My son Miles is turning 2 years old this month. Insane how fast life is going! And now that he’s reaching 2 – the beginning of school is on the horizon. This is the big challenge for foreigners in China. He’s not local Chinese, so he can’t go to the public schools. And the private schools are insane expensive. Where …
Speaking at Hardware Massive Events: SZ on 5/19, HK on 5/25
I’m excited to be out speaking again! This time I’m honored to be invited to the Hardware Massive Event – in both their Shenzhen, China and Hong Kong Chapters. Hope to catch some of you there -here’s the info: Shenzhen, China Event on Thursday May 19 To RSVP and read latest info on the Shenzhen event, click here Thursday, May …
Grind Report- April 2016
What a month April has been! Feels good to be entering May. April is the month I am born it – its also spring time and it always gets me in a good mood. April we had the Cross Border Summit – smack in the middle of it. Plus all these trade shows and meetups – with more people than …
Cross Border Summit Success! Pushing Myself Out Of Comfort Zone
The Cross Border Summit was a great success! Thank you to everyone who came out on a Saturday and spent the full day with intense learning and networking! Many people said we should have waited til later in the year – that we didn’t have enough time to plan it – but we pushed through and made it happen – …
Julian Hosp Book Review
Just finished reading a fantastic book by Dr. Julian Hosp! I was fortunate to get connected to him and interview him for the Global From Asia podcast. Reading his book has inspired me on some new initiatives and I want to share today a bit about what I learned. Wish I Read This Earlier I guess that is true with …
Welcome Valery To the Team, Welcome Her to Hong Kong !
I’m so excited these past few days – we have a new visitor to Hong Kong – Valery! She’s been working on the Shadstone team now for a couple months – and this is the first time we have met! Such a positive person, she is in charge of our client services and community management. Which is perfect work for …
Grind report – March 2016
And here are the numbers: I’m behind on Mike’s Blog – but as promised I am still doing these monthly grind reports. The Reasons Behind The Results March was a up and down month. The beginning of the month was extremely stressful with a last minute move of our home in China! Really affected my work as it was a …
Another Year, Another Birthday – I’m 35 Years Old!
Thank you everyone for being awesome. Life is good. Each year keeps getting better and better. The last year was a bit of a roller coaster. But one thing is for sure – I am pushing myself harder than ever. Not sure how to explain it. Just feel like that maybe the stoic books I am reading is setting in. …
GRIND03 – Feb 2016 Grind Report
Time to grind! Third month I’ve been doing the grind report and this month was a rough one for me. Results for Feb2016 compared to Jan 2016 Here’s the results: And here are the numbers: Comparing monthly totals: 155 in Jan vs 108 in Feb. Notes on February I had a feeling it would be hard to compete with Jan. …
Gourmet McDonalds in Hong Kong
Treat myself to some new concept McDonalds here. Invited by Andrew, aka @PenguinSix on Periscope, we chowed down on some new burgers here. I got a pretty freaky one…
Noodles & Street Carts in Hong Kong Financial District – Mike’s Vlog 015
Local Lunch in Hong Kong! Keeping it simple in today’s video blog. Went for some quick lunch w/ my friend Dina, she had a local noodle shop, rice noodle, with a Vietnamese twist to it. Show you guys a bit of a crammed cheap noodle place right in the middle of the financial district of Hong Kong Then got to …
Welcoming a New Chinese Year – Year of the Monkey in Hong Kong
We are back open for business here in Hong Kong and Mainland China! Monday after the Lunar New Year starts is a special time – at least in Hong Kong – I haven’t seen this in Shenzhen or other Chinese cities – there are lion dances at various shops to wish well luck and riches for the shop management. We …
January 2016 Grind Report
So welcome to my second “Grind Report”. I feel the pressure as I write this – and to be open with ya – I haven’t run the results yet. Wanted to write this before I do the numbers. But I have a feeling I fell short at the end of January. I hate to have excuses, but it is real …
Visiting a Chinese Temple Before Chinese New Year – VLOG013
Almost Chinese New Year here! The city is emptying out and we pass right through the chaos at Luo Ho border crossing. But then take about an hour drive out of downtown to Da Peng Village to see a fortress and a temple. Had no idea this place existed until today! Ate some funky food, spun Miles around, and overall …
Why Writing a Book Is Awesome + Hong Kong Sightings VLOG012
Love you guys – getting great feedback just a couple days after putting online. Met some of my good friends in Hong Kong to get some testimonials – and also randomly walking around in Wan Chai and Central district for a bit of people watching! Book is free on Amazon until Friday make sure you grab it – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AVWFWS6 and …