The Internet Entrepreneur Diary

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While I am traveling to Asia and pursuing my new online adventure, I have left my lovely wife home alone on the other side of the earth. It’s been almost 20 years since we met and 9 years since we were married, we seldom separate apart for New Year. We always count the final seconds and gave each other a sweet long kiss. Make some wishes and have a warm hug. That’s not going to happen this year!

What I really need now is a kiss from the distance!

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Were you away from blogging in the past few days due to the holiday and with any other excuses? I have been busy in the past few days for my brother’s wedding and other stuff. I have not post anything since Dec 21st. I have just received an email from my reader at Steve’s Blog of the Web asking me why I have not post anything in the past few days.

I admit that I am not doing a good job keeping my editorial calendar. I have been very busy preparing my brother’s wedding and dealt with fashion jewelry manufactures. It’s been busy weeks before the end of year 2007. Keep blog schedule is not an easy job. Especially, it’s not your primary job and income source.

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Image Source: Busy Vendor by Terence Chang

Few days ago, I was walking on the street after meeting with fashion jewelry manufacture and fashion jewelry wholesaler. I saw a small Chinese carrot cake vendor at the corner of a small alley. I saw a long waiting line. Many people are waiting in line to get so-called “the best carrot cake in town”. I was unable to stay longer enough to get mine. The line was about half mile long. There are at least 400 people waiting in line. So I picked few people and asked them why they like it and how much they like it.

I was NOT surprised by the answers. My questions were “Why are you waiting in line? Are these cakes so good?”

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After posting 2007 Yearly Review - Is my success predictable?, I am certain that my success is not far away. Two years ago, I was not sure what to do and how to achieve my travel around world dream. I was attacked by the middle age crisis. I guess age has nothing to do with it. It is matter of achieve what I have dreamed off and make my future a reality. It’s like playing the puzzle. You need to find the right pieces to put together and finish the puzzle. If you look too far, you see a blur image. They don’t connect to each others.

You need to put yourself together by looking at the closest piece near you.

Popularity: 9% [?]

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It’s been over one and half years, since I quit my job and became a self-motivated entrepreneur. I never regret what I have done in the past. I don’t look back. I always move forward. However, knowing what I have done and evaluate what I have learned in the past will help me grow and move to the right direction. It’s time to give myself an annual review. I would like to ask myself one critical question.

Is my success predictable?

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Be your own boss and running your own business are not easy jobs. You have to plan, prepare, practice, and execute the plan. It’s like climbing the mountain. You go up and down. Regardless how tired you are, your goal is to reach summit. Regardless what you bring with you how many rests you take and who you meet on the trail, you always move one step at a time.

Life is just like building a forest business. You plant one tree at a time.

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I was sitting inside Starbucks and thinking what I will be doing to my life to fulfill my dream. I realize that there was no one sitting near the windows. The clear view to the other side of the street caught my attention. The crappy looking building cross street is actually a book store. There are many people inside the book store and reading the books.

This inspired me to re-think how I look at others. If I am away from the windows, I can only see the crappy building. When I get closer to the windows, I see a beautiful book store. A book store helps many enriching their life. So I was not seeing the big pictures about the book store. I thought it’s just an abandoned building.

My eye sight was too narrow. I should look at a thing closer, in order to better understand what it actually looks like.

Popularity: 11% [?]

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First of all, the above picture shows the formal tallest building in the world. The Taipei 101 was the world tallest building. You can see this building from the mountain on the edge of the city. I am glad that I was on the top of the building while it is still the tallest one in the world.

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