Thang Nguyen 555

Cultures on Collision Course

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With some short-term relief work in Asia/Africa and long stint in Telecom, Thang also earned a B.A. at Pennsylvania State University. M.A. in Communication at Wheaton Graduate School, M.A. in Cross-Cultural Communication at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Boston. In addition, he earned a CELTA – classes taken in Hanoi for cultural re-immersion.

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  • Recognition as motivator

    Ceremony has its place in every culture. It’s an occasion for recognizing distinctive people or acts of valor. As opposed to guilt and shame, praise and recognition validate achievement. Maslow ranks this need right above survival and security need. Self-esteem. Martial Arts and Military subscribe to ranking and recognition more than often: black belt and…

  • Reading Idea Man

    What would you do if you hit the PowerBall jackpot? Paul Allen, Idea Man, had several ideas: space travel, mind mapping and music. What would you do if you had no money at all? You would day-dream (travel inside your mind), visualize what you would do if  you had money (like Charlie Chaplin, leaning out of the…