I am a professional organizer.
I run a business that provides space planning and organizing services. Being able to see beyond the clutter, visualize much better scenarios, and know how to make it happen is a gift and a second career that I do not take for granted. The work that I do directly impacts people’s lives. In turn, it gives meaning to my own life.
I am a community builder.
I chaired the CAPT relaunch, co-founded ORIENTED.ORG, took ORIENTED.COM global, and am currently spearheading the Love Boat Alumni Initiative. At one point, I did throw in the towel and declared, “Never again!” But bringing people together is my calling. I know that now and have made peace with it.
I am a writer.
I am gearing up to write a memoir about ORIENTED – how I built it during the height of Taiwan’s economic miracle, expanded the network worldwide on the cusp of China’s unprecedented growth, and then proceeded to crash, burn, and walk away for a really long time until I finally understood its true value.
Apparently, I am also a storyteller.
Out of desperation, and with a very specific audience in mind, I figured out how to use iMovie to tell the complicated story of the Love Boat Program in a nutshell – that it matters, and that the story is not over. It opened my eyes to the power, the pain, and the thrill of video production and editing. BRING IT, I say… !
I am a domain investor.
I have always been fascinated by the power of words. So when I stumbled upon the niche market of domain investing, I was hooked. Why keep throwing money into the bottomless pits of ad campaigns in hopes that people won’t forget you, when you can own a domain name that they can remember on their own?
I am a huge fan of Turbo Kick.
In 2019, just as I was hoping to get certified, Turbo Kick was terminated. While the Turbo Kick community is still going strong thanks to the few remaining instructors who are still teaching, certification is needed for TKB to continue. Until I can get on top of this, I try and promote Turbo Kick as much as possible.
I have a need for visual balance.
Every paragraph on this web page takes up exactly 5 lines when viewed on most computers, and 8 lines when viewed from cell phones. What can I say? My need for balance and organization is both a blessing and a curse. I can’t even walk into a random coffee shop without wanting to rearrange the furniture.
Speaking of coffee shops…
Whenever someone gives me a gift card to Starbucks or Peet’s, I get a little giddy and then laugh at myself for feeling this way. I can’t figure out why it has this effect on me. Wanna try it and see for yourself? Just push my button, bottom right.
Get it… ?