Friday, April 02, 2010

Business Ethics

"I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can product fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it.

Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus , or Gandhi armed with them money-bags of Carnegie?"
(Einstein, 1949)


I just handed in my 1st business ethics assignment, and to my surprise, this subject is very philosophical, which is something I like, or to say I have found something that really interests me, although sometimes it bores me.. With the searches over the Internet, looking through books, I came over this quote by Albert Einstein.


Everything happens for a reason, doesn't it? I was suppose to be choosing International Law but instead the timetable clashed and therefore I chose business ethics, and surprisingly, my Law lecturer from year 1 was commencing the class. The topics discussed by her are so philosophical and it does take someone who reads and who has experienced or someone wanting and allowing the knowledge of philosophy to flow in. Crazy class, one of the mind blasting classes I've come acrossed.

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Judging someone too quickly without having to understand what is the person's intention.

What I mean by the statement above is that, sometimes you will tend to judge everyone by the cover. Eventhough you know the person well, you have already implanted the judgement of that person in you, no matter what situation comes across, you will already have the judgement in you.

Dangerously, if you judge someone too quickly.

That judgement you may have might produce an anti trust for you. In which it is dangerously because every moment you have already put the person on guard. Sometimes, you might unintentionally hurt the person. Hope this person you find is not your love ones. Because dangerously, you might have hurt his or her feelings.

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Signing off, damn it's a Friday night and I'm at home.
This is so not productive, I find that is. ^^

Good day people, and have a great weekend ahead!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Letting Go

I've listened to some of the great podcast this morning while on my way to Klang, I notice something, I couldn't take excuses from people easily, as in people telling me why it can't be done, and this person who was being interviewed, he is telling his listeners why the obstacles of not able to acquire angel investors is so impossible, that people do not believe in his games creations. In the end, I switched radio channels.

I believe in energy, as in when you're with people who has the positive energy, you'll be attracted to it. Positive energy I defined it as the good, happy and everything possible energy. While on the opposite of the positive being negative energies, it is the excuses like what can't be done, why it always can't be done, there's damn alot of obstacles kinda excuse. I couldn't tolerate with these energies.

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But with these energies, you know you have got them both. You have gotta realize where you are, what you're doing at the point in time. It's easier said than done, therefore it all comes to these words: believe & vision what you've always wanted.

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Letting Go, is about improving yourself. That time when I switched channel, there's a short interview with Tony Leung.

The interviewer asked Tony: "Do you like working with Andy Lau? Are you afraid that you will lose to him in terms of acting and other things?"
Tony's reply to the interviewer: "I love working with Andy, and I love to share goodness of stuffs with him, this is because if Andy is better than me, I will work myself up to be better than him, it's always a healthy competition which it also ends up being better for me."

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Last Friday when I was driving to Klang, there was an interview with a business entrepreneur. He said that letting go is like a pyramid, when you have reached the peak above, you cannot go further and your profit will stay stagnate. The only way to a higher peak is to build another base, a larger base. For example, allowing other people to work for you, so that you will be able to reach higher peaks with a stronger base. Yes, some people might pull out from supporting you, it is also a must to go down from the peak to understand your base from time to time. Checking on these pillars that supports your growth. Imagine a pyramid, and you'll know what I am talking about.

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The traditional people will save all the skills he have to himself, because he is scared that other people will tend to overtake him. But then again, what is life without competition, competition is only a way of improvement. You wont work yourself if you're at the top, but with competition, life is much interesting.

The reason is simple, because you know you're not alone, your competitors are your best friend. Because they know you, and they're always concerned about you. They too want to keep up with you. Life's a cycle, when you view your competitors as your friend, it's a positive energy, it's gonna be a healthy competition. Vice-versa.

Signing off
Richard Low

Good day and Goodnight.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Backfired - Omem

The memo post below could be of great help if used correctly, but it will somehow backfire if it is used on sins like, gambling, sex, theft & robbery, alcoholism, lusts, dishonesty.

Standing from the sins point of view

If one does all the sin above or one of it, imagine applying it to all the 5 aspects.
It's like:
1. supporting the person who gambles to gamble more - hello?
2. love the alcohol the person that drinks and drink more - wtf?
3. start your day by saying that today you'll be succeeding in theft and robbery - are u nuts?
4. love your sins, not accepting what others people tell you about your doing is wrong - come back to earth please...
5. follow your heart, live your philosophy BUT also be aware of what you're thinking

Standing from another point of view which may deem acceptable socially
1. Friends support each other, stay by their side, telling them what is the right thing to do and what is not right to do, sometimes and most of the time happens for a reason, it doesn't matter if you think they're not smarter than you, or it doesn't matter if you think they're not wiser than you, once you thought you're always right, it just happens you are already wrong.

Explaination - When you think the whole world is wrong and they're not on your side, it's serious shit time that you come back to us. The probability of you surviving out there, is lower than what you think it is.

2. Everyone has their own 24 hours to do their own things, today you have wasted your hours doing nothing but just stonning, you say it's only a day, but of course, some other people have utilized the day which you have just wasted into doing something great, something wise, something which have contributed to the society.

Explaination - Listening to some other people's story about their life and what they think about life will help you in compensating the time you have just lost. Listening to your family members will prepare you for what you do not want happening to your own future family. FAMILY FIRST!

3. I'm going to own this day, today in fact will be one of my best days in life. I will make things happen instead is what i'm going to tell myself.

What kills? - time, procrastination, later.
What doesn't fall into your plan? you, you and you.

The good news

What saves lives? - saving time, not procrastination, & now.
What falls into your plan? you, you and you.

4. Your weakness is your strength, make use of it. Examples of weaknesses being too kind, having a strong ego, strong headed & etc.

5. Be aware of what you're thinking. Follow your heart & live your philosophy. Be aware of what you're thinking.

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Going to marketing research class now. Enjoy people.
Good day & Goodnight