Life Changes When You Become a Parent Mike’s Blog 103 Pretty obvious, but worth discussing – when you become a parent it is probably the biggest life change one can undertake. Friday nights turn from happy hour to disney hour. Saturday mornings turn from nursing hangovers to “hop on pop” sessions. The list goes on and on, and basically my …
Sent my Kid to English Nursery School in China – Mike’s Blog 102
Sent my Kid to English Nursery School in China Mike’s Blog 102 Miles will be 3 years old later this month. The time is just flying by – especially as a parent watching your loved one grow older. Miles mostly speaks Chinese all day – as I am working in the studio day, and a lot of the night, he …
To All The Mothers Out There
Being a father of 2, I can appreciate moms a lot more now. They always say you’ll appreciate your parents the most when you become one yourself – and that couldn’t be more true. The pains and sacrifices of being a parent are significant, yet I still highly recommend it #crazyiknow But I’m just a dad. A mom has to …
Foreigners Leaving China – What’s The Reason?
Why are so many foreigners leaving China? What is the situation with people coming and going from China, let’s talk about it
Here’s our 100th Vlog – Mike’s Vlog 100
We Reached 100 Video Blogs (vlogs) Mike’s Blog 100 Wow, we are there – 100 video milestone. Well, even more than that really as I did some videos before officially calling it a video blog – but from our counter starting from 1 – this is video 100. Have you been following along? All 100? No, I don’t expect you …
Are You a Lover Or a Fighter? Mike’s Blog 099
Are You a Lover Or a Fighter? Mike’s Blog 099 White Collar Fighters, Good Way To Get Out Office Work Stress? My friend John Graham is working on his upcoming “White Collar Fight Night” event here in Shenzhen, China for 9999 and I wanted to pop in and see all the training that is going on! The idea is pretty …
What Was Your First Impression of China? Mike’s Blog 098
What Was Your First Impression of China? Mike’s Blog 098 So what did you think during your first trip to China? Did you like it? The food, the environment ? Whats your favorite part, your least favorite part? Today I am back at the Amazon FBA meetup in Guangzhou and want to ask some of these questions. Many of the …
HitCrunch is Coming – June 3, 2017 in Shenzhen, China
One of the cool things about organizing events (like our Cross Border Summit) is we hear about awesome upcoming events as well. The team at Hit Crunch reached out and am I very excited about this event. Want to share some ideas and perspectives about it now. What Is Hit Crunch? I think its best described when you understand what …
Meeting More First Time Entrepreneurs “Enter China” in Guangzhou Mike’s Blog 097
I always get a bit of a rush, a bit of blood flow to the brain when I meet newbies to China. Today I attended the Enter China biyearly meetup in Guangzhou (disclosure, I’m an equity holder) to share stories and connect with old and new members. Seeing the images and chat history on Wechat being shared. One woman made …
Drone Fun – Will We All Become Teachers and Coaches? Mike’s Blog 096
Playing around with this drone really gets me thinking – humans are screwed! Seriously – I am looking at the delivery guys on their electric bikes and thinking they will be replaced with a drone in the near future. Food delivery too. Its an exciting time, and I really wonder what the mass majority of people will do when they …
I Got a Drone! Mike’s Blog 095
I’m excited to say – I have finally gotten a drone! Alex, my friend and fellow Youtube’r (check out his channel on youtube at globalfromasia.com/unboxingchina – which is an easy way to remember how to find the channel) – we met at an Amazon FBA conference last year and have been keeping in regular touch. He supported me by attending …
How Did You Get Started Selling Online? Mike’s Blog 094
How Did You Get Started on E-Commerce? Mike’s Blog 094 Back at the Amazon FBA Canton Fair meetup in Guangzhou – always a good chance to connect with people. The coolest part was I bumped into quite a few people who listen to my podcast and watch the video blogs. So sweet of a feeling. The theme I picked for …
Post Cross Border Summit 2017 Recap: Mike’s Blog 093
Recovering From An Amazing Cross Border Summit The pressure is on for April 2018 – the team at Cross Border Summit really upped the game in 2017 with our second annual Cross Border Summit in Shenzhen, China from April 21-22, 2017. I have never pushed myself so hard as I did – especially day 1! We had multiple rooms running …
I Hate Selling To My Friends – Mike’s Blog 092
As the Cross Border Summit event is fast approaching (actually post-editing it was last Friday!) I’m getting super busy – and of course many people are just hearing about it for the first time. I am a creator, more than a sales person. Many of my friends have identified my strength as a marketer – someone who can build awareness …
Happy Easter From China, Mike’s blog 091
Celebrating Easter Sunday in China It is hard to be religious while living in China. Especially living in a Chinese household (father in law, wife, kids mostly localized) – but I do try to recognize the holidays I grew up celebrating. So there is a Easter Sunday celebration at the Abnet community -which is a weekly business networking lunch community …