Q&A

img_2250有許多人用email問我問題，問的問題都非常好，我真的認為問的問題本身就是值得大家分享的問題，因此我決定歡迎大家在這裡多多利用Q&A來問問題。

任何問題都可以問，因為我有決定不回答的權利!

398 thoughts on “Q&A”

  2. Dear Daemon:

    Yes, I remember you and the hand written Christmas card. You did this because you choose to do it. The mere fact that you did it is the great reward to you that you can do something that not many people would do. Successful people always do the things that unsuccessful people do not do.

    Sir Ken Robinson is well known for his creativity development among education.

    http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

    This famous video by him on School Kills Creativity form TED has made him known to the wold as a education reformer. If you have time, please read all the comments on this TED presentation.

    What courses are you teaching now? I am also a bad students. I started skip school since 3rd grade in elementary school. Until now, I still don’t know how I could wondering around the street and not in the school in that young age. ( Nine years old only. ) I just remembered that I took public bus touring around Taipei or sneaked in movie house to watch two same movies twice to kill the time. I hid my school backpack under the bed so I could strolled freely on the street. I was a really bad kid then.

    We really cannot blame our school or even our teacher for that matter. You and I and all those great people in the society came out all right. We still produce Long Ying Tai, Chiang Suen, Lin Hwai Ming, Yeh Chang Shou…under this so called most depressive and outdated education system. I think what we really need is to create a vibrant and progressive environment to learn thing after coming out of the school.

    Mentoring and coaching is ever more important in this fleeting society. By joining my blog and contributing your thoughts is a way to create this after school lifelong learning habit.

    I am always optimistic about our future generation. The internet will make them easier to have a self learning medium. They can access to the world class people with brilliant mind. By watching TED.com you will see the difference from the world class mind and Taiwan’s narrowed mind. This is why I always advise young people learning from the world class people. Internet is your best friend.

    The best Karma is to become a teacher. Congratulation to you.

    Be the change,

    Ping

  3. Dear Ikukolee:

    It is a great question but also a difficult question to answer.

    There is one world to answer your question: Be authentic.

    You have to walk your talk and always challenge the conventional wisdom. You should never think you are only a distributor for someone else brand. Once you think you are only a distributor and one day you will lost the distributorship, you are living in a fear based thinking. You have lost the positive energy to invest and do the impossible.

    Instead, you should think how you can change the industry you are in. You need to nurture a higher purpose that is bigger than you.

    Product or service is only a medium to fulfill your value in life. You may not be rich in monetary term or even be considered successful in conventional term. However, you live a life you choose to. You live an authentic life. This is the ultimate currency: A content and happier life.

    Please find the way to merge your value system with your products. Authenticity will power you with the passion you need and become a game changer.

    Good luck to you and be strong.

    Ping

  4. Hi Ping,

    it’s been a while since last time I wrote to you, I have been busy teaching. I’ve just read your newest article regarding M.J.’s influence on you and couldn’t tolerate to come up here and share my thoughts of him with you as well. I’ve also been a fan of M.J. since I was really little, I am as crazy of him as I even learned how to do moonwalk! I also attended the flash mop tribute to M.J in 國父紀念館&華納 last month. Man in the mirror is one of his songs that touches my heart while I am listening all the time. However, throughout my recent teaching experience, I am real surprised that how people in here are so scared of making a chance on themselves and being conservative in class even though they have made a decision to come in class to learn something new although I always encourage them to make mistakes and learn from it. I was one of those so-called bad-students victim in Taiwan when I was in elementary, and the reason of that was just that I couldn’t understand what teachers were explaining. Plus my recent teaching experience, these things inspired me with a line: “We are what we are tought to be.”

    If you take a close look of some of the titles of his songs, you would realize that he really cares about the world and really want to make a change to the world, by devoting his talent and heart, rather than wasting his life like many celebrities do. I guess it was his childhood made him have such desire. To me, this is one another reason made him inreplaceable.

