Wilson Ng started helping the family business since 9 years old. Since then, he had dreamt to be a successful entrepreneur, one who starts great businesses  ( he has started 7) from scratch with insight, guts and initiative. He keeps his focus on growing the business by creating value-- not on politics, or wasteful distractions. He brings the same focus to community service, teaching, life and family.

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	Monday, February 14, 2005

Love your Spouse, Love your Job, Love your Boss, Love Life!   ( on life)   It is Valentine’s Day.  This is the day when people celebrate love, and at least for one day, their lives ( or at least their emotions and their pockets) spiral out of control.  It is estimated that on this day, hundreds of millions of cards, over a hundred million roses, and over a billion dollars of chocolate will be given away. One out of every three Americans are also expected to dine out on the night of Feb 14.  For many, it is a vain attempt to catch love, even for a fleeting moment.   For many, it is a day to celebrate not only love, but romantic love.  But let us remember,  it is also a day to celebrate affection for those close to us, to show people how important they are to our lives.   In my writings, you will read a lot of what I talk about the principles of life and business, but at the heart of it, what will bring you success, or  happiness ( if you define success as such) is still our ability to love. In fact, Benjamin Disraeli said it right when he said that, “We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only  end.”   I have been very blessed ,  not necessarily because of material success, but I marry the woman I love (  but that also after the initial fire and romance, there is enduring love and trust that continue in our marriage)  , and have a family that enjoys together  ( my wife and I  just helped my eleven year old son make a valentine card for his puppy crush in school).  I also have been blessed that other than the time that I have to put in to earn a living, I also have the time to indulge in my love for learning, and also time to write, teach and participate in community activities.   I don’t usually get to do the things I love to do, but overall I enjoy my job, having learned that “ Instead of doing what you love to do, it is easier to love what you need to do. “   I also have been blessed that I can claim something that many people could not say -- I love my boss!  Of course, it helps that my boss is my wife.  You see, while I am president of the company,   I have two bosses in my life -- God and my wife.  It is not enough to say you love them, but it is important that such love is manifested in your complete trust to them, and giving them a say on how you live your life.   My wife has been my partner in making the major decisions in my life --and she knows that I trust her.  And because she knows I trust her, she also works hard to continue to earn that trust and return the respect -- which I feel have been the reason for our twelve years of happy marriage.    Who is your boss? Many will say they are their own boss, or they have several bosses already in the workplace.  But I feel that we should all choose somebody other than ourselves to be boss -- somebody bigger than us that we can work together to pattern our lives.  Somebody you can put your trust and who will return your trust and be your guide and mentor.     So love is important, but love with trust and mutual respect endures.   And loving and respecting your boss or mentor( of course, in other ways than romantic love) will not be there in many business books, but for me, it is a necessary requisite  not only for you to do well in your job, but also to be happy with your life.  There will be exceptions, but a majority of people will work hard not to betray a fellow human’s trust and faith.   Today, there are no special gifts for the wife  ( there is no practical reason to dine out and crowd with everybody, or buy roses when they are five to ten times more expensive than normal) , but she knows and she understands that I will be there on Love Day, but also the whole 365 and ¼ days of the year.   Love God, love learning, love your spouse and your family, love what you do, love your boss,  love life!   For me, that is the essence and meaning  of love and the not-so-secret and obvious formula of a  happy and successful life ( which we too often forget).  11:18:33 AM     comment []   trackback []

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