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Always Stay Calm: Have Thick Skin
Dear mommy, Yesterday, this girl I know started yelling at me because she has anger issues. Often times, we get easily get mad. Growing up as a competitive basketball player, I would be mad driving on my way home. I would have a head full of steam. Angry at myself for not playing up to [...]
Definition of Fun
Dear mommy, Last Sunday, I had so much fun. One of our Hong Kong dogeball mate Fabien Cassisa organized a junk boat trip. (big boat) + (50 people) + (house music dj) + (banana boat) + (wake boarding) + (bbq) = FUN Often times, FUN is hard to describe but I have a pretty good [...]
Be Remarkable, no room for Mediocre
Dear mommy, Seth Godin is a ROCKSTAR communicator + marketing GURU. His business philosophy is true. Mediocre = loser. Everyday, there are countless { brands/bands/companies/widgets } created. So it starts with being remarkable. Remarkable = something worth talking about Amazon has great customer service. I can refund an Ebook up to a few days. Customer [...]
How to deal with hater players: Andrew Ly Sugar Bowl Bakery Has the best TIP
“Many things during your journey toward your goals must be ignored. If you have time to care about them, your goal is one step further. Keep your eyes on the prize and stay focus. Stay with people who have the common goal!” – Andrew Ly of Sugar Bowl Bakery Dear mommy, Last night I worked [...]
Dodgeball Fun in Hong Kong
Dear Mommy, Work hard, play hard. Recently, I have been playing on Incrediballs, my dodgeball team in Hong Kong. Just to 2:40 to take a look at my between the legs catch. Cheers
Control, knowing what we can and cannot control
” Worrying is like being on a rocking chair, there is movement but you’re not going anywhere ” – Rayfil Wong Dear mommy, the update is that due to a corrupt file, I lost all my contacts and some pictures from my iphone. If this happend eight years ago, I would be really pissed off. [...]
Hurdles are Temporary
Dear mommy, Around 10pm today, my iphone crashed. I lost my photos and all my contacts. Up at 2am, I am still trying to recover my data. Honestly, few things are worse that tech and car problems. But over the years, I have learned that in these situations, I benefit more by being unemotional but [...]
the Rain: weeding out lazy butts
Dear Mommy, Today in Hong Kong, it rained. Actually, it poured. Growing up in San Francisco, I hated the rain for many reasons. I was denied the chance to play basketball. The rain also simply made me lazy. But after college and gaining some wisdom, I loved the rain. The rain weeds out lazy butts. [...]
Our Last Days
Dear Mommy, Recently, this idiot Christian minister predicted Rapture. The end days. The truth is we don’t know when our last day will come. Tonight, I had dinner with a friend. She grew up in Poland and lives in Paris. She shared the story that when she was 27, she discovered she had thyroid cancer. [...]
We Are All Marketers
Dear mommy, A friend who is an aspiring artist asked me for marketing advice. He has talent as a singer and performer. But I remind most people that stars like Britney Spears are not pure musicians, instead she is very good MUSIC BUSINESS WOMAN. Marketing comes into play. Especially for aspiring artists, they must understand [...]
Secret to closing the deal: Understanding the Buying committee
Rayfil K Wong Sunday 22nd, 2011 Wan Chai, Hong Kong Dear mommy, 80% of the time, we fail to reach a sale or a goal because we forget to talk to the buying committee. Buying committee = decision maker Personal example is when a co-worker asked me for advice this week. Johnny teaches swimming and [...]
Secret to Keep Passion Burning in Entrepreneur Hood
Rayfil K Wong 1:39 AM Wan Chai Hong Kong Thursday 19th, 2011 Dear Mommy, I am getting burned out from life. The toils that come with entrepreneur hood. No monthly income, lack of appreciation, and a seemingly lonely world. Just when I was about to lay on the floor, grasp for air, a life lesson [...]
Best Cure for bad day: make sure your beliefs over power your feelings
Rayfil K Wong Tuesday 2:48pm @ Wan Chai Hong Kong Dear mommy, Recently, I have had some bumps in the road. Thousands of dollars lost in the stock market and just plenty of things that did not go according to plan. But I did not let my feelings get the best of me. My beliefs [...]
Fail Your Way to Success: Abe LIncoln Did
“Abraham Lincoln lost eight elections, failed twice in business and suffered a nervous breakdown before he became the president of the United States.” – Wall Street Journal We often focus on the success of others yet forget about the trials, failures, lonely days, and countless times of rejection.
Grandma’s Got Talent, Grandma Does Michael Dance in China…”Berry Happy!”
65 Year Old Grandma Rocks it. Michael Jackson Chinese Grandma dances better than 90% of the girls I know in China featured on China’s Got Talent. Inspiring to see 65 year old woman rock the house. She out performs all the past Asian reality TV stars especially William Hung.
Be Enthusiastic, but not Annoying: OMG Fast Stacking Cups
Rayfil K Wong Wan, Chai Hong Kong Tues 9:23 The video became a viral hit simply because the girl is doing two amazing things. Stacking cups really fast + also having a joyful reaction. So what are we excited about? Life is short. Yet, life is amazing when we find something we can be so [...]
Best Weapon to Succeed: Death
May 10th, 2011 1:51 PM @ Hong Kong Dear Mommy, I am exhausted just from the challenges of being an entrepreneur. Web developers that don’t finish their jobs and losing money on investments. But a quote from Steve Jobs refreshes my life. “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool that I’ve [...]
How to Be Remarkable: be your own Viral Channel
Monday June 9th, 2011 6:17pm Dear Mommy, Happy Mother’s day. I learned something I want to share with you. Remarkable = something worth talking about Remarkable person = someone worth talking about Being remarkable means … businesses will come to you … people can’t get enough of you … people love knowing you … people [...]
The Proper Perspective on Risk
Risk = dashing into the future with hope Many perceive risk as a negative thing. To me, risk = opportunity. Risk also is acts as a barrier of entry. Wards out those who are all talk and NO action. Currently, I invested in some high risk yet volatile stocks. Seeing the stock plumet and losing [...]
Take the Stairs, Skip the Elevator
There are two types of people, in terms of how they approach opportunity. “A” They wait on the ground floor for the elevator, twirling their thumbs till the door opens to get to the 5th floor. or “B” They walk up the stairs + dash to the fifth floor. It may be grueling, hard, exhausting, [...]
Make Lemonade from a lemon + much more
Imagine holding a vibrant yellow lemon. I asked a kid one day who wanted to learn about business. ” What can you do with a lemon ? ” I asked. He simply said, ” make lemonade. ” In reality, 95 % of the world would simply answer that. If you look deeper, a lemon has [...]
Be A General, Not a Soldier
As a founder of a startup, people often assume that I am a programmer. I tell them I am similar to Steve Jobs, just a good marketer. Well at least I hope to think so. The key in being an awesome entrepreneur is to be a general, not a soldier. The general is in charge [...]
Guard your Time = Most important asset
Chris = 80 year old multi million Pat = 21 year old college kid Pat goes to Chris, “I would do anything to be you Chris. You have millions of dollar, a Porsche, a mansion with an infinity pool.” Chris looks at Pat, “I would do anything to be you Pat. I would trade my [...]
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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 […]
