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Fun: Hoping Something Never Ends
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun at what they are doing” Dale Carnegie When something is fun, we hope it never ends. We don’t check the clock hoping it will be over. The obstacles is to find fun in our lives. Living in Hong Kong, I get caught up in a stressful goal oriented [...]
Secrets of Success from Will Smith: Hard work and willing to die for something you believe
Will Smith is a legend. He has been in countless Hollywood blockbuster hits yet he attributes his success to working hard. While may actors and actresses have one hit wonders, Will Smith continues to surprise his audience with countless roles. Will Smith is a great actor because he has such broad range from playing comedic [...]
Churchill Quotes: Never Give In
”Success is going from failure to failure without any loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill Often times, it is so easy to give up. Doubt comes into our mind and we are paralyzed and we end up not taking another stab or swing. We build up this defense mechanism of not wanting to try and [...]
What Drives Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao is super successful. But behind his success, Pacquiao is known for his hard work. He is relentless and a true champion. While some people become complacent after their success, Pacquiao keeps going full speed. “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work.”
Failure is your best teacher: 7 Products that Steve Jobs Failed
We all pass failure on the way to success. Silicon Valley known to produce successful entrepreneurs has an environment in which it is OK to fail. Fail, but fail fast. Failure is your best teacher. Fail, pivot, and keep going. It is not how many times you fall, but how many times you get up. [...]
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish Steve Jobs Remix Video
“Stay hungry, Stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs Although this quote is short, it is a very powerful one. Stay hungry means that we should never be complacent, never be satisfied with mediocrity. We need to be hungry and thirst to provide value for our customers. Stay hungry can also be applied to our personal lives. [...]
40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes
Great speeches can motivates us + change our thinking instantly. Great speeches relate to the audience and simply include a CALL to ACTION. Free Weather Widget {Rayfil.com :: blog promoting self development + meaning of life}
Never GIve Up: people who failed to then succeeded
We give up too early. “We all pass the sign labeled FAILURE before we arrive at {SUCCESS + VICTORY} ” – Rayfil Wong Free Weather Widget {Rayfil.com :: blog promoting self development + meaning of life}
How Bad Do You Want It? { Passion }
“Adversity does not build character; it reveals it.” “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard”
Recent Awkward Photo Sighting
Voted #1 Awkward Photo of the Year {found this photo in a magazine for parents}
Off Days
Dear mommy, Today I met up with an aspiring entrepreneur from UC Berkeley. He is only 25 years old and he is full of optimism. Often times, simply being optimistic can take us very far. People simply want to be around optimistic people. We want to share friends with optimistic people. simple being optimistic pays [...]
Rayfil Wong: Gourmet Burger Union Eating Contest Hong Kong Central
Dear mommy, This Friday I had so much fun competing in the Gourmet Burger Union Kick Ass burger eating challenge. I participated in my 1st competitive eating contest. I did well eating 5 gras fed burgers in 10 minutes. I won 3rd place. The 1st place place winner ate 6 burgers. Those who never tried [...]
Optimism
”The optimist is just as often wrong as the pessimist, but is far happier.” Dear mommy, I hate the rain. But when it rains, I am happy. Thankful since the rain cools the ground. But more importantly, the rain makes me appreciate the sun when it comes out.
The definition of a true Friend
“A friend is someone who helps you when you are down and if they can’t, they lay beside you and listen.” Unknown Good friends are hard to come by. Find them, and honor them.
3 Evils for Entrepreneurs
Dear mommy, Today a few aspiring entrepreneurs spoke to me after a tech meeting. I noticed one person that thought about starting a company but had evident doubt and focused on fear and risk. He spoke about the alarming statistics such as 9 out of 10 people fail. Just by his mannerisms, I can tell [...]
Falling
Dear mommy, as an entrepreneur, I fail. poor decisions, trusting the wrong people, but it is not how many times I fall but how many times I get up, so I’m scrappy. I keep getting up. surely, I am tired + drained, but this journey has made me very confident and has taught me that [...]
Power of Discussion
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Dear mommy, I have been very observant in Hong Kong. @ church @ street basketball @ bars @ office @ subway … I have bene listening to discussions. It is so true, the quote above. Small minds, they gather around for vicious gossip. [...]
Cracking the Life Code: Failure can be your best friend
Dear Mommy, Tonight I was blessed. For Start Ups Hong Kong, we had UC Berkeley graduate Patrick Lee who was one of the founders of Rotten Tomatoes as a guest speaker. Instead of preaching, Patrick Lee used story telling to engaged the audience. Each chapter of his entrepreneur life included an emotional roller coaster ride. [...]
[Korea's Got Talent] tvN 코리아 갓 탤런트 Ep.1 Sung-bong Choi
Dear mommy, Sung-Bong Choi rocks. He has been through so many hurdles, so I am glad his big break is finally here. Often times in life, we give up way too early. When in fact, just a few decisions aways, just a few more misdirection, success is upon us. “Winning is not everything, but the [...]
Rayfil.com now on Alltop
Dear mommy, Rayfil.com is now listed on Alltop.com, created by Guy Kawasaki. Honestly, don’t know where my blog will take people but perhaps it serves to give a few dashes of motivation or wisdom. Caffeine for the brain.
You Can Only Give What You Have
Dear Mommy, I love this quote “ Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. ” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Truly, we can not give what we don’t have. We must simply love ourselves enough to develop these solid and welcoming characters before expecting our boss, life [...]
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{ Rayfil Wong | self development :: linbowing }
- New Sensation. Linbowing, not Tebowing.Jeremy Lin has been on fire. I noticed the other night Jeremy Lin bowing to Carmelo Anthony as a sign of celebration. Could this be a new sensation? No more Tebowing, Linbowing time. You heard it first here at rayfil.com, I am coining the term “Linbowing” A few years ago, I saw Jeremy Lin play […]
- Humans are Awesome, Training RequiredLimits are truly self imposed. Practice married with dedication and focus = amazing […]
