The Only Certainty is Uncertainty

Last week, I am being bombarded with two shocking news that are related to the company that I am working in. Due to the sensitivity of the issue on hand, I shall not mention what is the news about. But these news made me realised that changes are the only constant in this business world and business world is so practical and realistic that we are only keen in dollars and cents and when one cannot work, we have no choice but let it go. This explains the term "Only the strongest will survive" very well.

With these changes in hand, nobody will know whether it is a better move or not. Only time can tell the answer. We can only hope for the best.

2008 seems to be a gloomy year for us. Economy is not so good. Every day we are bombarded with negative news. Stocks prices are dropping like crazy. Cost of living is getting higher but pay increment is very little.

"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going".

Hopefully we would get stronger when we are facing tough environment, tough situation, demanding boss, etc.

This reminds me of a channel 5 show that i have been watching. It is "Hell Kitchen" on every Friday at 12am.

This is a competition where contestants will compete with each other in cooking. The winner will get to work in a very high class billions worth restaurant and become a chef. There are two competitions in every episode - one is for individual and one is for group. For group, you actually work in the restaurant and cooked for patrons in real setting. The kitchen is a open concept where patrons can see the chefs in action.

What is so shocking about this show is that the chef who is testing the contestants. He is a very demanding and bad tempered chef. When the contestants make any mistake, he will just scream and scold the contestants in front of the patrons. When the food they prepare are not up to standard, he will just throw away the food and ask the contestants to prepare again. When the patrons wait for too long and start complaining to the chef, the chef will keep pushing the contestants to be faster and faster and this adds more stress to the contestants. When a few contestants fail to meet his standards and make him fuming mad, he will just stop the whole kitchen operations and stop serving the patrons.

He is just like a boss from "hell".

Maybe we should have such bosses too, so that we can "wake up" from our sleep and become a better and smarter employee instead.

Hmmm ... Maybe ... Hehe

So remember to watch the show, Hell's Kitchen on channel 5 at 11pm!

You will feel very blessed that your boss is not like that!

Attached is some of the highlights from Hell's Kitchen.

Get Off The Nail! By Jerry Clark

Very meaningful article. We met people around us who behave like this and we may behave like this too. Ask yourself - "Do you still want to continue to live in this way?"

Over the years I have met and observed thousands of people and each and every last one of them say they want some improvement in certain areas of their lives. In fact, most of them flat out confessed that they hated certain situations they were in. But after further evaluations, I discovered that they weren't willing to do anything about it. It seemed to be good enough for them to just sit there and wallow in their pain, anguish and misery.

Several years ago, motivational speaker Les Brown and I were chatting after we had both conducted trainings for a Network Marketing Company. We were talking about the number of people who say they want to make changes but don't seem to ever do anything about it. I told him it reminded me of a story I heard him tell an audience over 10 years ago. Here's how the story goes… One day a man was walking down the street on his way to work. As he walked down the street, there were dogs on just about every front porch and they all would bark as the man walked passed them. However, there was one dog that he remembered, because this dog was just sitting there and he was whimpering and whining and moaning, you know the little whimpering sounds dogs make when they are wounded or in some sort of pain. Well, this particular dog was just sitting there on the front porch making those sounds. The man was curious as to why this dog wasn't barking like the other dogs and why he was whimpering. He couldn't figure it out, so he just kept walking to work. The next day he was in the same situation where he was walking down the street and saw the dogs once again and this same dog that was moaning and groaning the other day was doing the same thing today and he just couldn't figure it out. Well, he walked passed for an entire week and everyday the dog would be there moaning and groaning. So, finally, the guy got fed up, he said, "let me find out what's going on." So he went and knocked on the door and a guy came out and said, "Yes, how may I help you?" He said, "Sir, is this your dog?" "Yes, that's my dog." "Well, what's wrong with him?" The owner of the dog said, "What do you mean?" "Well, he's been sitting here moaning and groaning, whimpering and whining for an entire week. The rest of the dogs are barking, your dog should be barking too, why is he moaning and groaning?" The owner said, "Well, he's actually sitting on a nail." And the guy said, "What! Your dog is sitting on a nail. Why doesn't he get off?" "Well, it just doesn't hurt him enough.

"Wow! You know most people are like that dog sitting on a nail. I mean, sure, they would like to get off the nail, but what if they got off the nail and they died or something? They never seem to stop to consider that maybe they would be healed, maybe they would be free, maybe they would be able to move about and discover some new and exciting options for their lives. But, noooooo. Instead, they just sit there on that nail because they're not sure what's going to happen if they get off. I mean, there are no guarantees of safety so to speak. Even though, it's not the best feeling in the world, sitting on a nail, I mean, it's not comfortable sitting on a nail, it kind of hurts, but at least they know what to expect. They know that they have $900 per week coming in so they can pay their bills and put food on the table and they can put some clothes on their back and a roof over their heads. You know, that's enough for most people. They may even get upset with you if you question their so called security, I mean, if you hand them a book or tape program or tell them about a seminar that can give them some effective strategies for getting off nails, they may resent you for it. Well, you're different. You are willing to learn some effective nail removing strategies that could set you free because you and I both know that there is no such thing as security. Well, maybe I should take that back. I do know of a place where security exists on this planet. It's called the graveyard. And you know what, most people tip toe through life so that they can arrive at the graveyard safely. Of course this will not be you… Right? That's right… Simply because, instead of Moaning & Groaning, whimpering & Whining about not getting the results you desire, you are a Developing Charging Rhino… And Rhinos always choose to GET OFF THE NAIL and create the conditions they desire… So Until Next Time, Be Sure to…

GET OFF THE NAIL & Always remember to Go, Go, Go!!!
Jerry Clark