Friday, 11 January 2013

Phương ơi đừng quên nhé


 Phương ơi đừng quên nhé, đừng quên những ngày khó khăn nhất, những ngày ngủ trên gác xép cùng chú Thuỷ Long, không biết tương lai sẽ như thế nào.

Đừng quên những ngày sợ hãi lo lắng không thể xin được đi Úc, chạy vạy khắp nơi.
Đừng quên những ngày mới sang Úc, đi mua đệm từ IKEA mà vác về tận Elizabeth street.
Đừng quên những ngày đi bỏ leaflets , ngồi vỉa hè đếm xe, hay đi làm không công ở IGA.
Đừng quên những ngày lao động vất vả ở Hạ Long, những đêm làm khuya ở 88.

Đừng quên nhé, những ngày ông nội mất, cái giá lạnh trong những đêm đi bộ từ RMIT về..
Những ngày kỳ thi tới mà học chưa xong bài, những lúc sợ trượt trước khi thi, những ngày lo lắng assignments, những ngày khóc xin Chúa giúp.

Chúa đã luôn ở bên, Chúa đã giúp cho mình học kết quả tốt, cứu nguy những lúc bài chưa học, giúp hoàn thành Honours, và đặc biệt Chúa đã luôn nâng đỡ mình trong mọi khó khăn.
Từ việc xin PR, cho đến mua nhà, mua xe ô-tô, cho đến công việc ở JMango, làm bằng lái, tìm người yêu, Chúa đã luôn cho mình đạt được những điều mà nếu không có Chúa thì mình còn thất bại.

Mình có một điểm yêú lớn trong tính cách - là mình hay nản. Nản khi có khó khăn, nản khi thiếu động lực, nản khi tương lai không tươi sáng, thậm chí nản khi cuộc đời không đẹp như mơ...

Phương ơi, thực ra cuộc đời có đẹp như mơ hay không, là do mình có biết enjoy những gì mình có hay không, có be grateful vì những gì mình đã và đang được hưởng không, có biết nhìn ly nước mà thấy ly nước đang đầy không.

Phương ơi, tại sao nản là vì mình không tin vào tương lai? Tương lai của mình có Chúa lo mà, hãy biết sống cho thật tốt từng giờ phút hiện tại, biết sống "Prioritize" và "Focus", biết sống tha thứ và mở lòng yêu thương tất cả.

Phương ơi, đừng thất vọng vì mình không phải là một thiên tài trong truyền thuyết, không đạt được những thành tựu to lớn hơn người - con người luôn nhận lại những gì họ đã bỏ ra, mà phải bỏ ra trước đã, thì rồi mới nhận lại được. Chưa bỏ ra những cố gắng phi thường to lớn, thì sẽ ko có thành quả lớn lao. Hãy cố gắng, và vui trong từng nỗ lực nhỏ ấy.

Phương ơi, hãy sống với niềm tin vào Chúa, mọi khó khăn chỉ là thử thách mà thôi, tất cả chỉ là những bức tường ngăn cản những người không đủ nỗ lực, để chỉ có những người quyết tâm nhất sẽ thành công.

Phương ơi, vì có Chúa thì mình sẽ làm được những điều to lớn, vì không có Chúa và không có niềm tin thì chỉ có con đường mạt vận mà thôi. Hãy sống mà đừng nghĩ tới thành công, không bận tâm chiến thắng, mà sống vì sự niềm hạnh phúc của lao động và cố gắng, vì thành công luôn là kết quả tất yếu của nỗ lực, chỉ cần có thực lực, thì sẽ có thành công. Còn thực lực không có, thì thành công chỉ là nhất thời và sẽ không duy trì được.

Đừng bao giờ quên, niềm tin và sự quyết tâm vượt khó. Never never never give up. Amen.



Thursday, 10 January 2013

Rút kinh nghiệm phỏng vấn Amazon


Có rất nhiều kinh nghiệm có thể rút ra được nhưng kinh nghiệm đầu tiên là uốn lưỡi trước khi nói.

1. Trước khi nói gì, mình cần suy nghĩ đó có phải là điều họ muốn nghe hay không, nếu không, nghĩa là mình tự hại mình rồi.

Nói những câu ngu ngốc, có thể làm mếch lòng nè. Cắt lời người khác nè. Thô lỗ , kiêu căng, hay khoe khoang không cần thiết nè...

2. Cần học sách kỹ càng hơn, hầu hết các câu hỏi đều có trong sách.

3. Luyện coding nhiều hơn - có ideas nhưng coding càng quan trọng.

4. Phải tạo tự tin - không đủ tự tin thì cũng phải giả vờ tự tin cho đến khi tự tin thật - không đủ tự tin là nhược điểm lớn không thể tồn tại được ở những công ty lớn.

5. Grit and determination - no one will have success easily, if I am not prepared to work my ass off to improve everyday, I do not deserve any success.

If I am not giving study the highest priority, and if my desire to succeed is not burning everyday, I would not be able to achieve any success.

Success is mostly based on determination and passion. Only a person who is passionate and think about improving all the time, and determined to learn all day with all his mind and heart, and disciplined enough to put in the time needed to achieve success ... not a person who gives up easily, not a person who chooses easy, unimportant things to do over important tasks, not a person who find himself an excuse to slack off ... No, success is the fruit of the time and the effort invested in the work, no long-term success can be achieved by luck. Because this world is competitive, success doesn't mean we have good grades, but it means beating competitions - if other people are investing more time, more effort then they will overcome us, and we will lose - having good grades in a weak school is fake success, until we go out to the industry and see that we are nothing ...

