Success

A few months ago, I was googling one of my fave authors, Dr John. C Maxwell and discovered to my utter delight that he was speaking in Bangkok on the 17th June! Obviously, it wasn’t cheap and I had to apply a few days’ leave to attend his conference but it was well worth it!

Never have I been so attentive to a speaker who is obviously in his element when he addresses his audience. He spoke to us as if we had known him for a long time and was just really catching up with us by sharing about his latest books and leadership philosophies. I have attended many seminars and conferences and his communication skills are the by far the best I have ever come across. I had many takeaways from the short one-day conference, including new frens and connections and I would like to share some with you.

How to attain success? Firstly, each of us has different definitions of success. To some it could be attaining financial freedom, for some it could be climbing Mount Everest or giving birth to 3 children! That certainly got me thinking because I have experienced some levels of success in my life and my definition of success has varied over the years.

Secondly, to attain success, U must work on something you’re passionate about. However, this does not guarantee 100% success because one can be fiercely passionate about something and yet suck at it. Dr Maxwell gave the example of the American Idol wannabes. Some are awfully passionate about singing but are terrible at it! What happened to their friends?

Thirdly, to attain 100% success, U must work on your strength and not your weaknesses. Now this was a little hard to swallow because all my life (and most pple’s lives), we are reminded to work on improving our weaknesses. But Dr Maxwell reckons that we will best upgrade our weaknesses to average and nobody wants/likes/pays for average! Work on your strengths and you’ll experience exponential growth. Then merge your passion and strengths and U get success!

So I am now on a process of self-discovery of my strengths and passion, I think I have narrowed it to a few aspects. Dr Maxwell said it took him 7 years to decide that he wanted to teach and add value to the pple around him. What about you?

Anyway, there is alot more to share with you. Will write a series of posts of my experience in Bangkok because through this conference, I have met some very incredible pple and read some incredible books that have changed the way I perceive things forever. Till the next post!