingly, my lovely 15-year old niece Cameron chose a similar topic called “Is There Really Such a Thing as Talent?” for her English class essay. It is excellently written with conviction […]

Many Hollywood celebrities mentioned that they were “at the right place at the right time” to be “discovered” or given the opportunities for a major breakthrough in their careers. “At the right place at the right time” probably does not mean sitting at home and waiting for the phone to ring offering you an Oscar-winning […]

The control of emotion by actors and actresses is something that worth learning. Acting for a large part requires the expression and control of emotion at will (anger, sadness, joy, happiness, contentment and the list goes on). This skill can be very valuable in life as well, for example, anger management and building rapport. Keeping […]

The second lesson after hard work is focus. I happened to know a few actors and actresses (no Hollywood stars yet) and I am always impressed by their high level of concentration when they are focused. Come to think of it, it all makes sense. It takes hours if not days or weeks or months […]

Well, how should I start? The influence of Hollywood is gone far beyond entertainment and fashion regardless of whether you are a fan or not. I think there are some valuable lessons that we can learn from Hollywood and its “inhabitants”. First of all, hard work is essential besides good luck. Acting is not the […]

I have been traveling quite a bit for work lately and transportation delays have become part of my life. Here is my advice on how to deal with it. 1) Keep calm and carry on 2) Acknowledge it is beyond your control 3) No need to find someone to blame 4) Seek alternatives if possible […]

I had an interesting discussion with a friend a few weeks ago on the subject of consensus. One insight came out of the discussion is the relationship between consensus and mediocrity. As the group of participants gets bigger and everyone tries to reach a consensus, then the result will be mediocre. I am not a […]

I was “inactive” on my blog during the past few weeks. Some people speculated that I was “retired” (too nearly?) or too busy with my new job (perhaps?) or exhausted with my stories (if that is possible at all). To make the long story short (instead of the other way around which has been part […]

Recently I have reflected on the appropriate attitude towards people that I am meeting for the first time. It could be a stranger in the elevator, a fellow passenger on the tube or a friend of a friend. There are at least three important elements which I sum up with a acronym PEN. P = […]