by Emily Chang | Oct 4, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room, Workplace
I love my family so very much. Not because we’re all so similar, and everything’s perfect. Rather, we actively work on our our relationships with one another, and we allow iron to sharpen iron. In my discussion with Keri Roberts on her podcast, Ordinary...
by Emily Chang | Jul 21, 2021 | Family, Ways of Work
Every 1-2 years, Laini and I embark on a GGA, a Great Girl Adventure. This is basically, also, the only time I’m ever allowed to take photos of her, so prepare yourself! 🙂 The travel and tourism market in China is insanely hot right now, with quite a lot of...
by Emily Chang | Jul 18, 2021 | Family, Friend, Ways of Work, Workplace
If we approach work with passion, teamship and love, we can become family. This is my Pantene team, photos from today and 15 years ago. This group made up (most of) the Pantene team. These incredible women were patient as I learned the language, culture, and ways of...
by Emily Chang | Jun 14, 2021 | Family, Leadership, The Spare Room
One of my most heart-wrenching and simultaneously heartwarming moments as a mother was when I realized why Laini stood on the foot rest of Teo’s stroller. Man, she loved her brother. Because Teo was born with hydrocephalus and didn’t look like an ordinary...
by Emily Chang | Jun 7, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In our eighth #taxichat, I asked Laini if she’s ever felt like she had to sacrifice too much for our Spare Room. We didn’t discuss the question ahead of time, and frankly, I was a little trepidatious in even asking the question (I guess you can tell from...
by Emily Chang | Jun 2, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
People often ask me if I had a co-author for The Spare Room, or worked with a ghost author. Well, you’re looking at her! Meet Holly. Over long hours of writing, Holly would slowly sink into the couch as I typed, eventually snoring gently as her velvety left ear...
