Author: Tony Tam
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What Makes Us Happy And Motivated At Work?
It’s that time of year for me to reflect on why we are here working everyday. Please chime in with your thoughts. What motivates us to be happy and motivated at work? Money Recognition Being valued Making a difference in the world and self motivation Money is a great motivator, it’s an enabler for future…
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As A Leader, Do You Communicate Enough?
Heads up… Do you communication enough with your direct reports? What about your peers in the same group? What about other peers across the company? And your management chain, 1 level, 2 level and ultimately up to your CEO? How often should you communicate? What is the most effective way to communicate (email, face to…
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wow: Happy 17th Birthday Yahoo!
[slideshow] Yahoo! as a company is 17 years old today. I am very proud to be part of this ship for the last 13 years. Thank you for allowing me to join as employee ~900. I’ve learn so much from being thrown into the fire. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to build Yahoo!…
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BJ Fogg’s Behavior Grid: How To Form Habits
This is an interesting read from a Stanford professor, on how to form healthy habits as well as how Facebook became a habit for many people. I personally have been using this model for myself to remind myself to do push ups and drink water. Using motivation (getting stronger), ability (right before bedtime) and trigger (a…
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Wedding Wishes from the kids
Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 1 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 2 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 3 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 4 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 5 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 6
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11 Days Until…
I’ll be married to the woman of my dreams. Katherine and I have been a part of each other’s lives for 3 years. She is the most intelligent, kind, warm and thoughtful woman I have ever met. During the first few months of dating, she introduced me to most of her close friends. Her friends…
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Tony’s Metabolic Rate
I spent $40 today at Yahoo! to measure how many calories my body burns if I were just sitting down. I spent 15 minutes breathing in a tube and out comes a chart of how many calories I burn. It turns out that my body burns 1,872 calories, plus 561 calories with just normal movement…
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Link: NYTimes: The Joy of Quiet
From The New York Times: OPINION: The Joy of Quiet Trying to escape the constant stream of too much information. http://nyti.ms/u7fIA5