Fire in the eye (2)- Passion
This morning will be a day that will determine my company's future as my business partners and I went for a business presentation. If this business presentation is successful, AvantGarden will be able to grow its wing and soar to the sky. Why did I put this post under the title "Fire in the eye"? This is due to a re-current theme and that is the passion in business.
We arrived early for the presentation and were the 2nd and last group of the day to present. We waited 40 mins for the first group to finish their presentation and when they have finished their presentation, we were signaled into the room. After which I heard one of the panel who will be "grading" us said to the other group "Keep the passion for business burning in you"
After which came our turn to present. We handed out our business proposal and on the first look from one of the three panels, he immediately exclaimed "You are designers? But your business proposal looks so business savvy!" We were happy to start off the presentation on the right foot. At the end of the presentation and after the Q & A, we were given 2 comments.
1- We like your professionalism and feel that your business plan is excellent
2- We can see your passion in business and hope you can maintain the passion for your business
YES! Yap we are nearing the finishing line to the 1st stage of expanding our business as we received feed back that the panels are all satisfied with our proposal but there is only 1 minor issue that we need to address and we are there!(trade secret, cant tell what it is to you =P)
After a day's work, I am reading a book and unconsciously start to drift off into evaluating the presentation we had. I knew that we had shown our professionalism and knowledge in the presentation but what is it about us that have made this presentation a success? A word starts to pop up- PASSION! Yes the burning passion shown through the fire in the eye! My business partners and I am business people who have never given up our passion in business no matter what obstacles we had faced.
Each of us had gone through the challenges in business separately in our life and it is this passion for business that has gathered 3 like minded people who has fiery burning passion in business. The business savvy proposal didn't come by chance as we had used our experiences that have been earned through tears and sweat. The professionalism is not part of us, they are learnt from the clients who had reprimanded us for lack of professionalism and the emotional roller coaster we had gone when we didn't perform optimally. We could not have survived and become stronger from all these challenges if not for the passion we have for business that clears off all shadows of doubt we have for business.
The statement from the panel “Keep the passion burning” is something that he feels that is important in any business. For the panel judge himself, he has tried many businesses and has failed most of them but his burning passion is the driving force that has enabled his success in business now. His advice is something that comes from his experience and something that is his core philosophy in business. I think that this does not only applies to business, it applies to anything that we are doing. If we do something with a passion, no challenges could stop us and no temptation can lure us away from our dreams.
SO live a life with passion in everything you do and you will have a determination that is so strong that nothing will discourage you.
"A person with ideas will be inspired and a person with passion will fulfill the ideas"
We arrived early for the presentation and were the 2nd and last group of the day to present. We waited 40 mins for the first group to finish their presentation and when they have finished their presentation, we were signaled into the room. After which I heard one of the panel who will be "grading" us said to the other group "Keep the passion for business burning in you"
After which came our turn to present. We handed out our business proposal and on the first look from one of the three panels, he immediately exclaimed "You are designers? But your business proposal looks so business savvy!" We were happy to start off the presentation on the right foot. At the end of the presentation and after the Q & A, we were given 2 comments.
1- We like your professionalism and feel that your business plan is excellent
2- We can see your passion in business and hope you can maintain the passion for your business
YES! Yap we are nearing the finishing line to the 1st stage of expanding our business as we received feed back that the panels are all satisfied with our proposal but there is only 1 minor issue that we need to address and we are there!(trade secret, cant tell what it is to you =P)
After a day's work, I am reading a book and unconsciously start to drift off into evaluating the presentation we had. I knew that we had shown our professionalism and knowledge in the presentation but what is it about us that have made this presentation a success? A word starts to pop up- PASSION! Yes the burning passion shown through the fire in the eye! My business partners and I am business people who have never given up our passion in business no matter what obstacles we had faced.
Each of us had gone through the challenges in business separately in our life and it is this passion for business that has gathered 3 like minded people who has fiery burning passion in business. The business savvy proposal didn't come by chance as we had used our experiences that have been earned through tears and sweat. The professionalism is not part of us, they are learnt from the clients who had reprimanded us for lack of professionalism and the emotional roller coaster we had gone when we didn't perform optimally. We could not have survived and become stronger from all these challenges if not for the passion we have for business that clears off all shadows of doubt we have for business.
The statement from the panel “Keep the passion burning” is something that he feels that is important in any business. For the panel judge himself, he has tried many businesses and has failed most of them but his burning passion is the driving force that has enabled his success in business now. His advice is something that comes from his experience and something that is his core philosophy in business. I think that this does not only applies to business, it applies to anything that we are doing. If we do something with a passion, no challenges could stop us and no temptation can lure us away from our dreams.
SO live a life with passion in everything you do and you will have a determination that is so strong that nothing will discourage you.
"A person with ideas will be inspired and a person with passion will fulfill the ideas"
posted by James at 11:16 PM
1 Comments:
what can i say, buddy..
u never fail to keep my spirits high when i'm feeling low.
thanks =)
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