With President-elect Barak Obama being inaugurated tomorrow (January 20, 2009) as the next US president, I think it worthwhile to revisit what I wrote on February 9, 2005:
What I learned...
...from a business retreat I'd just been on.. With the theme, "Cruising Into the Future", our president underscored the challenge of constant change that we have to deal with. From all the presentations that each VP had to do, I came up with this quote: "HE WHO RESISTS CHANGE, WILL CRUISE INTO OBLIVION" Think of businesses that have gone under. Many if not all have resisted the inevitable CHANGE that's inherent in the adaption of new technology. You've heard this before: We have always done it this way, we're not gonna change it now.
I congratulate the Americans. They face the future with so much hope and optimism that things will change for the better. It is not far-fetched for time and again they have proven themselves to be people of strength, determination and fortitude.
Monday, January 19, 2009
The SPT Principle
You've heard it quite a few times before, "It's easier said than done." Notwithstanding its triteness it is true, isn't it? In fact I can't think of anything that makes it less veracious.
What's the "SPT Principle?" It's Study, Practice, Teach method gleaned from the Book of Ezra. It's a rule of action that I think we should bear in mind when we give counsel or directive to others.
When we want to teach a particular subject matter, we should Study and at least learn enough of it and about it so as not to give a misrepresentation to the hearers. There are exceptions of course, but often times we bypass the second stage - Practice. We should ask, "Is it part of my life?" "Have I become it?" If we swiftly move on to Teach, we come across hollow, half-baked and unauthoritative.
What's the "SPT Principle?" It's Study, Practice, Teach method gleaned from the Book of Ezra. It's a rule of action that I think we should bear in mind when we give counsel or directive to others.
When we want to teach a particular subject matter, we should Study and at least learn enough of it and about it so as not to give a misrepresentation to the hearers. There are exceptions of course, but often times we bypass the second stage - Practice. We should ask, "Is it part of my life?" "Have I become it?" If we swiftly move on to Teach, we come across hollow, half-baked and unauthoritative.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Resurrected Old nature?
Whew! It's been awhile. I did not even know that this blog of mine still exists but here I am - starting at it again!
Oh yes, the title! Well right now it refers to two things: (1) my old interest in blogging is back to life once more; and (2) my old self (which is to be reckoned as dead as the Good Book says) still quickly reacts to comments that impugn upon one's character.
The first is a welcome resurrection, the second I wish it would never happen again. The first I hope does not wane, the second I earnestly want burried forever.
Oh yes, the title! Well right now it refers to two things: (1) my old interest in blogging is back to life once more; and (2) my old self (which is to be reckoned as dead as the Good Book says) still quickly reacts to comments that impugn upon one's character.
The first is a welcome resurrection, the second I wish it would never happen again. The first I hope does not wane, the second I earnestly want burried forever.
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