DUI Aug with R

DUI#101 : inflight movies
The Things : watching movies via different screens offers varies experience . Netflix via iPhone & iPad ; TV for HBO movies , go to cinema enjoy black box experience and killing time on the flights to somewhere . Incidentally , I spot good European & Asian films which is not commercial release in Taiwan.
The Why : I take movies as a combine senses of experience and knowledge , especially for " biography " & " base on true story " category , I am very into what director lead me to and explore , reconnect with my own experiences , through the eyes of camera / directors , I peep the life and pick the brain or resonate the emotions , I even go to second run theaters for films I didn't watch on the first screening . Watching movies on the plane turn to a habit for years , and I always finish what I choose even through I can switch on my remote controller . On the trip back to Taipei , I watch a Korean detective / court scenes movies I translate direct from its Chinese translation " the violent prosecutor "
Take Away :
1. Court is a metaphor of justice to human beings but often mistaken when many wrong doing occurs by law enforcement people
2. We enjoy the insignificant trivial turn to big shot and it inject the " fairness " emotions to us.
3. Contract role stimulate our pulse and we kind of love the " blood on the screen " but when it transfer to real world , it's so hard to handle .
F & E : real world vs imaginary world - escape and experiencing .

DUI#102: Sound complete his one month summer part time today

The Things : early Aug. simply for pleasing her mother , Sound find a summer part time job at goose noodle shop , without given any thought , he agreed on 100 NT / hour , working time 10:00-22:00 , Monday off terms and begin his hero's journey , he cried at the first night , at the first week and give me a chance to share my summer part time experience , and how environment influence people . After one week of working , he developed his resilience , his patience and commitment to finish what he starts . Every night , he return home around 10:30 pm , sweat and smile to us - I can feel in his eyes : I did it again . Today , he complete the one month summer job , not for make his partner proud , but to prove he gain the experience , learn the hard way and now he return to his real world and transform himself a better university student.

The Why : it's a lesson for our family : how to design a meaningful summer for Sound and having him earn his tuition is the objective from his mother ; how to dive deep in a real world , roll up sleeve , to know people differ from him is my agenda . And collectively we talk about what happens after his work become the bed time story . The trial is tough , the experience money can't buy and the family intimacy top our summer .

Take Away:
1. Our of everybody's comfort zone , everyone growth.
2. See a grown up Sound , see the rough diamond polishing .
3. More strengthen my believe " Peer " is where you connect / mutual influence / grow . Sound demonstrate my believe .
4. Something people need push to ignite his potential.
F & E : Happy ; Deep thinking ;

DUI#103 : 2nd Talents Fly campaign application closing day.
The Things : 2nd year for Talents Fly event , we team up with Sky Wu (伍思凱) with the theme ( Dream Sky ) and design a 2 days music camp for finalist . Event day from Sep.2-3 and kick off the application in mid June .

The Why : we announce the deadline for application is Aug. 1st , but in mid-July total applicant is 6 only , I am so worried about the charity event will abundant due to insufficient applicants . To our surprise , all the participate tend to submit their best products . On the last day of application we end up received 110 applicant . And to select 6 from 110 as finalist is not easy , at the same time if we in fete applicant , our budget will burst out , I don't want to see donors suspicious on how we use their money ... So it's a good trouble to have.

Take Away:
1. There are many young talent strive to share their musical talent to the world but lack of resource and opportunity .
2. To measure " good " is not easy , without a positive loop , your are throwing net instead of seeding plant .
3. Foundation fund raising is tiring . Sustainable development require strategy and implementation .
4. Exciting to stretch after Steve Vai kick off Talents Fly campaign last year .
F & E : rewarded ; positive and tiring .

DUI#104: light talk with father
The Things : drove down to 斗六 and visit father at his mountain house .

