2013-02-04 15:27
I don't write anymore on this blog. It's been years. But I know some people still stumble across it in a mysterious way and read it which I deeply appreciate although my English is hopefully… Read More
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Or why French people need less brain and more guts
2009-11-22 00:11
Just finished a book.I don't know how you feel when you finish reading a book. It's always very hard for me, almost religious. I don't want to spoil that moment. I read slower. I read the en… Read More
2009-08-07 17:20
Yes, yes and yes again. I think English or rather American is an emotional language. I hear a lot of French people saying American is an easy language, not complex enough to be very subtle… Read More
2009-07-03 19:26
To most French people who have a career and are independant in their professional choices, observing and learning from the Americans' way of doing things is "the next step" in their profess… Read More
2009-07-03 07:47
I just received a message from one of the readers of this blog, Alvaris, about my last post "Being here". There it is :"Hi LouiseM, You have a very nice blog. I like the post talking about "… Read More
2009-06-29 01:29
Some of you may think that I'm distancing myself from my main topic, business inspiration, with posts like this one or the last 3 ones but I think not. I think that being successful, achiev… Read More
2009-06-27 21:58
Of course I'm writing a post about Michael Jackson because for a French girl like me, he has been very important in my discovery of America's culture and language. The reason I'm bilingual… Read More
2009-06-25 19:36
That's a coincidence.After my last post about Education vs. Creativity, I just found this interview of Richard Branson at a TED conference talking about his maladjustment to school.Brilliant… Read More
2009-06-24 01:37
We all agree that education is the basis of personnality. It builds us, guides us, makes us who we are to become, different grown-ups. That's where it all starts.Our tastes, our skills, our… Read More
2009-06-23 00:47
French people have a very special relationship to money. An unclear relationship full of embarrassment. Could be a minor issue. But this absurd embarrassment has consequences.Typical. I rem… Read More
2009-06-21 03:58
No need to explain who Seth Godin is I guess. If so, read this and come back. There's something very special about him. He's considered as a marketing guru because of his ideas and the way h… Read More
2009-06-20 23:10
Six months ago I was looking for a business idea, for inspiration, for something, someone, to bring out my entrepreuneurial mind and push me to transform thoughts into action.I googled many… Read More
2009-06-20 23:10
Patriotism isn't part of my vocabulary. You know, there are words that have a certain color because they resemble you, some haven't.I don't know what patriotism is because I never felt that… Read More
2009-06-14 05:14
Something you'll never see on French TV because we just cannot do this :Extreme Makeover : Home Edition, hosted by Ty Pennington.Americans are the champions of emotion. And even though it o… Read More
2009-06-14 05:14
Few weeks ago, I met a Japanese guy called Hajime in an hotel. He was working for the government of Japan as deputy director for management, as written on his business card.He was studying… Read More
2009-06-14 05:12
I recently sent many e-mails to companies to request information I needed for my business. I sent them to French and American companies and they started with "Dear Sir, Madam,(...)" because… Read More
2009-06-14 05:11
Tim Ferriss' book The 4-hour workweek is THE book that made me believe in the possibility that I could start my own business. Applying this book's advices has had concrete results for me. Wh… Read More
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