Earlier today, I was having a discussion about words with my colleagues David and Masami.
Somehow or other the discussion got around to the development of new words. And when you think about it (or when you read people like William Sapphire in the International Herald Tribune), you realise that new words just appear because people use them!
So, I mentioned that this is already word: Killjoy.
Why do we always talk about ‘sharing the joy of giving’? Isn’t B1G1 a new form of 'effective giving' program? Isn’t it about raising the profile of the company and creating socially responsible image while making sure the money we donate is effectively used? What is it to do with joy?
Well, these are actually some of the end results that our giving and sharing can lead us to. These just happen.
Posted by: David Anttony in ONE, joy, happy on
Jun 01, 2008
The following inspiring quotes are excerpted from ONE,
a book by Masami Sato .
On mastering things…"…doing things we've never done can often seem very difficult and complicated until the day we actually try them out."
"(Children) learn by playing and become the masters of the game. And they do it just by having fun."
"…when something more effective and easy comes along, we let go of the harder way
Posted by: David Anttony in kids, joy, business on
May 06, 2008
When it comes to life and business there are countless ways that we can do things. In business there are methodologies for everything from improving staff performance to increasing the bottom line results.
One thing that I have noticed in life is that if I observe I learn! Most of what I have learnt in my own life has been free because I've simply observed. One day I was on Sentosa beach in
Posted by: David Anttony in vision, kids, joy on
May 06, 2008
Eight years ago I woke early one morning with a vision. The vision was incredible - so detailed and inspiring. For some reason I felt it would take 40 years to create the vision. Back then, Masami Sato and I had not yet started on our business journey together. We were both deeply inspired by the vision and chose to dedicate our lives to making it happen. We had little of no business skills and
Posted by: Paul Dunn in movies, joy, insight on
May 04, 2008
Right now I’m on Singapore Airlines SQ236. We took off at 2:45 this afternoon from Brisbane.
For me, planes are special places. There’s something magical about flying. And to do it these days with great meals, great service and great things to do on board make it even more special for me.
I’ll remember this particular flight for a long time. 30 minutes into it, I decided to watch a movie.