The Why : father live alone at 斗六 for at least 3 decades , he return Taipei once in a month , not before his left leg turn to numb and consider a spine surgery , we found out there's a woman took care of him for many years , even mom and my father separate for decades but I didn't aware my true feeling when this secret disclose by my wife and I saw this woman in front of me few months ago . At the age of 94 , what can you blame ? 2 months before , he insist to take a neck tumor remove surgery , I stop the operation one day before as Doctor told me the unsuccessful rate ( die on surgery or become stroke ; paralyzed and viggie ) is 20%. He cancel the surgery , return to 斗六 and the woman also left him. This is my first visit for a 2 months window ... He looks weak , and tell me he would prefer die peacefully here or move back to Taipei if he can't really walk .. 5 dogs in the house with him , a day care hired prepare 2 meals for him and he can't sleep well ..

Take Away :
1. I finish watching a documentary about country singer Glenn Campbell who develop Alzheimer but finish his " last tour - a 151 shows around the American " - it keep me thinking remember or forget ? Which way bring you better ending of life ?
2. In the end , only family take care of family : when and where you die is not important , what important to you is who is with you by your dyeing bad.
3. Learning and prepare to die is to live well - live every moment .
F & E : vulnerable ; fragile ; love what I have .

DUI#105 connecting coachee.
The Things : one client - an entrepreneur nature client , fails to stick on scheduled coaching time , we tried many times and it seems the " missing connection " develop to a fragile status . Ultimately, we managed to schedule a tele-coaching early in the morning , and the intimacy bring back after the session.

The Why : the client develop business with intuition , never train and not with academic credentials , to set goals , follow schedule or stick to fix appointment seems like an impossible goal to achieve , it give me a hard time for the last 2 months as the client traveling intensively , jet leg and difference time zone worsen the schedule coaching program , missing connection crease a gap for follow up , today , we reach out each other and the client agree to try the DU for 21 days - not in written but voice recording reflection of the day.

Take Away :
1. coaching is tango , one going 2 steps forward and 1 step backward , as dancing partner , you need to understand the behavior pattern of your partners and almost check if you both dancing on the same tune.
2. Find the communication method with someone take time , you don't give up .
3. To facilitation a conversion , you lead and dive , gradually the person you invited will chip in with no pressure .
4. There's no SOP in coaching , process and emotion change at every moment .
F & E : happy ; less anxiety .

DUI#106 太平山or 武陵農場
The Things : plan a day trip with family today and we decide go to Yi Lan 太平山. but end up stay over night in 武陵農場。

The Why : Meiling drove alone 台7 線 , when reach the three forks in the road . Meiling told me , we been to 太平山 so many times , why not take a less travel road and turn right to 梨山 / 武陵農場 direction , we never been here and have no knowledge how it woo end up . When arrive at the gate of Wu Ling National Park , pay the admission fees we inquiries for rooms - Sound is so excited about a non in the plan stay over night , luckily a 4 beds room available and we decided to stay at a 22 c degree summer hide away . We spend the whole afternoon explore national park and amaze by such a beautiful land - the high light is touring to the camping zone and play with Wild Taiwan Monkey ( 台灣彌猴）.
Take Away :
1. Go the routine , you can't see the world beyond your imagination .
2. Take some risk - don't play by the book - you enjoy the moment in time.
3. A now surprise give all the family member wonderful experience as no one set any expectation today and every new finding on the road is surprise .
4. You take action in Now mindset bring you more excitement , Meiling and I know if we plan for this trip , it might take year and maybe cancel in the last minutes .
5. Expose to the beauty of central high land : feel like out of the world .
F & E : earn an unexpected day ; Natural Hug.

DUI#107 Hiking Morning at 桃山瀑布
The Things : make an appointment with Meiling in order to capture the essence of high mountain air and shower under forest phytoncid , we plan hiking to pearl mountain waterfall 6:00 am.

