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Happy Lunar New Year to all celebrating! 🧧🍊🎆 Lunar New Year has always felt special, and it often feels as if the new calendar year hasn't quite started until the festivities are over. Taking on running a company has meant experiencing it a completely different way, be it ordering oranges in bulk for our retailers (and figuring out which ones to order - 红美人, anyone?), or determining the most suitable greetings to send our partners in China and Taiwan using my now-rusty Mandarin. This year marks the Year of the Snake, with the snake being a symbol of change, adaptability, and most importantly, of renewal. It feels especially timely as we all enter a year where uncertainty only seems to be mounting, and change seems to be around every corner. It is a challenging time to be running an SME - I am now all too acquainted with the cost of business, and constantly concerned with building the company's resilience to tide through the impact of various geopolitical and economic forces. We are cautiously optimistic, though, and grateful to be in that position. It is clear that the way forward is foresight and long-term focus, and the courage to find and capture the opportunities that lie ahead. We have exciting plans lined up as we explore how we can be a business for good in the sports and fitness industries, with a clear set of values at our core, while maintaining our profitability and growth trajectory. I am immensely grateful to have a team that has been on board with my approach of treating the way forward as a blank canvas, and has embraced the change and shedding of older legacies. Here's wishing everyone a promising and transformative Year of the Snake ahead! May you be armed with courage and fortitude to weather and embrace the changes that lie ahead for the better 🐍🧧🍊✨ #lunarnewyear2025 #SME #entrepreneurship #businessforgood #sports #fitness

🐍✨ Happy Lunar New Year from #Asendia! ✨🐍 As we welcome the Year of the Snake, we celebrate prosperity, transformation, and new beginnings! 🎉🌏 At Asendia, we’re here to ensure your #international #eCommerce shipments reach your customers seamlessly, no matter where they are. 🚀📦 Let’s make 2025 a year of growth, opportunity, and global success together! 🌟 💬 How is your business preparing for Lunar New Year? Drop a comment below! ⬇️ #Retailing #Fashion #Beauty #CrossBorder #Logistics Shopify Woo BigCommerce Adobe Commerce NetSuite Amazon eBay Etsy

Goodbye, Year of the Dragon...hello, Year of the Snake!! Today is the start of the Lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. We will share some highlights and insights about the meaning of this special day! #LunarNewYear #chinesenewyear #YearOfTheSnake

As Tết 2025 approaches, I have to admit—I’ve never been particularly fond of snakes. 🐍 But the wisdom of the Wooden Snake offers valuable lessons: moving with purpose, adapting with grace, and embracing transformation with confidence. 🐍 Reflection brings clarity – Taking a step back helps us gain perspective and wisdom. 🔄 Change is ours to shape – Growth happens when we embrace both the discomfort and the opportunities that come with change. 🚀 Focus fuels progress – Moving forward with intention, even in uncertainty, helps us stay resilient. While I may never love snakes, I respect their ability to stay composed, adapt, and move with precision. Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! Wishing you a year of growth, resilience, and new opportunities. 🐍✨ #Tet2025 #YearOfTheWoodenSnake #Reflection #Growth #EmbraceChange #StayFocused

Happy Year of the Snake 🐍 to all those celebrating today! As a British Born Chinese who understands Cantonese, wishing you Gung Hei Fat Choi (Happy New Year) and since we're on LinkedIn 生意興隆 Saang Yi Hing Lung (May your business flourish). For anybody who wishes to join in the well wishes - hope this helps :) Chinese New Year is generally celebrated by the Chinese and Lunar New Year is the more inclusive phrase for those in other countries who also celebrate this time of year. There's two common Chinese languages - Cantonese and Mandarin. Mandarin is used mainly in China and Cantonese mostly in HK/USA/UK. From a personal experience, I can't read or write Chinese but understand some basic spoken Cantonese (wording at the top) but if you're not using English in your comms, make sure you pick the language that you want to use for your audience.

🌍 Earthrise: A Moment That Changed Our Perspective 🌍 On December 24, 1968, the Apollo 8 mission gifted humanity one of the most iconic images ever captured—Earthrise. As the Earth rose over the lunar horizon, we were reminded of our planet's fragile beauty, suspended in the vastness of space. This image sparked a global environmental movement, inspiring the first Earth Day in 1970 and reminding us that Earth is our only home. Today, more than ever, we must protect our planet for future generations. At Dreamscape Initiative, we believe in the power of perspective and the importance of unity. Earthrise reminds us that despite our differences, we share this incredible planet. Let's work together to protect it. #Earthrise #DreamscapeInitiative #ProtectOurPlanet #EnvironmentalAwareness #Unity

Happy Lunar New Year 2025 from all of us at NAEYC! To learn more about Lunar New Year and how we can share in celebration check out the newest blog written by the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Interest Forum! You can read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/esub9YKh Make sure to share how you plan on celebrating Lunar New Year in the comments below.

May the wisdom of the snake guide you to success in all your endeavours

A Journey Beyond the Stars Last night, on 25 Jan 2025, the skies gifted us something extraordinary. The Milky Way stretched vividly, painting the heavens with its celestial grandeur. And Mars? Closer than ever, glowing with its reddish charm, as if whispering secrets of the cosmos. As I stood under the vast expanse, I couldn’t help but ponder: What lies beyond? Could this be a prelude to humanity’s bold leap into the realm of extraterrestrial travel? Are we destined to become explorers of the universe, pioneers of the unknown? Discussions grew spirited with a group of like-minded dreamers, the Charles Stuart Volunteers, envisioning the future of space exploration. Ideas ranged from colonising Mars to building sustainable travel networks to other star systems. The prospect of extraterrestrial travel isn’t just science fiction anymore. It’s a challenge—one rooted in the fusion of engineering, exploration, and imagination. Last night’s encounter with the cosmos only fuelled this dream further. For those of us lucky enough to gaze at the Milky Way and Mars on such a remarkable night, it felt like the universe was saying: Keep looking up. There’s more to discover. #RockObservatory #VisitLockhartShire #SpaceExploration #MilkyWay #Mars #CharlesSturtUniversity #skygazer

Title: Navigating the Cosmos: The Imperative of Interplanetary Travel for Advancing Human Civilization In an age where technology reigns supreme, humanity's gaze has turned skyward, toward the vast expanse of space. Interplanetary travel is not just a sci-fi dream but an imperative for our advancement into the future. As we face challenges ranging from overpopulation to resource depletion, the need to expand our horizons becomes ever more pressing. Interplanetary travel offers not just a solution but a path to unimaginable opportunities. Central to this endeavor is the integration of artificial intelligence into every aspect of space exploration. By learning from past missions and adapting to new environments, AI holds the key to ensuring the success and safety of our interstellar voyages. Perhaps the most ambitious aspect of interplanetary travel lies in the concept of generational ships. These self-sustaining vessels will become the cradle of a new era of exploration, where the boundaries of space and time are no longer constraints but gateways to infinite possibility. As we stand on the cusp of this new frontier, let us not forget the lessons of the past nor the dreams of the future. Interplanetary travel is not just a scientific endeavor but a testament to the indomitable spirit of humanity. So let us embark on this great adventure together, for the stars await, and the future beckons us forward.