by Emily Chang | May 3, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
My book, The Spare Room, shares stories of my and other leaders’ social legacies. It also walks the reader step-by-step through defining your own social legacy. In fact, we have designed the book so that by the time you turn the last page, you will have...
by Emily Chang | Apr 28, 2021 | Family, Learner
I was flipping through old photos this weekend and found myself reminiscing about one of our family trips. Over the years, we’ve enjoyed plenty of amazing family holidays from the exotic (Maldives!) to the adventurous (Utila) and the historic (England). But...
by Emily Chang | Apr 26, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
We each have a defining moment… that moment in our lives when an experience fundamentally changes us. Our defining moment can serve as a catalyst, transforming our perceptions and behaviors. And once we’ve experienced that defining moment, we cannot but...
by Emily Chang | Apr 21, 2021 | WorkplaceChinese
The Chinese phrase for “down to earth” is 接地气 (jiē dì qì), or “connected to the breath of earth.” I was thinking about this phrase the other day, because while the concepts are the same, the translations are a bit different. In English, the idea of...
by Emily Chang | Apr 19, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
Our family loves chatting in the car, and we appreciate that in China, we either take taxi’s or have our beloved Mr. Zhao to drive us where we need to go. This practice is not only comfortable and convenient, it also buys us precious family time. Together in the...
by Emily Chang | Apr 14, 2021 | Learner, Workplace
One beautiful advantage of living on the outskirts of a city is that we can once again see the stars. Nothing beats a warm evening outside, glass of shiraz in hand, gazing upward as one by one, the twinkling lights begin to reveal themselves. One evening as I watched...
