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[red1]

This is the most important soft skill i can think of. U can get this from the book "First Things First" by Steven Covey. Another of his book that has this is "Seven Habits...."

Another good book is "2 minute manager" but itu dah advance sangat.

Just know what is important such as ketenangan, keluarga, spiritual, planning and avoid traffic jams, long meetings, phone calls that waste your time, then in the end u say, "eh! apasal takda cukup masa?" its your fault.

Decide what NOT to do first thing in the morning or the night before, plan ahead.

A speed reading tip - Decide what not to read.

Now u got so much to do, u say u re hectic and busy. There are things that stop us from been the best. Either u find out or refer to the book taht already analyse for u.

This book is so good as it give an example that u have to do 10 things in 30 minutes and he shows u how!!

[affarina]

yes.. Mr Red1. Did u know what I feel now? u r a nice person who still willing to guide us even this small matter (time planning) or I would say life planning since time is life itself actually.

I feel embrassing with myself when somebody like u remind us about this basic things . We shouldn't be guidance in this matter anymore.. we should be independent enough n as u said, be resourceful or self reliant. By this time actually, we should know how to drive in our own path to our destination... This is not the time to learn how to drive anymore but ..this is the time to drive. Wallahu 'alam...

Thank You Mr Red1.

[red1]

Well, i just enjoy teaching. Its in my blood. I m most happy if others really learn from me.

I will be sad if i can teach nutin. Which doesnt mean that the student cannot learn, but i cannot teach

Thats no such thing as a learning diability, but its a teaching disability.

Other good books u should read are from Edward De Bono about lateral thinking, Al Ries and Jack Trout about positioning and strategy. These are soft skills because they are not hard - or technical, but they are so important.

Why did i asked u all to go to the forum instead of just appearing on Jan 24th? Cos i know that it will be too late. U wont learn fast enough. I need to buy time. I need u to know the basics first and fast and ahead of the rest.

And i need NOT waste time with u all asyik beratur depan saya or sekeliling seumur. use the Internet lah! kan senang. Its anytime and anywhere. When i busy in office i can check on u at nite. Thus tak banyak berlanggar waktu.
Many of the time wasters are "Cannot meet lah", "No time lah", "Not available", "busy" and so on. Thats why i believe our Creator provided us until no excuse anymore.

But do u notice that saban hari people become more busier than ever? So now u know why?

So, just now someone ask bila mahu datang office dan siapa nak jumpa itu i tak berapa fikirkan sangat. They are non-issues. Even if u do not come to the office but u can still get the job!

Got it?

red1

[affarina]

Yes.. I got it n I understand it... Now I realise how wonderful the IT world is which before this, I was easily getting exhausted with IT things. I feel like runaway (thousand miles away ). Sometimes, I m asking myself, why do I m here in this exhausted world?..Now, suddenly I become optimist to it n feel inspired up. Alhamdulillahh....

I m here now not for mark anymore but to learn, to be expose to, n to share with. I start enjoying what I do now.. It is a cool experience. No hectic n no busy words... Just try to manage it.

mm.. when it come across the "apprentice" word, it is just like a phobia to me. Apprentice means marks to run to. But now, I do not care about it anymore... I just want to be honest to myself which is learning for contributing n not for marks. The marks will come by itself not only from Mr.Red1 or other In-Fusion team but even from the world n the owner of this earth (God) if we always honest to ourself. (new discovery of myself. Hehehe.. )

[red1]

Well, so it takes a long journey to fulfill your own aspirations and dreams. But it begins with that realisation that everything depends on you and only u. Allah has given u everything u need.

For example, we see Khir, who actually is on leave and balik kampung, he also can give comment and contribute to resolve some issue here. Isnt that a proof that we have found a wonderful formula of getting things done, and become better? The strange thing is that Forums has been around a long time but people dont realise it. That doesnt mean that we do not use forums for our own purpose.

I know that many of u likes to chat, but they are usually a waste of time. Its like every got cars but end up in jams instead. They are not thinking how best not to use cars. Can u not see, every day on the roads, thousands of cars, where mostly have only one single occupant in them?
Thats a big waste of fuel, time, money and patience. Do they listen to self development tapes, or just empty music?

