Location: Thailand
Member Since: May 28, 2012

James Yarbrough, Jr


Biography

Jim Yarbrough - International Business Development, Experienced Transportation Executive, Leadership Development Author

A 25-year veteran in the international relocation, freight forwarding, and warehousing industries, he returned to Bangkok in 1999 to become the Country Manager of Brink’s Thailand, a subsidiary of Brink’s Inc.

Jim is a graduate of the University of Southern California (International Relations and Economics) and Master’s program at UCLA (Public Administration and Computer Information Systems).

Following service as a US Air Force pilot Jim lived and worked overseas since 1975. He managed and owned warehousing and forwarding companies in Panama, Thailand, Indonesia, and the US. He has taught college level courses in Negotiations, Leadership, and Personal Effectiveness.

Jim has always strived to be a positive contributor to his community. He has formerly been the president of several school boards, industry organizations, and charitable institutions. Jim co-founded the Visitor Aloha Services of Hawaii (VASH), a volunteer based program organizing and funneling community and corporate support to tourists who were victims of crime. During his first tour in Thailand Jim co-founded the ‘Adopt-a-Bus’ project which worked to reduce air pollution by retro-fitting catalytic converters on municipal buses. Jim served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Director of Operation Smile Thailand for seven years. From 2008 to 2012 Jim served as the Asia-Pacific Director, Resource Development, Habitat for Humanity International.

Jim has served as a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand for eight years. Jim was recruited by Habitat for Humanity in mid-2008.

Jim has been a Rotarian for 25 years while living in Panama, the US, and in Thailand.

Where to find James Yarbrough, Jr online

Website: http://www.lifeinsmallbites.com
Twitter: jimyarb
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=39295412&trk=tab_pro

Books

'How to' Lessons in Courage & Adversity - 3.15    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 13080 words. Published on September 12, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Courage & Adversity -'One Bite at a Time' This compilation of wisdom from past and current sages can guide and energize you to take action that will support your Courage to overcome Adversity leading to ever-increasing development and success. “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” - General George S. Patton
'How to' Lessons in Leadership & Success - 3.14    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 15570 words. Published on September 12, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Leadership, taking Action, and Success - 'One Bite at a Time' This compilation of essays, quotations, and sayings from past and current sages can guide and energize you into taking action that will support your ever-increasing development,success, and well-being. “Leadership is a ‘can-do’, ‘get-it-done’, ‘everyone-pull-together’, ‘whatever-it- takes’ attitude.” - Orville Schell
'How to' Lessons in Attitude & Responsibility - 3.13    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 12710 words. Published on September 12, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Attitude & Responsibility, 'One Bite at a Time' “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”–Abraham Lincoln “The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”- Albert Ellis
'How to' Lessons in Knowledge & Goals -3.12    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 12230 words. Published on September 12, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Self-Knowledge, Education and Goals, 'One Bite at a Time' “The purpose of education is to know where to go, to learn what you need to know, and what to do with it when you find it.”- Ron Hensley “You are your own driving engine and you are your own brake. You determine your own fate. Study well.”
Life in Small Bites - 3.08 Adversity    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 10780 words. Published on June 10, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in overcoming Adversity - 'One Bite at a Time' This compilation of essays, quotations, and poems from past and current sages can guide and energize you to take action that will support you to overcome Adversity leading to ever-increasing development and success. “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” - General George S. Patton
Life in Small Bites - 3.11 Relationships    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 12200 words. Published on June 10, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Relationships 3.11 This compilation of essays, quotations, and sayings from past and current sages can guide and energize you into taking action that will support your ever-increasing personal development, your well-being, and that of the those around you. “The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the quality of your relationships.” - Anthony Robbins
Life in Small Bites - 3.09 Leadership    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 10500 words. Published on June 10, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Leadership - 'One Bite at a Time' This compilation of essays, quotations, and sayings from past and current sages can guide and energize you into taking action that will support your ever-increasing development,success, and well-being. “Leadership is a ‘can-do’, ‘get-it-done’, ‘everyone-pull-together’, ‘whatever-it- takes’ attitude.” - Orville Schell
Life in Small Bites - 3.10 Success    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 9540 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Success, 'One Bite at a Time' This is compilation of essays, quotations, and sayings from past and current sages. The wisdom of the ages, from yesterday to today, can guide and energize you into taking action that will support your ever-increasing development and well-being. "Be all that you can be." - US Army "Do all that you can do." - Anonymous
Life in Small Bites - 3.07 Courage    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 9470 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Courage -'One Bite at a Time' “Courage and Success are not fostered from ‘Winning’ – they are nurtured through the willful acts of ‘showing-up’ and playing with passion.” - Dad
Life in Small Bites - 3.06 Action    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 10700 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in taking Action, 'One Bite at a Time' “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.” - Gautama Buddha “People of accomplishment rarely sit back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” - Elinore Regina Ward
Life in Small Bites - 3.05 Responsibility    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 9800 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Responsibility, 'One Bite at a Time' “If it’s to be – it’s up to me!”- Anthony Robbins Consequences result from actions. When you are not getting the results you want check out the causal actions. When you see a continual passing stream of people struggling in the raging river go find out who is throwing them in. Who or what are the causal actions?
Life in Small Bites - 3.04 Attitude    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 10050 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Attitude, 'One Bite at a Time' “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”–Abraham Lincoln “The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”- Albert Ellis
Life in Small Bites - 3.03 Education and Goals    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 9580 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Education and Goals, 'One Bite at a Time' “The purpose of education is to know where to go, to learn what you need to know, and what to do with it when you find it.”- Ron Hensley “You are your own driving engine and you are your own brake. You determine your own fate. Study well.”
Life in Small Bites - 3.02 Self-Knowledge    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 9580 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
Lessons in Self-Knowledge, 'One Bite at at Time' This is compilation of essays, quotations, and sayings from past and current sages. The wisdom of the ages, from yesterday to today, can guide and energize you into taking action that will support your ever-increasing development and well-being. Remember, "Life is what we make it. It always was and always will be." (Grandma Moses)
Life in Small Bites - 3.01 General Wisdom    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $0.99 USD. 8030 words. Published on June 9, 2012. Essay.
This is a compilation of inspiring essays, quotations, and sayings from past and current sages. The wisdom of the ages, from yesterdays to today, can guide and energize you into taking action that will support your ever-increasing development and well-being. Remember, "Life is what we make it. It always was and always will be." (Grandma Moses)and "If it's to be - it's up to me." Anthony Robbins
Life in Small Bites    by James Yarbrough, Jr
Price: $11.99 USD. 30350 words. Published on May 29, 2012. Essay.
Reading this book of wise quotations will not cure anxiety, self-doubt, despair, shingles, halitosis, or get you a 50% raise. Acting on the insights herein may do all of these. Not knowing what to do is not near the problem as knowing what to do and not doing it. Small Bites can help stimulate you into doing ‘what you know to do’ and in the process learned more about ‘what to do'.

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