The last couple of weeks of December are special...always. The festive mood sets in, the weather in Singapore is just great and the need to slow down, unwind and recharge batteries for the new year becomes compelling..almost like a calling.
Sitting down to write this blog made me go back to the date i started my journey as an entrepreneur. 1282 days would have passed by the time we flip our calendars to 2015. "Be careful of the first 3 years. They are critical. if you can survive that long, there is no looking back". This comment was made by a couple of my well wishers who had been down this track. The 1000 day mark as some others put it....is a key milestone in the entrepreneurship journey. When i first heard them my instinctive reaction was...hmmm ok, lets see.
Today, I tell new, budding, aspirant entrepreneurs the same thing...."you need to give it a 1000 days". The relevance of this only sinks in as you start sticking your neck deep into your work and go through the journey and the seasons - winter, spring, summer, autumn. The seasons come and go and you learn to adjust and ride these out. There is no consistency, you do get the occasional storm but you also have wonderful weather for a large part of the year. What keeps you going is the realisation that winter will turn into spring one day....be patient, consistent, have the faith and keep at it. Not easy, let me assure you.
What has helped me? Strong family support, patience and motivation. Our strategic partners, network and friends. My faith, that has guided me through the seasons, taught me to persevere no matter what and to do so with a focus on just on myself but also people around me whether they are business partners, clients, consultants, employees or family, friends. I am a practicing Buddhist who has embarked on a journey to improve my life along with the life of others around me through the practice and the teachings of Nicherin Buddhism.
My practice and faith has helped me immensely on the work and personal front. From realising my own inner potential to dealings with people and influencing change in their lives directly or indirectly is a great source of joy, satisfaction and comfort. Strange as it may seem, this is real. I wanted to share this important aspect with you. Having faith and belief is essential to see you through your journey as you strive to achieve your goals. This is what we need to also slowly instil in our kids as they prepare to venture into the world during the course of the next few years.
As a company, we continue to make good, steady progress. From a one man consulting & training service provider in 2011, we have expanded. The capabilities have been strengthened, become more specialised and also broadened to cover the key areas of need that directly, indirectly relate to risk management optimally. Some of our key milestone moments:
Sitting down to write this blog made me go back to the date i started my journey as an entrepreneur. 1282 days would have passed by the time we flip our calendars to 2015. "Be careful of the first 3 years. They are critical. if you can survive that long, there is no looking back". This comment was made by a couple of my well wishers who had been down this track. The 1000 day mark as some others put it....is a key milestone in the entrepreneurship journey. When i first heard them my instinctive reaction was...hmmm ok, lets see.
Today, I tell new, budding, aspirant entrepreneurs the same thing...."you need to give it a 1000 days". The relevance of this only sinks in as you start sticking your neck deep into your work and go through the journey and the seasons - winter, spring, summer, autumn. The seasons come and go and you learn to adjust and ride these out. There is no consistency, you do get the occasional storm but you also have wonderful weather for a large part of the year. What keeps you going is the realisation that winter will turn into spring one day....be patient, consistent, have the faith and keep at it. Not easy, let me assure you.
What has helped me? Strong family support, patience and motivation. Our strategic partners, network and friends. My faith, that has guided me through the seasons, taught me to persevere no matter what and to do so with a focus on just on myself but also people around me whether they are business partners, clients, consultants, employees or family, friends. I am a practicing Buddhist who has embarked on a journey to improve my life along with the life of others around me through the practice and the teachings of Nicherin Buddhism.
My practice and faith has helped me immensely on the work and personal front. From realising my own inner potential to dealings with people and influencing change in their lives directly or indirectly is a great source of joy, satisfaction and comfort. Strange as it may seem, this is real. I wanted to share this important aspect with you. Having faith and belief is essential to see you through your journey as you strive to achieve your goals. This is what we need to also slowly instil in our kids as they prepare to venture into the world during the course of the next few years.
As a company, we continue to make good, steady progress. From a one man consulting & training service provider in 2011, we have expanded. The capabilities have been strengthened, become more specialised and also broadened to cover the key areas of need that directly, indirectly relate to risk management optimally. Some of our key milestone moments:
- Launching our own brand of Operational risk events
- Securing a grant from the Singapore govt to enhance learning effectiveness through innovation and disruptive technology...we successfully closed this in 2014 and are now moving forward with the developmental work started
- Changing our business model to be more responsive to client needs
- Bringing in new dimensions of Enterprise risk management and Operating Performance Capabilities (bank transformation) into our service offering
- Establishing a presence/capabilities in the West....the small steps have been taken...we will now start consolidating
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