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Personal GrowthBallot for June 5th – California Primary Election
For busy Californians, this is an attempt to help narrow down the choices. The task of coming up with my own ballot was daunting given the large number of candidates in...
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Personal GrowthDo Not Listen To Everything That Warren Buffet Says: Invest In Yourself And Go To College
I have used only 20% of what I learned in my engineering college and 5% of what I learned in my master’s program in my career. This June, approximately 3 million young adults will be graduating with associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in the US. So is college education even valuable? Read More
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PoliticsWhat China Fears – Beyond Trade Deficit
A closer examination of economic interdependencies of world markets makes many economists feel that US trade deficit with China may be good for the US . To make sense of China, a quick lesson in Chinese politics is helpful — its operatives, incentives, and decision making processes. Read More
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Personal GrowthTo Retain Risk Taking Well Into Adulthood — Adopt A Teenager Mindset
Risk aversion starts setting in after we turn forty and beyond. Conversing over dinner with a fellow board member, Mike, we both surprised each other when we agreed that as we...
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Personal GrowthMaking California Great!
2018 is a big election year for Californians. We will elect a new governor, all of California’s 53 congressmen, one US senator, all of 80 members of the California State...
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Personal GrowthFor Extraordinary Results Look Further Ahead Of ‘You’
When learning to drive on a highway at highs-speeds — a complex information-processing task — we are told to look far ahead and not at the road close to the...
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Personal GrowthWhen Women Think Of Women ‘The Change’ Happens
Americans people are now replacing “the alleged victim” with “we believe the woman.” Thanks to the two female journalists, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey of New York Times who credibly brought out the stories of women whom Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted. What once was considered boys being boys, is no longer ignored by corporate boards, management, … Read More
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EntrepreneurshipGiving – Is A Problem Of The Rich
Bill Gates will spend much of his life figuring out how to give away the money that he has made. Warren Buffett is wiser; he decided to let Bill do the job so that Warren himself can keep running Berkshire, which he loves to do and what he is good at. Read More
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EntrepreneurshipMake New Graduates And Startups A Win!
As college seniors begin signing up for job interviews, ‘startups vs not’ might be their first dilemma. Working for a startup takes guts and is a journey that gets interesting and rewarding if they share the vision of its founder/CEO. Read More
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PoliticsWho Can Shape America ? – We The Electorates
It perturbs me when I read news with provocative and inflammatory headlines. It’s not a good start to my day. The divides between the haves and the have-nots, right-wingers and left-wingers, white vs. immigrants and people of color, are tearing us apart. Protests and reactions seem to make the daily news. Why is there so … Read More
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