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As some of you may have known already, I am close to finishing my qualification as a life coach. A frequent question posed to me is “Why are you interested in coaching?” First of all, it is a natural extension of my passion in personal development. Second, I think everyone can use a coach who […]

Ed Miliband, the ex-leader of the Labour party in the U.K. (His party was defeated last Thursday and he resigned subsequently) reportedly employed coaches to have a total make-over to improve his chance of winning voters. According to the article at the Economist (Issue 02-May-2015) titled “The meaning of Mr. Miliband”, it says “The Labour […]

According to FT Masterclass Personal Training article by Barney Thompson in the FT Weekend Magazine this weekend, the top personal trainer in London Matt Roberts trained clients including David Cameron, Naomi Campbell and Tom Ford, to name a few. Matt adopts a tone (his voice but his body) of 95% encouragement and 5% uncompromising steel. […]

This has been a strong week for my book sales. I sold 4 copies and there are only 20 copies left to reach my target of 300 paid copies. A large discount is being offered for the last 20 copies. I will not put it the exact discount here in writing to avoid the “wrath” of some […]

At the French (conversational) meet-up last night, one participant stood out from the crowd (even outshone me if that was possible at all).   He was very enthusiastic and tried to make the language as interesting as possible for memorization.  For example, the word for “spokesperson” in French is “porte-parole”. “Porter” means to carry and “parole” […]

My weekend experience in Frankfurt reminded me of my 2 nieces’ favorite TV series called Once Upon A Time. The basic plot is the characters in children’s story books came alive in reality. I had a bit of that feeling during my weekend trip (Yes, I am still talking about it). I have heard my German […]

Last weekend I visited a good friend and his family in Frankfurt whom I have known for 15 years since my “golden” days in New York (“golden” not in terms of age but personal development). Despite our different views in the area of personal development, he has supported my book though outright promotion is out […]

During my weekend trip to Frankfurt, I only brought one copy of my book with me for a couple of reasons. One reason is that most of the guests at the party are of an intellectual group armed with doctoral degree in Mathematics. I was not sure they would be interested in my book. However, […]

This weekend I am going to Frankfurt to attend the first holy communion celebration of the son of two good friends of mine. As it is a weekend trip and 99% of the people are German speakers, I am not sure if I should carry some copies of my book there for potentials buyers. My […]

I have been telling people that I am going through a “metamorphosis” to build up a more corporate image in public. As part of this effort, I am in the process of clipping my wings of “eccentricity” which includes no off-the-chart outrageous jokes and comments. It is not to change myself into a completely different […]