“You eat here everyday?”
That was the first sentence uttered from a lady I met today while I was having lunch alone. We were sharing the same table as there was no other tables available. She then started to ask about the “chee cheong fun” stall at the corner and so forth.
“How old are you?” she asked. “28.”
“So, you are born in year 1980?” “Yes.”
“Which month?” “May.”
“Which day?” “21.”
“I’m on the 1st. the rest is the same, May, 1980.”
It was such a coincidence - and the most interesting part is yet to come.
She told me of her career history from being a chemist to being an insurance sales executive. When she decided to change from her stable lab job to being a sales agent, her parents got very angry about it and she was under so much of stress that she moved out. Then, without a car, she had to take buses around KL area to try door sales. And without any results even after 8 months of being a full timer, she still did not give up.
Her eyes twinkled as she talked. I saw a great lady right in front of me. Perseverance is one of the ingredients to SUCCESS and the main one. If she had quitted when her parents objected, she would not have seen the results today. If she had quitted when there was no sales closed, she would not be sharing her experiences proudly to me. If she had quitted when she had to travel by buses EVERYDAY from Serdang to Puchong, Cheras, Setapak, etc., she would not be so content of her achievement today.
A success story starts somewhere - when you least expect it, when things “seem” to be going the wrong way, when you’re exhausted yet continue going, when you BELIEVE in it!
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