The Why : never take a 3 hours hiking uphill for decade , this is another unexpected trial for both Meiling and me . I woke before the alarm ring and we took the mountain trail up to the pearl mountain waterfall . We are the 2nd earliest mountaineer according to the number one group . On the 8.6 kilometers total hiking , we saw many high mount trees , rare birds and deep breath with the most fresh air in Taiwan. On our way down , we meet with other people and each one greeting " good morning " - this is a stereo type but a good one " people who wake up early in the morning and climb mountain should be nice guy " Natural is nature - no cars , co building and no busy people on the streets , Meiling am I knew it will take years before we come back for another hiking - so it make both our day a day to remembers ( ps : sound didn't join us - he slept like a baby )

Take Away :
1. If you have no idea how hard or how far , you will try yourself the first time to see the result .
2. I was stop to use my iPhone music as Meiling advise me : this is the nature song ? Why not enjoy it ?
3. Mountaineering let you think bigger . You respect the nature more .
4. Listening to sound of waterfall is a natural hearing - peace and harmony

F & E : reconnect to nature , feel the power of hiking long hours , happy

DUI#108: rolling paper - documentary
The Things : Sunday leisure , watch a documentary from Netflix with title " Rolling Paper " : talking about Colorado Denver Post taking the opportunity on 2014.1.1 - the day state of Colorado making recreation marijuana legalize , and create a " Weed Section " cover the developing story from day one.

The Why : as a rock fan and been in entertainment biz , I know many who take the weed but I never experience it before , by watching this new development and leaning every April in Denver City , there is a Cannabis Cup and gathering hundreds of thousand people for the Weed Campaign , my curiosity lead me to watch this interesting documentary.

Take Away:
1. Mobile device together with streaming video service and always on network , life / work melting .
2. Get High by aids of supplement always get me curious . The government policy toward legalize marijuana is iceberg to many grey area in current world.
3. Media is expert on picking hot topic and capitalize it - Weed surface from underground give an angel for paper news to turn around .
F & E : experiencing via media , curious

DUI#109 Insurance Policy consolidation
The Things : meet with my insurance agent who assist me on all my family insurance policy since 1990 .
The Why : from 2017 onward , my first life insurance policy will be matured and entitle to collect " living bonus " 380.000 NT every year , compare to labor insurance , the average is 150.000 NT annually , invite my insurance agent go over all polices I enter before . It seems take earlier action in insurance is a protection and reservation to your future life - as a conservative wealth manager ( or put it more moron : never aggressively manage my wealth ) I feel more safe when understand what I did 25 years ago really paid off now . What surprise me is my agent told me I am the 5% client who follow the principal of insurance but never aggressively leverage my wealth , and I was told the 95% smarter people suffering in every financial crisis .
Take Away :
1. Slow is Fast ; Fast might be slow too .
2. If you have little knowledge about something , you will be less suffered by the thing.
3. Self - protection is essential , insurance is not a metaphor. Ultimately , you bet on yourself.
4. A good insurance agent see the cycle of life and participate on your life .
5. Insurance firm in Taiwan might facing serious cash pay back loop as many of " Case Roger " ( baby boomer ) mature in next few years .
F & E : lighten and less worries . Feeling like doing more good.

DUI#110: The Exit Plan
The Things : in coaching session , coachee ask if consider all the options , should " exit plan " be in the strategic map ? It recall my professional days in So-net , when launch the ADSL broadband access service , a wrong marketing strategy lead to a non performing subscription for 3 months , my worried arose and send " exit and termination proposal " to chairman of So-net HQ in Tokyo . As professional , you deal things in transactions and leave " exit " a back door ; as an owner , you don't have the right to be pessimistic and never include " exit plan " in your mindset .

The Why : transform myself from professional to coach , my paradigm shift is to think in others shoes . Aside from industry , I can take bird-eye view to the shifting of industry . Self-employment and response for 2 headcount give me much more freedom to adapt change . Professional often constrain with budget , numbers and competition , how to awake the giant inside and connect with what they love is a question for every organization .
Take Away :
1. What you measure is what you got , lead & manger defined a Great & Good.
2. Awake your inner child at the right time is to give birth a new life .
3. It's difficult to align owner and professional's interest ; to build the consensus is critical .
F & E : how my experience can support more people ?

DUI#111: organic management or system development
The Things: 5 minutes brief with A-Zone VP about how the line of reporting can support the growth of the Huailien Culture and Creative Park.

The Why : to assist coachee's business stabilization , take the consulting role few months ago . Not been include in the reporting and discussion loop , I can't really grand any support promptly . In every organization dot and solid line reporting parallel , leader should aware not the commend and control line at the organizational chart make things happen .