    Back to the line”We are what we are taught.” From my “I can’t belive I can be a teacher from a bad student in my childhood” teaching experience and a book I have been reading recently”The Element”, I think a teacher(also as a leader in every aspect or field, organization)’s role is to INSPIRE and LEAD instead of CONTROL.

    Our education system(not only within Taiwan, I strongly believe.) has killed many talented human beings without noticing, however, how can we make a change or inspire the key character to make a change may be one of the most important tasks in the next few decades. As to myself, when I teach, I always encourage students to come up with different answers rather waiting and seeking for the only right answer. As the world has shifted from group-oriented to individual-oriented, I think we need to encourage people to know how to being yourself. This is also a line M.J. said to the NBA star Kobe Bryant.

    After I met you in XUE XUE and read articles on your blog and ppaper business, I did a one-day-mailman on Chirstmas day, which I hand-written and delivered Christmas cards to people I love and respect(I also delivered one to you myself, according to the address on Aveda’s website.)

    If there’s anything I can assist in any matters in the future, please don’t hesitate to let me know! I’d love to be part of the idea~!

    Again, thanks for read and write back even when you are so busy, and most importantly, being an inspiration and daymaker.

    Daemon

  5. Dear Mr. Chu,

    第一個問題發問的起因在於，我觀察到您不僅僅是代理一項產品，而且是創造了產品不同的「附加價值」。這附加價值的創造力，是很少在個行業的代理商所能見到的行銷風格，同時也帶給人們對產品更深入的愉悅感,也就是您當時在會場上讓我們體會–所謂的Qualia. 期望自己有天能代理其他產品時，也能具備您附加價值的續航力，而非僅有依附在原廠的產品風味上。想請教您的是,這附加價值的思維，是如何培養出來的？謝謝您寶貴的時間… 😀

  6. Dear Ikukolee:

    Thank you for posting question here. It was a pleasant experience to attend the workshop on Qualia that day.

    i don’t quite understand your first question. Please rewrite it in Chinese if English cannot express it fully.

    No, I don’t think I am interested in any products at this moment. I always explore new ways to make the world a better place though.

    Being a Businessmaker, Daymaker and Ripplemaker is a full time job. 🙂

    Love,

    Ping

  7. Hi Mr.Chu,

    It’s so happy to attend the ‘Qualia’ Conference last Friday. After the conference, there is a phrase coming to my mind:
    ‘ A day is a Qualia, A year a phylosophy.’ However, I didn’t have time to have the question to you. Now, I’m happy to get here and
    have two questions as the blow:

    1. How to you plan to be a value-added franchise,and not only to be merely an original one?
    2. Do you have any plan to have another kinds of product except the AVEDA one?

    Thanks for your time!

    Regards,
    Ikukolee

  8. Dear An:

    You are my hero too.

    As you and many readers may notice that I did not return your email promptly.

    The reason is that I don’t know how to respond your lovely and thoughtful email.

    You and your friend went to 去了淡水,去望李雙澤, what a great idea to finish the day with a grateful mind and attentive spirit.

    Than you for your support to me, Kimbo ( Hu De Fu ) and Canmeng Aveda. All I want to is to remind people that we have our own hero right here. All we need is to take action and let these heroes know that we never take them for granted.

    I am on a journey to find true heroes in Taiwan long time ago. I firmly believe we need to find new role model in Taiwan. I simply don’t buy fast heroes manufactured by our media. Heroes have traction and tested by time.

    I am sure your father must be so proud of you. I don’t know you can draw cartoons.
    I am so happy to know that you also like Leonard Cohen. He is around 75 years old now and his voice is better than ever.

    When you are ready, all your wishes will come true. I just know it.

