Learn to Succeed: CEO's Last Advice

Yesterday was our CEO's last day. We were invited to his farewell lunch and he went round each table to speak to us and finally gave us his last speech.

It was a tearful moment for me although I worked less days than him. He had been with us for 9 years. Okay, let's not go into the specifics of why it's a tearful moment for me.

He left us a memorable advice, one which is related to what I'm planning. Before I go into the details, I asked him two questions.

The first question was what was his most memorable moment in our company which he's going to miss. The second question was what he would like to be when he go over to his new company.

The answer to his second question impacted me. He said to be myself, to be true to myself. In fact, he asked us to be true to ourselves and do the things that we would like to be. The rest quickly asked him back whether he has been his true self during all those years in NCSS. I couldn't remember that in detail but his first answer still lingers in my mind.

Now, his last advice was: Define your success. That was the most impactful one cos all of us wanted to be successful. The definition of success differs in everyone and this is very true. Some people perceives that they are successful if they earn their first million. Others would perceive success if they become a CEO in a MNC. Still there are people who perceive themselves as being successful when they leave a legacy behind.

I wanted to be successful. Of course, the immediate success I wanted to see of myself is to enable my family to be less dependant upon my parents and parents-in-law. I wanted to prove to myself that I can live the kind of lifestyle I want. This takes time and I have discovered a way to do it, although not so soon. Here's how=>The way to success

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