The different kinds of people in the corporate world are:
#1 Sole bread winners: Some people who hard all their lives to put food on the table, to make ends meet. They cannot stop because everything is depended on the works of their hands. They are very hardworking people who through honest means do what they could and appreciates the stability of there jobs.
#2 Ladder climber: They climb from ladder to ladder, trying to achieve more in life. They are driven to promotions and outdoing others. Some by righteous means, others by stepping on others to reach another step higher.
#3 Bridge builder: You might have heard this before, 'it's not what you know but who you know'. to a certain extend it is true, but some people make use of the relationships they built to their advantages and benefits. They build relationship with a purpose in mind.
#4 Fu er dai: This is a commonly used terms for people who are born with silver spoon. Some are born in gold spoons. They do not need to do much and have everything they want. What they have is more than what they can spend.
#5 Dreamers: Everyone dreams to do something they like and they want in life. Dreaming of the better life and the possibilities into the future. They may come out with many great items but never step out of where they are.
#6 Dream chasers: People who dream and give up all that they had, the comfort and security to chase those dreams. Do they get the kind of life they dream of?
It's easy for people who sits behind a desk and get money coming into their account every month, with or without a lot of work to do, to complain about work; pay too little and what is required of them... Isn't that why they are receiving a pay cheque in the first place?
Many people say that they envy me, that now that i am a boss, i get to go around doing whatever i want. Not having to work as and when i want. No stress and no worries. No need to see the face of a boss, and how they desire the kind of life i have...
Speaking from experience, starting a shop had been the hardest thing in my life by far. The amount of money, effort and hard work i put into this is far greater than you can think or imagine. The amount of stress i go through and how i have not drawn a salary but have to worry about the salary of my staff. The sweat and the tears involved. If today you want to be a dream chaser, I would encourage you to step out and live your dreams! But first, count the cost. Know how much are you willing to put into making this dream a reality and how far are you willing to go... how long are you willing to go without getting paid till everything stabilises.
Because, only when your dream can last the distance, you can reach #7.
#7 Bai shou qi jia: These are the minority of people who started out without anything. They are not people who are born with silver or gold spoon. They may even be from a humble family background (like me), who live out their dreams. What brought them there was not good luck, but perseverance and hard work. Fighting through the good times and the bad. Not giving up on what they have set their hearts to do.
Some day, we may wake up comparing the advantages and disadvantages of being born with silver spoon and feel that life is unfair. But at the end of the day, what really matters is not where we started from, but where we are heading to and how we are getting there.
I forgot when was the last time i shop and bought something i like for myself, because of the amount of things that i need to be concern about. And i guess, i am last on my own list. I'm praying that i can persevere though and that God will provide me with the strength, ability, productivity and provision to hang on till the promises come to pass!
