Who Are Your True Heros Mike’s Blog 106 The People You Will Remember This is from one of those chain emails I got back in the late 90’s that I kept in the back of my head. About the people who really matter in our lives aren’t those famous people on TV. We always get caught up in being so …
Doing Whatever, Being Yourself, Mike’s Blog 105
Wow, These Random Blogs Are Helping Some People! Mike’s Blog 105 It is funny, when the things you try so hard to make a difference don’t work as well as those things you are just doing on the side with no pressure. But maybe that is the meaning of life. To just let things be as they may and not …
The Chapters in Our Life – Mike’s Blog 104
Enjoying The Different Chapters in Life Mike’s Blog 104 I remember being so stressed out about something in my life back when I was living in New York City. Funny thing is now I can’t even remember what it was. The stressful thoughts passed in and out of my thoughts for days. AT the time I was living in Murray …
Life Changes When You Become a Parent Mike’s Blog 103
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 …
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 …
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 …