"This is NOt the Life I Ordered" is a great inspirational book
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-4675443-9415958?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=this+is+not+the+life+i+ordered&Go.x=15&Go.y=10
When I was attending the AeA/Stanford Executive Institute, they co-organised with the ATW (Association of Women in Technology) a "TechWomen in Leadership Brunch". The speakers at this brunch were Senator Jackie Speier and Jan Yanehiro, co-authors of the book mentioned above.
Words cannot describe what I felt after that very inspiring talk. I was blown away! What these women had been through and what a Joie de vivre they have is incredible! So many words of inspiration and I will try to share with you some that resonated with me.
Senator Spier shared how she lived by these quotations as she goes through all those trying moments in her life (and trust me she has many) " Each of us is called to do something. If we won't do it, it won't get done". "When you let your own light shine, our presence automatically liberates others"
Jan Yanehiro, reminded us to ban the naysayers in our lives and listen to our inner voice. She shared many quotes with us e.g.
"Life is not measured by milestones, but by moments"...Rose Kennedy
"If you want to see the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain"...Dolly Parton
"Success is never final and failure is never fatal"...Dolly Parton
Both of them reminded us to surround ourselves with supportive friends, and to have "kitchen table" groups. These are the friends who will be there in your good times and bad.
They ended the talk by distributing chocolates, and quoted quote no.50 in the book
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, rather to skid sideways, chocolate in one hand, Martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "Woo-hoo...what a ride"
Sorry you missed this talk, well you can catch the next one at the Good Samaritan Hospital Auditorium, Saturday, September 22nd, 10-11am.
posted by Laina Raveendran Greene @ 2:06 PM
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Hi Laina,
Apologize for leaving a long message in the comments portion, as I cannot find your email address and urgently need your assistance with a project I am working on.
Allow me to introduce myself -my name is Angeli Agatha Ko, and I used to be part of Maersk Line Philippines as a MISE Trainee,Batch 2006.
I recently resigned since I felt that I seriously wanted to pursue a career in entrepreneurship, and help my country in doing so.
I am currently taking a part-time entrepreneurship course in the Asian Institute of Management, and have also joined a foundation dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in the Philippines - LetsGo (Leading Entrepreneurs Towards Global Opportunities). One of our projects is Entrepasia, wherein we bring young entrepreneurs around Asia to learn more about how business is done in other countries, and to seek inspiration and get new ideas that they can bring back to the Philippines.
We are planning to go to Bangkok and Cambodia in December, and are looking for contact persons in Cambodia that can help us find resource persons (entrepreneurs, small/medium business owners, university professors, etc) that can speak to the group and share their experiences with us. I got your contact information through LinkedIn, by the way.
Can you recommend anyone in your network in Cambodia whom I can contact regarding this project who is willing to share their contacts and help us in making this event a success? We plan to have this sometime in late October or November.
Please feel free to reach me at ko.angeli@gmail.com
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
Angeli
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