No Fear!

Originally uploaded by ucumari

Dear Mommy,
I have conquered many of my past fears.
In high school, I feared public speaking.
So, I joined the speech team.
Now, I can speak in front of thousands comfortably.
In fact, I did the Robo Cop dance on Reality TV in front of George Foreman.
Fear is a BIG MONSTER.
But if we understand FEAR [...]

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Just Another Broken Brick In The Wall

Originally uploaded by C0r0

Dear Mommy,
My best friends are {Perseverance} + {Persistence}
Randy Pausch from the Last Lecture described it best.
“The brick walls are there to weed out those who don’t want it as bad.”
As an entrepreneur, LIFE can be emotionally draining.
setbacks include
/code errors/failed business plans/ + all the while
/relationship problems/$$ [...]

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NOW

Originally uploaded by Dill Pixels

Dear Mommy,
I have to say I am happier than most of my friends.
There is ONE major reason why.
I learned that “the past is full of regrets, the future is full of anxiety, the present is only thing we can control.”
I regret not spending more time with grandpa.
I regret not traveling abroad [...]

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Lillberg Rocking Chair

Originally uploaded by zuleozu

My best about WORRYquote
“Worry is like a rocking chair–it gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.” – unknown
While in college at UC Berkeley, I worried about getting a job. When I had a job, I worried about being fired.
One day, I realized that worrying is my [...]

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I had dinner with Harriet Shing last week at Garcon, a French Bistro in the Mission district. I had not seen her since we graduated from UC Berkeley.
While most Berkeley graduate took some traditional paths such as being attorneys and tax consultants, Harriet Shing ended up in Shanghai as the brand manager for Trussardi, [...]

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Driving past the cloudy weather this morning, I was on my way to work but life appeared to suddenly halt, just pause.
On Sunset Boulevard, a parade of cars followed each other venturing to a funeral burial.
Instantly, I exclaimed “life is so short!”
Friends, blog readers, we never know when our last heart [...]

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What I learned today.
Life passes us by. Last time I looked at the clock, it was 7:30.

Good decisions I made.
I went to Trader Joe’s and ate Turkey Cranberry Stuffing sandwich.
The nutty notes from stuff and tang fro cranberry made me smile.
Mistakes I made.
Today, surprisingly none.
Something I did good today.
I spoke to Bob [...]

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