    Keep rippling,

    Ping

  9. Dear Mr. Chu,

    很開心接到朱平先生的homework,雖然在這之前我已經寫信給爸爸,四月份的時候,我畫了一張英雄生日卡給他（上面擠滿漫畫裡出現的英雄）,然後下方寫了一個「You are my hero.」的小標題。

    我和爸爸說：「我知道讓我出國不是你們的義務,如果能出去便是我得來的幸運,無論如何,我會真心對待自己喜歡的事物,比以前還要努力,也希望長大後能像你一樣,成為一個有擔當、能夠為愛人們全力負責的人,You are my hero！Also,you are my lover.」也許等回到學校以後,會在寫信給爸爸（同時完成homework）,告訴他這一年我學習、以及見識到的各種事情,和他說雖然我沒有去東京,可能遺漏了一些機會,卻反而讓我更仔細地看見台灣,明白家鄉的力量、特色以及精神,這些很重要。

    在這一年還讀起了Leonard Cohen的詩,Bob Dylan的歌,Wim Wenders和Bergman的電影,真是歡愉,重新發現,所在的城市於夜幕低垂或晨日甦醒時分,會有Leonard Cohen低語呢喃般的迷人,家鄉的面貌既熟悉又陌生,變得浪漫且敏感,所以我想,朱平先生的東部之旅,會有一張張全新的臉誕生,全新的經驗。

    上週末朋友拿了一張Kimbo的講座票卷送我,我們就一起北上,聽朱平先生說話又聽Kimbo唱歌,Kimbo說「剛剛已經是八年」的故事,讓我們仰頭大笑,想起一些小時候在山上的生活,然後又再次記錄了朱平先生的聲音,看著AVEDA裡人來人往的熱鬧和親切,感覺人和人沒有距離,演講結束後帶著Kimbo的專輯冒雨走出東區,去了淡水,去望李雙澤,朋友笑說：「把困惑丟到淡水河,不曉得李雙澤會不會回覆。」那時我們在淡水河上,大概還想著Kimbo和朱平先生的擁抱,然後離開台北,美麗島這首歌在耳邊再也沒有停過。

    今天早上把Kimbo的歌分享給上海的朋友,想起Kimbo從前幾年就開始說:「希望台灣的孩子能夠繼續唱美麗島,一代又一代」這句話一直印在心裡,知道裡頭的含意,Kimbo用音樂的力量持續影響著下一代,我也想讓朱平先生知道,您和Kimbo一樣,用行動促使我們積極,產有正面的力量,不只是一部份的「我們」,還不時地增加中…您的想法和作為對我們來說很重要—

    Haha,you are my hero! 🙂

    希望九月有機會再去AVEDA聽講座,如果可以,帶一些年紀更小或同年的朋友一起去,
    並預祝朱平先生即將到來的旅程愉快—

    「我們的歌是青春的火焰是豐收的大合唱」

    Love,

    An

  10. Dear K:

    Thank you for your support for Life as a daymaker book.
    As you know that we self published this book simply because I believe this book can change lots of people’s life. This book has a profound effect on me and change my life.

    I would highly recommend anyone who want to be a daymaker to purchase this book and give this book to your best friends.

    You can purchase this book from Canmeng Aveda salon or store. You can visit http://www.canmeng.com to find where our stores are. Or simply call 02-2721-7909 and ask for where you can buy this book.

    Do you know that we can change the world by making people’s day?

    Be the change,

    Ping

  11. 朱先生您好
    我對”悅日人 Life as a daymaker”這本書有很大的興趣,但我只在網路上看網友們大概介紹過而已,而且我在市面上找不到這本書。
    請問這本書只有AVEDA會員生日禮才能拿的到嗎??
    拜託回答我這個問題謝謝,祝你有個美好的一天。

  12. Dear Kaden:

    I also love the movie, Departure. I was often wondering when we can produce a simple movie like this one in Japan.

    No one can ask you to give up your passion unless you choose to by yourself. It is not the work or any extrinsic factor that drain your energy to do what you passionate about. You need to seek inward. Are you really passionate about film editing or multimedia art? Can you do extra things in your current work to see your real contribution and gain a sense of accomplishment?

