Working on a Saturday? Sharing this so that youll leave the office soon! How do you define success? Theres a man who lives in a one-room HDB flat with wife and three young children. He knocks off at 5.30 p.m. sharp daily just so to have the best dinner with his family cooked by his wife. After that, they would take a walk at the park or watch TV. The children have no computer, so they cant go to YouTube. Lets call him Man A. Is that a successful man? Theres another man who lives in a landed property. He usually knocks off at 11.00 p.m. and drives home in his large Lexus. When hes back at home, hell take the leftover dinner made by his maid. After checking his email again, he goes to bed. Lets call him Man B. Is that successful man? In Singapore, its common to associate success with the 5C—cash, country club, credit card, car and condo. During the day, Man A seems to be a failure: hes doing labour construction work and is scolded by his superior every day. Man B seems to be successful; hes also in construction and, interestingly, is Man As superior. Both see each other daily, both have official working hours of 8.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., both are thirty-three years old. And lets face it: If you were there for a site visit and see Man B smoking at one corner while Man A is lifting heavy bricks, whose life would you envy? Ill be honest—Man B seems to be better. Back to the topic of success, how do you define success? Is it Man B who wears shirt and pants to work with one hundred people under him, or Man A who takes instructions? After all, most self-help books say that to be successful, we need to be just like Man B: the man who holds great responsibility and has results in work. However, the truth is further than that. Stay with the man for 24 hours and youll realize that Man A smiles more than Man B. Man A takes one hour lunch break while Man B is having a videoconference during lunch. Man A goes to a shopping centre to buy colour pencils for his kids after work while Man B calls his maid to pass some money to his kids so that they can buy their art materials. I dont want to judge since I know people like Man A and Man B. How about you? Do you prefer to be Man A or Man B? How do you define success: Is Man A more successful, or Man B? What do you think? Please share and like this if you have enjoyed reading it! P.S. Want to get four books of your choice for free (or SGD$10 / RM30), in exchange for 20 minutes of your time? If youre interested, email me at low.kayhwa@goodybooks with your name and age, or PM me here! Only for a limited number of readers (both SG & MY)! Please share this with your friends who might be interested! One of my novels: goodybooks/ibelieveyou.htm
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 06:45:00 +0000
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