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What’s Mike Up To – June 7-13, 2020

Michael Michelini — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 00:30:38 +0000

What is Mike Michelin Up To – June 7 – 13, 2020 It is all about team, investing more and more into the team – finding the right people, developing them as best I can. What has been something I am working on more is allowing the team to work without me in the middle. * Training Anne, new on-site ...

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Thank You Pete Furness (A Boy Scouts “Champion”)

Michael Michelini — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 01:06:11 +0000

While I am so far away – on the other side of the world – I cannot think but remember to stop and appreciate the amazing things many people did for me growing up. Think all of us get like this as we get older. Popping into Facebook – our Boy Scouts Troop 105 group picked up in my feed ...

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Bro Night (A Match Made By Our Families)

editor11 — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 18:54:11 +0000

Been less active on the v-logging - just because it would be a bit of a repetitive one of me walking between 3 apartments each day doing my morning work (on Loadpipe, online marketing) to afternoon home schooling and dinner at the in-laws. Today - we have a “match making” session - my mother in law is an acupuncture specialist ...

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Owning Less Things (Sharing on Ryan Shuken’s ShareTheLight)

Michael Michelini — Sun, 31 May 2020 02:45:38 +0000

Sharing with Ryan Shuken my old friend about how this virus nightmare has affected all of us – here is a quick 6 minute video we did together. #sharethelight once again, this time I speak with Michael Michelini on lessons learned from this period. In today’s chat we covered: The things that we own, don’t own us. We can find ...

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What’s Mike Upto May31-June 6 2020

Michael Michelini — Sun, 31 May 2020 00:03:01 +0000

What is Mike Michelini Up To May 31 to June 6, 2020 * Chipping away at Loadpipe – still dealing with previous group buy orders of masks – what a nightmare the logistics has been! Working on re-tweaking the model to be a platform and also moving away from PPE / masks in June. * Enjoying our GFAVIP member calls ...

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What Mike’s Up To May 24-30, 2020

Michael Michelini — Sun, 24 May 2020 00:02:38 +0000

What is Mike Michelini up to now – May 24 – 30, 2020 * Settling in to the new apartment / new life in North China. Morning work, afternoon calls, late afternoon home school my kids. * Re-starting Loadpipe group buy 8, with Cindy as the seller this week, and re-adjusting to be a more platform system. * Experimenting with ...

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Reducing Our Requirements for Material Things (Living with Less “stuff”, more Love)

editor11 — Fri, 22 May 2020 11:49:17 +0000

Minimalism is always something I have been fascinated with since I moved down to Manila, Philippines from China in 2009/2010 for an interesting year of commute between the countries. Moving always makes us realize - why do we need all this stuff. I’m blessed my wife is on the same page - and while we have just moved into a ...

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Week Plan May 17 – 23, 2020

Michael Michelini — Sun, 17 May 2020 00:31:40 +0000

What Mike is Up to Now – May 17-23, 2020 This NOW page has helped me quite a bit as friends ask me where I am and what is happening now with all the changes they see in my social media. Hope people remember to simply go to mikesblog.com/now to see the latest, updated each Sunday (where I do my ...

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Becoming a Homeschooling Teacher

editor11 — Fri, 15 May 2020 14:29:58 +0000

Guess it was inevitable to be in China and become a teacher. But this is different, Doing this for my kids. With schools shut down now until at least the fall here in China (they just announced in early May 2020 that schools will be further delayed from opening until the Fall) - I have to finally take matters in ...

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Week Plan May 10-16, 2020

Michael Michelini — Sun, 10 May 2020 00:08:54 +0000

What Mike is Up To May 10 to 16, 2020 Searching for apartments in Shenyang, China (check the latest video blog). Seems we found one and will be moving out of the in-laws to an apartment next door (in the same “garden) this Friday May 15. The “grind” and flow of Loadpipe weekly group buys. It is good to have ...

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The New Normal – Searching For An Apartment Back in China

editor11 — Fri, 08 May 2020 07:40:31 +0000

Can you believe we are almost halfway through the year 2020? Still feel it is January and preparing to fly to Philippines for a few months. Sitting in the same desk and chair in my aunt-in-law’s spare bedroom that is a makeshift home office, the same spot I booked a flight to Manila in January. But we are approaching mid-May ...

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Time for the World To Wake Up

designer — Sun, 03 May 2020 17:52:11 +0000

Here’s my review of Laurence’s book, who we we're lucky to have on the Global From Asia podcast. (listen here) The book title is “A Time For Shambhala” but another name could be “A Time For the World to Wake up”. No, not for politicians and leaders to wake up - but for the “average” human being. The book inspired ...

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Finding New Routine (What Mike’s Upto May 3-9 ,2020

Michael Michelini — Sun, 03 May 2020 01:51:35 +0000

What Mike Is Up To Now – May 3 – 9, 2020 * Getting into a routine, although really just stuck at the in-laws and working online (sorry for delay of next video blog, really just would be me sitting in my aunt in law’s working online!) * Preparing group buy number 6 for Loadpipe, getting into a rhythm and ...

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What Mike Is Upto April 26 – May 2, Sustainability, Health Focus

Michael Michelini — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 01:00:01 +0000

What Mike is Up to Now – April 26 – May 2, 2020 * Preparing Loadpipe Group buy 5 as it becomes a platform with vendors * Coordinating w/ my wife Wendy on larger mask/ PPE trades via Shadstone Sourcing * Adjusting various web properties and businesses I’m a part of to be more about the environment and health. All ...

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Digesting and Processing and Transforming in Shenyang

editor11 — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:16:15 +0000

Well, after the “music stops” and the pursuit of getting to a ’final” destination has been reached - there is the “morning after”. I mean I am so happy to be re-united with my wife and kids, but now the next big adventure and question is - where do we go from here? No one knows how long the world ...

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