    I found out a secret long time ago. To get the satisfaction in your work is to volunteer to do things that no one wants to do in addition what you are required to do. You are creating your own luck by doing things that unsuccessful people do not want to do.

    Have you read the book that I recommended: Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers. He mentioned something about the 10,000 hours rules. Any successful people have labored at least 10,000 hours in their life pursuit for the excellence. These 10,000 hours is roughly equivalent to 10 years of commitment in your passion. How many years of devotion you have put into your passion?

    I have put 22 years time in my work. I have paid my due to be able to do what i want to do. Most importantly, i also lost lots of things I loved to trade off the freedom that I want.

    To find a perfect job or realize a perfect life is a wrong question. How can I make my colleague’s and my customer’s day is the right question. How can I integrate my work and my life is the right question. Please watch my video presentation in BQ on this blog.

    The character in Departure movie has never given up his passion in Cello after all.

    Only you can find the answer to your question, not me.

    Thank you for creating this tribe with me in this blog. Your question has benefited lots of readers here too.

    Ping

  13. Dear YY:

    First, I am just like you having self doubt and down time. Actually, a few dose of negative emotion is OK so you can learn how to accept that we are all human with flaws.

    There is no quick recover trick or short cut. However, we do need to nurture a new habit by practicing and practicing. My goal is to limit myself to have only 24 hours negative emotion. Once I can sleep over it, I can recover almost everything. 🙂

    I am very lucky to find the secret of self affirmation or positive self talk long time ago. I practice this self talk all the time. I would say this to myself:

    “Happiness is a choice and I choose to be happy and I don’t allow other people to affect my emotional well being. ”

    I live a life of my choice. I am the only one who is accountable for my life. I don’t blame, criticize or condemn. I am on the vigilant to catch my negative emotion too. I would say this to myself:

    “Come on, Chu Ping, you need to walk your talk and authenticity is the only way you can get authentic happiness. Be true to yourself. ”

    YY dear, now, you may be disappointed by my admission of my ordinariness. Therefore, you can be me as long as you learn how to get to know yourself better. I would highly recommend you to purchase RippleCards or My life as Daymaker book from Canmeng Aveda. These two simple tool has helped me to mold my life philosophy. ( disclosure: both tools are owned by Canmeng Aveda )

    Thank you for your kindest comment. You surely uplift my spirit. Hey, this blog is my quick fix to restore my positive energy. 🙂

    You are the reason for my quick recovery. ( How can I feel down when i know I can engage with people like you through this cyberspace?)

    Love you,

    Ping

  14. Dear Ann:

    Thank you for writing me such a lovely and kindest comment. You made my day and recharge my spirit. Yes, I have my share of vulnerability and need embrace from time to time.

    I am glad that I touched a few souls on my last year’s trip to Tainan. All I can do is to plant a few seeds so when the time is right, the seed will become a young shoot.

    What you have done to that old grandpa on that special moment requires courage. I hope you will learn this lesson well and cultivate a positive emotion in your character building. You should be more aware of what other people’s need and want. Other people matters. This is called Empathy. This is the powerful value system that will shape your character and become your best ally.

    Now, I have a homework for you. Please write something ( I noticed that you are talented with writing emotional connected words. ) to your dad and want him to know that you love him and, especially, thank him for the decision to postpone your study to Japan. Your goal is to let your father relief of any negative emotion ( guilt ) associate with this difficult decision.

    I am so glad that you decided to go back to school. You are still very young and there are so much to learn and to experience in your lifetime. I think you have a pretty good start.

    Yes, please continue the quest to ask right questions. By asking honest and right questions, you will find the right answers yourself.

    You are accountable for your life, not your father, or anyone in the world.

    Thank you for the photo link. I will treasure the brief encounter we had during your teenage time.

    Thank you for loving me.

    Ping

  15. Dear Gladys:

    First, you need to thank your leader, 阿原, by investing money and time to attend this workshop with you all together. When we learn together, we stay together.

