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	Tuesday, November 29, 2005

I was one of four speaker on a business guidance session for high school students, and one of the students asked, probably somewhat vaguely, ” What do I need to do to become successful? ” I will always remember the answer that the other speaker, a noted businessman gave. He said, ” I think the first thing you need to clarify is do you want to be a successful person, or to be a successful businessman. Because from my experience, the formula for each is VERY different.” ” There are many businessmen who are probably envied (more…) 6:14:10 AM     comment []   trackback []

I have a friend who feels he has been had. He bought a notebook which advertised 6 hours of battery life, and he was getting only half of that on average. We normally have to make decisions primarily on what technology or products to purchase and use. And we are increasingly reliant on benchmarks to make such calls. These kind of statistics are produced under ‘certain’ conditions, and it is (more…) 6:12:31 AM     comment []   trackback []

We all have a role to play in a business. I have always believe that the person who not only does his job well, but understands well the role he plays, and why he is playing it will go further than the person who merely ‘does’ his job and does not care much of anything else. IN the businessworld, there are people who go through the ropes to do their job ( as instructed), but is clueless to anything else, and probably does not care. Sometimes, obeying the letter of instruction, and probably misunderstanding anything else can not only be detrimental, but can also be hilarious. Here is an extreme story to illustrate; A few hundred years ago, a prison guard was asked to escort a convict to (more…) 6:12:12 AM     comment []   trackback []

I believe that other than teaching your kids typing, and the love of reading, the other important skill you want to insure is the basics of money. Here are some I would teach my own. A DOLLAR SAVED IS A DOLLAR EARNED. I believe it is important to teach children frugality, and knowing to save money. I don’t believe we should be giving our children pocket money just (more…)   6:08:57 AM     comment []   trackback []

This is a business or technology blog, but if people will ask me now what is my most important business at hand, I would say that it is to teach your children well. The same way I answered before that the most important job of a CEO is not to grow the company, I guess I am more cognizant of long term thinking than when I started. If many of us profess that we are engaging in business that we will ultimately hand over to our children, or that we are doing all these for the sake of our children, it is wise that this early, you make sure that your kids are equipped to handle life and the business when the time comes. Time should be devoted, and resources and planning (more…) 6:07:05 AM     comment []   trackback []