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What Things Can Be Mastered in 21 Days or Less?
It takes 21 days to form a habit. So to master forming habits, it would take 21 days. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond to Others in the World of Social Media
How Can You Be Happy with What You Have and Still Want to Improve?
Be thankful for what you have and you will be blessed with more. Once you take pride in it, that is when you start losing. Gratitude and paying it forward creates a mind set of abundance. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How … Read more
How Was 2014 and What Has Stood out if Anything?
This post was written in 2014. How do we mix wonderful and horrid into the same timeframe. Oh wait, isn’t that just the story and foundation of my life? My year had started out wonderfully. I was living on a high of being named a Top Writer and had just hit 2 million views on … Read more
What’s the Biggest Thing You’ve Ever Changed Your Opinion About?
I always thought poor people were in their circumstances because of their own doing. Then, one day I became dirt poor. I understood that sometimes, life just takes you to weird places and it isn’t something that all of us can control. I was able to see that poor people are just regular people like … Read more
What Are The Arguments For and Against Interracial Marriage?
For interracial marriage: You should fall in love with who you love based on who they are, not the color of their skin. Against interracial marriage: Everything my mom says. My friend Jamie asked my mom if she would rather see me marry a smart, beautiful Vietnamese woman or an ugly stupid Korean. My mom … Read more
How Do You Motivate and Lead a Team to Work Their Hardest?
On Quora, someone asked: How do you motivate and lead a team to work their hardest, when there isn’t the same incentives (monetary, fame, etc) as a regular job? In areas like a university student club or volunteer service. This was my response: I would recommend Ken Blanchard’s book Gung Ho! In his book, he … Read more
I Have a Brilliant Project Idea That Will Require a Team. How Do I Ensure No One Steals My Idea?
People don’t steal ideas. I mean, a small fraction of people do, but it’s rare. Even if it is stolen, it’s next to impossible for most people to implement. Go secure all your IP (domain name and business stuff) and start recruiting away. An idea is nothing more than an idea. You don’t need to … Read more
How Much Are You Worth?
According to whom? My employer? $33k a year. A sales organization trying to offer me a job I refuse to take? $100k a year. A new potential employer? Nothing less than $80k a year with an equity package and an expense allowance since I’ll probably have to do real work. Corporate housing and a vehicle … Read more
What in Life Did You Think Was Bad, but Ended up for Your Own Good?
Not being able to kill myself. Everything in life went wrong. I was working at a dead end job. I lost my lover. I was betrayed. I was sleeping on a sofa. I had nothing. I was completely defeated. I didn’t want tomorrow to ever come again. I thought that life just couldn’t get any … Read more
When You Were a Kid, What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up?
Who in the world knows what I wanted to be when I was a kid. Actually, I didn’t know myself, so I just asked my mom. She said I don’t know, ask grandma. So I called my grandma to ask her. My grandma said when I was a little boy, she asked me if I … Read more