    Actually, I am still learning how to deal with setbacks and challenges. However, I do confront with all challenges with a purpose driven discipline.

    It is not what we sell, but, what we stand for that will determine our ultimate success and happiness.

    What do 阿原 really stand for? Can you all have the courage to walk your talk, especially in the tough time?

    In personal level, I always want to live a life with authenticity. Be true to yourself will make you fearless in every endeavor.

    Be the change,

    Ping

  16. Dear Nicole:

    Thank you for your kind words. As i told you all in the workshop that I know not many people will leave a comment here. However, I appreciate those who take the initiative to write comment here. It is a discipline to contribute back and want to get involved through taking action. You will be benefit for life by this discipline.

    Successful people do all the things that unsuccessful do not want to do.

    Yes, I think Mr. Pao wrote a great letter to win back customer who was upset by their refund policy. Now, you have learned how to deal with this kind of complaint.

    If you pay attention to what has been shared here, you will learn how to handle the similar situation in your real life situation.

    Thank you for your contribution. Together, we can make a difference.

    Be the change,

    Ping

  17. Dear Iluca:

    I was away for my annual retreat. I am so sorry not being able to return your comments earlier.

    I just want you to know that your comment has made my day and made all my efforts to bring David’s book , Life as a Daymaker, to Taiwan a worthy project.

    I think you are on your way to make daymaking as part of your life purpose. I want to assure you that you will create you own luck by making people’s day. People will gravitate to you by your sheer positive energy and the abundance mentality.

    I will be the first one to testify this powerful mindset shift. Once you use empathy to practice other people matter principle, you will find authentic happiness and peace.

    You are doing the right thing to leave the notes to your disciplinarian. Please remember the essence of becoming a daymaker is to be accountable for your own action. Your goal in life is to be true to yourself. You did what you want to do and love to do.

    Yes, please give my regards to Professor An. She is my hero. Her devotion to her students is legendary. You are very lucky to have An as your professor.

    Thank you for promoting Daymaker book for me. Yes, it is my kind conspiracy to make Daymaker movement in Taiwan. You are recruited to be my daymaker champion team.

    Love,

    Ping

  18. Dear 朱平先生：
    這陣子看了送行者，主角在放棄了最愛的大提琴之後，反而覺得如釋重負，正好自己就在想，如果自己一直以來做的事情，會不會到頭來其實並不是真正適合自己的呢？我是一位剪輯師，我熱愛設計，熱愛動畫，但現在的工作卻讓我覺得一層不變，就讓我覺得相當無力，我該怎麼找回我對未來的熱情呢？

  19. Dear Pingchu,

    I appreciate so much for your invaluable time to share your insights with us via such a delightful blog.

    We all know and want to be a positive person with positive thinking, no matter in the up or down time of our life journey. How lucky we can reach your blog where we can re-charge with an invisibe power to restore ourself in a positive way.

    How about you? As a leader, as a mentor, can you share with us how can you stay in a never stop giving, never stop loving and never give-up manner? How do you face your hard time? Do you have tips for a quick recovery?

    Love to hear and learn from you.
    YY

  20. Dear Mr. Chu,

    朱平先生午安,我是去年邀您來台南學校演講的An,

    每次想起那場演講都覺得不好意思,因明白系上同學多數不主動,又習慣在演講中聊天或做自己的事,所以一直認為那場演講,對朱平先生不夠禮遇,深覺抱歉,但可喜的是,直到最近參與那場演講的學妹,還會向我提起一些您說的道理,並和我說希望成年之後,能擁有像朱平先生一般的自信與胸懷,這讓我們聽了很開心。

    從去年開始,就陸陸續續看了許多朱平先生的專欄或記事,決定在今天和朱平先生分享一些感覺。在去年的九月,我向學校申請休學,原因本是要去東京留學,但不巧六月份時就遇上金融風暴,父親以擔心日後經濟不夠穩定的理由,先行向東京的學校取消入學,並在放假前夕告訴我,不過,經過一個暑假,我還是在開學前的九月初,按原計畫的向台南的學校申請休學了。離開學校以後,我留在台中上外語課程,還保留不久之後便能出國的期望。

