Mike’s Video Blog (Vlog)

Welcome to “Mike’s Vlog” – about once a week Mike Michelini shares some insight on his travels and life perspectives in China and beyond.

Another Way To Live

Put our lives online. Connect with each other. Hope you enjoy my life and business mixed all together in these videos.

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Personal

Sharing about my wife, kids, and life in China.

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Sometimes I add people from my podcast (Global From Asia) interviews.

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See what I am working on. SEO company in Philippines, Business events in China, networking, and more.


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Vlog Archives

View all the vlogs Mike has made here!

Alignment and Being on the Same Page

02/26/2021

How is working with Shadstone?

02/18/2021

Looking Back on Episode 100 of China Business Cast

02/03/2021

Working With Uncertainty

01/28/2021

Daughter Turning 5, Birthday Again in Lockdown

01/28/2021 / Last updated on 01/30/2021

How Is Working Online?

01/22/2021

Speaking in Baguio

01/12/2021

New Year, New Covid Test

01/07/2021

Company Retreat

01/02/2021

My Son Wants To Become a Kung Fu Master!

12/30/2020

Top Productivity Tip

12/28/2020

Merry Christmas From Shenyang, China

12/25/2020

Top Copywriting Tip

12/21/2020 / Last updated on 12/23/2020

Why Rico Moved to Asia

12/11/2020

Speaking in Quezon City

12/04/2020

Why I like Inbound Marketing

11/29/2020

The Question: Scale or Sell An Ecommerce Business

11/20/2020

Get Ahead in Q4

11/17/2020

Why I Moved to China

11/13/2020

How Much Sleep To Be Effective?

11/06/2020

Working Online With Kids

10/30/2020

Hosting Global Sources Webinar

10/25/2020 / Last updated on 10/27/2020

Staying Healthy and Fit (Positive) During Challenging Times

10/12/2020

E-commerce Networking Community

10/09/2020

Mountain Hike During Golden Week Holiday in Shenyang

10/07/2020

Meeting Angelica – Working Online Over 4 Years Now

10/05/2020

Family is an Investment

09/18/2020

Transitioning Kids To Full Time School (Retiring as a Home School Teacher?)

09/06/2020

Mini Vacation in China (Yes, in today’s Climate)

08/04/2020

Living in a High Tech World (Happening in a Town Near You?)

06/13/2020

Bro Night (A Match Made By Our Families)

06/02/2020 / Last updated on 06/06/2020

Reducing Our Requirements for Material Things (Living with Less “stuff”, more Love)

05/22/2020

Becoming a Homeschooling Teacher

05/15/2020

The New Normal – Searching For An Apartment Back in China

05/08/2020

Digesting and Processing and Transforming in Shenyang

04/21/2020

Back on The Move – Visiting a Hazmat Suit Factory in Wife’s Hometown

04/14/2020

Adjusting to Life After Quarantine: Getting a Haircut in Shenyang City

04/10/2020

Out of Quarantine and Delayed Birthday Cake

04/08/2020

Last Quarantine Vlog: Will I Ever Be Allowed Back in USA?

04/06/2020

Quarantine Birthday – Celebrate with Me Online

04/01/2020

[Special Project] Making The Most Of the Quarantine

03/30/2020

Coronavirus Test & Day 1 In China Quarantine

03/26/2020

[Quarantine] Entering China During Coronavirus

03/24/2020

Coronavirus Travel: Cebu to Korea

03/24/2020

Ejected: Kicked Out at 6pm – No Visitors Allowed Due to Virus

03/21/2020

Cancelled Flights & Locked Down in Cebu

03/20/2020

Drastic Times, Drastic Measures: Mask Trading & Re-launching Sourcing business

03/19/2020

Company Retreat in Bohol Turned Operation: Evacuation

03/17/2020

Update: My Kids Are Allowed to Play Outside in China

03/10/2020

Watch a Budding E-commerce Community Grow – Trip To Baguio, Philippines

03/02/2020

Looking For An Online Teaching System For My Kids (Stuck in China)

02/17/2020 / Last updated on 02/18/2020

That Feeling of a Father Who Isn’t There For His Family

02/02/2020

True Passion – Sharing and Teaching People How to Earn a Living

01/28/2020 / Last updated on 02/03/2020

First Week in Manila: Volcano Hit, Studio Work

01/20/2020

Ice Lake, Crab Cooking and [Leaving The Kids Behind]

01/13/2020

Traditional Northern (Dong Bei) Chinese Meal

01/09/2020

How Long Will You Be Alive For?Put a Number on it!

