做正确的事难，

不做不正确的事也难。

 

 

我要回家了。饿了。

信用卡中了Fraud，十有八九是昨天买160GB的外接硬盘的时候！

居然是Minnesota什么家伙在Best Buy！

 

恶心！

 

一早就开始给American Express打电话，解决方案如下：

American Express invalide 我现有的信用卡，然后重新给我一张。

大家也要小心credit card fraud！！！

 

American Express的印度小伙不错(call center外包，几乎没有和美国人说话的机会了！)。

非常和蔼。我左问右问一堆问题也不嫌烦。

周末说了很多话，

和妈妈的长达两个小时，

和琪也超过一个小时了吧，或者更长？

和娟是面对面的，所以断断续续的更长。

挺值得的！

 

感冒快好没好的样子。

嗓子眼儿里有一块地方痒痒的不行，

恨不得生出一只小手来，

伸到嗓子里面给我挠挠。

 

 

 

我不需要理解每一个人。
很多奇怪的事情我也永远没有办法解释出个说法。
可以作的就是一笑了之。

我感冒了，一开始是嗓子痛。然后慢慢向上移动到头痛。

喝了很多板蓝根，这种传统的中药是我药箱里最大的收藏。

很多人在批判中药，批判中医。说是没有科学依据。

可是我还是非常相信中药的，老爸做的就是中医，

西药和中药让我选的话我还是会选择中药的。

用一些花草树木医病的这个概念本身就很浪漫，

说起科学，谁说科学就是好呢？

 

感冒有些好了。

现在是鼻塞。

 

 

1) http://www.ltdmgmt.com/ Logistic and supply chain management consulting

 

2) Neil Payne

Web Site: http://www.kwintessential.co.uk
E-Mail:     npayne@kwintessential.co.uk

Neil Payne is Director of London based cross cultural consultancy, Kwintessential. After many years travelling and working in the Middle East, Neil successully completed an MA in Near & Middle Eastern studies at SOAS Univeristy, London. With the knowledge and experience gained as a cultural consultant, translator and language teacher he formed Kwintessential, a company providing all three aforementioned services to international companies and organisations.

 

3) http://www.culturosity.com/ 

今天和一个前辈朋友聊了一个小时左右。觉得很有帮助。

这个前辈朋友身上有我没有的那种不害怕和敢于闯的精神。

不光是有，这个前辈朋友还充分运用了他的这种精神。

和这样的前辈谈话很长见识，

你看到的是活生生的样本，

有理论，有实践，有经验，有感触。

和他谈完有一种站在巨人的肩膀上的感觉。

（不是夸大其词，因为不是只有诺贝尔获奖者才是巨人。）

如果一个人的一个建议让你少走很多弯路，

或者这个人给你说通一个道理，

或者这个人给你一个恰当好处的push，给你一点你没有的勇气，

这样就是帮了你很大的忙，

就是让你站在了他的肩膀上。

 

 

 

Suddently I noticed that the list of links on my blogs is getting shorter and shorter.

Gosh...need to explore more friends!

Today's meeting was to discuss the second part of the assessment.

There are few things I have parpared for this meeting.

 

Materials:

Breif Description for SMART Goal

Brief Description for

Information for Leadership styles

 

Discussion Approach:

To use more open ended questions (evaluation: good)

To leave space for K's comment, give her time to think and express (evaluation: good)

To go through thinking process yet do not give solution (evaluation: good)

 

Coaching Process Management

To schedule next step (evaluation:good)

To confirm my responsibilities and K's responsibilities (evaluation:good)

To get feedback from K on process/progress so far (evaluation: ok, could have asked more but better not to have it too long)

 

Overall:

I believe we have accomplished a lot during this meeting. K became very open to share her thoughts with me, even jokes. It is good to spend sometime to form a trusting relationship.

 

 

高兴了一天，今天一大早就开始风雪交加了！

是真正的风雪交加！大风吹着雪花都是横向飞舞的。

高兴的太快了！忘记了michigan冬天的顽固！

 

春天又走近了一小步，今天一早开始下“春雨”。

给我的space换一套颜色，多少带一点初春的味道吧！

听说北京已经很热了呢。

Today K and I had a meeting to evaluation the first part of the assessment.

 

1) The meeting was about an hour. As usual, I would like to keep our meeting short for two reason. One: to not take too much time from K; Two: to give full attention on items we need to discuss. So far I think this approach has been working well

 

2) We discussed the feedback on K's communication and delegation style. I made sure to One: explain the rational of each question, Two: ask K for her perception of feedback, Three: give K my recommendations when I feel K has missed something.

 

3) At this point, I believe that I have formed a pretty good relationship with K. I can tell that she is comfortable talking with me and being open with me.

American Cultural Patterns: A cross-cultural perspective.

This book is a good resource for people who needs to understand American cultural. For instance, presently more and more Chinese firms feels the needs of globalization and consider America as their top destination. In order to work effectively with American co-workers, business associates, and government, Chinese firms need to pay close attention on American Culture.

