The worst thing to do when you have a bad day is to spend your time and energy complaining and whining about your day.
It’s okay to let it out to a close friend, but it’s important to remember that your experience of life is a function of what you focus on in life – if you focus on what’s happy and good about your life, you will feel happy; but if you focus on the things in life that get you down, that’s just exactly how you’re going to feel.
Even though things do occasionally go wrong, it’s never an excuse to harp on the bad things in life. Life’s just too awesome for that.
#1 by Huy J on June 22, 2010 - 4:24 pm
Hi there,
Why don’t we think of some interesting to work on instead of whining about the day? Why don’t get some good friends chat about random stuff?
#2 by julie on June 24, 2010 - 8:03 am
Hi, Kevin. I had been following your blog for a while now. Very inspiring post. I think that you might feel unhappy because you are a born entrepreneur, and probably people don’t give you as much credit as you deserve sometimes. I also had experience where after all the job is done, my boss just take all the credits. Why not start planning your own business and be your own boss. Have a good day.
#3 by Kevin Chan on June 24, 2010 - 5:43 pm
Huy,
Yeah, that’s absolutely true! Chat the bad stuff away!
#4 by Kevin Chan on June 29, 2010 - 12:29 am
Thanks Julie! Really good to hear from you that you follow my blog! (: I’m taking your advice to the letter! Hopefully you’ll hear about it soon!
#5 by julie on June 29, 2010 - 8:50 am
Hi, Kevin. The journey of startup is going to be tough but its better to start earlier than later. Once you reached end of your 20s, you will have family to worry about. The story about Ming and Timothy is a bit different, they came from very rich families, they can hire people to work for them while they enjoy themselves and live a glamorous life. Most startup sleep in factories, tiny apartments, and live a very difficult life in the beginning. I hope that you will be successful and be strong throughout the journey.
#6 by Kevin Chan on July 1, 2010 - 12:31 am
Thank you for your very kind words! Will do my best to start up something meaningful and worthwhile. While our stories may be really different, I still feel that there is a wealth of knowledge to be learnt from those who have already tread on the road to financial freedom and success! (:
#7 by julie on July 1, 2010 - 6:07 am
Hi, Kevin. I think the problem with our society is that they always worship entrepreneurs that are viewed to be glamorous. If you look at startup in the states, they went through a period of 5-6 years of hardship. Can you eat in fine dining and travel around the world while working on a startup? There’s nothing much to learn from them, I am saying this because I really hope that you won’t see them as an inspiration but really be prepared for the journey. Unless of course, you came from a very wealthy and influential family background as well. Sorry, sometimes honest advice are tough words.