"If you have too much on your plate, get a bigger plate."
I first heard this when I was doing a leadership course in London in 2009. Everyone in the leadership course was doing too much stuff and getting overwhelmed. And someone in the course suggested this quote.
I'm always trying to figure out how to make my plate bigger... I think that's why this quote compels me so much.
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.
Spoke about my robotic arm at the G20 Brisbane Global Cafe.
My cofounder in Aipoly is Italian, so we went to Italy to promote, due to popular demand, Aipoly’s availability in 7 languages - English, French,...
Appeared in an epic television commercial with my robot arm!
"If you have too much on your plate, get a bigger plate." I first heard this when I was doing a leadership course in London in 2009. Everyone in the...
If your teacher comments on your work and tells you it can be better; it’s not you, it’s your work. If the person behind the counter snaps at you...
From August 2009 to August 2011, I was the "Founder and Director of Robogals Global". Before that, my title was "Founder", and we hadn't created...
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...
The Hardy Group invited me to speak with them about healthcare, robotics and leadership. Here I am riffing about those topics!
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...
The Australian Department of Home Affairs decided to celebrate the Australian of the Year awards with this short animated video of past award...
