Dr. George S. Chua

Psyche of success

Over the years I have had the privilege and pleasure of meeting and making friends with people who have had some degree of success, a moderate degree of success and those who have been wildly successful.  I am not talking about people who inherited their wealth and stopped there, I am referring to people who made something out of nothing and those who were given something to start with and found a way to make it grow exponentially.

You need a degree

Whenever I interview people for a job in the company, I always have their CV in front of me and the first thing I look at is the degree of the applicant.  Previous job titles and experience can easily be embellished and I have encountered those who actually lie about what they did and even their titles.  However, fabricating your degree and what school you came from is much more difficult since it is easier to verify these credentials and there are telltale signs of being an alumni of a certain school.  

Measuring management performance

Efficiency is the ability to do the most at the least cost and fastest time.  Just to clarify, many people get confused by the difference between efficiency and effectiveness.  You can be effective in doing something but not efficient but you can never be efficient in something if you are not effective.  Simply put, the ability to do something very quickly and cheaply can only be considered efficient if the end goal or product is achieved to the desired specifications. 

Legacy

When we are all nothing but dust and a memory, the only thing we leave behind is our legacy, primarily to our children.  In a way, we continue to live through our descendants and achieve some sort of immortality passing on our genes and heritage to them.  While many people think of legacy as the inheritance of physical properties and assets, it is much more than that. It is the total of your life experiences, education, values and beliefs and most importantly, the reputation you provide and leave behind for your children.

 Value of education

Many people are of the opinion that education is over rated.  Of course, there are a number of ways to get an education about something such as being self-taught, experience, an apprenticeship program, on the job training and so on.  What I am referring to is a more formal education where you go to a school, university or learning institute and get a degree, diploma and transcript.