Another person I forgot (please forgive me… Adryenn…) is Adryenn Ashley. She was amazing at BiztechDay. Thank you so much for your help with taking care of Tim. I know Tim would agree with that for sure.
When you are in love with what you are doing… this is the song you need to listen to which keep will you going.
When you are just so much in love with what you are doing, nothing else matter. You are just at ease and in bliss.
And that’s how I felt…
Whenever you catch yourself in that moment, pay attention and listen. Just let your heart enjoy the music that you create.
There is no rush. Just music.
Even there is no audience… you know you did the right thing. You just know…
Walt Disney once said: “Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.”
That’s how I felt this past Saturday BiztechDay. My very first conference ever!
All 521 entrepreneurs got together in San Francisco. We learned, we shared and exchanged ideas. It was amazing.
My vision was bringing 500+ small business owners and entrepreneurs together. Together we learned the ins and outs of the different Web 2.0 and internet ideas to grow each other businesses. This is the first conference ever that put business before technology.
All the speakers were there because they want to help the audience to learn and grow their business. Huge kudos to Tim Ferriss, who only have 40 minutes in the morning decided to come back in the evening and spent 2 hours with us! He was cool, genuine and I am grateful for his time and ideas.
Please bare with me, here is long list of people I couldn’t thank enough:
Andrzej Buszko
Stewart Hsu
Calle Anderson
Steffany Boldrini
Carol Chui
Allie Covarrubias
Elon Danziger
Maya Desai
Jim Dowling
Edison Guerra
Toshie Hayakawa
Carlos R Hernandez
Omer Khawar
Katherina Kulesova
Wai Lin Liao
Cindy Lin
Stephen Miller
Kimberly Pointer
Patrick Schwerdtfeger
Hubert Siu
Tim Wagner
Karen Walker-Tunoa
Alaia Williams
Sheenie Yuen
Allen Weinberg
Stu Carty
Nicole Nicolay
Rick Richon
Stephan Spencer
Ann Evanston
Ian Grffin
Pam Strayer
George Wright
Gwyneth Borden
Udi Chatow
Mark O’Leary
Janna Linsenmayer
Paul Jensen
Christine Comaford
Jim Carrillo
Hazel Grace Dircksen
Yaniv Bensadon
Alex Craddock
Megan Casey
Scott Heiferman
Dan McComb
Nish Nadaraj
Kelly O’Neil
Scott Sigler
Jason Billingsley
Adriana Gascoigne
Chris Pareja
Elsa Chang
Angie Chang
Cesar Plata
Vincent Lauria
Jack Mardack
Christian Perry
Nancy Tubbs
Myles Weissleder
Thanks for the great tips from a few friends yesterday. I posted an article yesterday on Biznik and now I am featured on the front page! Check it out on http://biznik.com/
Here are 5 tips I have for getting the most out of Biznik:
1) Post an Article with a title that will add value and benefit to the business communities – My article posted yesterday is now featured on the front page Tuesday!
4) Update your profile and make sure you answer the following questions:
What you do best
What you do
What do you need?
Experience
5) Upload a Professional Looking Picture – I think a good looking head shot of you will help your professional image
BTW – you can learn more about these technique on BiztechDay on October 25, in San Francisco Hilton, where you will also meet author Tim Ferriss (4-Hour Work Week) and Biznik Cofounders Dan McComb and Lara Eve Feltin in person.
Watch my first TV interview ever with Comcast Newsmaker. This interview will be aired starting October on local CNN channel in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I think it turned out pretty good. Except the Chinese side of me thinking… man I need to stop saying “Absolutely”.
A friend just got married today. Some of my girlfriends and I formed a singing group and serenaded the newlywed. It has been a while and it was fun! I wish them the best and want to dedicate this song to them.
When you are so into someone or something, nothing else really matter.
I love this part of the lyric:
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find the sky is yours
So please don’t , please don’t, please don’t
There’s no need to complicate
Cause our time is short
This is, this is, this is our fate, I’m yours
“I’m Yours”
Here is the complete lyrics of “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz:
Well uh you dawned on me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I’m trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I’ll be giving it my bestest
Nothing’s going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some
But I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I’m yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We’re just one big family
And it’s our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love love
So I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure
There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours
Do you want to come on, and scoot/schooch
On closer dear, and I will nibble your ear
I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I’ll be saying is there ain’t no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It’s what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue
But I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure
There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
It can not wait, I’m yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find the sky is yours
So please don’t , please don’t, please don’t
There’s no need to complicate
Cause our time is short
This is, this is, this is our fate, I’m yours
I love this tagline from one of my favorite brands – Muji.
It’s about designing your own life – not someone else’s. It’s a belief that simple is better than complicated. And it’s the knowledge that real simplicity is always the result of openness and honesty.
Connect with the Connectors – Identify people who already have trusted access to your target audience.
Connect with other events (before yours) – Offer special discounts to their attendees or do bundle pricing with them.
Connect with Non-Profits – Give discount to non-profit organizations. They may need the same knowledge just like any other attendees.
Connect with University or Educational Centers– Give discount to students. They love to learn and you already know that.
Ask Sponsors for help – Your sponsors probably do want to see you succeed. Ask for help. Why not?
Raffle – Give out one free tickets to special groups or audience.
Affiliate Program – If you can afford it, why not give incentive to people who help you market?
Direct Mail – Send out postcard instead of junk mail. Design a good looking postcard, so your audience would actually want to read it.
Give First – Free workshop or teleseminar. Use the word “free” to attract your potential audience then tell them about the paid event after giving them value first.
Get audience to participate ahead of time – Give them a reason to shine at your event. It’s all about your audience anyway.
Feature Speakers – Do you have any star coming who people want to see?
Program Development – Do you have learning topics or benefits people really want to learn?
Social Network Community – Identify social networks and communities already host your audience.
Bring a friend – Give bring-a-friend discount to attendees who already signed up.
User Friendly Website – Make it easy for your audience to sign up. Ask multiple people to try it out. Make sure your event website is professional looking and provide all the basic information for audience.
Follow up Email – Send purchase receipt immediate after audience sign up.
Send Reminder Email – Just because they sign up don’t mean they will remember to show up.
Early Bird Discount – Give them a reason to sign up early.
YouTube – Why not? It’s free and it’s viral (assuming your video is funny and worth talking about).
Identify your ideal audience and find media outlets with similar audience.
Thank you so much for your help with taking care of Tim. 
Thanks for the great tips from a few friends yesterday. I posted an article yesterday on Biznik and now I am featured on the front page! Check it out on 