============     GRIT & DETERMINATION  are the basics of WINNING =============

So, put a lot of hours in, put a lot of mind in, and a lot of heart, always have the goal in front of me, don't slack off, don't take the eyes off the goal - a person who doesn't live for a great goal is wasting his time, his heart and ultimately his life.

http://jasoncrawford.org/2012/10/grit-and-determination/




In 95% of cases natural talent does not determine who will be an expert at something. So what does it take to become the best?


10,000 Hours of Deliberate Practice  It's quantity and quality. 
http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/06/if-you-want-to-be-an-expert-what-little-thing/


And this, very sensible: http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2009/12/to-resist-temptation-exaggerate-the-threat/











Amazon Leadership Principles

Our Leadership Principles


Whether you are an individual contributor or a manager of a large team, you are an Amazon leader. These are our leadership principles, unless you know better ones.  Please be a leader.

Customer Obsession
Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust.  Although leaders pay attention to competitors, they obsess over customers.

Ownership
Leaders are owners.  They think long term and don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results. They act on behalf of the entire company, beyond just their own team.  They never say “that’s not my job”. 

Invent and Simplify
Leaders expect and require innovation and invention from their teams and always find ways to simplify. They are externally aware, look for new ideas from everywhere, and are not limited by “not invented here”. As we do new things, we accept that we may be misunderstood for long periods of time.

Are Right, A Lot
Leaders are right a lot. They have strong business judgment and good instincts.

Hire and Develop The Best
Leaders raise the performance bar with every hire and promotion. They recognize exceptional talent, and willingly move them throughout the organization. Leaders develop leaders and take seriously their role in coaching others.

Insist on the Highest Standards
Leaders have relentlessly high standards - many people may think these standards are unreasonably high. Leaders are continually raising the bar and drive their teams to deliver high quality products, services and processes. Leaders ensure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed.   

Think Big
Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Leaders create and communicate a bold direction that inspires results. They think differently and look around corners for ways to serve customers. 

Bias for Action
Speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk taking.

Frugality
We try not to spend money on things that don’t matter to customers. Frugality breeds resourcefulness, self-sufficiency and invention. There are no extra points for headcount, budget size or fixed expense.

Vocally Self Critical
Leaders do not believe their or their team’s body odor smells of perfume. Leaders come forward with problems or information, even when doing so is awkward or embarrassing. Leaders benchmark themselves and their teams against the best.

Earn Trust of Others
Leaders are sincerely open-minded, genuinely listen, and are willing to examine their strongest convictions with humility.

Dive Deep
Leaders operate at all levels, stay connected to the details and audit frequently. No task is beneath them. 

Have Backbone; Disagree and Commit
Leaders are obligated to respectfully challenge decisions when they disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. Leaders have conviction and are tenacious. They do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, they commit wholly.

Deliver Results
Leaders focus on the key inputs for their business and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, they rise to the occasion and never settle.

Monday, 7 January 2013

Another small thing that changes your life

The next thing that can change your life, ultimately for the happier and more fulfilling, is this lesson:

http://thisgivesmehope.com/2011/06/19/72-meditation-for-the-rest-of-us/


One thing that will change your life completely if you do everyday

There is a small thing that - if you do it everyday, just for a few minutes, it will actually change your life...

Is this possible? Yes, it is.

Do you want to change your life completely just by doing a small, easy thing? You will be amazed by the change that it brings into your life.

Yes, if you want to change your life truly for better and for greater, spend 4-5 times a day grinning in the mirror. Smile / laugh - the physical facial activity will trigger your brain to release excitement and fascination into your body.

Your life will change completely for the better.

Watch this video too :D :D :D

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Cool, calm, collected

The greatest champions in sports, the people who achieve the best success and have long careers, like Phil Jackson, the legendary NBA coach with 11 championships, like Pete Sampras - the tennis champion with 14 Grand Slams titles, Roger Federer - the greatest player ever with 17 Grand Slams and countless records, Bjorn Borg, the greatest genius of tennis who set all the records before Sampras and Federer... All of these people learned to achieve success by mastering their emotions, they are always calm, cool and collected, especially in the most testing, most stressful times ...
All the great champions have learned to master their emotions and remain calm - Nadal, Djokovic, and recently Murray who was helped by Ivan Lendl to win the Olympics and the US Open. Ivan Lendl is another master of coolness. In female tennis, there are Steffi Graf - the cool champion of unparalleled success and Martina Navratilova, who are always calm in the court...

It is only when you are calm, not only that you don't panic, but you master your emotions - that's when you can achieve your best potential. The more calm you are, the closer to success you can be. It's no coincidence that all the people who are calm, cool and collected later become the directors, managers, and successful. No one is born with this coolness, everyone has to train themselves to be calm.

The best people don't get discouraged. They know life is still going after today, and there will be another time, another game, another championship to be. Excellent people who do not give up, will always come out and win.

The game has seen lots of people who have tremendous talent but never lived up to their potential, due to losing their calmness, their confidence, their peace ... Martina Hingis, destined to become one of greatest players in the world, lost her calmness, felt discouraged and then abandoned her career. Goran Ivanisevic, a crazy player always throwing tantrum, got his only Grand Slam at the twilight of his career as a consolation, when he has learned to be calm enough to play well ... while other normal players, like Yevgeny Kafelnikov, a very cool and cold attitude, achieved better than expected results.

Calmness, is the key of Zen, a key to long term success in life. Calm and peace is also a sign of maturity, with great people always appear calm, cool and confident, because confidence comes from hard work.

Because in life, nothing is perfect so just focus on what is in your hands. Everyone will eventually die anyway, so relax, and calm down, and live your life with gratitude.