Take Away :
1. Hands on is not an adjective but a verb . Leader inspire others but something you have to act as well.
2. No P & L responsibility can't really drive an for profit organization .
3. To help someone don't means to take away his responsibility and do it for them yourself.
4. If no one report to you , don't feel your value dilute .
F & E : Deep Thinking

DUI#111: Hanoi on the road
The things : join a coachee's business survey trip to Vietnam begin with Hanoi today , when touch the land we conduct a non stop land / property survey , finish dinner and check in hotel at Hai Fong city just now.

The Why : even though some Taiwanese business / industry suffer from investing in Vietnam , Vietnam is like a Virgin land for adventurer - people recognize the land in Vietnam the same development model 20 years ago in China - a second largest sports shoes maker in the world considering transfer its business from OEM / manufacturing to real estate and service industry and inviting my client come for the survey , I am join the delegation and to connect my YPO Vietnam resource to them as well.

Take Away :
1. See the first generation tycoon share his experience about how to deal with communist bureaucracy is an eye open session : from China to Vietnam.
2. 2nd generation team with founder ( father ) jointly consider how the business transfer can be - I see the heritage and legacy from 2 generation .
3. Haven't been to Hanoi for decades , now a city with 12 millions people and younger generation build their dream in the war land before .
4. You connect people either from the place you were born , the school you both went , the industry figures familiar with , hobby or interest and mutual friends in business circle .
5. Bring your conversion counter partner in the close loop create chance to go deeper .
F & E : Taiwanese stranger in Hanoi .

DUI#115 : breakfast talk
The Things : take the breakfast opportunity before flying back conduct my coaching session and wrap up what we jointly experienced for the last 4 days
The Why : traveling days with coachee , you performing varies roles in between : a traveling campaign , a local network liaison , a consultants and coach when request . At the wrap up breakfast and in an one on one session , we go over some strategic viewpoint and rationales why and what the trip benefit us and how it can integrate with corporate strategy ; what we have , what can be engage and what should be enhanced .
Take Away :
1. Foreign and local information balance pave a more clear picture to the market .
2. Surround by tier one people and feed with upside only news will bias your decision making ability .
3. In developing country such as Vietnam , geopolitical environment play a vital role in making or breaking foreign investors , marking friend is the prerequisite to any business initiatives .
4. Alignment with your own strength . Investing might not be the muscle when address foreign market : management expertise and rich industry experience matter .
F & E : happy home ; Birdseye view purity your thought . A good coaching session pay off .

DUI#116: movie day
The Things : schedule afternoon go to movies at 「真善美戲院」with Meiling and watch 2 Independant release " Correspondence " & " Neerja " for the afternoon .

The Why : returning from oversea trip , I will make time with Meiling for outside activity . Go to movies is the primary activity w6e do - and often we choose art / indie film as a connection media and share our interpretation / feelings after the movie . Today , I chose one British Love story and one Indian Hero story and we really enjoy both films.

Take Away :
1. The ritual is : buy ticket and choose seats we favor, focus on the screen in the big black box but holding Meiling's hand always . It's a great couple connection .
2. Message from art film give me more inspiration - something I use the line and visual to support my workshop .
3. Crowd in 西門町 always a good place to observe young trend , your heart keep young as well.
4. A good 5 hours time spend with Meiling and she capture window to share what happened at home when I am away.
F & E : between real world and movie world ; connect inside family and outside Taipei city . An out of world relaxation .

DUI#117 : role and responsibility
The Things : as a coach , a bystander , a question raiser and a change monitor , you have a clear role but leaving the responsibility to your coachee ; a consultant : your client expect some solution and hoping for delivery as well - my coaching history with one coachee for 5 years , you see and you know you can't avoid to enter a deep water to rescue - even to blur your coaching role .

The Why : org change and structure revise , industry shift and tend alters , how to distill know how and management expertise and turn it to a new driver for business development , coachee facing enormous challenge , lack of seasoned executive and talent pool , I decided to take a more aggressive role in support coachee , what back me up is my hands on action and previous experience , transforming role to responsibility , I am reconnect with my professional life earlier.

