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The struggle with staying focused on ‘must do’ tasks can be a life-long problem for many people. But successfully dealing with the issue leads to further happiness, life satisfaction, and freedom. We certainly have no difficulty focusing on things that we love to do that require hardly any effort, such as reading, watching TV, shopping, […]
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Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge
Oxfam Trailwalker is the ultimate team challenge – tackle 100km in 36 hours or 50km in 18 hours and raise funds to fight poverty. Oxfam Trailwalker New Zealand is part of an international series, with an incredible 16 events being held around the world in 11 countries. Over the years, the event has raised more […]
Overseas Investment Act Seminar
Post Event Notes: With an audience made up of predominantly bankers, investors and professionals (accountants, lawyers, immigration consultants, real estate agents and mortgage brokers), Yi Ping was a star presenter and well received. She talked about tax residency, land transactions and ownership/financial structuring regarding overseas investments. [box] The seminar will be conducted in Mandarin. […]
Further thinking after travelling in China
It has been the sixth year since I started my annual China Trip visiting existing clients and exploring business opportunities in general. I have written an article about “tips on travel in China” previously but thought it was time to write another article with an updated picture. Train or Flight? The train system in China […]
Yi Ping’s Journal: Tramping Joy at the Top
Tramping in New Zealand during winter is dangerous and not that enjoyable, the same applies to Australian and South American trails. So when the craving for dirt protein kicks in, I turned my eyes to the US. A little research on long distance walks in the US yielded 120,000 km of well-formed and maintained tramping […]
Fish and Ponds
This year, myself and Greg Rathbun attended PrimeGlobal’s combined World and Asian Pacific conference in Ho Chi Min city. First, a bit of history regarding our association Gilligan Sheppard joined ‘Polaris International’ in 2009 and the Asia Pacific meeting was held in Auckland, where we hosted firms from all over the world in our offices. […]