Learning

by Meg

Dialogue with GMD last Saturday (December 1, 2012) was really informative and inspiring. I learned a lot some basic and fundamental attitudes and attributes to become a successful individual not only for work but in personal life as well.

S.P.A.R.E. means a lot in life to me (Sustainable. Patient. Available. Reliable. Engaging). To sustain in this fast changing, challenging and competitive world, someone has to be exceptional; and to be exceptional we must have something to do, to contribute and to share at work place and in the society and this requires a lot of patience (staying power and persistence). To have power is to have wisdom. It is an applied knowledge based on experience learned and encountered. Wisdom can also achieve through the life lessons learned and experienced by our past and present advisers. With their selfless time and availability; sharing has been a medium for us to grow more in this business. With our mentors that are reliable and well diversified, they are really great enough to be appreciated until now. I can say that I was blessed and still bless to have them in my life. Getting engaged with them at anytime inspires me a lot. With my age compared to them, they engraved their names to be made known in the industry. Like Dato Gan and the rest of my previous managers, one thing I have observed, they are selfless in sharing wisdom, experience and knowledge that makes them great!  

And speaking of sharing, I would like to suggest/encourage my buddies to share about their field of expertise. What are their strengths that we might be able to acquire and know; their concerns so that we could be able to share also just in case we had encountered that problem and solved it in a positive and constructive way. In this manner, we can more strengthen the value chain we involved in. I know that everyone has their own idea and knowing and discovering to know how to fit into each other’s shoes made everyone feels more comfortable in dealing with some issues and concerns. Essentially, it is a vital thing to remember that in dealing with this kind of sharing, having the right attitude and right perspective is a must. Being an open-minded and having a wide understanding about these concerns will enormously a great help to make everybody stronger and closer in establishing a good working relation to each other as we value the essence of teamwork.

Most important is to have a good heart; having a good heart is the key to understanding for us to do the right thing and do the good thing. I learned from Dr. Dean Kashiwagi that honest people are usually visionary and I believe that people who are able to see the future have a better heart. Thinking about the future for the next generation to have a better life is merely an important driving force for a leader to pursue what he or she has started. The DNA of voluntarism makes it great knowing and believing that there is no stronger than a voluntary heart --- leaders of this kind rarely fails but succeeds in life.

 

When I attended the Working Adult's Camp organized by our church here in Malaysia, I learned three important things in life too that I want to share. One is to establish a ‘perfect greeting’ --- it means that every people we meet in life, treat them equally with respect and honor, a smile starts and signifies a warm welcome to anyone we may encounter in life. Second, ‘protect our own light’ by stop gossiping. Encouraging words are uplifting to the soul. Speak kindly. It may be short but it will echo endlessly. Third, meditate and pray. Whatever our religion, still we have our own God to serve. Serving our God means we honor Him in our work place by doing & giving our best with a right attitude and good heart. 

Indeed, thank you for the time and sharing. I appreciated much. =)

(an excerpt from my report/feedback on the event)