Monday, December 15, 2014

value 1

email was receive few days ago for me to submit answer to its question to enable me to win chui ling's speak up top 10 entrepreneur of the year award. the question is as following

1) what experiences had you gone through that build your current values and how is it important to your career

2) what is the toughest experience / road that you had to go through in your career

3) what kind of ritual do you perform every morning before work

4) who is the one person you look up to and how has he influence you

5) name two values you think is the most important to succeed in life / career

The answer i gave to them is not long however as per mention on my previous blog, since i'm answer them, i might as well do a full length here.. 

the answer to the first question is as following...

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I was not born into a wealthy family but nor it’s a poor family but a parents that simply would do its best for its children. 

There is a difference between a person’s attitude, character and also personality. This is define as of following

Attitude – opinion or method which one approaches a given situation
Character – identity / essence / traits of a man
Personality – how ones behave

That being said, a person’s character is shape on how the particular person was brought up and how strong is the family values. Attitude is shaped by ones experience while personality is shaped by the society itself.

With that being clear off my system, let us start

I would start this off by winding backward to the last year of my high school year. Here in Malaysia, we would all have our year end public examination called the SPM or also known as the sijil pernilaian Malaysia. Before the examination, I already knew months ahead that I will be heading to Canada to further my studies.

 Friend at that time to me is the most important thing. We literally play and study together days and nights. Times were never hard for if I ever encounter problems in studies I would know there are friends who can help me out. I develop a carefree attitude but a happy one. Nothing seems worrying enough for me.

Exam was done and I literally spend the whole month enjoying myself with my friends, we play soccer together, travel together, eat together and also frequent the internet cafe together. The day finally came where I needed to board the plane and head to a foreign land.

First week was tough for me. I have no friends and family. For the first time in my entire 17 years of life, I learn what lonely means. I had to complete my OAC / grade 12 / pre-u there. 6 months over there, which was hell to me. I made new friends over there but it is very  unfortunate that turn out to be the the bad ones. We spend life kings, play video games all night, and learn first hand what flirting means. My time hanging out with them makes me neglect my studies and because of this, my grades suffer. I barely pass my grade 12 subjects.

Knowing I need to buckle up, I begin to distance myself from them and because of this, I was boycotted and bullied. This continue for only a few months but this few months seems like years to me. It was tough time. I had words thrown at me, food included, pebbles too. I have sand, smoke, water thrown at my door step in the middle of the night. 

Here I learn to stay strong and ignore the words / remarks of my surrounding. 

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