by Emily Chang | Oct 10, 2023 | Family, The Spare Room
I’m going to miss the apartment where we lived for the last year. Not because of the awesome location right off 405 or huge closets. Rather, it’s all about the community and legacy we got to leave behind. Wherever we live and for however long, do you know...
by Emily Chang | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
I just read “Make Your Bed” by Admiral William H. McRaven, which he wrote after delivering an incredible commencement speech at the University of Texas (Austin) in 2014. McRaven talked and wrote about the 10 lessons we can learn from the Navy SEALs, one of...
by Emily Chang | Oct 2, 2023 | Leadership, Learner, Workplace
Closing the office/stores for one whole day is worth millions of dollars, and that’s what the best companies do. When I was at Starbucks, Howard Schultz closed stores for a day to invest in discussions on racial bias. McCann invests annually in the Day for...
by Emily Chang | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorised
Wait, what? Yep, “passionate” comes from the Latin, passio, which means to suffer. I had to sit with this for a moment, since I’m often described as “passionate.” But as I considered the things I’m passionate about, I realized that the definition held....
by Emily Chang | Sep 18, 2023 | Explorer
You guys know all about #MySpareRoom and how we’ve cared for vulnerable kids who’ve needed a safe place to stay. Over the years, I’ve thought a lot about the spirit of welcome. For instance, how might we embrace our guests, creating a space of...
