Simon Said This

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Recently the International Space Station welcomed three new Russian Cosmonauts, wearing yellow - not Ukrainian yellow, but that of their alma mater university.

However for those people in the space station, only thin walls stand between them and the lonely vacuum of space. All they have is each other, regardless of the language they speak, the nation they represent, or who they voted for.

"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose."

"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."

- said the fox to the boy, The Little Prince

Taming anything is harder than it seems, not least taming oneself.

"It is not the other that you are taming, it is the self"

- Glyn MacLean

What the fox is trying to tell the Little Prince here is that time (in the form of care) is the essence of love. We are what we do.

Read more:

https://www.simonsaidthis.com/post/commitment-love-is-care

Before COVID, we would visit each other's offices and assess each other by the books on our bookshelves.

What does #fear mean to you?

Inspired by @glynmaclean’s thought-provoking post on Fear.

Have a read, and leave your answer in the comments.

When you're done, click through to Glyn's original article. It could change your life.

Thanks for 2016, bring on 2017

Thank you for being part of syENGAGE’s 2016!

It’s been an eventful year, with the launch of “My New Zealand” or, as it’s called in China, 杨瑾鸿 ！ It’s the world’s first (and only!) video series about New Zealand, in Chinese, for Chinese, by a Kiwi! (Our very own Simon Young).

  In our foundation stage we have worked with Tech Startup of the year LatiPay, and the Ministry for Primary Industries. We…

Influencer marketing is transforming the marketing world as influencers get better at building an audience of their own.

This has been possible since social media first began, but media proliferation has just made the desire to find authentic voices and discover our “tribe” stronger.

syENGAGE CEO Simon Young discusses how influencer marketing is making agencies think twice. He also introduces…

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key today joined the over 700 million monthly active users of WeChat, China’s most popular chat and social media app. But is he an active user?

Also in this video by syENGAGE CEO Simon Young, live streaming – what’s it about? And is the New Zealand tourism industry ready to put its money where it’s mouth is when it comes to engaging a Chinese audience?

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Update: new kiwi-Chinese video series, join us for The Red Circle

As we say in China, 好久不见！(Long time no see)

If you follow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, you’ll have some idea what’s new in the last few months. If not, read on for a quick update about syENGAGE.

Back in New Zealand

I spent a good deal of last year in Shanghai, forming alliances, conducting training workshops, chairing conferences, and most of all, learning.

While in Shanghai, I got…