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Planting CEO

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together.

He said, ‘It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. ‘The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. ‘I am going to give each one of you a SEED today – one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO.’

One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.

Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.

empty pot

Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing.

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Happy Life (8): Dream On, Learn On, Hang On

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Closing this series, here’s the last part of the “Happy Life” series.

Don’t hesitate to dream. Be a dreamer who dream big, a dreamer who do and make the big dreams come true.

Learn beyond the lecture and classroom. It’s not how you pass the exam, not even the grade you get. It’s how you learn the lesson––getting it right and applicable to yourself for life.

Treasure and cherish every moment you have. Like a long roller coaster ride, our life goes one way and there’s no turning back. From infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood… Each stage has its own high and low points. Be it good, be it bad, just enjoy the thrilling roller coaster ride cause you might not have a second chance to ride this long roller coaster.

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Happy Life (7): Comparing to Others

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The last few posts in “Happy Life” cover various topics, ranging from work to gossip to argument and stress. With so much trouble in life, do you see so many brown patches on your own field? Would you see the grass is greener on the other side?

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Happy Life (6): Gossip

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The last post in “Happy Life” series was “Life Goes On” which inspired me to move on despite the difficulties that bogged me down. Now what would we do when gossip and foul stories strike?

Still in the same series, here’s the next part of the “Happy Life” series:

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Happy Life (5): Life Goes On

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Following last post in “Happy Life” series about forgiveness, here’s a few tips and inspiring words on moving on. Keep your life going, stay positive, let the time heal and hang on the hope that the best is yet to come.

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Happy Life (4): Forgiveness

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The last post in “Happy Life” series was about argument, fairness and stress which inspired me on how to deal with the three things. Forgive and let go. Yeah surely it’s easier said than done, but the whole process can be summed up as a rainbow after the rain which worth to see.

Still in the same series, here’s the next part of the “Happy Life” series:

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Happy Life (3): Argument, Fairness, Stress

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The last post in “Happy Life” series was about Work, Friends and Family which inspired me on how to balance them all despite my activities.

Still in the same series, here’s the next part of the “Happy Life” series:

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Happy Life (2): Work, Friends, Family

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The last post in “Happy Life” series was about our day which inspired me on how to live my day to its fullest.
Still in the same series, here’s the next part of the “Happy Life” series:

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Happy Life (1): Our Day

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Late last year I posted “Take a Walk” with a photo of two kids and some chickens, captioned “Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day and while you walk, smile.”

The picture is one of a series of inspirational quotes for our daily life. Here’s the first part of the “Happy Life” series about our day.

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