12/31/2019 / Last updated on 07/26/2020

Journey from Thailand To North China – hot to cold (Video Blog Vlog)

12/27/2019

Getting a Thai Massage in Shenzhen, China (Right In Coastal City!)

09/23/2019 / Last updated on 01/21/2020

Son is Spiderman bouncing off the walls, literally!

07/22/2019

The Grind and Balance of Business in Asia

05/28/2019

Launching Something Special on My Birthday

04/01/2019 / Last updated on 05/25/2019

The Last Vlog

11/22/2018 / Last updated on 12/18/2018

Appreciate the Days

11/14/2018

Quick In & Out of China

11/01/2018

Putting It Forward

10/26/2018 / Last updated on 01/28/2019

How Does Mike Make Money?

10/22/2018 / Last updated on 07/26/2020

Getting Local Thai Help!

10/15/2018 / Last updated on 07/26/2020

Visa Runs / Extensions / Go Back Where You Belong?

10/11/2018

Leveraging the Chinese Community in Thailand

10/05/2018 / Last updated on 01/25/2019

Bouncing Back After A Big Change

09/27/2018

Getting My Kids Immigration Visa To Thailand

09/21/2018

Seeing The Elephants in Thailand

09/16/2018

More China Trips & System of Events in the Future

09/12/2018 / Last updated on 07/20/2019

Families and Religion

09/06/2018

Using an Event as an EXCUSE to Change

09/03/2018

Wow! It Really is Happening (Reality Setting In)

08/28/2018

First Week in Thailand & Trip to the Zoo

08/21/2018

Kids First Day of School in Thailand

08/17/2018

New Opportunities + The Transition to Full Time Thailand

08/13/2018

Let’s Not Take Things For Granted

08/10/2018 / Last updated on 08/17/2018

Making a Decision with 70% of the Information

08/08/2018

Learning To Be a Tour Guide in Nepal

08/06/2018

Moving to Thailand While Visiting Malaysia

08/02/2018

Will Living in Thailand Make You Lazy?

07/25/2018 / Last updated on 01/25/2019

First Leg of Southeast Asia Trip – Philippines, Check!

07/18/2018

Planning a Big Move – Literally

07/12/2018 / Last updated on 07/16/2018

Meeting More Friends Moving On

07/04/2018

Just Another Amazon Seller Asking You For a Favor

06/26/2018

Becoming a Dad Every Day is Father’s Day

06/21/2018

Making Moves – That Thing I Wanted To Share

06/11/2018

Oh – That Video Where I Was On Beijing TV

06/01/2018

Life is Moving So Fast (Miles Turns 4 Years Old)

05/28/2018 / Last updated on 06/28/2018

Comparing Yourself To Others

05/11/2018 / Last updated on 07/29/2020

Make Amazing Things Happen

04/30/2018

Taking a Canton Fair Trip

04/25/2018

Listen, Learn, Grow

04/23/2018

Image Is Everything

04/13/2018

Trying Something New – VR!

03/28/2018 / Last updated on 06/28/2018

Why Asia is the Best Place To Raise Kids?

03/20/2018

What Are Your 5 Values?

03/14/2018 / Last updated on 06/28/2018

Back To Business In Saigon

03/13/2018 / Last updated on 08/05/2020

Enjoy a Night Out With The Fam

03/06/2018

How Do You Deal With Overwhelm?

03/05/2018

Back in Asia! Both New Years are Over. What is Up?

