now | Mike's Blog /category/now/ Adventures in Business & Life w/ Michael Michelini Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:21:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 /wp-content/uploads/2019/09/favicon.ico now | Mike's Blog /category/now/ 32 32 Want to learn how it is to be an entrepreneur in China? Whether you are newbie or a seasoned Chinese or Foreign business person, you will get insights and motivation from this show. The interview covers how the entrepreneur got started, their hardships and successes that lead them to where they are today! Michael Michelini: Entrepreneur in China, Supporting Startups By Sharing Michael Michelini: Entrepreneur in China, Supporting Startups By Sharing info@shadstone.com info@shadstone.com (Michael Michelini: Entrepreneur in China, Supporting Startups By Sharing) Interviewing Entrepreneurs both Chinese and Westerners specifically in the Guangdong, South China region now | Mike's Blog /wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mike-michelini-forbes-china1400.jpg /category/now/ Online New World Chinese New Year & Management Training /chinese-new-year-management/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:36:20 +0000 /?p=19551 What Mike Michelini is up to Now - Feb 7 - 14, 2021 Listen as audio here [2 minutes long] (or scroll down for text) What is Mike up to now this week: For those who want to hear the full week plan for Shadstone Limited, Mike's company (removing sensitive info) - here it is: Week Plan Feb 7 - ...

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]]> What Mike Michelini is up to Now - Feb 7 - 14, 2021 Listen as audio here [2 minutes long] (or scroll down for text) What is Mike up to now this week: For those who want to hear the full week plan for Shadstone Limited, What Mike Michelini is up to Now - Feb 7 - 14, 2021 Listen as audio here [2 minutes long] (or scroll down for text) What is Mike up to now this week: For those who want to hear the full week plan for Shadstone Limited, Mike's company (removing sensitive info) - here it is: Week Plan Feb 7 - ... Michael Michelini: Entrepreneur in China, Supporting Startups By Sharing 1:57 Stuck Between Solar + Lunar Holiday [Plus Management OKRs] /stuck-2-new-years/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 01:07:11 +0000 /?p=19530 What Mike Michelini is up to Now - Jan 31- Feb 6, 2021 Listen as audio here [2.5 minutes long] (or scroll down for text) January is this half "end of year" (with Chinese new year coming) and half "new year" (for the western world). Honestly, always look forward to getting through this “halfway” mix of Western (Solar) new year ...

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]]> What Mike Michelini is up to Now - Jan 31- Feb 6, 2021 Listen as audio here [2.5 minutes long] (or scroll down for text) January is this half "end of year" (with Chinese new year coming) and half "new year" (for the western world). Honestly, What Mike Michelini is up to Now - Jan 31- Feb 6, 2021 Listen as audio here [2.5 minutes long] (or scroll down for text) January is this half "end of year" (with Chinese new year coming) and half "new year" (for the western world). Honestly, always look forward to getting through this “halfway” mix of Western (Solar) new year ... Michael Michelini: Entrepreneur in China, Supporting Startups By Sharing 2:39 Feels Like Flashback to 2010 /2010flashback/ Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:52:14 +0000 /?p=19514 What Mike Michelini is Up to Now – Jan 24 – Jan 30, 2021 * It is my daughter Maggie’s birthday – turning five years old. Makes me realize how fast time is moving. There’s a lockdown here, so we’ll have a cake at home and just remember the day she was born. The vlog when she was born is ...

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]]> Grinding Into 2021, Come Out 10x /grinding-2021/ Sun, 17 Jan 2021 01:22:03 +0000 /?p=19504 What is Mike Michelini up to now – Jan 17 – 23, 2021 Honestly, I’m just so overwhelmed with work. I thought these lockdowns would slow things down but for the past year, it is busier than ever. All the “offline” is being replaced with tons of online meetings, calls, and work. COVID tests seem to be over/slowing down where ...

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]]> Balancing Free and Paid, Management vs Micro Management /free-vs-paid-mgmt-vs-micro/ Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:06:56 +0000 /?p=19472 What is Mike Michelini Up To Now – Jan 10 – 16, 2021 * Preparing for third COVID test of 2021 (and fifth total) * Transitioning the Shadstone team to have proper management team and corporate structure (I gotta stop being the bottleneck and micromanager) * Overwhelmed with launching new Amazon brand (15 SKUs now and 15 in a few ...

