On Quora someone asked: My parents owned/own a decent sized company, so I grew up as a “privileged” young woman in the US, as some would put it. On top of that, both of my parents are heirs to each of their family’s fortunes. Growing up, my parents raised me with a strict set of … Read more
By email on Sunday: “Thanks for being a good, generous and thoughtful friend in such a short time.” Happy. Loved. Appreciated. — Originally posted on Quora.
I went to high school with Neil Patel. Coincidentally, we both sold burned CD’s at school and worked at Knott’s Berry Farm doing park services (which is basically a fluffed up title for janitor) . Who in the world is Neil Patel? I don’t know, let’s ask wiki: Neil Patel (entrepreneur) Neil Patel is a … Read more
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? Why is the most subtle question that explains it all, especially when it’s layered five levels deep. 5 Whys — Originally posted on Quora.
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
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
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
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
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