My Mother told this tale to me when I was starting my very first management role with Grace Bros.(the Department store) back in the late 80’s. I remember that conversation clearly. At the time I was pretty inexperienced and didn’t [...]
Yesterday, I had a Skype coaching session with one of my client. We were talking about dropping the past so he can move forward with his life . So, I told him a tale that my mother told me when [...]
I first heard this idiom was when I was 10 years old. I overheard my older sister talking with my Mum as she said; “But Mum, he’s so stupid, it’s like playing the lute to a cow.” At the time [...]
This tale was an important lesson for me. I learned that when you want something you need to speak up or to let people know that you are interested. That’s because no one can read your mind and to give [...]
There’s a story that I’d like to share with you. You might have read one of my post about two years ago. The post was part of a marketing series “How to attract your Ideal customer or audience. Here are [...]
My brothers and I first heard this tale when we were young children. I still remember that day. We were all doing our homework and started to complain about our text books being old. If we had brand new text [...]
This tale came about when my mother and I were watching a documentary on video one evening. The documentary was about a well known Chinese poet and writer named Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan’s poetry and essays were highly regarded across [...]
Welcome to Tales my Mother told me volume 2:Tale 4: Being Persistent “To succeed, one must be creative, consistent, and persistent.” ~ ArtSHINE This idiom “Being Persistent” comes from a book called Family Instruction by Yu JizeBack in the Qing [...]
This tale “Talking about army on paper” is an interesting story. I remember a day, when we had a visitor; my Uncle Chau who came to visit. I had always respected and admired my Uncle Chau. Each time he came [...]
Grinding a Iron Pestle into a Needle The little old tale I’m going to share with you today has helped me to be who I am me today. I’m a very hard working and determined person, and I believe that [...]