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Own it

“Take ownership in everything you do. The job title isn’t what gets you there; your ability to problem-solve based on real, firsthand knowledge is.” —Charles de Lisle Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing … Continue reading

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How to Find Purpose in Life

After losing my husband, I really needed to find purpose in life again. After much thought of various things I could do, I decided that ‘decluttering’ my home would keep me busy during the winter months until Spring when I … Continue reading

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Perspective  

“Dennis Johnson was a wonderful executive I worked with at Showtime. He would always tell me, ‘Don’t let other people make their emergency your emergency.’ Because of the large sums of money involved in the entertainment business, the stakes are … Continue reading

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My Mother’s Charms

When I was 8, my parents’ arranged marriage dissolved. My mother, Mei-Lin, moved to California and into the background of my life. When I was 32, she died of lung cancer, two days before Mother’s Day. Never a smoker, but … Continue reading

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 The Battle for Las Vegas The Law vs. The Mob

In the first three days of January 2024, I removed all the books from my home library and gave all the shelves a good dusting. While cleaning, reorganizing, and inventorying (872 books), I found myself setting books I wanted to … Continue reading

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