http://purposeful.edongskey.com Purposeful Living, Purposeful Blogging Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:21:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I took much effort to make sure I find the first ever email message I sent when I joined Intel. Since then, I've handled tens of thousands of emails. I enshrine only two email message in my blog. My first and my last emails at Intel. From: Soriano, Edwin S Sent: Wednesday, ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/reflections/checking-in-and-out-at-intel/ I've never hesitated to tell friends and family how Intel has been very good to me. I observed this the very strongly in 2006 when our group knew that some of us had to leave the company. During the time of ambiguity and uncertainty, I had made a decision that I ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/reflections/intel-has-been-good-to-me/ From simple joys of teaching others, to morning walks, to trips abroad and a meeting that would change the course of my life. These are among my most memorable experiences at Intel. [caption id="attachment_107" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Leap at Mansion"][/caption] 1.    Simple joys: Swimming, having a date on Valentine’s day with my swimming ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/reflections/ten-most-memorable-experiences-while-at-intel/ It's been almost three years I've been working with Intel. From the start, I deliberately chose to *not* blog about anything Intel mostly because I didn't want to even get close to any confidentiality issues. But in this phase, my crossroads, I find it timely to reflect upon my years in ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/reflections/1441-days-inside-intel/ Hello everybody! How are you? Ako, I’m great! As always :-) . I took a leave from work yesterday. Because yesterday, I went through a surgery that knocked me out for a couple of hours. I found out about my medical condition through a series of medical examinations in connection with my ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/body-wellness/i-went-under-the-knife/ I am reading the first chapter of Steve Pavlina’s book “Personal Development for Smart People” where he speaks of the first fundamental principle of personal growth: Truth. If I were to sum up the chapter, I’d state in my own words that the more readily we accept the truth, the better ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/personal-development/the-truth-i-fight/ I got an awesome surprise via postal mail today. It was an amazon.com package. At first, I wasn’t sure if it was really for me. I couldn’t recall making a recent order. When I opened the package, I was like a little boy finding a toy robot in a birthday gift ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/books/who-wants-personal-development-for-smart-people/ I attended a bible sharing among a group of 10 men in our company. It was a simple 1-hour guided learning and sharing about a theme. During the sharing, one of the attendees broke down during the sharing. “J” was a first-timer in the group, just like I. He had ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/reflections/make-everybody-a-suspect/ In a spiritual sense, I would want people to have a piece of me even when I pass from this good world. But apart from this spiritual goal, I want parts of me to give life to others - in a very literal sense. I speak of organ donation. [caption id="attachment_71" align="alignnone" width="300" ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/edongs-dreams/part-of-me-living-in-others/ I first read about this inspiring man through a forwarded e-mail. He has no arms. He has no legs. But he is brilliant! He has achieved financial freedom. He has written books! He is an inspirational speaker! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="288" caption="Nick Vujicic - www.lifewithoutlimbs.com"][/caption] Truly, Nick Vujicic is an inspiration! Visit: Life without Limbs - http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/ Reminds ... http://purposeful.edongskey.com/inspiring-people/no-limbs-no-limits/