Why, excuses, rationale, justifications, explanations, verbal diarrhoea, reasons, etc.
In the end, the myriad and infinite possibility of reasons why you did something doesn't matter.
It's what you did that matters.
Forbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.
I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.
Returning to my hometown Cairns is always relaxing. Returning to Cairns in winter is a luxury - because the weather is lovely, and not cold at all....
Answer the phone. Reply to the email. Follow up with the guy you met last week. Go to the meeting. Don't go to the meeting. Don't become a board...
You don't need that much money. Just enough to pay the rent, utilities and food. My plan I created for myself post-uni when I was in 3rd year uni...
Why create linear goals when life isn't linear? Don't create goals that are 1 -> 2 -> 3 Create goals that make leaps ad bounds, like 6 -> 14 -> 28...
I write all my blog posts on scrap paper. I printed so many speeches last year that I have all these A4 scrap sheets of paper that just have...
Today, the most interesting part of the day was a session called "Open Space", where some people wrote topics they were interested in discussing on...
It's been full-on in Malaysia at Shell Eco-Marathon Asia. The most exciting thing has been tracking our Australian entrant, Girton Grammar Team...
I was named an Asian Society Game Changer Award winner alongside architect IM Pei (Lifetime Achievement Award), movie director Zhang Yimou, and the...
I love exploring new cities! So I was super thrilled to visit Phoenix in Arizona, and speak at ASQ’s Lean and Six Sigma Conference as their opening...
Either act, or forget. Talking about someone else behind their back makes no difference to them, and all the difference to you. Your friends have to...
