The first speaker was Mr. TJ Amorado. He created Royal Chimney, a bake shop wherein he handles the IT side of the business. He is also part of IT Sync Services. He manages to handle both companies, which is surprising and amazing. They also make mobile applications, web development, etc. He explained to us that we needed to have our goals in life, and what dreams we need to achieve after we graduate.
He said that having businesses has its own pros and cons. I believe that as well, since my family also had a hardware business. It did well in the past years, but declined since there were a lot of competition and the usual buyers were not coming back to the store.
He then explained pieces of advice that would help us in making decisions in life after graduation. The advice that struck me the most was the last one, to remind ourselves why. My motivation right now is my family. As we are having financial problems at the moment. I put my personal goals and dreams aside to help my family first, because I am the eldest in the family, my siblings and parents are counting on me to support them. This is what motivates me to study hard and finish college early.
The second speaker was Mr. Sean Si, his presentation was entitled "How to Become a CEO at age 22". By looking at the title, I got really curious and excited at the same time. I listened very carefully to him. Especially his opener that he was an addict in playing DotA when he was in college. I somehow saw myself in him, we were somehow alike.
He explained that he had failing marks, and his dream job was to work at HP. He was surprised that he got accepted there, but didn't really like the work, so he left. Then a life-changing opportunity was presented to him, he grabbed it and started a company with the investment. He met a girl that referred him to a company that needed SEO (Search Engine Optimization, ranking the website to show up higher in the search engines.)
He told us that he likes to read books regarding marketing, IT, etc. Which shows why he knows some principles like the Lichpin principle. For example, Apple, Louis Vuitton products are being bought by people and used for exclusivity and status, so that other people can see the high status that one has. A concrete example he gave is that a woman buys a Louis Vuitton bag, but the contents inside it is not even worth the bag itself. The Dip is when you are in a low state and about to give up, but then one must work hard and do their best to rise from the dip and cross to the other side. The other side would be the good part, where everything sacrificed would be paid off.
Mr. Si explained that hard work is the most important factor after graduating. He left us with 3 things to remember in mind. God, Guts and Hard work. God meaning I should always pray to God for help, and that He is always there to help me when I am in need. Guts meaning to grab all the opportunities given in front and take necessary risks to produce beneficial results. Hard work means there is no shortcuts to things in life, all are achievable if one works hard for it.
After the seminar, I had some thinking of the questions being raised by both speakers. I put my family in the priority of what I am doing right now, and all the decisions I make is for them. Hard work is the key factor to success in life. As well as confidence, on how the speakers spoke in front, that is what I need. I also need to be more outgoing to people, meet new friends and make more connections.
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