Take Away :
1. Non conflict of interest give you an objective view .
2. Non organization constrain free yourself from many corporate politic .
3. Knowing a person inside out before grand your complementary role pay off more .
4. Sharpen the sew , practice makes perfect .
F & E : value derived from been needed .

DUI#118 panel judge for world music festival Taiwan matching

The Things : invited to lead the judge panel for marching local world music artist to international music festival curators . As pop music is the mainstream we export internationally , to featuring artist with local and world music ingredient become a " culture policy " from government and a new market development for artist from Taiwan. 5 panel judges assembled today to discuss and decide the final 6 candidates to be feature at Oct. world music festival @taiwan .

The Why : it's difficult for judges to identify final 6 as the applicants were not meet the criteria we hope to see , we set 3 major categories to measure each artist / group : 1. The nature of music connect to the genre of World Music 2. Can performing on stage with fun & energy 3. Blending with local / Taiwan flavor . And appearing to curator coming from outside . The talent pool is so poor that we can't really satisfy with our conclusion , I see that pop / world music hey day not only eaten by digital invention , Taiwan also gradually lose its ground as the riches land to developing Mandarin POP.

Take Away :
1. Why making music ? What move you when produce music ? Why high jack by commercial measurement ?
2. Talents Fly can do more and pave the road not to let talents suffer from his musical integrity .
3. Government - Industry shake hands to support / sustain certain industry is a blind spot , especially in the field of art and performing .
F & E : good time & bad time ; follow your bliss

DUI:119 : resonate this morning
The Things : the highlight for the day is our session this morning . A face to face idea exchange / sharing and resonate at the Xing office by the side of Dino . Begin from the collective update check , emotion and feeling analysis and company by company forward looking . The place create a space for our connection and the moment of truth simply surface .

The Why : participant coaching is what I enjoy the most . One thing connect to another , one emotion trigger the other . Your counter partner stimulate you to create the fountain of wisdom and you were surprise to see the potential in you as well . From Dope knowledge to Deep dive , I am so bless to do what I love and gradually master what I did . It reflect to what Joseph Campbell said : " The Privilege of a lifetime is being who we are " . And I recall a song " man in the mirror " sang by Michael Jackson which repeat a line " make a difference and make it right "

Take Away :
1. To give is to get
2. To have but not to hold
3. It takes 2 to know one

F & E : super recharge

DUI#120 long ride to Kaoshung with Meilig

The Things : take the chance Meiling and I drive Sound back to Taichung dormitory , we decide drive a little farther to Kaoshung and stay over at a boutique hotel where I brought Sound in early Aug. this is the first time Meiling drive all the way from Taipei to Kaoshung , we person adult diaper and it works better and relief the anxiety it cause , we visit 4 of the highway recreation stop and check what's inside , the drive become a long drive . We ended up check in hotel by 4:00 pm .

The Why : accompany our kids back to school is the routine our family did , even not talk much in the car , The gesture of " parent taking care of you " is obvious . If not for this opportunity , we won't drive to distant destination also . Meiling is the family driver and I am the navigator ( GPS ) , we talk on our way to KS and enjoy another black box ( car ) conversation on the move . Sound move out from Univesity dormitory and rent a studio as most of the sophomore students . The cubic will be his new living space for at least one year . The boutique hotel is as sweet as before , 24 hours complementary kitchen , detail finishing in rooms . The only mismatch is bad weather - heavy rain , thunder and strong winds ..

