Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Wanted -- Life Coach
(Josh Groban - You're Still You)

Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm not a people person. I don't interact well with new people. I tend to hide in my shell and sometimes come off as too irreverent for my own good. I've even been accused of being stand-offish. However, I am also easily inspired by people who are smart/talented/unique/funny. People who make me forget how awkward I am simply because their personalities demand to be noticed. These are the people that make it easy for me to open up and share with them. These are the people that inspire me to do greater things with my life. If you're not born with inspiration like myself, you feed off of these types of people.

My company CEO once told me he spent 13 months trying to arrange a meeting with a famous advisor to Microsoft, Apple and the other Silicon Valley companies. The reason he did it was because he was looking for inspiration and advice from someone who obviously had more insight than he did. He said, "I am new at being a CEO and I need all the coaching I can find." How's that for humility?

Part of my growth as a human being largely depends on who I surround myself with and the people I extend my hand out to and ask for help. I need to reach out beyond my own social comfort zone and find inspiration in the people that have oodles of it.

So if you find an awkward little Asian guy stalking you, it's just because I'm impressed by your mojo and am looking to learn how to get my own -- not because I am a weird, little Asian stalker.

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