The 7 Ingredients to My Secret Sauce

How did this poor boy, born into poverty, under communist dictatorship, end up teaching business/leadership in America?

I started by studying things other than pure technical skills.

And the method I used, was called "Breaking a problem down to the fundamental core truths" pioneered by the famous scientist Richard Feynman. 

#1: I started with what was easy for me: from tech, to tech history. Every professional knows the history of his own profession, from IT, to electrical engineering, to accounting.

#2: Next, I studied the history of technology businesses. Successes and failures. Every tech person knows the history of the tech industry. Companies come and go. Do you remember the names of the once hot tech companies that their names you can’t remember today? LOL

#3: Next, I started my own businesses, with inventories and employees, customers and suppliers, accountants and lawyers, the whole lot, and I got into studying the history of businesses. Every businessperson, salesperson, knows the history of businesses.

#4: Hey, since I am studying the history of tech, history of tech industry, history of all industries, I might as well study all history, of all peoples, all over this planet, since recorded history began. I began to see patterns. Yes, history always repeat itself, but only to people who refuse to study history! Tech bubbles, housing bubbles, stock market bubbles, fashion fads, corporate management fads, lying politicians… a tech company CEO might say something on TV today, and I’d realize: Didn't Prime Minister so-and-so from 200 years ago in Britain use the same trick? Didn’t emperor so-and-so from 2000 years ago in China use the same trick? 

#5: Next, since I am breaking things down to the fundamental core truths, I studied human nature, not what we wish what people "ought" to be, but what humans actually are, through a branch of science called evolutionary biology. Using evolution, science can explain why we are the way we are. Professionals must realize the importance of understanding "human dynamics" and utilize that understanding for themselves. For if you don't, the system will utilize your lack of understanding of human dynamics against you :-(

#6: Next, I studied the deepest philosophy on life: You live your “normal, uneventful" life, something "big" happens, you either avoid it, or face the challenge, learn a new skill/wisdom, overcome the challenge, become wiser hence strong, and this cycle repeat itself. It’s called “The Hero’s Journey" by Joseph Campbell, it’s the formula of every story from every culture all over the world for the past 5k years, and it’s now used for many Hollywood movies, from Star Wars to The Matrix.

#7: Next, I learned the most effective communication method, called "Neuro-Linguistic Programming", it's used by every effective communicator: from the teacher who had an impact on you, to the politician who got your vote.

As I was learning all these, people started seeking me out, asking me questions, to help them with their: career, communication, leadership, business, life. People started asking me their deepest questions. I ended up coaching. My first client was actually one of my past managers! I’ve already started my own businesses, yet he was still trapped as a corporate slave, with 3 failed escape attempts to start his own business (all 3 businesses failed, because he was focused on tech only, not even aware of business concerns, not aware of human dynamics, mistaken humans for logical rational computers, as opposed to biological beings driven by feelings both long term and short term) 

Next, I ended up teaching business/leadership seminars, for a national seminar company! All over the USA!!! Who knew? This poor boy, growing up hungry, twice the immigrant, escaped communist dictatorship, escaped his abusive father, is now teaching business/leadership seminars, all over USA, to Americans, speaking his 3rd language?! (1st language: Chinese: 2nd language: Aussie English, which is criminal slang from 200 years ago, what’s respected proper English in Australia, cannot be used by a seminar leader from the stage - Not in America! LOL)