Take Away :
1. It's hard to image no sun in KS but heavy rain and thunder lighting.
2. Good intimacy with Meiling and to shed a heavy coaching week in Taipei.
3. Boutique hotel survive by vital fews : open kitchen , nice breakfast , elegant room and external privacy .
4. You don't need words to show how much you love Sound . Action louder .
F & E : relax and mix with weather

DUI#121: Christian & Taoism in one day
The Things : on our way back north , Meiling and I decided to design a driving route we never experience before . Use google map and setting to " no free way " , we drove along the highway 61 - the west coast highway up . When we meet the intersection : follow highway 61 or go inside the small town we never been , we take the small town trip and to explore scene we didn't see before , it extend our route and we only finish at 嘉義東石 by 17:00 pm . There are 2 stops brings me strong emotion today : 北門：烏腳病紀念館 （ BFD memorial hall ) a clinic convert hall to memorize the doctor 王金河醫生 ， who won the name of " father of black foot disease " . Dr Wang perform volunteering surgery for more than 1300 county fisherman and peasant and saving their life from 1960-1985 with the help of another doctor and 基督教長老教會's unconditional support , Dr. Wang he himself is the baptized Christian and perform love to his county fellows , Meiling and I stood quite sometime at the clinic he use to treat BFD and image the suffering and pain .. Within 10 minutes drive , we visit another Tao Temple at 北門：南鯤鯓代天宮 , when arrived , we were totally shock by the scale of the temple , to more we look around , the more new findings , vendors and garden everywhere and we stopped at a guest house - it's a 4 star hotel to be honest , I enter and ask the price for the couple's suite : 1300 NT per nights and I follow ask should man and woman should separate stay at the temple guest house - this reply is this is not a restriction -- you see a Gigantic temple doing everything under the name of Tao's God .

The Way : The strong opposition cause me thinking a lot and the trip open my view to how religion change the believe to Taiwanese people .

Take Away :
1. Good thing and nice people should be known , the legacy should be carried on .
2. A strong sense of surviving mode from Taiwanese people make me believe hardship will overcome in the end .
3. Professional doing good and doing well . Unprofessional doing good but not well.
F & E : painful to see early Taiwanese suffer from less educational . Wondering about how Taoism influence people around us.

DUI#122: 嘉義情&西螺小鎭
The Things : continue our no free way home trip from 嘉義；to cure my local street food desire , woke up 6:00 and looking for a top chicken rice in 嘉義，small vendor open from 5:30 to 13:30 , we spend less than 100 NT enjoy the best local food , the trade off is get up early and wait for an ok line . We than move to the second destination - 西螺黃記九層粿；we Arrive by 10:00 am but it sold out already , instead we try another local noodle shop and found it taste so good . Drove our way back and enjoy local street food .

The Why : most of the family utilize summer or winter for a long vacation aboard , Meiling and I take time piece by piece and enjoy many unplanned small vacation in Taiwan , traveling in small town , enjoy local street food and check how the locals live their life always give me sense of happiness : happy to see not a big desire bring huge happiness - for the locals and for us . And to appreciate what we have - to get the picture of what we need and what we want is quite meaningful - on the 3 days 2 nights trip , I also spot Meiling's some worries , to know about someone living with you , you need more time - from quiet moment to the sharing moment .

Take Away :
1. 100 NT happiness is everywhere , as long as you wish , you can find it nearby .
2. See the ordinary people doing ordinary thing , you feel happy.
3. Don't wait , do what you need at the right time : now .
F & E : desire for good food but not luxury food ; seeing the simple beauty is the authentic smile on all walk of life .

DUI#122: day trip Yilan with friend from Australia
The Things : after CFF Taiwan retreat , my friend and facilitator Maryanne wish to come back and bring her husband to see what she experience here , the plan trip begin from Aug. 11 and I save Aug. 22 as the day to show them around Yi Lan.

The Why : without local guide , foreign visitor can't really explore to the beauty and essence of Taiwan , an Austrian friend commit to come back and show the good side of Taiwan , I felt the obligation to show them more : passing snow mountain tunnel , visit Lanyang museum , lunch at Formosa pearl at Yi Lan . Return to Taipei and visit 農禪寺水月道場。light diner at Ding Tai Feng , the day connection strength their believe in Taiwan is the heart of asia and not only the slogan .

Take Away :
1. As a local tour guide , manage to introduce what I love in English and prepare it in advance .
2. To stay longer time inside Lanyang museum than before , to appreciate the foreigner's viewpoint and get the points of what cause their interest .
3. To build the friends network and to connect right people in the right place .
4. Local Friends make my arrangement more profound .
F & E : exchanges viewpoint and exchange experience .

