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	Saturday, November 13, 2004

Two Certificates of Accomplishment  (on life) This week, I received 2 certificates. One was from the City University of Hong Kong, where I recently finished my MBA program. I had planned to get an MBA much earlier, but 3 years after undergrad, my father passed away, and being eldest and Asian, I was expected to takeover the family business.  That had kept me busy the next 15 years, before I finally resolved to get one before I hit 40 which I happily did. I started the program with 15 years of business experience, much higher than average, and maybe because of it, I also learned more.  IN fact, just like an experienced musician would be able to decipher and understand more listening to a piece of music compared to the untrained ear, or an accomplished chess player can work out dozens of combination moves on a chess setting compared to a novice player, I was able to benefit better because of the years of experience compared to my classmates.  So it is never too late to get an MBA -- as long as you keep an open mind, and be flexible to make sure you are still able to change if need be.  So the credo should be, "never stop learning, and never cease to change as you learn."  There is inherently no use in learning if you cannot change. The other certificate is from my 10 year old son.   I would like to think that this week, not only on my learned scholar objective, but also on my good father objective, I have made inroads.  I am proud of his creativity ( even if it is just coming from a biased father).  That he had made me a congratulatory certificate hopefully points that notwithstanding a lot of time in the business, I have been there as a father, nurturing his growth, encouraging his creativity, and helping him to become a better person in the future.   2:47:30 PM     comment []   trackback []