Another hard day at work yesterday.. worked till 3ish in the morning... just had dinner with Ben just now man, long time since we caught up. Ben's a splendid dude man, he'd just came back from a viet CIP trip and was telling me all abt it. We had a good time catching up man, the conversation flowed from insincere 'fakeo' peeps to motivations and goals in life. I really appreciate Ben for being a damn patient dude man, he is really smart and hardworking but i can see that he does help people whenever he can. I kinda struggle between aspirations, strengths and serving God, and i think Ben really helped me set the perspective right today. Sort of a 'reality check' reminding me that i might just have certain key strengths such as wanting to help ppl and adding value to them, but at the same time, continue to identify new areas to strengthen. He also mentioned that in working life, just aim for the best job coz from there u can chose your 2nd or 3rd choice from there (asssuming u don't want to do IB). Its a good reminder, cause when you work like 14 hours a day, 6 days a week ( 8 hours on sunday), you kinda forget all these lessons aka directional signs of life.
Some people mentioned that they wanna become IBs... its a cool dream, but sometimes i just wonder if people tie their self esteem to the job that they aim to become. So what if you can't get it? It really worries me that people should really have such a mentality. No doubt one should work hard, work smart, and shoot for the stars, but how can you tie your self worth to money? God made us, and everyone of us is priceless. When we die, who will ever remember us as the rainmaker? Was out with Natie last week ,and i remmber what i said to her:" The day i identify myself to Nat as an IBa intead of Joel, is the day i have lost myself" May that day never happen. For our identity goes with our inheritance. Is my inheritance with God or Man? May i chose God, for the integrity and righteousness (sth i strive for as i enter the corporate world) that is away more effective then any corporate governance structure we will ever see in this lifetime.
That I may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith --Philippians 3:9
As soon as i can, i will dissect UBS case and post it up, what was their initial strategy, what went wrong, and what are they doing about it, how it will realign back to their strategy. I'm excited and i can't wait to dissect it !
P:S ... if u very stressed, please check out Rob Paravonian on YOutube.. HE ROCKS! =)
Joel
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