[出走地平線:由零開始]
Flattening The Curve: Starting over
有接近十年,我都是周遊列國。
在很多人視為「成長期」的階段,我都是一名「老外」、「法朗人」(泰文,意為「歐裔人種」)甚至是「鬼佬」。
太長時間沒有用自己的母語英語,有時一句句子也說不出來。在對話中夾雜著不同語言,但心底還是想找到自己的聲音。
我想如小孩一樣,發掘到屬於自己的一種新語言。
我當時認識一點西班牙語和阿拉伯語,但對中文和中國一無所知。可以說我就像白紙一張,一切都要由零開始。
還記得三歲的時候,父親把我拋進大海裡(他當時有點醉意),想看看我究竟多快學會游泳。
在這一回,我讓自己跳進中文的辭海裡;嘗試用新的眼光看看事情,學習新的泳法。
For close to ten years I had traveled the world.
I had been a “foreigner”, a “ farang”, a “gweilo” all through what are most people’s “formative years”.
I had spoken so little of my native English for so long, I could barely form a sentence anymore. I spoke pidgin versions of many languages but I wanted to find a new voice.
I wanted to grow in a new language as a child grows in its own.
I already knew a little Spanish and Arabic, but I knew nothing of Chinese or China, so I would be really new born innocent, really learning from nothing.
When I was three years old, my dad had thrown me into the sea ( he was a little drunk) to see how quickly I would learn to swim.
This time round I am throwing myself into a sea of Chinese words and ways to see with new eyes, to learn to swim in a new way.
#彌敦道 #香港 #霓虹燈
#NathanRoad #HongKong #neonlight
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【Pitching in the Age of COVID-19】
Pitching is a very fundamental skill that we help all of our founders develop. Whether it's to potential employees, clients, or investors, understanding your target audience and crafting your narrative accordingly is a ubiquitous art that is pivotal through all lifecycles of your startup.
But COVID19 has completely redefined the rules of the game. Subtle emotional cues that you would normally pick up through body language and facial expressions have now been washed out by pixelated screens and internet latency. Building rapport through prolonged pleasantries and adhoc chit chat have been mulled over by coronavirus talk and regimented back-to-back virtual meetings.
And if you had a hard time captivating the attention of your audience in person, those efforts are even more likely to be thwarted now with the handful of distractions they literally have at their fingertips from internet browsers to messaging clients to phones.
Having now sat through dozens of virtual pitches, I'd like to pass on 5 tips to keep your audience interested and engaged (specifically geared towards founders pitching investors):
1. Do your homework
I can't stress this enough. This applies both in a pre and post COVID19 world. Leave as much guess work out of the equation by doing as much research on the person you're meeting as possible. If it's an investor, understand the basics of their fund, including fund size, areas of interest, geographic coverage, as well as the investor's background (age, schooling, nationality, etc.). Use these data points as way to build rapport and tailor your pitch accordingly.
2. Send your deck early
A prospective investor may or may not read it. But you have to at least give them that option. For the ones that do, the conversations are guaranteed to become 2x more productive, with an initial field of understanding and questions having already been set. You typically only have 1 hour, so best make use of that time.
3. Streamline your deck
Often times slides are filled with a superfluous amount of information or too many graphics where the main point gets lost in translation. Make sure you can summarize each slide in a one-sentence takeaway, and that each slide helps illustrate either 1) the problem 2) your solution 3) your team 4) your traction. Generally 10 - 12 slides will suffice. Anything extra, put it in the appendix!
4. Insert Q&A breaks
Usually when someone is confused or skeptical, it shows on their face. Less evident on virtual meetings unfortunately. Strategically insert Q&A breaks in your pitch to make sure your audience is on the same page, rather than letting questions pile up till the end. This also helps make the pitch more dynamic, more engaging, and more of a conversation. Studies have also shown that people tend to tune out after 10 minutes, which is why Apple normally swaps out its speakers every 10 minutes or so at its annual WWDC.
5. Practice, practice, practice.
A lot of times it's not so much what you say, but how you say it. Early stage investors are often times betting on feeling as much as rational hypotheses. This means you need to exude a sense of confidence and passion, which may be hard to generate when you're speaking into a camera for 1 hour. Try recording yourself on camera to see how you actually come off and then adjust accordingly.
Furthermore, don't just practice the pitch in and of itself, but also Q&A where a lot of the "sale" actually occurs. This is when investors are testing your wit and execution, to really understand if you know your space and your business, and extracting any insights you may/should have. They're also looking to see if you have a true passion for the problem at hand. Startups are hard. Very hard. If you don't have a strong heart or "why", you will not make it.
5.5 This goes without saying, but when conducting virtual pitches, make sure you have good hygiene, dress appropriately, and are in a quiet place where you won't be distracted by pets, children, or loud chatter.
Happy pitching!
-Jun Wakabayashi
Analyst, AppWorks
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Rain can be a picture of God. If you’re in Christ, His power is used for your good—you receive blessings and favor through Jesus’ finished work at the cross.
Jesus shows Himself as a Lamb to you.
“The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. In the light of the king’s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.” (Proverbs 16:14-15 WEB)
However if you’re not in Christ (an unbeliever), then His storm clouds of judgment still hangs over your head and if you die without receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior, you won’t be allowed to enter Heaven.
Jesus will show Himself as a fierce and mighty Lion to be against you.
Your sinful spirit will have to descend to Hell and at the end of time, you will stand in judgment before Jesus’ throne to receive a sentence of condemnation before being cast into the final destination for the wicked: the lake of fire.
“I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:11-15 WEB)
If you’re in Christ, don’t forget to keep asking for rain.
God specified springtime because your blessings are only going to be ready for harvest in due season.
“I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.” (Ezekiel 34:26 WEB)
You won’t know when its your springtime so just keep asking for your harvest of blessings!
As you keep receiving the rain of God’s word through studying the Bible through the Lens of Grace and hearing Christ-centered sermons at church, faith-filled praying will happen as a fruit of your right believing.
Your blessings will quickly manifest in due season—believe and receive them!
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LIFEPROOF FRE CASING GIVEAWAY BELOW
In Week 9, things didn't go as planned training wise, cause my glutes were still very very very sore from the EMS workout session. I'll admit it was very frustrating and this is why, my coach told me early on in the program, please don't do anything else outside of the training. So while I enjoyed a very plump butt for a whole week, I was a bit frust that i couldn't do my normal training. Not complaining, cause i'm seeing the benefits of adding EMS to my training cause it can help even more muscles get recruited. I'll need to plan this carefully.
I finally got down to meeting my posing coach. Very thankful to Sean from Befit who got me in contact with her. What was surprising and wonderful to me, was knowing that I have met her 11 years ago! We took part in another beauty and fitness competition conducted by Watsons years ago, where she won the Ms Fitness. She had an amazing body then and now! I was so impressed upon arrival she had drawn out the stage and my posing spots. We went through some simple poses and I got to understand how breathing is so important even while posing. My first official lesson will begin this week as I upload this vlog.
The week and weekend became even more hectic as shoots started to appear. I wasn't originally set out to do shoots till two weeks time, but not going to say no to an opportunity. Also taking these shots would be a good gauge so I can see where I'm at currently and what else do i need to improve on.
I made sure nutrition was completely on point, because I didn't want to end up craving carbs or anything thats not in my diet plan. Which means I had to ensure my protein and fats were up. It has become more expensive to eat more protein but thats the nature of this competition. I haven't even gone into the other supplements I require other than magnesium. The conclusion is that it's getting expensive, but im prepared for it.
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