How to take measured risks and gain more than by playing safe at work and in your personal life. — In a few days, I’m doing my first half marathon. Running didn’t seem useful to me unless something menacing was chasing me. Here I am excitedly training for a 13.1 miles power trot. Why? Because rigidity is the death of innovation and dreams. I’m seeing the scenery differently as I…

How to deal with what you are not aware of in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion In grad school I was one of five women in a macroeconomics course along with over 60 men. The professor wrote on my first written assignment that she was surprised at my excellent performance. I found it interesting that a woman professor would have a bias against another female but…

Why you should care, Asian American History, Current status, and How you can support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — Newly arrived from Hong Kong to study, I had an Asian American “friendship family”, who gave me my first insight about being Asian in America. …

How to make travel simpler, more fun, and relaxing. — Bundled up in warm parkas, scarves, and hats to fend off the blustery, winter ocean storm, we watched as mother slid into the just filled, sloshing swimming pool aboard the cruise ship. This was the first reliable travel tip I learned — in case of seasickness, swim. Thankfully the other tips I’ve learned over the millions of miles of business and personal travel are not as hard to execute. And there are also more convenient ways to deal with motion sickness.

Finding your inner peace while the outside world is in turmoil It hits you as soon as you wake up. The world is in messy disorder and it’s seeping relentlessly into your daily life. Inflation, Supply shortages, War etc., are making you feel anxious and stressed. According to a survey…

How to prioritize and fulfill what’s truly important in your life, especially if you are a woman — You wake before the alarm, turn over and then it hits you — you are already behind on what you have to do. Out of bed you rush to get ready, grab something to eat, gulp down some coffee, and zoom your nerves are already vibrating at hyper speed. At…

How to be an inspiring, powerful, and effective leader by adding heart Bill, CEO of the industry leading company smiled, nodded and said, my people will go through walls for me. He was confident that his team would follow his direction in the upcoming challenges. We were working together to significantly improve the standards for the industry, and there are potentially significant…

7 steps to a well-planned career move Sara decided that it was time to leave her job. After reviewing the pros and cons and talking it over with her family and close friends, it was time to go. The question is, how to find and gracefully transition into a new company that would fit her career and personal needs? Sara has a responsible well paid position; she supervises a team and is hands on designing and creating as well. Two members of her group left already because they too have seen the new top management recruiting and promoting more people from their previous organization and slighting existing employees. …

Should you look for a new job or keep the one you have? Since the new CEO took over a year and a half ago, Sara’s boss and his boss both left for “other opportunities”. They have been replaced by people from the CEO’s previous company. Now Sara’s new boss just told her that there will be an additional reporting layer between him…