one big idea

One of the biggest idea in my head is actually several big ideas - how to host the perfect event.

Venue is a big one. I try to find the perfect place for all the activities that I partake.

Whether it is a casual lunch for two or happy hour for professional colleagues, there is an ideal time and the perfect place for all these events.

It helps to have peer-review sites, but the best source of information is personal experience.

Creating the perfect event got me to think. How do I make every experience exquisite and memorable? It comes back to instinct, but that starts with practice.

So the big idea is that I must do more to attract the best ideas yet.

I think I can

Once in a while, I have a breakthrough in a sport.

Last night, I got a great golf tip and hit a few out of there.

Wow. Just when I was ready to give up on the sport, something sparked an improvement. It's like skating too. Now that I am able to skate backwards, the sport is truly fun.

The goal is to play 9-holes by the end of the year. Get ready, set...

big ideas...well, a small one to start

While I continue to explore ideas on what's next, I have been coming across interesting questions.

One is aggressive v. assertive.

Why do people who assert themselves get the bad rap of being aggressive? People are called aggressive when they offend and intimidate. People who are assertive are simply persuasive.

I usually surround myself with very independent souls, so being aggressive is usually not an issue. Still, I can think of a few encounters with aggressive behavior...

Get me to think about image, and all that leads back to what's next.

If I am going to truly transform, then I will have to be clear about what I want to be. Still contemplating, but the picture is slowly emerging!

everything coming together

Spent Friday night and Saturday night with two amazing groups of women.

Despite some of the uncertainty I face in my personal and professional arenas, I felt that everything will be all right in the presence of such amazing peers.

One friend started her own company, another practically runs her division of a company just bought by Microsoft, one is an outgoing pediatrician and another is the most well-traveled amature athlete.

Just focusing on these beautiful and talented friends lifted me. Then the light bulb went off - I have been so self-absorbed that I magnified my own problems.

It was so simple. By fully enjoying the talent and beauty around me, I was at peace. Just like that, this weekend restored me to my old self.