Do you have what it takes?

Some people are born to do certain things. Musicians are born with a natural talent to sing any tune. Artists are born with the innate ability to paint anything they see. (Granted certain musicians and artists are self-proclaimed and their works of art are appreciated only by a select few. But I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right?)

I truly believe that people with certain types of personality and disposition are born to do a particular field of work.

For example, doctors require an excellent memory and also must have the desire to care for others. (But of course for some, it’s just for the money.)

Lawyers are born to argue. They see things not as black and white, but grey and they relish the opportunity to reason their way towards either end of the spectrum. Ever pointed to a stubborn kid who can talk his way out of anything and said, “Someday he’d make a great lawyer!”

Businessmen & entrepreneurs always think in terms of profit and sales – the quickest way to make a buck. The successful ones are sharp enough to see where the opportunities are and are quick to act upon them. And they have to be pretty shrewd and street smart too, otherwise they’d end up losing more money than not.

Thus my observation stands: That if you want to be successful in something, you must be born with the ability or the character suitable for that particular field. I’m not saying that if you’re born with the ability, you will definitely succeed. But it is a significant step towards that. The remainder would be the hard work and sweat that you put in, and to overcome any obstacles along the way.

So what about you? Does your personality suit your job?

I’m starting to wonder whether mine does…

13 Things I should've done when I was younger...

1. Learnt to dance professionally!! :P
   
2. Continued with ballet lessons when I was in primary school
   
3. Continued with tennis training in secondary school
4. Be more assertive when I was in secondary school. I was quite a push-over when I was younger. Still one now, but much better than before!!
   
5. Spent more time to get to know my grandfather before he passed away
   
6. Talked to my parents more (which I shall do more from now on!!)
7. Completed my Grade 8 piano exam
8. Concentrated more on my actuarial exams early on in my career (then I would've finished them by now! Sigh...)
9. Learnt to play the violin
10. Learnt Spanish
11. Saved more money when I was working in KL
    
12. Learnt to use my money more wisely, like investing to grow whatever little wealth I had.
    
13. Dated more... :)
    

It's been awhile...

Wow, has it been 4 months since I last posted an article? Time really flies... So many things have happened over the past few months. Babies born, exam results out (bad), another new year began, CNY, weddings, learning new dances, management changes in the company, recession... too many to recount in detail so let's just leave those in the past.

Of course I can't neglect to mention the birth of someone very special... my little niece Caitlin!! :) She's the most adorable little girl and the apple of my family's eye!! We all have a new darling in our midst! :P

There's a new craze on the internet called Twitter. It's a cross between chat and blogging where you can post a sentence or two about your current thoughts & comments about anything without having to go into a lengthy 'essay'. I guess I can do that here as well... so I'm not gonna sign up. So from now on, don't be surprise if I get lazy and start posting single-sentence comments or a post with a title but no content... ;)

So what's everyone been up to, I wonder?

Missing some of my friends & family back in KL... I miss those times when we used to hang out on weekends - watching movies, having dinners, playing badminton. treasure-hunting etc. Things are different here without those friends around. I sure feel it more acutely these days... I wonder why... Wonder if they miss me too... Is the 'itch' starting again? Hmm...