Commitment To Success

1987 while I was struggling building my Network Marketing business in The Philippines, I have the opportunity to meet a very successful Malaysian Network Marketer, Ong Hock Siew who was one of the Top Income Earner of the company that I was working with. Ong Hock Siew is an adventurer, Master Trainer, Motivator, Sportsmen, Author and Corporate Leader and he shared this powerful statement about Success with me; “Nothing will happens without Commitment!”

The Buzzword for Success today is Commitment. It does not matter whether it is completing a job in time, delivering the best customer service to delight a customer, meeting deadlines, achieving sales target, implementing procedures, maintaining quality or enforcing safety standards etc…, we need committed people to complete the necessary tasks. Commitment means doing what you said you would do!

For any team or organization to be successful, we need to have individuals who are committed to excellence. The challenge is to be able to get a full team of individuals to be committed together to success.

In the last 7 weeks while I was very busy forming a team of committed leaders to develop a new business together with my friend and business partner Philip Lim, we discovered that when we have a small team of individuals who are committed to a common set of goals, purposes and success, the team will create positive power and energy that are unstoppable.

However, the fact remain that there are very few committed leaders who are willing to make a commitment for success. It had been said that there are basically 3 groups of people in a team; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who do not know what happen!

The first group of people comprise of leaders or potential leaders in a team. They are team players and they are willing to take the leadership challenge to walk the extra miles together with you to make things happen. They do not sweat the small stuffs, give excuses and justify for their failures. They do whatever that is right to succeed. They are willing to adapt to change and pay the price for success. My friend and business partner, Philip Lim is exemplary of the first group of people who Make Things Happen in our new business venture together!


I strongly believes, “Nothing happens without Commitment”. The Price that we pay for Success will always be far lesser than the Prize that we are going to get in return for Success. For those who are not willing to make a commitment for success and to make life significant, more often than not will continue to live an ordinary and mediocre life.

Make a Commitment to Yourself, your Family, your Team and the Organization you are working with today for Success and to achieve greater heights of accomplishments in the months ahead!

“Commitment is the secret ingredient in every recipe of Success.” (Author unknown)

An Opportunity Is Never Lost!

In my last blog post, I shared the Formula Of Success.

Success = Goals + Effort + Opportunity

Talking about Opportunity reminds me of the story of Disneyland. Last year, my family and I have an unforgettable vacation to Disneyland Hong Kong. (See picture, my wife Stephanie, Ryan (right) and Jordan (left) In 1999 my wife, Stephanie and I visited Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA.


Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, USA on the 17th July, 1955. Disneyland comes from the Vision of Walt Disney. In the 1940s, Disneyland was originally conceived to be a tiny (less than 10 acre) place for Disney employees in Burbank, California. World War II put those plans on hold, and that gave Walt Disney time to grow his plans even larger.

He wanted to create a place for both parents and kids - a place where they could be together. He wanted to create the happiest place on earth. (Picture below shows the plague at the entrance of Disneyland).


So the size of the park grew from 10 acres to 100 acres, and the eventual site was a 160-acre orange orchard near Anaheim, California, USA. Plans for the park were out of this world for the time and included artificial lakes, rivers, forests and mountains.

Many of the rides and attractions had never been imagined before. They were divided into zones with names like Adventureland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.

The magical moments that Disneyland offers around the world today remind me of a very important lesson that I learn about Seizing an Opportunity.

Years ago Walter took his friend Arthur to see some land in open country where cattle were idly grazing. Walter explained about his dream for developing this area. He told his friend that in time the area would be surrounded by many restaurants, hotels and convention centers. He told Arthur that his plan would take all of his money and he needed others to develop the surrounding area. He wanted his friend to have the first opportunity to buy into this project.

But Arthur thought to himself, "Who in the world is going to drive twenty-five miles for this crazy project?"

He said to Walter that he would think about it and decide later on. "Later on will be too late," Walter cautioned Arthur. "You'd better move on it right now."

"And so Art Linkletter turned down the opportunity to buy up all the land that surrounded what was to become Disneyland. His friend Walt Disney tried to talk him into it. But Art thought he was crazy."

Life offers all of us many opportunities. It is important that we do not ignore an opportunity. Rather, take time to understand and explore the opportunities that are presented to us everyday.

“An opportunity is never lost, it is just taken by someone else…”

Have a great day !