Mindful Mall-Walking – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 1.9.2019 In order to add more variety to my daily exercise routine, I have decided to try walking in a shopping mall when it’s too cold to jog outdoors. This has turned out to be a refreshing and fun experience for me. In the process of walking…
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Valuable Friends – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 12.29.2018 In Blog 11, I discussed the “Circles of Friends” and the challenges and joys of developing friendships. According to Dr. Robin Dunbar, a University of Oxford anthropologist and psychologist, the number of friends the average person can have in her social group is about 150. This approximate…
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Less Is More – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 11.3.2018 We are a spoiled generation, with ample stuff to buy, plenty of food to eat, and free information to consume. We buy bigger houses, larger cars, duplicate refrigerators, multiple TVs, several mobile devices to download games and information, and enough clothes to last a…
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A Most Memorable Family Vacation – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 8.13.2018 For the first time, our daughters, sons-in-law, and grandkids got to visit Taiwan and Beijing. We all had a marvelous time, even under the blazing summer heat. We toured the city of Taipei and visited many unique places in Taiwan and China,…
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Are Customers Kings, Queens, or Victims? – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 7.19.2018 The era of Consumer Centric Commerce has arrived. We are becoming either beneficiaries or victims of this megatrend. Commerce has gone through major sea changes over the last few decades. In the very early days, in order to promote and boost…
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How Do You Spend Your Time? – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 6.20.2018 Recently, several participants in my seminar wanted to know more about time management. So I am sharing here what I have learned from my personal experience and what Stephen Covey has taught us about time management. When I first became a…
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An Episode of Back Pain – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 5.27.2018 I just experienced an episode of lower back pain and had to cancel my trip to Asia. My injury was not serious, maybe just sprained joints and strained muscles. But the pain and stiffness severely limited my mobility. Sitting down, getting up,…
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Maximize Your ROI – Return on Investment – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 2.28.2018 Most of us, when we hear the phrase ROI, will intuitively think about money. Where and how should we invest money to maximize the financial return? This applies to our personal wealth management and to business investment for growth. Of…
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A Day of Communication – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 12.18.2017 Have you ever conscientiously observed how much you communicate in a typical day? Where? How? And with whom? Many people think of communication as giving a talk in front of a group of people, and they become stressed about that. Giving a speech,…
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How Should You Spend Your Time and Energy? – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 10.11.2017 If you observe carefully, you will see that people spend their time and energy differently. As depicted in the chart, there are the “Ordinary People” who often spend time in the Yellow Concern Zone, the “Leaders” who spend their…
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