    有次,上完外語課,我到火車站等候父親接送,在等待的過程,我注意到一位爺爺,提著大包的行李,不斷在自動販售機與公共電話之間徘徊,用手去抓零錢出口處,很焦急地一次又一次重覆,我看著這位爺爺,忽然想起朱平先生在台南學校的那場演講,開頭不久朱平先生說：「今天我搭高鐵南下,我在買票的時候,發現後方排了一位懷孕的母親,我主動讓他排到我的位置,並且跟前方的人說〝可不可以讓這位女士優先買票〞,大家看了一下,便很禮貌地讓位了。」看著爺爺,我忽然想起朱平先生做的這件事情,於是我拿了百鈔到票口換取零錢,又走回原來的位置,看著那位爺爺,手裡緊握著零錢,還猶豫著不曉得該不該向前,因為,幫助別人前應該徵得他人同意,也形同一種尊重,我不確定那位爺爺是否會喜歡這樣的幫助,所以握著零錢,躊躇了好幾分鐘。

    可是我心裡明白,如果我沒有將零錢交給爺爺,他是很難在那些機器裡找到足夠車費的,我看著持續焦急的爺爺,試想旅人無法回家的心情,於是繞了一大圈又向前去,叫了那位爺爺,我跟他說：「請問你是不是需要零錢？」他的表情有些錯愕,於是我將手上的零錢交給他,問他這樣夠不夠,他笑了出來,直說夠了夠了,然後頓了一下又問我：「可是你為什麼要給我？」我指著售票機說：「你應該急著回家吧？」那位爺爺微微的點頭,我又再次確認了車費是否足夠,然後便和他道別了。

    從開始到最後,我都想著朱平先生,我猜想如果是朱平先生的話,一定樂於幫忙,於是我提起勇氣,希望做到和朱平先生一樣具禮貌與關心之事,因此在結束後我也笑了,一心只想和朱平先生道謝,因為你做的事情,讓我能及時體會到一位旅人的心情,並以尊重為前題,提出了想要幫忙的想法,也很高興對方接受了,這並非我一個人做的事,而是朱平先生陪著我一起做的。

    六月一號的今天,我希望能在此向朱平先生道謝,過去我曾想過許多問題,希望能提出來問朱平先生,但自己卻始終明白,對於許多問題,我追求的並非答案,而是那問題的本身,所以,我始終沒有向朱平先生提問。

    上週我剛過十九歲生日,心中的困惑並沒有因為年齡增長而減少,但許多我沒說出口的問題,朱平先生卻已用身體力行來回答了,這點讓人心暖,我也希望自己能不害怕困惑,反而與它共存體會更多事物,再試著探尋問題的本質。我想,不管是朱平先生作為一個珍惜顧客的商人角色,或者作為一個我看見的,如此充滿慈愛的父親角色,我都在裡頭尋找至諸多寶物,受教許多。

    今年九月中,我將應父親的建議,先回到學校完成剩下兩年,等同大一、二的課程,畢後再看有無出國機會。當初堅持要休學的原因是深知學校已無法提供刺激與進步,教室變成折磨熱情的場所,以往不再,深感遺憾,但離校的日子,剩三個多月便滿一年,在這一年不到的時間,我學到的是比學校更深更廣的東西,我感受到自己的進步,知道堅持是值得的。

