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What Are the Experiences in Life That Touch the Heart?
Thoughtfulness. When someone cares about you and does things to try to make you happy, with selfless reasons. Just because they like to know you’re smiling. 🙂 — Originally posted on Quora.

Why Would a Writer Waste His or Her Time on Quora?
On Quora, someone asked: “Why would a writer waste his or her time on Quora when for $500 on Facebook that same writer can reach about a million people of his or her own choosing?” This was my response: I don’t know. Why would they waste their time on Quora? Are you asking me why … Read more

What Is the Most Subtle Question You Can Ask Someone That Is the Biggest Tell of Their Character?
Why? Why is the most subtle question that explains it all, especially when it’s layered five levels deep. 5 Whys — Originally posted on Quora.

Should I Launch My Local Social Startup City by City, Country Wise, or Globally?
Think local. Expand global. It’s probably better to concentrate on specific markets locally first before branching out into a national platform. — 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 Do You Justify Working in E-Commerce When You’d Rather Not?
Someone on Quora asked: “How do you morally justify working in e-commerce when there’s so much economic inequality in the US and you’d rather work in a non-profit? I feel more fulfilled working in a non-profit, even though there are more jobs in the e-commerce/tech sector.” This was my response: You can make a bigger influence … Read more

How Can I Impress You?
Do as you say. Be humble, hungry and honest. Have a high standard of ethics and either an open desire to learn or be quite skilled in your area of expertise. Or you can always do the hardest thing of them all, which is to just be a really great selfless person who lives to … Read more

What Are the Benefits for a Mentor for Taking a Pupil under Their Wing?
Asides from a long term friendship? The ability to make an impact in the world through someone whom could have more potential influence in the future than themselves. Finding the proper person to mentor though, that’s the tricky part. Especially if they aren’t humble, hungry and honest. Ethics plays a huge part of the equation. … Read more

Why Is It so Hard to Feel Happy?
It’s not. It takes an interruption of patterns and forming new habits. It takes time and dedication to move out of the process. It’s not something that just happens overnight. It might feel hard to be happy now, but that’s because you’re stuck in your current patterns, which probably involve negative thoughts. The only way … Read more

What Are Some of the Most Important Things Your Mother Taught You?
My mommy taught me a lot of weird things when I was growing up. She used to take me out to restaurants with her when I was 16 and bought me alcohol and cigarettes. She used to tell me it was okay to sneak into the back door of the movie theater at Universal Studios … Read more

Should a 21-Year-Old Save up Money or Spend It All on Things That Make Him Happy?
On Quora, someone asked: “I am a 21 year old man who recently started earning an average salary . I spend my entire salary on gyms, swimming pool memberships, music classes, travelling, good restaurants and bars and updating my wardrobe. It really makes me happy and gives me a meaning to all the hard work … Read more