{"id":43812,"date":"2018-03-09T14:49:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T06:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roblilwall.com\/en-ae\/?p=43812"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:27:29","slug":"speech-for-mars-wrigley-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roblilwall.com\/en-ae\/blog\/2018\/03\/09\/speech-for-mars-wrigley-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech for Mars-Wrigley in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roblilwall.com\/en-ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/9-MARCH-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Great fun to give a <a href=\"https:\/\/roblilwall.com\/en-ae\/keynote-speaker\/\">keynote speech<\/a> to Mars Wrigley Confectionery today in Hong Kong&#8230; the big difference with this one was that my wife Christine Liu Lilwall joined me on the stage to translate into Cantonese!<\/p>\n<p>In particular we focused on three key messages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When we encounter problems &#8211; don&#8217;t fixate on the problem, but instead ask, &#8220;what are my options right now?&#8221; (very helpful when lost in a jungle in Papua New Guinea &#8211; or when a challenge comes up in the office).<\/li>\n<li>On the power of being a generous &#8220;giver&#8221; &#8211; trying to help others in our team to do well. 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