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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	Thursday, July 07, 2005

Some people fear Success  (On Life )   For the last 20 years, I have yearned for success, mostly business success.  Now I have some, I am also thinking about what price success?  I have increased some amount of my assets and my income, but of course, it took a toll too.  More and more, I find myself wishing that a little less responsibility and work ( even with less income) would actually be welcomed - something I had not wish when i was younger.   For the longest while, I was willing to pay a high price to move up.  But now, maybe because of age, or simply because priorities change, I am starting to think that maybe I am content to be where I am instead of moving further up.  Maybe age does mellow people.   I never thought I would fear success, and everything I have done and said in the past have been ' that success is good, and it is worthwhile to sacrifice for, and that we have to work hard to earn our rights to the stars.'   But maybe I am now at a time when I do fear success, and I am starting to understand how and why some people really were uncomfortable when you try too hard to push them up the corporate ladder.  And I am finding out that indeed, many people have had the wisdom that sometimes material success is not what is touted to be, and it is right to fear not only its accomplishment, but also its consequent effects.   'If I am really successful then my friends will probably not want as much to do with me' ' There's something not quite right / nice about desiring vast wealth.'   ' If I was meant to have.... then it would have happened to me long ago'   These are wishes that I used to think are not mature wishes, but more and more it is striking a chord.    Many people desire success, but mostly those that don't know its consequences and its consequent responsibilities.  Many covet success or dream of success in a way like winning the lottery, or suddenly have a huge fortune bestowed by a previously unknown relative, but I think deep down they know it is not possible.  But they are afraid of the success that will take away their friends, or their leisure, or something that they have grown comfortable with.   And more and more, I am thinking that they just might have a point.   Well, this is a blog about being successful, but maybe it just might be a good time to be a devil's advocate for once, to once a while pause and reflect.    Or maybe we just equate too much the idea that success is material wealth.  Other than material success, what are the other things we should accomplish or are important in our life?    What do you think?         6:59:21 PM     comment []   trackback []

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