words of wisdom Archives - Soft Skills

Eventually you will always find a parking spot

by Lei Han

I volunteer at a healing center once a week. Since it is located in the shopping part of the city, parking is always hard to find. Sometimes, I am lucky and find one right across from the office right away. Other times, it will be take me 20-30 minutes and I would be 5 blocks…

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Inspiration for the New Year

by Lei Han

Welcome to 2011! I wanted to share with you a piece of paper I have had on my fridge for the last 5 years. It’s an interview by Oprah of Maya Angelou on her 70+ birthday. This interview happened a decade ago but Maya Angelou’s words seem timeless. In case you have not read it,… ... read more

Believe in Yourself – You are “Beautiful”

by Lei Han

This post is not about external appearances. This post is inspired by a recent show I saw onVH1 called Storytellers: Christina Aguilera. It’s in a format where a music artist sings to a small group, and talks to the group about herself, her music, and her inspirations. Christina’s story about her song “Beautiful” really caught my… ... read more

Decide to Have a Good Day

by Lei Han

The last few weeks have been stressful. I have been juggling five projects/initiatives at the same time on a 32 hours a week schedule. Unexpected project issues are coming up left and right; requirements are misunderstood; customer experience risks are newly uncovered, etc… The end result is I have been taking my stress home after… ... read more

Definition of Success

by Lei Han

I was taught the definition of success in business school. We just finished 4 weeks of pre-term (refresher courses on math, accounting etc..) before my official 1st year at Wharton began. My accounting professor used most of the time in our last class to give us a lecture on success and what it means. He… ... read more

Enjoy Often and Never Retire

by Lei Han

Growing up, you always hear that everyone’s dream is to work hard, earn lots of money quickly and retire as early as possible (maybe at 65, 55 or 45 if you can wing it). Well, I say forget it! That doesn’t sound like a dream at all. Imagine working your butt off at 80 -100 hour weeks… ... read more

Job search advice from Tony Robbins

by Lei Han

I don’t know if you caught this interview or not on Larry King Live on Dec 3, 2009. Tony Robbins along with Magic Johnson and others sits down with Larry King to provide some very sound job search advice for this tough market Here is a summary of Tony’s key points that hopefully can help… ... read more