Highlighting problem is not good enough

I have learned much from my boss who is considered successful given the fact he is just 3 years my senior and currently holding the position of executive director of a large multinational corporation. As much as I may find him an extremely difficult boss to deal with many a time, and highly demanding and having high expectations from his subordinates most of the time, I have to honestly admit though he has outstanding and unique qualities that enable him to reach the position of his as of today.

I had a not so pleasant discussion with him yesterday regarding human resource deployment. The discussion mood was tense and at one point of time he felt I was challenging and acting tough on him. As the discussion move forward one of his casual statement and remarks struck me. He said one of the main reasons why his boss likes him is because for any issues that he discuss with his boss, he will provide paths or solutions to the problems.

Most superiors or bosses normally does not like to listen to problems or issues without any recommendations or suggestions to alternative paths to resolve it.
Hence the next time when you wish to discuss an issue with your boss, always be prepared to propose or suggest solutions to circumvent the problem. Your boss may appreciate that and reward you accordingly. That is one of the key factors to have your boss appreciate and value your presence in the organization and thus perhaps help you in your career advancement.

Win and loose

Win and loose are part and parcel of life.
Nobody wins all the time, neither does anyone loose all the time.
Unless we are born looser which I don’t believe anyone is a born looser, winning or loosing in life are by and large within our control and ours for the taking if we make effort to achieve it. As much as we desire to win as often as we can and to loose as little as possible, we should realize that with careful thoughts, considerations and actions on our part, we can increase our chances of winning and minimize losses. Sometimes it is worth to take immediate short-term risk for the greater sake of future gains and benefits. The rich take risks to improve their chances of winning while the poor avoid risks to minimize their chances of failures and loosing. I am sure we have all heard the saying ‘No risk, no gain’ and ‘No pain no glory’.

We must take decisive steps and not to waste time nor should we procrastinate when the window of opportunity comes knocking at our door. I am reminded of a friend who is afraid to part with his money into investing unless he can be assured that there is no risks involve whatsoever. It is absolutely normal for us to win some and to loose some. That’s the name of the game. So long as we able to keep up with winning more than loosing we should count ourselves successful so to speak. This by no means implies that it is okay for us to gamble incessantly and foolishly for we know that the odd is stack against us as far as gambling is concern.

Beautiful sceneries

Attached are some additional photographs of the waterfalls and other great scenic views of Guizhou. You would’ve notice the beautiful rainbow hovering across the waterfall.
It is wonderful sight to behold. China is the land of my forefathers; it is a big country with many great places that one could visit. There are numerous beautiful lakes, ponds, colossal mountains and Great Plains to behold. China has undergone tremendous economic growth in the past few years. It is expected to overtake the US, Japan and Europe in terms of economic might in the next decades or so.