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]]> 2021: Quality over Quantity /quality-over-quantity/ Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:57:25 +0000 /?p=19460 What is Mike Michelini up to – Jan 3 – 9, 2021 Gotta make sure to put the “1” in 2021. Many have said “good riddance” 2020. But I do feel 2021 will still be more lockdowns and virus and vaccine debates and implementation. Will adjust accordingly. Online work and ecommerce is what we do anyway. The few things we’re ...

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]]> Wrapping up 2020 /wrapping-up-2020/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 00:11:24 +0000 /?p=19437 What Mike Michelini is up to now Dec 27, 2020 – Jan 2, 2021 The new year always gets us excited. A fresh start is coming. And this year, many of us are excited to have 2020 behind us. As I mentioned in a recent vlog, planning for 2021 is a tough one. But here’s the rough idea this week: ...

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]]> People Check-ins For the New Year /people-checkins/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 00:56:33 +0000 /?p=19387 What is Michael Michelini up to now – Dec 20 – 26, 2020 * Year end “processing” and planning for new year * 1 on 1 calls with the team * Working on getting GFAVIP members into the best fit mastermind group for them. * Preparing webinar for SBO – ScaleByOutsourcing (Dec 29) * Deep in studying and creating content ...

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]]> Preparing Year End Team Meeting /2020team-wrapup/ Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:47:53 +0000 /?p=19378 What is Mike Michelini Up To Now – Dec 13 – 19, 2020 * Adjusting to a non-Christmas feel in China. I don’t remember this in the past, but Christmas is essentially banned here – no decorations, no music. * I’m reviewing projects and doing team evaluations. We’ll have our year-end team call this week * There are a bunch ...

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]]> 2020 Coming to a Close, Defining my Role /2020-closing/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 00:52:29 +0000 /?p=19351 Quick summary: * Defining my role and the leadership to revamp the org chart so it’s more clear in 2021 * Preparing a Christmas party for the team.  I’m thinking Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at 6pm. * GFAVIP mastermind is member-driven; have 4 mastermind leaders to help and will collaborate more with members for the community management tasks. * SBO ...

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]]> Year End HR Upgrade /year-end-hr-upgrade/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 01:53:50 +0000 /?p=19336 What is Mike Michelini Up to – Nov 29 – Dec 5, 2020 * Preparing for the new Amazon brand to launch in Jan. 2021 – preparing all the product details, bank account, seller central account * GFAVIP Mastermind Session 1 this Tuesday Dec. 1 at 7pm – working on fostering leaders. * Scaling up more SEO and content marketing ...

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]]> Snowy Shenyang Thanksgiving Week /snowy-shenyang-thanksgiving-week/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 00:21:36 +0000 /?p=19302 What is Mike Michelini up to – Nov 22- 28, 2020? Cold and snowy! That’s how it is here now. I’m ordering special computer gloves as my fingers are too cold to type and giving me a case of “fat finger”. Here’s a bit of the work week: * Webinar on Tuesday 8pm HK time on Scale By Outsourcing. I ...

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]]> Sharing, Coaching, Creating /sharing-coaching-creating/ Sun, 15 Nov 2020 00:34:14 +0000 /?p=19284 What’s Mike Michelini up to now – Nov 15 – 21, 2020 Really feel like 2021 is just around the corner – especially once we hit Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping season. Let’s make the most of the rest of this insane year and double down for an amazing 2021. * Working on my salesmanship skills, know it is my ...

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]]> Practice Being a Coach To The Team /coach-adjustment/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:24:18 +0000 /?p=19276 What is Mike Michelini Up To Now? Nov 8 to 14, 2020 * Kids back in full time school in November (ya, I just found that out on Nov 1, ha!) and I do the English teaching once they are out of school before dinner. As the only foreigner here, I’m trying to keep the English classes going as well ...

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]]> Growing the CCC (content community consulting) /growing-ccc/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:52:00 +0000 /?p=19266 What Mike Is Upto Now Nov 1 – 8, 2020 * Still in Shenyang China. No short term plan to go anywhere for now – I home school a couple hours a day and other family members help for a few other hours. * Focused on the 3 C – consulting, community, content – in the ecommerce and cross border ...

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