Rising Above Adversities And Challenges
By Arnold Fajardo, CPA
Very recent history has taught us many lessons, and a few of that dwells on how successful people rose above adversities and challenges. Jack Ma, now considered one of, if not the richest Chinese has had his share. His initial business idea was turned-down by more than 20 of his closest friends and relatives, except for one who gave him positive encouragement. He was rejected 30 times in his job applications, including a job application with KFC, and an application to the military. It was said that there were 24 applicants and 23 were taken leaving Jack Ma the only one who wasn't taken.
By Arnold Fajardo, CPA
Very recent history has taught us many lessons, and a few of that dwells on how successful people rose above adversities and challenges. Jack Ma, now considered one of, if not the richest Chinese has had his share. His initial business idea was turned-down by more than 20 of his closest friends and relatives, except for one who gave him positive encouragement. He was rejected 30 times in his job applications, including a job application with KFC, and an application to the military. It was said that there were 24 applicants and 23 were taken leaving Jack Ma the only one who wasn't taken.
J.K. Rowling, now a multi-billionaire author of the Harry Potter book series, has had her share of rejections when she first showed draft copies of her book to a number of publishers.
A look at the 72 start-up companies belonging to the Fortunes' Billionaires’ Club, a number has been started by young entrepreneurs aged below 30 and they are now billionaires after 3 to 10 years from scratch. And there is a whole lot more of such inspiring stories. What do all these mean to anyone of us, especially the young entrepreneurs or those wanting to be topnotch entrepreneurs? An opportunity wide open to anyone who has the essentials of making new and creative business ideas work. As Larry Ellison, owner and founder of Oracle, one of the world's best software, once said " the craziest the idea the better" and it’s his passion to go and search for the craziest ideas that brought him more success.
To learn from these success stories, a number of things stands out as it is common among them. One is their unwavering determination to work on their ideas regardless of adversities. They are not cowed nor yielded to pressure to give up. Instead they were brave and worked harder to pursue their ideas. They rose above adversities and challenges, that's why they were winners. Winners don’t give up, they move on until they get to where they wanted. Is that that hard to look forward to?
About the author:
Arnold Fajardo, CPA is a passionate business writer, mentor, consultant, and a staunch advocate of good governance in both private and government organizations. He is a member of the Good Governance Advocates and Practitioners of the Philippines (GGAPP), a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) for more than 30 years, and a volunteer to the Jesse Robredo Center for Good Governance. Arnold is the co-founder of Blontech Solutions, a training, consulting and outsourcing firm specializing in helping SME's and NGO's in developing future leaders, and in coaching various levels of human resources to achieve better productivity, manpower stability and organizational success.
Arnold Fajardo, CPA is a passionate business writer, mentor, consultant, and a staunch advocate of good governance in both private and government organizations. He is a member of the Good Governance Advocates and Practitioners of the Philippines (GGAPP), a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) for more than 30 years, and a volunteer to the Jesse Robredo Center for Good Governance. Arnold is the co-founder of Blontech Solutions, a training, consulting and outsourcing firm specializing in helping SME's and NGO's in developing future leaders, and in coaching various levels of human resources to achieve better productivity, manpower stability and organizational success.
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