    最後,即將回校的日子,我想我準備好了,會找到不斷進步的學習方式,要求自己更加堅持和珍惜自己喜歡的事。前幾年,朋友教我要學會說愛,於是久了,好朋友之間習慣在睡前互道我愛你,有些人覺得說中文太肉麻,就選用英文來說,可是我想,還是中文最貼近想要表達之意,因為我們知道愛字裡頭,永遠有一顆心杵在中央,同時存在著溫暖與冰冷,即便有許多不完美,還是試著努力做好,不只是為著對方,也是為著自己。

    teenage的最後一年,我希望更加誠實面對自己,勇敢與懦弱,好與壞都更深刻的感受。謝謝朱平先生,受教了。

    附上一張去年演講的相片,坐在前面的我偷偷拍到朱平先生念信時的表情,希望朱平先生也能看到擁有美好笑容的自己喔—

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    http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/Xia.di.aa/DOCUMENTARY#

    我們很愛你,

    An 🙂

  21. 朱先生您好：

    謝謝您於2009.05.26下午在台中糖村與我們分享的精彩演說。讓我親自感受到您的活力與生命熱情。也讓阿原的同仁有了很深很深感受與覺醒（我們在隔天早上一開始就開了個簡單的感想交流會：），在此很謝謝您。

    您提到熱情、您提到與自己對話、您提到品牌的價值、您提到世界觀、您提到閱讀，讓我很充分的感受到生命正面的力量、如何積極的看待自己的人生。但是，想請問朱先生，在遇到許許多多困境衝擊的時候，您用什麼態度心態去面對？在問題與自己之間，每個人面對的問題都不一樣，但是，如何正視、正確面對自己的問題，找到真正的問題。 謝謝朱先生的分享

  22. Dear Mr. Chu,

    I enjoyed your seminar and your life philosophies today . Thank you for sharing. I will certainly buy those books you recommended and see if I could make a little difference in this world.

    Thank you once again and may you have a good evening.

    P.S. I admired how you and Mr. Pao replied Cathy’s ICB suscription complaint. It was sincere and more than just a customer service.

    nicole

  23. 朱先生您好:
    我是一位二十歲的學生目前就讀實踐大學建築系，三年前我買了第一本PPAPER，從某一次的對談專欄，我認識了您和AVEDA以及肯夢，之後我開始使用AVEDA的產品直到現在

    這個月我收到了AVEDA給我的生日禮物”LIFE AS A DAYMAKER”，我和我的女朋友都覺得很棒，這對我來說是一件意義非凡的禮物，我的生活和想法也因此改變，我相信一天的美好因我而起，儘管現實充滿了壓力仍可以輕鬆愉快的態度面對，我用精油為我的女朋友按摩，不再為小事計較甚至動怒，我也買了乳液,洗髮精和潤髮乳送給我的媽媽和阿姨作為母親節禮物

    最大的突破是我寫了字條給我的軍訓課教官，因為系上的課業繁重，常常上課時間是一片昏睡死寂，他說我們的時間分配有問題，這樣身體會搞壞，也許我們都該做健康檢查，而我從他的表情看的出他的無奈，於是我告訴他這些我們都知道，時間管理正是我們在學習的一件重要的事情而且絕對比其他人感受深刻，我謝謝他對我們的包容和關心，謝謝他讓我們多睡一分鐘，他講課內容豐富精采，希望不要因為我們而不愉快

    我在課後將字條交給他就匆忙離開，我有點不好意思又覺得不可思議，也許我成為了他的悅日人，也許他因為我的感謝而一整天心情愉悅，但我知道我做了我想做的事，而我整個人感覺很好像在發光

    我想將這本書分享給我所認識的每個人，尤其是更具影響力的人，我希望送給我的老師安郁茜老師，和之前在微風無印良品打工的店長甚至是王文欣總經理，以及其他老師和教官，他們比我更有機會去擴大這正面的力量，真希望我有能力將它送給任何一個與我擦身而過的陌生人，我深信這世界會因此而美好

    謝謝包先生讓我認識了您，謝謝您讓我認識了AVEDA，謝謝AVEDA讓我認識了這本書，謝謝這本書對我這個人的改變

  24. Dear Vero:

    Congratulation for taking the initiative to write to me. I enjoy the talk at Xue Xue this afternoon too.

    Actually, I think I will write something about fashion business on my PPaper Business column next time.

