The way it is

Many times, I strongly disagree with their value system.
Then, one day, I realize this is just the way it is.

- David Shen

Next step

Have you noticed that you're the top 1% at certain area?
Have you noticed that no matter how hard you try there's limitation at other area?

You know the next step, don't you?

- David Shen

Excellence

If you want to excel in a field, study the top 20%.

- David Shen

Difference

In any field, the specialty of the top 20% is different from the other 80%.

- David Shen

Top 20%

If you want to be the top 20%, you got to study those top 20%.

- David Shen

Words vs. marketing

I didn't realize this. Playing words can be a major part of marketing.

What's the difference between "I don't have money" and "oh, school is going to start tomorrow and I don't have money to buy pencils and paper." Do you think that you will give money to this kid?

- David Shen

At the same place

When you stop moving forward suddenly, you might want to ask yourself 2 questions. Is there any change recently? This change might be people, a new quote on the wall or a new job. When you move forward before, what helps you to start move forward? Is it a tape, a book or your own quote?

If you're not moving forward, you add minimum value to not only yourself but your love ones.

- David Shen

Play vs. work

If you have the talent, everything is play. If you don't have the talent, everything is work.

- David Shen

No talent

How do you know if you don't have talent? If you think about this subject all night but you don't produce result.

- David Shen

talent

The truth is that talent adds value to the family.

- David Shen

talent vs. follow

I didn't realize this until now. Unless you're the top 3 in a field, follow the crowd doesn't add real value.

- David Shen

stop the race

If the race is not yours, stop and start another race in another field.

- David Shen

talent vs. race

Talent is just like 10,000 meter race. If you have the talents, you can easily be the top 3 runner. If you don't have the talent, you just follow others.

- David Shen

envy vs. family

When you envy other's talent, the result will most likely a minus point.
You stop focus on your talent. Your children will most likely being impacted because they might not have this talent. It's a lose lose situation.

- David Shen

Big pictures vs. detail

Some people have talents to look at big pictures. Other people have talents to look at details. They both provide values to others.

- David Shen

Going

With talent, you go some where.

- David Shen