02/26/2018 / Last updated on 07/26/2020

Preparing to Return to China

02/22/2018 / Last updated on 08/01/2020

Hello Colombia – Business Expansion Trip

02/20/2018

Road trip with the Kids

02/18/2018

Hello and Goodbye – Visiting Family Back Home In America

02/10/2018

Appreciate the Cards You Are Dealt

02/06/2018

Ready for Takeoff and Leaving Wife Behind?

02/05/2018 / Last updated on 03/01/2018

Good to Be Back With the Fam in China, Preparing for USA Trip

02/03/2018

Sometimes Doing Things You Don’t Like to Do

01/27/2018

Being a Foreign Dad in China

01/25/2018

Team Development

01/19/2018 / Last updated on 01/22/2018

Back in Good Ol’ Philippines

01/15/2018 / Last updated on 01/22/2018

Is Stress Management a Key To Success?

01/13/2018

Building a Skill – Adapting To Cultures

01/10/2018 / Last updated on 01/22/2018

Dealing with FOMO

01/05/2018

It’s A New Year? Start A Vlog?

01/03/2018

Business Brand or Personal Brand?

12/23/2017

Does Santa Claus Exist?

12/19/2017

Are You Where You’d Thought You’d Be 1 Year Ago?

12/16/2017 / Last updated on 12/22/2017

Let’s Rock 2018

12/15/2017

Becoming Chinese

12/05/2017

Business, Friends, Thanksgiving & Unexpected Life Events

11/28/2017 / Last updated on 08/01/2020

To Run Around Building Communities

11/20/2017

You Only Need These 3 Things

11/09/2017

Another Epic Event in the Books – Cross Border Matchmaker

11/07/2017

Taking a Tour of Hua Qiang Bei, Shenzhen, China

11/03/2017

Just Let Go

10/30/2017

It’s Christmas Time for Digital Nomads

10/26/2017

Content Creators, Surrounding Yourself With People Like You

10/24/2017

Keep Going When Others Say To Stop

10/23/2017

You are Going to Win!

10/18/2017

Creating a Side Hustle Out of the Cross Border Bus Lifestyle

10/16/2017 / Last updated on 01/25/2019

Asking

10/09/2017

Interviewing Top Chinese E-commerce Executives

10/04/2017

Hangzhou, China Campaign

10/02/2017

Foreigners Accepted in China

09/27/2017

No Excuses

09/26/2017

Preparing for the Upcoming Cross Border Matchmaker

09/22/2017 / Last updated on 10/06/2017

Helping Clear Out Good Deals – Win, Win, Win!

09/19/2017 / Last updated on 07/26/2020

Upgrading the TV show

09/17/2017 / Last updated on 09/18/2017

Staying in Touch with Friends

09/15/2017 / Last updated on 09/18/2017

Foreigners Moving To China

09/06/2017 / Last updated on 09/28/2017

US Businessman Abroad

08/29/2017 / Last updated on 01/25/2019

Preparing for the TV Show

08/25/2017

Doing Things That Scare You

08/24/2017 / Last updated on 08/25/2017

Doubling Down

08/14/2017

How To Make Decision with 2 Great Choices

08/07/2017 / Last updated on 08/14/2017

Balancing Work and Life – Mike’s Blog 120

07/30/2017

Announcing The Big Thing I Thought I’d Never Do Again

07/25/2017

Building Up Others Around You

07/23/2017

China Tour Guide, First China Experience Memory Lane

07/18/2017

Left Motivated To Build More – Grow a Global Empire From Asia

07/15/2017

Gary Vee in Hong Kong Rise #hustle

07/13/2017 / Last updated on 01/25/2019

Rise Conference Day 1 walk around

07/12/2017

Rise Conference 2017 Pre-Event Mania

07/10/2017

Our Cross Culture Family Featured in Shenzhen Daily Newspaper!