    As I want to share with you that all business is fashion business because of the emotional intelligence and the nature of changing in all business now.

    Authenticity is the soul of fashion business. Fashion is a statement of how you spend your money ( underwear, socks, shampoo, which beauty salon you go, what kind of restaurant you support…) Fashion is a lifestyle, not just clothes, shoes, bags or accessories. I agree with Isabelle that you don’t have to become a fashion designer to enjoy the fashion. You can simply inject your fashion sensibility into your current work.

    Life favors those who see things differently.

    Thank you for making my day by taking time to share your thought.

    Ping

  25. Dear Rachel:

    Yes, I can sense your desperation in chasing your dream. First thing first, I need to ask you to google me and visit my store and salon before we can meet. You need to do your homework.

    Actually, you can never be me. Therefore, my experience may not help you too much. What I did was very unconventional. I always have a long view in everything I did. This is why all my businesses are lifestyle based with incremental revenue streams.

    Only when you finish your homework, you can call my office, 2721-7909, and schedule a meeting with me.

    Rachel, life will find you when you are ready.

    Ping

  26. Dear Julia:

    It is people like you that gave me strength and hope to continue my work. I really don’t know how much impact my talk will have in people’s life. Again, even with only one person that I have touched with my talk, I am a happy man.

    Please remember that the best gift you can give to your children is to be a happy mother. This is your legacy.

    Thank you for your kind words. It means a lot to me

    Ping

  27. Dear Jason:

    Please remember that you are the architect of your life. No one can help you unless you want to help yourself first.

    Taking action is the secret of all change.

    Just do it.

    Ping

  28. 朱先生您好:

    今天很幸運再度聽您的演講，有過幾次臨場聽您說話的機會，每次都很讓人珍惜。

    進入社會工作近三年，幼嫩的職場經驗，不夠靈活的處世反應，挫折與迷惘間，我覺得自己很幸運，能接觸到許多值得尊敬的人，讓自己有機會向這些人學習、模仿，自己未來希望擁有特質是哪些。

    今天很謝謝朱先生，漫談間深刻的人生體驗分享。
    自己的心靈，不間斷地被『時尚設計』所召喚、吸引，今天朱先生所分享的話語，對我來說，像個寶物。

  29. Dear Mr. Chu,

    It’s me again. I had returned to Taipei for 2 weeks since I left for America for the reunion with my family two months ago. I also had been thinking to meet you in person when I come back.

    After reading your reply to me on March 3rd, again and again, I have the strong feelings and thought of a further conversation between us, and I look forward to its becoming possible. I know you’ve been busy all the time, and I’d like to share my dream and plan with you which was already in my mind for years. If you think it’s workable, could you please advise when is fine with you so that I can reach you wherever you think is a good place to meet?

    I am 45 years old now. Time is running right behind me so close and I am getting more and more anxious about it. I extremely realize that I cannot afford to loose any chance if I still can’t find a way to expose myself and try to grab every single chance in front of me starting now. I don’t want to be mourning all the time in the rest of my life. I guess you understand what I mean.

    I quite agree with your way of saying about runining a business; I am thirsty of learning more and more from everyone’s experiences of success. I will be very appreciated for your returning message again!

    Have a nice beginning of the week! Regards from Rachel Teng

  30. 朱老師:
    我是統一超商的員工，謝謝您百忙之中到公司來演講，讓我們有非常豐碩的心靈收獲。對於您的熱情、充滿理想與信念，個人感到相當佩服，若大家都能「感動」—有“感”覺，而行“動”，我想我們的環境及社會一定可以變得更好。我也希望可以藉由自己小小的力量，也影響周遭的人一起來為更美好的未來努力。我也非常認同您所說「要當一位快樂的媽媽」唯有如此，才能教出快樂的孩子，分享我們的經驗與智慧吧！
    聽完演講，似乎自己的心靈也強壯許多，我要懷著這樣的悸動，去過更積極有意義的生活！

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