DUI#124: coach for life
The Things : a deep yet unexpected coaching session occurred , I am deeply resonate with what coachee shares and much appreciate the long term coach - friendship make the coach process a meaningful life experience to both of us .

The Why : when coachee open the mouth and told me " now it's time for life coaching " I open my heart and follow empathy listening skill to follow the pace . Nothing to do with business , it's all about family and personal and that's the root to every business decision - I listen and didn't interrupt , emotion and feeling occupy the whole session , I learn a great deal from the open and trust sharing and I promise to support the body and the soul.

Take Away :
1. It's you who decide where to openly share and it's you who define the scope of sharing .
2. Reflective and introspective muscles need to train . The more you develop your mindful awareness sense , the more you are in control .
3. Positive thinking is a psychological implication , you got to believe ...
4. You multiple life by intertwine each other's life .

F & E : heavy , vulnerable , willing to help .

DUI#125: early morning hiking
The Things : a break routine resume - to live close by small hill , the advantage is to get fresh air and do oxygen exercise in the morning , when doing coaching yesterday , my awareness is " doing is louder than talking " I talked much about health , but doing average less exercise than what I should . So this psychological alarm woke me up by 5:30 am , without second though , put on my sports gear and heading up " God's Foot Rock " by myself .

The Why : meditation is a passive exercise , it drive your mind but not body , I need to sweat out and inhale more oxygen to balance my body and soul : and the " Ted Walk " ( listen to TED Talk while climbing mountain ) feed my new ideas every now and then , it's a combination of brain and body training , I break the routine due to many excuse , to take the chance of flying out this afternoon for 3 forum sessions on the road , I need to prepare for a sharper sense . Mountaineering and fresh air serve my purpose this morning .

Take Away :
1. Ted walk talking to me again , happy to learn new things
2. Birds singing to me again , it's a greeting from old friend
3. Trees and the forest scent shower me as before - I am feeling lighten and more spiritual
4. Stretch exercise before temple and overlooking Taipei city : feeling alive .
F & E : I am fully charged and ready to give

DUI#127: power of DU
The Things : introduce DU system to the forum at retreat . The ripple is significant , try it at my personal coaching program and now offer for YPO peers to use them . I've simply coaching to 3 type : self - pair - peer coaching : your own reflections , you holding someone accountable and you take collective wisdom among people share their experiences . To teach the world to a better place - a beautiful dream .

The why : normally forum update people only remembers what happen a few days back , to structure an DU system , you not only can trace back matters significant in life , but the trajectory of emotion draw a small cloud information to have you do a better reflection at forum meeting . In addition , leaders require attribution of self-awareness . DU serve a function to train your reflective & introspective mind.

Take Away :
1. Call to action is an important character forum mate can support each other but rarely conduct .
2. Commitment come from routinely do things and you ultimately turn it to a new habit and mastering it.
3. Coaching is the competence leaders hope to equip but lack the chance to learn .
4. Making Friends with benefit ( 交益）is a new definition the forum inspires me.
F & E : leaning & practicing ; improving and mastering .

DUI#128 : personal learnings
The Things : attending my regional forum meeting at Bangkok , collectively to solve a membership issue and get 3 presentation done in FSFE presentation type .

The Why : FSFE focus on self curiosity and try to explore the 4th Johari window : Unknown . By record my personal learnings , the self reflective message to me is stronger than before .

Take Away : my personal learning today .
1. The meaning of life is to live what's not planned .
2. There's no safety place in the world , only mindfulness in your heart .
3. You can't give anyone what you don't have .
4. My fear is not able to Fear.
5. Do business with friends , we do it more detail than normal people .
6. 5 years of coaching is a happiness and luxury life to me . It's about time to take more challenges
7. Commit to the role , and the job and the function as well .
8. Good thing don't come easy ; easy things don't come good.
9. I always take risk with my good friend .
10. It's not about your weight , but how you carry your weight .
11. Music make me shining .
12. Not to run a business just for pay your salary .
F & E : charged and resonate

DUI#129: over eating at every forum meeting
The things : forum is holiday to many YPOer as they enjoy sharing ; idea exchange and other high values activity attache : gourmet eating consider a high value activity among forums . To appreciate food in varies cuisine become a routine as well.