07/07/2017 / Last updated on 07/09/2017

Take Over America Campaign on July 4th

07/05/2017

Saigon, Vietnam Meetup for GFA

07/05/2017

Flying from Hong Kong to Saigon

07/01/2017

Techcrunch comes to Shenzhen – Mike’s Blog 108

06/27/2017

White Collar Fight Night, Shenzhen, China

06/18/2017

Who Are Your True Heros

06/15/2017

Doing Whatever, Being Yourself, Mike’s Blog 105

06/07/2017

The Chapters in Our Life – Mike’s Blog 104

05/29/2017

Life Changes When You Become a Parent Mike’s Blog 103

05/24/2017 / Last updated on 01/25/2019

Sent my Kid to English Nursery School in China – Mike’s Blog 102

05/16/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Foreigners Leaving China – What’s The Reason?

05/14/2017 / Last updated on 08/08/2020

Here’s our 100th Vlog – Mike’s Vlog 100

05/12/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Are You a Lover Or a Fighter? Mike’s Blog 099

05/07/2017 / Last updated on 02/02/2019

What Was Your First Impression of China? Mike’s Blog 098

05/03/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Meeting More First Time Entrepreneurs “Enter China” in Guangzhou Mike’s Blog 097

05/03/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Drone Fun – Will We All Become Teachers and Coaches? Mike’s Blog 096

05/01/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

I Got a Drone! Mike’s Blog 095

04/29/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

How Did You Get Started Selling Online? Mike’s Blog 094

04/27/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Post Cross Border Summit 2017 Recap: Mike’s Blog 093

04/26/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

I Hate Selling To My Friends – Mike’s Blog 092

04/24/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Happy Easter From China, Mike’s blog 091

04/17/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Keeping Energy Levels High – Mike’s Blog 090

04/14/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Mike’s Blog 089 – be The “Man in the Arena”

04/12/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Dealing Under Pressure, Mike’s Blog 088

04/10/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

How Will People Remember You When You’re Dead?

04/07/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

The Times We Live For – Mike’s Blog 086

04/03/2017 / Last updated on 01/25/2019

Dealing With Multiple Languages – Mike’s Blog 085

03/29/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Most People Die at 25, We Just Don’t Put Em in a Box til their 75, Mike’s Blog 084

03/23/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Stay Calm in China – Mike’s Blog 082

03/12/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Don’t Let People Stop You From Being Creative – Mike’s Blog 083

03/12/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Hong Kong Startups on the “dark side” (Kowloon) – Mike’s Blog 080

03/06/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Rent a White Guy In China – Mike’s Blog 081

03/05/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Doing International Deals, in the Unknown – Mike’s Blog 078

03/05/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Where Will You live, the rest of your life? Mike’s Blog 079

03/03/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Do You Have Yellow Fever? Mike’s Blog 077

02/27/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

10x Content Challenge – Mike’s Blog 076

02/27/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Baby Swimming + Vlog Changes, #75

02/26/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

I’m Back – Rocking Out After Digital Detox – Mike’s Blog 074

02/09/2017 / Last updated on 04/09/2019

Happy Birthday, My Dear Maggie

01/26/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Hanging at the China Marketing Summit

01/19/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Shipped Our Kid Off To Hometown for Chinese New Year

01/12/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

2016 Year End Review

01/01/2017 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Trip to the Shenzhen Zoo – Mike’s Blog 069

12/25/2016 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

How To Celebrate Christmas in China and Hong Kong – Mike’s Blog 068

12/23/2016 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Visiting a Buddy’s Factory in China – Mike’s Blog 067

12/18/2016 / Last updated on 11/16/2019

Getting Social at Shenzhen Coworking Spaces

12/14/2016 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Coco Color Review + My Kid’s Leftie?! – Mike’s Blog 065

12/08/2016 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Stuck in China – Mike’s blog 064

12/01/2016 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Cross Border Business Trip in Hong Kong – Mike’s Blog 063

11/20/2016 / Last updated on 11/06/2017

Mini China for Tencent’s Birthday Celebration – Mike’s Blog 062

11/15/2016 / Last updated on 11/06/2017