Bangkok for conference

I am in taxi while braving Bangkok traffic in morning to conference at AVANI hotel. Ups and downs are so exhausting but if I remember Optimism training. 3 good things that happened yesterday:

• Great planning session and brainstorming design into FY19 with Simon and team
• Conversation was great with Nathan W and Laurent and got lots of things done
• Catching up with old friends
• Being there in Partners conference

Confidence

4 step process "Creating Epic Thought List"

1. Negative thought
2. Are they real, are they something that has been bothering for long time
3. Positive thought
4. Anchor to path success .... back the positive idea. Make it real

front load ahead of time. so when we get challenge we can move quickly.

Stop caring for others think of me.

Negative thoughts:

1. they won't like me because
2. they will bypass me because 
3. they will think I don't know my stuff

are they real or due to my insecurities. Stop caring about what others think of me.

positive thoughts:

1. do my research. prepare what likely a person need to know. listen
2. be present - nailing it
3. my listening skill and ability to follow up has been proven success

Cantucci e Vin Santo

I love this dessert. Cantucci, which is the hard biscotti from Tuscany commonly interleaved with almond. And perfectly dipped slowly into a glass of amber liquid Vin Santo, Tuscany white wine.

Negroni is another Italian cocktail, with campari and vermouth. Truffle negroni at the hotel in Milan was amazing.

Truffle Negroni - amazing

3 Good things

3 good things that happen today:

• Went out and caught up with Xu Jin after 2 months.
• Discussed and got new perspective about relationships.
• Bonded with mom during walk home and get to hear deeply about her feelings and relationship with her sister.

Optimism

Optimism: Belief something good is about to happen.

People who focus on just good things happening throughout the day, and list 3 good things at night, experience more positiveness, and better mood. If they share with their partners, they experience increase in marital satisfaction, or relationship satisfaction.

Good things that happen today:

• Dad and mom got green vegetable specially cooked for dinner tonight, for me.
• The call this morning with Adrian,YC, and Rohaini went well.
• Adrian called me to consult on a tricky issue.

Training.

Day trip to Bergamo

It has been cold in Europe this week. Our offsite at Lake Maggiore has been wonderfully busy but the summer town was almost empty and the blanket of cold gentle wind swept the lakeside with relentless and beautiful snow.

My room at Grand Hotel Dino 198 has balcony that overlook the Alps. The town was almost empty and our dinner is the only opportunity to get away from hotel. Our first day dinner is at Piccolo Lago. And the second one at restaurant hotel with good cheap Italian wine.

We then transferred to Milan downtown area. Staying at NH Moscova Palazzo. 10mins walk from Milan office and the Porto Garibaldi train station. I changed my plan from Cinque Terre to Bergamo instead. There is hourly train from P. Garibaldi that leaves 31mins past hour on regionale train, cost 4,80 Euro. The train left on time and off we go.