The Beauty of Music, Teaching, and Learning

Posted on August 26, 2010 by adrian

One of my little-known secrets is that I play piano. And I’ve also recorded it. And uploaded it to YouTube. I’ve witnessed some of the lashings you can take when you upload videos of your own to the site, but I have to say that sometimes it’s worth the risk.

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Why do you do what you do?

Posted on August 10, 2010 by adrian

Inspiring and motivating, here’s a talk by Simon Sinek presented at a TEDx event: “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action”.

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10 Phrases for Project Progression

Posted on August 10, 2010 by adrian

In both work and my personal life, I have a few projects on the go. And as I work my way through them, there are a few things I’m learning that I wanted to jot down as reminders as I continue along.

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On My Mind

Posted on August 7, 2010 by adrian

On my mind these days I have a few new updates to my reading list, re-reading some oldies but goodies, and some on-going trends/topics/practices to look into.

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Social Media Directors: Business Strategists

Posted on July 19, 2010 by adrian

I read an interesting article today, passed through my radar thanks to a tweet from @GuyKawasaki “What does a social media officer really do?” with a link to this article from Business Week: Twitter Twitter Little Stars. It was a timely read as the topic of social media within organizational contexts is front and centre of my work these days.

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Returning with Appreciation

Posted on July 11, 2010 by adrian

It’s the last night of my trip, and the last week has been so busy I haven’t had a chance to write so there will be days of thoughts to fill in, but suffice it to say for now that the trip has been a memorable experience.

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Lost in Time Regaining Perspective

Posted on July 4, 2010 by adrian

We had a nice pleasant day today travelling from Surabaya to two nearby towns called Malang and Buta. [Update: the second town is "Batu". Thanks, Yuna, for the correction!]. As has been the case when meeting much of my family so far, this was a visit to another successful business owner. This time, an aunt who has been running a successful flower plantation business for the last twenty years.

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Blurry Thoughts

Posted on July 3, 2010 by adrian

My mind has been jumping around a lot lately. Maybe it’s because I’ve now realized we’re past the mid-way point of the trip and I have as much to look back on as I have to look forward to. So in jumping around, shotgun fashion, here are some thoughts.

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