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The state of our economy
The power of Networking
The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work
– Robert Kiyosaki –
More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject
– Peter Drucker –
The two quotes above remind me of my classmate, who became a successful businessman. He often posted his photos playing golf, having lunch and dinner with VIPs. It looked like his daily routine was socialising and entertaining clients. Above all, from the photos he posted, he seemed to have fun with his job besides being rich.
The trick in life is to do things that are fun all the time
– Warren Buffett –
The greatest danger is not that we aim too high and miss it but that we aim too low and reach it.
Michelangelo
To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.
Leonard Bernstein, US conductor and composer.
Rotten Leadership
While having a late evening chat with my colleagues, we came to a conclusion on two types of leadership. Â Do not know how true it is, BUT, it is surely worth noted.
Type 1:  Leaders who work hard and struggle for their self-interests.  They have a long term goal for their own achievements but sadly not for the organisation that they lead.  Leaders of this type are rotten leaders.
A must read post, ‘The Smell of a Rotten Leader’, by Jonathan Whistman
The Smell of a Rotten Leader
Type 2: Leaders who really strive for the organisation that they lead. Â They have a long term goal and work at their very best for the benefits of their organisation. Â The organisation, people, workers, employees are above their own interests. Â In what ever they do, it is not about themselves but the organisation. Â Leaders of this type are true leaders.
I would like to re-post a quote, by Mufti Ismail Menk, that I have posted earlier for leaders to ponder.
Give without expecting anything in return. That’s the beauty of your heart. It’s ok if people don’t see that. The Almighty keeps count!
-Mufti Ismail Menk, 2017, 15 January.
Offensive Strategy
To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence (Page 33).
Know the enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning ang losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are sure to be defeated in every battle (page 36).
A winner never stops trying
Vincent Lombardi, American Football Coach
Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall rather than using it
Gordon Dickson, painter and sculptor
Just like some of us, we display verses from Al-Quran on the wall but do not read them. What a kerfufflle!
You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster
Quentin Crisp
Don’t worry, Â be happy 😍