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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Life in a 6-day or 8-Day Week – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 5.2.2017 If a magical genie came out of a bottle and granted you 8-day weeks, you would be elated with joy. Now you can finish all your piled-up work, chores, and duties. You may even have some time left to do the…
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Navigating Stormy Waters and Uncertain Times – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 3.5.2017 One important thing I have learned is from expert sailors: You must attack the waves and move forward. For example, when encountering stormy seas, the worst thing you can do is idle your boat. The waves will toss the boat and eventually…
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A Framework for Growth and Success – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.18.2016 If you work for any company that develops their employees, you will enjoy the benefits of numerous trainings. That might range from technical skills like accounting, statistics, marketing, and sales, to the soft skills of communication, team building, time management, and planning.…
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Circles of Friends — Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.9.2016 We all have a lot of friends, especially during this age of social media. Our contact lists keep growing in Facebook, WeChat, Line, Twitter, email, and Instagram. We measure our popularity by the number of ‘Likes’ we get on our postings. But are we really…
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Two Minutes to Properly Start and End a Working Day — Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.31.2016 Would you spend 2 minutes a day to properly start and end your working day? How is that possible? Let me describe two simple routines I have learned and used over the last 40 years. It has helped…
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