http://uventure.net/blog Better Life... Better Business Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/07/01/remember-your-souls-history/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/07/01/remember-your-souls-history/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:17:21 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1394 I think continually of those who were truly great. Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history. - “The Truly Great” by Stephen Spenders (as read by David Whyte) Two colleagues pass each other in the corporate hallways and one exclaims, “Good morning! How is your soul doing today?” If the other had a moment to think, he’d [...]]]> http://uventure.net/blog/2010/07/01/remember-your-souls-history/feed/ 1 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/06/01/questioning-our-economic-faith/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/06/01/questioning-our-economic-faith/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:34:40 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1336 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/06/01/questioning-our-economic-faith/feed/ 0 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/29/the-i-cant-focus-syndrome/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/29/the-i-cant-focus-syndrome/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 16:00:48 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1317 One of the most common challenges raised by business owners and other people pursuing a venture is the “I can’t focus or do things consistently” challenge. This is another variation on the classic problem of not being able to get to the gym often enough. The common solution? Discipline. This word is often linked with the [...]]]> http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/29/the-i-cant-focus-syndrome/feed/ 1 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/25/talked-to-your-masterless-warrior-and-asthmatic-wizard-lately/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/25/talked-to-your-masterless-warrior-and-asthmatic-wizard-lately/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 21:29:57 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1227 Imagine a scene out of a science-fiction fantasy novel where an ancient wizard stands atop a cliff overlooking a battle between two warring clans. From here the wizard sees not just the entire landscape, but also the entire significance and context of this conflict. On the ground, the warrior feels every clash of swords, tastes [...]]]> http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/25/talked-to-your-masterless-warrior-and-asthmatic-wizard-lately/feed/ 2 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/03/lessons-from-tedxcalgary/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/03/lessons-from-tedxcalgary/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 14:30:07 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1296 TED.com has exploded in popularity as an online place to hear and see ideas from really interesting people from the around the world. Now that TED.com has licensed their name to encourage independent TED-like conferences, us locals can also participate in person. Last Thursday April 26th, a group of distinguished speakers and over one hundred attendees [...]]]> http://uventure.net/blog/2010/05/03/lessons-from-tedxcalgary/feed/ 1 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/31/distinguishing-between-truth-tellers-and-pundits/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/31/distinguishing-between-truth-tellers-and-pundits/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:23:44 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1275 Last time, I introduced the roles of prophets, critics, and truth-tellers in enriching the ecology of leadership. I failed to mention however that there is an implied assumption that those truth-tellers and prophets are adaptive. This is, of course, not the case. Pundits, deniers, and “false” prophets that disguise themselves as truth-tellers are plentiful. There are still [...]]]> http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/31/distinguishing-between-truth-tellers-and-pundits/feed/ 0 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/17/the-prophet-the-truth-teller-and-the-critic/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/17/the-prophet-the-truth-teller-and-the-critic/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:52:12 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1236 Continuing from the last article, we know that leadership is not just a position. But there are many roles played within a healthy ecology of leadership. What are some of the roles played in this ecology of leadership? How then can you cultivate these roles in the ecology? Here are three roles that often goes unmentioned in [...]]]> http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/17/the-prophet-the-truth-teller-and-the-critic/feed/ 0 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/16/3-tips-for-maintaining-the-illusion-of-multi-tasking/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/16/3-tips-for-maintaining-the-illusion-of-multi-tasking/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:29:36 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1259 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/16/3-tips-for-maintaining-the-illusion-of-multi-tasking/feed/ 1 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/10/get-your-black-belt-then-let-it-go/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/10/get-your-black-belt-then-let-it-go/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:32:54 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1228 After eleven years of study and training, my wife finally received her first degree blackbelt in karate called a shodan in Renbukai karate. It was a proud achievement, but in the oriental tradition, the shodan merely indicates that she is now ready to be a serious student of the art. In this respect, I notice a [...]]]> http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/10/get-your-black-belt-then-let-it-go/feed/ 0 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/08/three-gems-that-could-make-a-difference-in-your-business/ http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/08/three-gems-that-could-make-a-difference-in-your-business/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:24:40 +0000 Chris Hsiung http://uventure.net/blog/?p=1243 http://uventure.net/blog/2010/03/08/three-gems-that-could-make-a-difference-in-your-business/feed/ 2