Saturday, May 30, 2009

You Become What You Think and Who You Associate With!

Photo taken at the Kuching Waterfront with Founder & Chairman of Crocodile International Pte Ltd,

Dato' Dr. Tan Hian Tsin & his wife To' Puan Tan-Sui Lan



There is a proverb from the Bible that reads, "For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he."


Napoleon Hill, in his famous book "Think and Grow Rich", wrote, "Whatever your Mind can Conceive and Believe, it can Achieve"


Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge".


Henry Ford once said, "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right."


It had been said, “You become what you think!” So guarding your mind well is extremely important. Below are a few questions that you may want to ask yourself on a daily basis to ensure that you are right on track towards your journey of success.


What do you fill your mind with on a daily basis?


Do you think about your goals?

The success of your business you are soon going to achieve? Or do you dwell on past mistakes and the negative circumstances that are surrounding you?


If you are thinking about your failures, that is what you will eventually become. In the field of computer science, we use the phrase, G.I.G.O. which means, “Garbage In, Garbage Out”. It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that computers will unquestioningly process the most nonsensical of input data and produce nonsensical output.


Our mind is like a computer. We can program our mind positively or negatively. Our mind will store whatever we are going to pour into it and whatever we store in our mind will affect our ability to succeed.


You will become who you associate with...


I am blessed with the opportunity to be associated with many successful people who have inspired me to strive for greater heights of acomplishments. One of them is a very successful and humble couple, Dato' Dr. Tan Hian Tsin and his wife To' Puan Tan-Sui Lan.


Dato' Dr. Tan Hian Tsin is the Founder and Chairman of Crocodile International Pte Ltd. I have personally chosen Dato' Dr. Tan Hian Tsin and To' Puan as my mentors. Both have motivated and inspired me with their humble spirit of giving freely to bless others.


You may want to ask yourself these few questions on the people you are associated with:-


What kind of people do I spend my time with?

  • Naysayers?
  • People who struggle financially?
  • People who don't understand your drive and your desire to succeed in the business you are in?
  • People with No Dreams & Vision?
  • Dream stealers?


If these are the people that you take advice from, you may need to urgently change them. If these are the people that you call them "friends", you may need to find new circle of friends.


We need to surround ourselves with optimistic, successful, creative, generous, "Big Thinkers" and Visionary Leaders who can influence our lives and the lives around us in positive ways.


So remember to choose carefully the thoughts that you are going to program into your mind and the people whom you will choose to be associated with in your journey to success.


Yours POSitively,