 

    In case you haven't read one of the hottest-selling books in America, we're here to tell you that you're not living up to your full potential. And you'll never know how much potential you really have until you read Pastor Joel Osteen's tome.
    Or, for the sake of brevity (and a small savings) we could just tell you here.

· Step One: Enlarge Your Vision
    The key here is "your" vision—not God's or anyone else's. Be certain that you stay centered on what "you" desire. As Pastor Osteen reveals, "you" can drive any car you want, even a Lexus (which is what Pastor Osteen drives, thank God!) and you can live in the biggest and best house on the block (like Pastor Osteen) if you just enlarge your vision and dream the biggest dream you possibly can. Of course, you'll also have to dream up new ways to make money, and lots of it, but don't let anyone tell you that making more money is impossible. If you're working at Wal-Mart, get out now and start looking for that job with Donald Trump. Or better yet, become a pastor of a mega-church. That way you'll be certain to have more than one Lexus, just like pastor Joel.

· Step Two: Develop Your Self-Esteem
    Okay, so you've been hearing this bit of advice for years. But this time pastor Osteen really means it! It's one of the seven keys to your full potential. Stop thinking of yourself as a doormat and start demanding your rights now! After all, if you don't believe in yourself, God won't either. And God knows—we all need to be able to think highly of ourselves if we're going to drive the kind of car that would give glory to God. That would be a Lexus, by the way.

· Step Three: Discover the Power of Thought
    Are you thinking any thoughts right now? Good. You're not dead. Let's move on. No need to read this chapter.

· Step Four: Let Go of the Past
    Do you have a past? Then let go of it for crying out loud! Your past is a waste of time. Things that happened in the past are past. Things that have not yet happened are part of your full potential. This is called the future. You should let go of the 1979 Gremlin and plan to buy yourself a 2005 Lexus. With sun roof. Tinted windows. Power locks. DVD player.

· Step Five: Find Strength Through Adversity
    Are you having trouble scraping up enough dough to buy yourself that new Lexus? That's your adversity. Find strength in it. Don't give up on your vision (see chapter one). Hang in there, keep saving, eat more boxes of mac and cheese. Don't' waste your money on frivolous niceties like double-ply toilet paper or toothpaste (have you tried baking soda?). Stay strong and soon that new Lexus will be yours. Pastor Osteen drives a red Lexus, by the way.

· Step Six: Give Back to Others
    We knew there was a Christian book in here somewhere and this is the step that proves it. As pastor Osteen points out, Jesus gave back to others. That's why you should give too. Here's how. Look under the back seat of your Lexus. There's probably some loose change rolling around down there. Put this in the offering plate and church and give thanks to God. Once you've given something to others, move onto to step seven.

· Step Seven: Choose to Be Happy
    Pastor Osteen is always happy. He always begins his sermons with a joke and he always smiles at the camera. He wants you to be happy, too, which is why he wrote his book, so he could share his seven secrets about full potential with you and make you a happier person. If you are happy, this is proof that you are a child of God. God's people are always happy. Happy people drive Lexuses and live in big houses. Happy pastors serve big churches—really big churches—the kind of churches that can renovate old basketball arenas for the glory of God. Aren't you happy to know this? It's the greatest source of your full potential, which is why it's number seven.

 

最近开始了两样事情。

先不具体说出来吧，因为什么东西都没有成形，说也白说。

写在这里是为了给自己提个醒。

因为一不留神，眼前就被日常的重复的事情充满了。

做一些新的事情，有一个新的开头是需要把眼睛从那些熟悉的事情稍稍放开一点点的。

常常提醒自己看得远一点，再远一点！
今天作的事情不仅仅是为了今天，
准备着，时刻准备着。（耳熟，不是吗？）
十年之后的我是什么样子的呢？

A.B.C Time Tips:Merrill Douglass

 

For people who often face multiple tasks, never end to do list or just simply feel always running out of time, A.B.C Time Tips is my recommendation. Personally I have found and impletmented serveral tips into my life from it. The objective of this book is clear, to help you manage your time effectively so you can focus on your real priorities. It is a small book, short paragraphs, plain English, down to the point. Since it lists so many tips that I think I will keep it and cross off the ones that I have implemented so check my progress.

Dave是坐在我旁边位子上的土生土长美国人。

他的那台公司配给的Toshiba最近出了很多故障，因祸得福我们两个上了一活生生的世界经济课。

这台日本品牌的东芝，是中国组装的。

但是如果你打电话询问关于电脑使用技术方面的问题的话，你的电话会被转到东芝在印度的call center。

如果你需要人来帮你修理的话，跑到公司里来给你干活的是受雇于德国公司西门子的维修人员。

如果你对印度的call center的先生小姐或者德国西门子的维修人员有意见，要和负责顾客服务的部门说一个清楚的话，你的电话将被转到土耳其。

为了这个事情，土生土长的美国人Dave和我这个土生土长的中国人笑得肚子痛。