Fly boy
went to the movie Fly boy, the story of first American pilot crew join the WW1 and the friendship they built. much better than my expectation, no superstar, but a great script, when the fisrt note of " Inspire from a true story ", I know it must be compelling.
I never gone through the Real Live and Die, so, the struggle in business and strive for the living means little, if we compare it with the situation in the war, in the poor, then we are fortunely enough. it bring me courage to face the business challenge.
get the touch base with TFSR, I knew the engagement will take a very long time, but to have the connection pretty much a good sign to me. to us. better do decent home work and to prepare for the best.
Are you scared
Reality bite; yesterday, when finishing my speech at Butterfly Velly Resort - warming weather, flesh air and great view; I stratigh back to office, this is not what I normally done these days, have a very brief meeting with Ma. presenting him my comment on how to postion music 543 to CHT value added service road map. then Celine came in my office.
she spend almost one hour explained to me how I am going to face the real challenge - shorage of moeny, not only for my personal / family use, but also our company financiing. when share with her the TA YA development and my feedback from the potential customer, I knew the engaging period with customer take much longe time than we expected, I am not negative about the situation, but to let her know - my business parnter, that to sustain our company, the resource we invest in such a business is hardly paid off, I am not saying this is Not a Good business, but to let her understand this is so difficult to make a living, she advise to me are :
1. share the value of what I am doing now with my family - getting use to what I am now.
2. find executive recruiter for overseas ( mainly in China ) employment in multi-national corporation - return to what I was then.
3. company financing is a very normal situation, can't be panic , otherwise, I will lose the wisdom in making proper decision.
after all the education, she express the key message : Never ever reveal the message of " We are in financial derpordy " to anyone outside , especially our client. because no one deal to enter contract with a company who maybe went bankrupcy anytime or losing faith in what they are specilized. second : To seperate the personal finance management with corporate financing.
well, I take her advise and will try to overcome the possible stress in me. calling wife and leave message for so many times, no response, finally, she return my call with a very blue mood. thanks God I find her and I did called her last time when in Huiling.
Rushing to see her and comfort her , take her to the small street food vendor. she is getting better, I asked her don't complain to herself and take other's immutual opinion as pressure, there only you and me, we can't afford to let any one get hurt, she is getting better and better now.
Have a very early breakfast with Woody, a music man who I met 5 years ago when helping Welly doing his musical " Making Track ", Woody set up his own label , focuing in Asian American talent and market, release his debute instrumental album, we talked and I asked, then I realized his music initative hit a big rock, I am in a better position then him, I can still perform as a consultant to help him. Yes, this is the value in me.
Group lunch with Mr. Han, and to officially introduce Jae to Mr. Han, I pick new 1010 Funan cursine which Charles owned, we have a good time, the slightly sense of strange feeling is : he asked if he should pay the bill - the first time in the year I sense the hesitaion for Mr. Han to clear the bill. is it a sign of what? or I am too sensetive to this?
Inviting Stan to be our honor advisor and to publish his credit in our website, he asked to meet me again and to clear the un-finished project with us - I have the committement with our company and with Mr. Han, but there no position for me to turn down icon and tycoon such as him. if I may....
A little bit cold running thruough my heart when digest what Celine advise me.. I am not comfortable with doing cold call... can I change and how to change?
Somewhere between Huiling and Taitung
Inviting to deliver a speech in TATA cable and wiring corporation's strategic meeting at Butterfly Resort, it located between 2 beautiful east town in Taiwan - Huiliang and Taitung. as a potential client, I accept this unusual invitation to the kick-off meeting. a local manufacture established half centry ago. now the second generation took over the company and list in Vietname - make it the pioneer corporation listed from Taiwan.
on my way to the resort - a National Forest Park used to be, I didn't close my eye, when wathcing the scene goes by, I was the only passage sitting on the shuttle bus, scence after scene, I check with so many THINGS going to happen ahead of me. I am not scared, I feel peace and calm, the morning conversation with Mr. Han gave me enough courage, he is not a back up for me, but support me in anyway he can. I share with Mr. Han my observation to 11 street, a meant to be destiney for Mr. Han. Gentelman Han is kind enough to instruct me, if this is not the opportunity cost need to be justified, simply go the other way, I am not going to take his advice this time. He it too kind to me and our company, although I have no idea how the investment will turn out, but I knew a man of wisdom won't do any evil thing.
having dinner with Ryne's couple, I feel Ryne's have something in mind, he is not happy, but I can hardly interactively with him, Cathy is a good host who accomodate and accompany me throughout the day. I watch around the attendee who will sit and listen to my speech tomorrow, this is a tough job, average age like 55, long in manufacture industry, speak local dilects, I don't know how to access, I am lucky enough to prepare a tour-like version for the speech tomorrow. I can only making tomorrow morning as intersting as possible, but there no way to change their mindset, same as I can't change my parent's mind. how to begin with my little speech?
This is what I am going to say:
I am lucky enough to have this opportunity to be here in the paradise with you, and to speak whatever I want to in front of all the senior people. As I don't have a crue that what subject fit everyone's need. so I can only do it in a very personal way -- sharing my experience with Sony and with my recent career development, and prepare 2 compleing story about 2 person, one who change 100 millions people's fortune alreay and willing to take the challenge for changing another 1.4 billions poor people, his name is Muhanmudy Yunnus, the other person is a gentelman who left Microsoft in 1999 and set his goal to provide education to 850millions ill-literarcy people in the world. there story demonstrate that with the good quality of human, we have hope for the future.
As I belive every picture tells a story,so, my photo aide speech will follow the sequency with each slide - photos. most of them related to what I have done for the past 11 months. a journey to identify new business opportunity and to discover the me inside. it's not easy to go your own way, and it even difficult to image what frustration will laying in front. because every so called " Imange about difficult " are sweater than the reality. I can't say the worst is now, but I do know this is a maronthon, with no destination, a up and down road, I am ready for enjoy the trip I choose, go your own way.. yes. this is the only word I can said to you all now.
My life experience may not be richer than you, however, as a man of semtimental, I may express my feeling in a better communication pattern. or maybe what your encountered is much heavier than me, but I wish you all well. mentally and physically.
From last night, I learn that most of you sings quite well, so, I will strat my speech with sharing with you a lyrice I love very much, it perfect reflect the mood I am equipped now. because I Fochenese wasn't good enough, so, my 60 minutes of lecture will be conducting in Mandarin. please bear it with me.
If you have question for me, please stop me any where, we don't need to be petient until the Q and A session, normally, my experience told me, if you have the impluse, say it, say it loud and say it now, if the fire cesase, then you won't have the passsion to ignite it again.
Last but not the least, I would like to thank Chairman Mr. Shen for inviting me over, enjoy the good people and enjoy the excellent scenerary. sorry for keep you wake in the early morning and wish each one of you have a prospereous year of 2007.
