This book is an inspirational book about how to get things done by well known author, Brian Tracy. The full title is Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time.

It has a less than palatable title, but it totally agrees with the basic premise of the book, which is that Eating a frog is a metaphor that Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a joke that is actually food for thought.

The pig complained to the cow saying, ” I know you give milk, leather, and beef, but I give pork, pigskin, and even my bristles are used for brushes. Why are you loved so much more?”

” Maybe, ” the cow said sweetly, ” its because I give while I’m still alive.”

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Now that you’ve made it to the top, what’s the best thing about it?” Asked Read the rest of this entry »

There are many many variations on understanding what kind of person or manager you are. I was looking at some sites, and came across this. I modified and added to this a little. Its a fun way to understand yourself.

-Some people do not want to participate in life, but just content to watch while others do the work. They are the Spectators.

-Some people never do anything to help, but just want to find fault, and talk about things. They are the Commentators.

-Some people are looking Read the rest of this entry »

There are two schools to managing a business. One school espouses the establishment of clear business processes so that your business will be ‘predictable.’ This is embodied by for instance, the way McDonalds do the business. Whether you are in New York, Beijing, or Hong Kong, you expect the same efficiency, quality, and Read the rest of this entry »

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn’t. - Lyall Watson

Get Real. If all it takes is an angry stranger to ruin your day, what are you going to do if something really serious happens? Why give someone else control of your life like that?” - Jeffrey Gitomer

Inside yourself or outside, you never have to change what you see, only the way you see it. — Thaddeus Golas

The result is not the point. It is the effort to improve ourselves that is Read the rest of this entry »

A kid swallowed a coin and it got stuck in his throat. His mother yelled for help. A man passing by hit him in the small of the back, and the coin came out.

” I don’t know how to thank you , Doctor…, ” his mother started.

“I’m not a doctor,” the man replied, ” I’m a tax collector of the revenue service.”

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An economist is an expert Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is the former prime minister of Malaysia ( PM from 1981 to 2003) . He is credited with turning the Malaysian economy from a backwater in the 60s to one of the top emerging tiger economies by 2000, and making Malaysia to be the 17th top trading nation in the world. He is acknowledged to be a spokesman for the New Asia and many times for Developing Countries. He is also known to be controversial at times, and while at times speak for globalization, does not hesitate to hit out on rich countries, or rich capitalists like George Soros if he believes that they are not doing the proper thing for Malaysia.

He is known to be supportive of big business, but also is known to frown Read the rest of this entry »

I just saw an ad which says, ” at Samsung, we realize that to succeed in business, we must also succeed in life.”

Yes, we realized that too, and that has been the theme of Bizdrivenlife the last 16 months!

Asiaweek Chinese Edition ( Yazhou Zoukan) just came out with an article that there are now well over 10 million bloggers in China, as well as over a hundred millions surfers.

To my Chinese friends, I started to translate some of my articles into Chinese and post it here. More coming!

/* This is an anecdote I liked to illustrate that it makes a difference how you communicate bad news */

A large two engine train was crossing America. After they had gone some distance one of the engines broke down. “No problem,” the engineer thought, and carried on at half-power.

Further on down the line, the other engine broke down, and the train came to a standstill. The engineer decided he should inform the passengers about why the train had stopped, and made the following announcement:

“Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that this is a train and not a plane.”