I am now suggesting that we need not even leave our homes or families. I even prefer the women to marry early and start a family but yet continue to work from home with the growing child. But the sad thing is many either have to stop work or sacrifice not marrying or having children. So much uneccessary suffering.

Thus when u master the use of forums and have gained the trust and confidence of us, been able to achieve much work then u have got the best balanced life.

Its also so dificult to manage people who does not have self realisation and responsibility. Thus people are forced to be in office to prove that they are working. If at home no one can see them. That has to be changed. In the West, even students are trusted to hold credit cards. U can write out a check even though u are a stranger. Customers can return clothes that have been worn if they feel they made the wrong choice.

But do us Malaysians understand and appreciate that culture? No! We defaulted the credit cards or cheques and return the clothes just to wear them for free!

So if we do not change, we will lose out as such a decadent culture will increase cost and decrease productivity. U know how much cost it takes to take care of one employee? The desk space, electricity, EPF, managing cost, disclipine, training, office rental, etc is more than just outsourcing the job to a specialist company.

I will like to hire every1 here as a specialist team, but u have to be real specialists. To do that, it involves a lot of study, practice and attitude. Because customers want to see what kind of people are doing their systems. If we have a bad attitude and undfriendly, or unable to communicate effectively - they wont like us.

U can also see the way many people write their resumes or biodata. Every1 seems to say that they are excellent, highly motivated, team spirit, good interpersonal communication, when we cannot see that happening after they been employed. Then they become a burden to the company as the company doesnt know what to do, after having employed that unsuitable person. In the end the company has to go bankrupt.

To accept halal pay and blessed by Allah, means u have to be honest from day 1. Your only best employment guarantee is that u become an expert specialist very fast. Thats why the Govt is willing to spend in calling Java experts even from India (showing also that we dont have enough ourselves!) to come to teach u for 6 months. Then even pay u 500 every month for 3 months practical training.

I am afraid that u cannot make it. Thus i want u to start early.

I m making the test for March candidates harder as they have more time to prepare. I want them to be experts even before March 24th! They can if they just set their minds to it. They also have me as their coach. U wont become lost, if u try your best and be true to yourself.

U see, the strange and good thing about Knowledge from God, is that once u get it, u will never loose it! Isnt that wonderful? Look at my english. I suffered many years learning it, and now i can write well without even stopping to check a dictionary or ask my english teacher. U can also see how i can answer many Compiere questions even without thinking. U can search for 'red1' in the sourceforge forums and see how many thousands of words i have invested in there.

I have spent about 1 year studying Compiere, and u wouldnt guess the trouble i go thru going up and down people's offices trying to convince them to pay me or help me to make it big. I even worked for free! But before long, i realise i mastered a few things and now i know if i m good enough at least at the primary level.

I like u to be the same kind of expert. Picking up skills on Java, SQL, Compiere, Eclipse, Tomcat, CVS, etc. Is it difficult? DO u have to read some mumbo jumbo? No its just some discipline but fun. It begins here too. Writing is one of them. It is painful for those who never try. Now some of u began to enjoy it. I am a bit happy for that attitude, but now its the skillset. Are u trying hard enough to pick it up? U have not reach the end of the road, even though u got a Degree. I hope u go right thru Doctorate. I can help u with the thesis. But as a Dr, are u safe?

Many new things hit us everyday. But as days pass by u become better and u learn the philosophy of it all, the underlying formulas and concepts become much clearer until the next new idea comes along u can almost guess where its heading to.

Its a very interesting Alam we are living in. U have the most open and promising potential gifts waiting for u. Dont throw it away, or wait till its too late. Discover yourself and BE All that U can Be.

Prove your critics wrong.

red1

[wan]

Mr red1

You make me upset with myself . I tried to do my best for my project that we just finish presented (final presentation) yesterday but at the same time I left the other important thing, to be active in your forum. Maybe my management time is not good...not maybe but I'm sure....thats the reason. I'm not happy on this time. I 'ketinggalan' so many thing in this forum. Today I tried to give a full commitment for red1.org where I tried to install eclipse on my pc but not succesful yet...But I will try again until success and know how to use it.

I wish "Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha" for everybody here.
Wassalam


wan