Is also the education received from experiences. Here are some of lessons I learned (and still learning) that you might find in handy.
1. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Security is for the dead. Nothing good comes out if your in your comfort zone.
2. Never Expect Life To Be Fair
There are rich people and poor people, intelligent, dumb and different types of people in the world out to take what’s theirs. Never expect life to be fair just because your poor doesn’t mean you are being taken advantage. We are animals that are product of a long line of evolution in which we do everything to survive. It is still the same after millions of years. If you expect the world to be fair, you don’t deserve anything. If you’re poor, get up and stop whining. Every man is for himself.
3. Solve Your Own Problems
I honestly believe that if an intelligent person asked for help. Let him be, he’ll know the solution soon. You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old Chinese proverb saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this:
“A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
4. Never Give Up
There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this:
“The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
5. There’s Always A Reason To Smile
Find it. After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time!”. Warning: Most people will make this an excuse to just party everyday. A good entrepreneur knows when to play and when to work.
6. Always be Improving
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving you die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
“In times of change, learners inherit the Earth. But the learned, find themselves beautifully equipped with the world that no longer exists.”
Why Post?
It’s been a while since I made a new post and I watched an episode on tv featuring a motivational speaker that will let you walk through fire and will say that you’ll be successful. There are lots of seminars and motivational seminars here in the Philippines now. I have been to many of them and I don’t find anything bad with them. It’s just that, they are all the same and it all comes down to the items I wrote above. If you’re really into it, you can read the classic book “Think and Grow Rich” to have more in depth detail about it.
Remember, you don’t need some random guy to tell you that you’ll be successful nor to convince you that you’ll be successful and much more, to even pay this guy to tell you that you’ll be successful. You already know what your dreams are, take a deep breath and work for it.
