[Vnbiz] What is/are VnBiz/VnBizers good at?

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear brother Toan & CACC,

You don't have to put me on the spot to make your point, you know? :-)

To know about each other more, we can follow two simple things:

1.  Each person can volunteer to send a detail profile and we keep all
the profiles in one place on the Net. Only folks who have volunteered
their profile have access to that place.  (The "Profile form" can be
created for everyone to fill out.).

2.  Be with each other as much as we can, like playing tennis
together, work together, dance together.

No big deal.

The big deal is the spirit.  How are we going to keep a brother/sister
spirit between us?

Human relationship is not the easiest thing in the world to handle.
Relationship is broken easily, between friends, between family
members, between lovers, between business partners, between tribes,
between nations, etc.  We see that every day.  The key to our success
is how we keep our relationships going as long as possible, lasting
forever so to speak.

How do we keep a relationship going?  I don't really know the answer.
It is like: "The key to being a millionaire is to be successful in
business."  But how to be successful in business?  Well, if the answer
is easy, everyone the world is a millionaire already.

I only know half of the answer:  I cannot control any one's heart, but
I MAY be able to control my heart.  I may not be able to make him
treat me as his brother, but I may be able to make my heart treat him
as my bother.

Does it sound too idealistic, too naive, too one-way?

Probably.

But I aim for efficiency. I know that trying to control (or even just
to convince) someone else's heart is a fruitless affair, but
controlling my own heart is an achievable task.

Have a great day!

Hoanh





On 12/4/06, ToanDucPham at GMail.com <toanducpham at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear CACE,
> Anh Hoanh.  Thanks for your great self-reflection note.
> Chi Thanh An.  Thanks for your "doi-moi"-styled Report.
> Romi.  Your photography is amazing.
> CACE.  From the mountains of discussions posted so far (since 1997?), from
> the Nov 26 Hanoi Gathering, triggered by anh Ta Ngoc Cau's generous offer
> that was made very frank and clear, initiated by anh Tran Huu Hong Truong's
> initiative, pushed by anh Hoanh's self-reflection note, and encouraged by
> chi Thanh An's Report:
> - I have noticed one thing.  On different occasions (Anh Hoanh's welcoming
> messages, self-introduction made privately and/or at the various Gatherings,
> etc.), we have learnt, more or less, who does what where.
> - However, it is hard, at least for me, to know who is good at what / has
> what to offer.  E.g. anh Cau seems to have a wonderful local source of
> business administration books / materials.
> - May I suggest that each and everyone of us let everybody else know how
> each and everyone of us can be "exploited".  Myself, for instance, I have
> been with Public Relations / Public Affairs for fourteen years now, and I
> have good working knowledge on ICT and ERP (at least enough to understand
> and support any ICT/ERP B2C/B2B marketing communications activities) so ...
> Some of you might find it not easy to say, "Well, I think I am good at ... /
> I have so much ...", because, according to local styles, that is not very
> modest.  That is not necessary, I would say.  You just have to tell what you
> think you are good at, and you do not need to prove that among all VnBizers
> you are the best in that field.  Let us take out dear anh Hoanh for a very
> concrete example.  Anh Hoanh, who is an attorney of law, and who seems to be
> a very learnt man with profound knowledge in every field, and who seems to
> have a very high analytical skill, and so on and so forth.  Can anh Hoanh,
> or any others, prove that anh Hoanh is the best lawyer in this forum, and
> more importantly, is that proving necessary? Can anh Tuan (Microsoft Vietnam
> Marketing Manager) say for sure that he knows the MS Word shortcut key
> commands better than I do? (Sorry, anh Hoanh and anh Tuan.  Just trying to
> make some examples and you are the "victims" because you are both so
> bright.).  So please be brave and bold, and stand up straight.
> Please excuse me for my lengthiness that might be entirely unnecessary.  I
> would be most grateful for any comments / feedback / response.
> Anh Hoanh.  Is it possible to change "VNBIZ is a forum on Vietnam economic
> and business issues." into something else?
> Thanks everyone.
> Rgds./Toan.
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Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
Attorney of Law
Washington DC