Kent was born into a middle income family. His father was an engineer, while his mother was a teacher. He had an elder brother and a younger sister. Life was comfortable.
In school, Kent was a lazy student. He studied only during classes, while the rest of the times he would be hanging out with his friends at the football field. Despite his lackasaidal attitude, somehow he managed to score straight A's in SPM. Because of that, he was offered a scholarship to study overseas.
In university, Kent was also a lazy student. He studied only during classes, while the rest of the times he would be hanging out with his friends at the rugby field. Despite his lackasaidal attitude, somehow he still managed to obtain first class honours for his engineering Bachelor's degree. After graduation, he decided to return to Malaysia to live an easy lifestyle.
During his first job interview, the company was so impressed with his first class honours that they hired him with a permanent job as an engineer, unlike other candidates who were mostly hired on contract basis. At work, Kent was also a lazy employee. He worked only half of the time in office, while spending the other half of his time clicking on his investments on Bursa and chatting with friends on Facebook.
Somehow, Kent was quite blessed with luck in investments. All the stocks which he traded on would bring him an average profit margin of 50% within 3-5 days. As such, within the 1 year, he had earned himself enough money to quit his job.
At home, he spent more time looking at his stocks trading in front of the TV, while teasing his friends on Facebook. And somehow, his luck in stocks trading got better, and his average profit margin increased to a stunning 80% within 2-3 days. As such, within 1 year, he had earned himself enough money to buy his first piece of land.
Again, luck shone on him. The land which he bought appreciated 20 folds in value within 1 year and was sold for an undisclosed staggering price to a major property developer in Malaysia. At the age of 28, together with the profits that he continues to enjoy from his stocks trading and other investments, it is estimated that his personal networth is at RM 1.4 billion!
When interviewed, Kent credited his success to an unbelievable streak of good luck, and thanked God for blessing him with good luck throughout his life. He encouraged people to believe in miracles and do not stop trying their luck in whatever they invest in.We know that success stories are meant to inspire people, but do you find this story inspiring?
I can bet your answer is NO.
We know that success stories are meant to make people believe in possibilities, but do you believe in this story?
I can bet your answer is also NO.
So, what are the elements missing from this story which caused you to answer NO for both questions above?
- Challenges and fear
- Hope and inspiration
- Hard work and victory
Therefore, imagine if you were to write your own success story, what sort of elements would you find in your story?
Whatever you do, stop fantasizing that success is going to be casual and easy. It's not going to be a smooth rosy path towards success.
The path towards success is always filled with pitfalls, tears and heartbreaks. It is because of these that we learn how to get ourselves back up, learn how to smile on with courage, and learn how to rebuild faith and inspiration. It is because of these that we grow to become a better person day by day.
So...back to the story. Is it real?
Of course it's not, I created the story on purpose. There is no such thing as easy success. :)
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