Underappreciated Work

Often times the hard work done at the foundation level is ignored and underappreciated, while the surface / presentation work is easily spotted and praised by the bystanders. Yet without the foundation work, the surface work would have never been there at the first place. You praise a house with nice interior design and furniture. …

The fear of losing things you earn

When you’re making decent money, don’t let money infuse you the fear of losing money. For now you have so much more to lose. But you didn’t realize you might not deserve that much money at the first place. People often times undermine the market condition and pure luck, and highly correlate the money they …

Accepting People

Sometimes we tell others about things we think are right for them, thinking we’re kind and doing them a favour. But often times, we’re just the selfish selves trying to squeeze some feeling of influence. The true kindness comes from the ability to accept others for who they are (or what they’ve done). And only …

Early-life Job

David Ogilvy worked as a chef apprentice before moving into Advertising and became a legend, Dao Hong Tuyen was a homeless shoeshine boy then later became one of the richest Vietnamese businessmen. Often times we read story about successful figure working as a restaurant waiter in his early life, with the implication of someone who’s …