Berlin Bliss and My Digital Detox… Achtung, Baby!

Thank you all for your kind reactions about my last post. It means so much to me that so many of you reached out, and some of you were even planning to connect with a long lost friend because of that post! Reading all your comments really made my day! Thank you from the bottom of […]
Simon could not come to me. So I went to him. This is our story…..

This is my story about Simon. Simon has given me permission to share this with you. (He says hi.) Simon saw me on TV about a year ago and thought ‘Oh, maybe I can learn English with her.’ He looked me up online, found my site, and signed up for my newsletter. Then he started […]
2 countries divided by one language….

Oh, my dear, Please learn from my mistakes. Don’t do what I did. Once, when I was studying at Cambridge, I asked a friend (a BRITISH FRIEND) to check and see if ‘I had a hole in my pants’. I stood up, turned around, and bent over. We had been sitting on a rough, wooden […]

Oh my darling, It happened on Monday. Sad face. And again on Thursday. Sadder face. And on Friday morning too. The saddest face EVER. What made me so weepy? It was this…getting a well-written mail that was very well crafted and had the right style and tone, and it ended with this…. ‘I look forward […]
200 million people cannot be wrong

I remember his first day of school. How he was nervous but so friendly and warm. I saw his talent develop over the years, and I’m proud to have helped him nurture and extend that phenomenal talent. Struggling with writing lyrics that were a true reflection of what his heart was trying to say. Staying […]
Watch out for the ninja letters…..!
Wait, what, Buffi? Ninja…letters? What’s that? That’s my new name for letters that you can see but not hear in English. Oh. Wait. Ninjas are people you cannot see OR hear. Um…can I call these letters ‘visible ninja letters’? No, that sounds lame. I’m just going to stick with Ninja Letters. And I’ve capitalised it […]
Life is short. Make it deep.

I’ve been thinking a lot about connections. Connecting letters to make words, connecting words to make sentences, connecting hearts to make contact and connecting contacts to make communication. Last week I volunteered as a presentation trainer and communication coach for a new group of Community Leaders who are working on the front lines – in […]
I was so scared. And then I realised this….
Last Friday I got a call from an executive based in London. She said she wanted to fly in her top managers from all over Europe to come and work with me. In a specially-designed program. Oh, and they were all British and American with flawless English. Oh, and they have all been trained in […]
Your voice deserves to be heard. With confidence!

Happy Monday! I’m still enjoying the afterglow of my Taking Care of Business Masterclass last week. I so loved seeing all the participants grow in their skill level and confidence, and leave with a full heart and soul full of insights. It was rated an average of 9, so I think they enjoyed it as […]
Keep it classy, folks. (And this is why I’m always positive.)
Hundreds of you reached out to me to congratulate me on my new career change as a Chinese Coach. You congratulated me on my brilliance. You asked me to be interviewed, translate a live cooking show, meet your neighbor, do volunteer outreach work, teach a time management course, and so much more. I’m sorry not […]