In Delivering Happiness book, Tony said he took mandarin classes and he can communicate with his parents in mandarin.
Well, can he write in Chinese?
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Book Signing by Tony Hsieh
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Delivering Happiness Bus Trip – Day 2 Part 1
11/4/2010
Busy day today!
Morning: Bloomberg Interview
Afternoon: EO (Enterpreneurs Organization) event – UCLA Korn Hall
Night: Mahalo BBQ (www.mahalo.com)- Santa Monica
It was very exciting to ride on DH Bus for the first time. The bus expands out!
Favorite moments of the day:
– meeting a new friend – Kalika Yap. She is the founder of Luxe Link. I did a review on Luxe Link purse holder last year. I absolutely love her products and the quality is amazing. My jaw dropped when she said she is the founder of Luxe Link. I absolutely adore her; so down to earth and personable.
– I was shocked when the bus expanded out (to have more sitting space on the bus). No one warned me in advance – thanks for the surprise :), so again, my jaw dropped. Wow!
– Eating sesame seaweed salad – yum (simple girl loves simple food)
Also, sharing with you something about Delivering Happiness book:
My favorite part of the book is when Tony almost ran out of money to keep his company alive (not that I like to see people suffer). I think it was very courageous of him to have made all those sacrifices and have taken the risks. He could have just walked away, but he didn’t give up. I admire that fearless attitude, especially when he believed firmly in what he was doing. Living on the edge really makes us feel more alive.
Sometimes it’s when we are at the lowest point of our lives, that we are able to figure out what we really want in life and grow to the next level. After all, nature of life is to grow. We stop growing when we are too comfortable in life. 🙂 So, go ahead, try something new today. 🙂
Here’s first part of Day 2. Enjoy!
Delivering Happiness Bus Trip – Day 1
I never had any desire to go visit Los Angeles due to its reputation for bad traffic and superficial culture.
I thought if one day I want to go see L.A. for myself, I should go with a bunch of cool people such as the Delivering Happiness team. 🙂
A big thank you to DH team for choosing me to join the tour for 3 days 2 nights.
Before joining the tour, as an introverted person, I felt a little nervous because I knew there will be many social events where I have to meet new people. I usually avoid any unnecessary situations where I have to make meaningless small talks. I can be professionally extroverted, but that could be painful at times.
Also, English is not my native language, so it’s kinda adding more salt to my wound. 😛
Having said that, I always try to push myself to step out of my comfort zone in order to grow.
It usually takes a long time for me to open up to anyone new, but surprisingly DH team makes me feel at home. When I am comfortable with myself, then I am able to build relationships. I feel like I can talk to them just about anything. I adore DH team – it’s dysfunctional at times, and yet it’s still functional (just like me :)) Planning for 23 cities tour is no easy task. I genuinely admire the strength of DH team. There’s a sense of family and a strong support system that keep them going.
Two personal core values that I hold dearly to are simplicity and authenticity. I hope DH team was able to see the real me and have enjoyed my short stay.
Here’s a short video on Day 1 that I edited.
(I had a hard time rendering .MOV video clips today. I am too tired to figure out tonight, so please excuse the low video quality. :))
Music credit: Rabbit! (song: Camera from album Connect The Dots)
Day 1 favorite moments:
– First time meeting DH team members & Christy, all dressed up looking fabulous
– Discovered three Scorpios on board (Joey 11/9 – same birthday as me, Gio 11/17 & Glenn 11/2)
– First time seeing the 47′ baby-blue DH bus 🙂
– Magic shows @ Magic Castle
– Chat with Laura about meditation & India
🙂