The Why : as facilitator and a member to 3 different forums , the non stop holiday turn to a nightmare as I consume more than I need each time , and I am taking more forum meetings than average forum mate . How to control my eating and not to against people's food gesture , try to sample good food but not to suffer my health are always a struggle to me.

Take Away :
1. Knowing and doing is a huge gap , when people response with " l know " . clearly most of the time the person didn't do whatever he knows.
2. Take away my weight rely on high discipline and control will , it's a tag of war between 2 rivals ( need vs want )
3. How come there are so many good food and restaurant in the world ?
F & E : guilty , regret and hate myself .

DUI#130: Red Eyes Flight
The Things : in order to catch up a following forum retreat , I take the red eye from Bangkok to Seoul , the plane take off by 11:30 pm and arrive Seoul by 6:45 am . I seldom took red eye and don't know if I am sleep on this trip .

The Why : back to back forum to most of my forums is convenience but not necessary to me . Save the day don't mean to reserve the energy , maybe I was too exhausted for the previous 2 forums , so I slept straight ahead , skip 2 meals and woke up just before landing . 仁川機場 is long way to Seoul , spend 100.000 Korean Yung for taxi to hotel , buy myself another half day room for make up sleep .. It end up save no money but only present yourself onsite physically . And the forum decided to go sight seeing the first day ... Not a productive decision .

Take Away :
1. If you claim your red eye and punch on time too loud , it will sound like complain .
2. Lead time create space for any unpredictable things.
3. To a new city , forum mate begin to explore the city by his own interest and you observe and see a different forum mate.
4. Seoul is so international but every mall looks the same in major metro city - the SOP is everywhere now in the globe .
5. It wasn't a nice thing to buy your sober for extra cups of coffee .
F & E : floating ; wandering ; dizzy and sleepy .

DUI#131 : Seoul forum day
The Things : non stop the consecutive 3rd forum on the road , different people , different place and different language - in Seoul , we try the first time to do it in an open cafe - presumed that no one around us understand what we are talking about and no one in the forum will distract by the open environment . This setting also told everyone there won't be any room for vulnerability.

The Why : if day chair don't have a clue how to set a safe place , than the safe space won't come. As I am on the road and to experience 3 forums at the same pace , it's only me who can tell the difference . The Seoul forum meeting went smooth , maybe the place is too comfortable so the heart and brain come down slow , it's hard to balance meeting / learning and social and you need to reset the priority on site .

Take Away:
1. Someone should take a lead in any peer group is you won't things to move forward .
2. Concentration span of human being is shorter then you think .
3. In a flesh : a Buddha terms = 0.018 second .
4. You don't compete among forum and don't compare who's better and who's not .
F & E : easy and relax

DUI#132: Thanks to DU
The things : a very late night tele coaching yesterday and month window in person coaching this morning with 2 coachee , thanks to DU , I can swiftly cut in the right moment and deliver . By analyze emotion for a longer period and the category of my coachee invest time on , the intimacy built right away and it seems we connect always .
The Way : the China coachee is a nature born Entreprenuer , she don't even ask for " in person session " as to her , there is no point to see each other face to face as long as the tele-coaching can serve what she need and DU give her a good reflective learnings . The Taiwan coachee who been assign aboard for one month , with the DU , I immediately sense his lost the momentum of working and lack the passion to commit future development .

Take Away : derive from session with 2nd coachee :
1. We don't create work , create value 
2. We align personal & peofessional value and take it as a transferable competency.
3. You identify 2 area to demostrate value : cross ( function / BU / factory / area ) for problem solve ; new ( area / biz / trends / service ) for future opportunity . 
4. Combine solid and blur goals complete your vision .
5. Not in decision making group : you felt lonely and left over .
6. Caring is a basic leadership skill , no matter how high position you are - you give and receive caring .
F & E : multiple life changing experience enrich multiple life . Caring is action .



Roger