When People Succeed, It Is Because Of Hard Work. Luck Has Nothing To Do With Success

I disagree with the quotation/the header above.

First of all, I believe that we need to do the work efficiently, not in a hard way. There are many people who work hard, but unfortunately to the wrong focus or goals, which makes their hard works become worthless.

In my opinion, luck and hard work have a very close connection. Once a man does all the hard work with no luck attached to it, his success story will be just like the ordinary one. But when the hard work has luck added, the success story will be brighter than the others.

Luck is one of the most important factors in being successful. There are so many people in this world who have become successful in financial areas, because of luck. For example, the story about a man named Christopher L. Jr, Customer Satisfaction and Public Relation. A General Manager at Mercedez Benz. He used to be an ordinary plumber, doing hard work to fix the plumbing in houses. One day, his luck brought him to meet Mr. Benz, the number 1 person in Mercedez Benz Company. As Mr. Benz was very impressed by his work and the after-service given to him, he recruited him and gave him a very good position in the Company. Fortunately, his hard work combined with luck brought him to the very best in his career.

There are also stories about people who cling on just to the luck. It might bring them to the top, but it will not last. Once people know that they can't do the work properly, this luck will not bring him to anywhere. There are several fraud stories in financial companies, an example is the story about Charles Ponzi, who become notorious because of his fraud techniques, by collecting the fraud from investors, and the funds collected would be used to pay the interest to the previous investors. He didn't do anything, there was no hard work done, but he was lucky enough to have the trust from the investors for years, until one time, his fraud was revealed and he lost his luck.

P.S: This is my English homework that has reviewed and corrected by my English teacher (Sam). There were many corrections, hehe, but that's ok, I was learning something.. Hopefully my English will be improved :)

What happen in 2010?

fyiuh.. many things happen in 2010..
Sepertinya tahun ini, ga bs dibilang tahun yg mulus2 aja buat g, tapi banyak challengesnya.. Dari seneng, sedih, pokoknya semua jadi 1 d..

G list down apa aja yang g inget..

1. G akhirnya jadi pegawai tetap di company g yang sekarang, setelah melewati masa probation 3 bulan di awal Januari 2010.. Well, g seneng sekaligus banyak kesel2nya selama di company g ini. Seneng karena hidup g jadi balance, kesel karena bnyk fasilitas yang ga jelas. Entah mestinya g dapet atau ga aja ga tau, dll. But in overall, I'm happy. G bisa menyesuaikan diri jg sama temen2 dikantor, dan mereka nice n fun. Hopefully, everything will be okay2 aja kedepannya
2. G melewati masa2 dimana implementasi PSAK 50/55 (R), quite a challenges for me, tp Puji Tuhan semuanya berjalan mulus2 aja dalam 1 tahun terakhir ini. Bahkan ga cuman project ini aja yang dipercayakan ke g. Tp jg beberapa perhitungan untuk report ke Group jg dipercayakan ke g. I'm happy untuk bisa mengambil kepercayaan yang cukup besar dari my boss :)
3. Sejauh ini, g udah mulai lancar nyetir di jalan raya, udah ada kepercayaan diri. Sekarang untuk yang tempat2 yang g udah tau, g udah mulai brani sendiri bawa mobilnya. Papa sama mama juga udah ga ketakutan tiap x g bawa mobil, pokoknya g seneng d.. Tiap x g bawa mobil pasti g doa dulu si, minta Tuhan yang jaga. G tau g bs bawa mobil, semua jg karena anugrah Tuhan :). Rasanya seperti dreams come true lo kalo mengingat bagaimana awalnya g belajar mobil di Ulisa, ambil SIM, latihan ma papa, sampe beli mobil sendiri n skarang bisa bawa.. :) I'm amazed.
4. Pertama x-nya g ke Belitung.. Hehe, dapet temen2 baru, yang akhirnya berbuahkan persahabatan yang menyenangkan :) O ya, disitu g jg snorkling n bener2 menikmati pemandangan laut & pantai yang outstanding banget. Someday rasanya harus pergi lagi d.
5. In the mid of this year, I've gone through a very though decision to break up with my exBF. Tuhan kasi banyak kekuatan buat g. Bahkan lewat bukunya Joshua Harris ~ Boys meet Girls, g banyak dikuatkan dan diteguhkan Tuhan. He is GOOD. The impact is very hard for me.. But, my life is still go on
6. Pertama x-nya mulai ngeles keyboard.. Wow, ini langkah besar buat g :). Sekarang si lagi vakum untuk bulan December ini aja si.. Soalnya December ni g sibuk berat, pergi jalan2 ke SG, latihan untuk kebaktian Natal n kebaktian tutup taon. G da mikir pasti jadwalnya bakal bisa bentrok2, jadi g skip dl di Dec 2010 ini.
7. Pertama x-nya ambil les Inggris di EF. Hehehe, kantor g punya program untuk kasi pegawainya les Inggris di EF. Yah g si ga nolak donk. Yang ngajar kita guru bule dari Inggris, namanya Ms. Sassy, orangnya mungil, tapi cantik. Inggrisnya bagus, karena British English. Cowonya orang Korea, hehe, ga kebayang.. Jadi dia bisa ngomong Korea sedikit2..
8. Pertama x-nya pergi nonton Teather di TMI :) judulnya Onrop, bahkan a month after that, g ntn pertunjukkan teather yang keduanya, Laskar Pelangi, hehe.. Menyenangkan sekali
9. Beli BB sekitar di bulan November 2010. Awalnya g itu sangat2 anti BB, karena menurut g udah buang2 uang, tapi jg bikin orang jadi fokus bgt sama BB. Ga bergaul, ga bersosialiasi. Tp guess what, sekarang g kaya gitu cuy.. Dosa ni emang.. Enaknya sekarang pake BB bisa contact siapa aja kapan aja dengan gampang, plus bisa browsing2 dengan mudah. Pokoknya bikin hidup lebih hidup d, hehe.
10. Pertama x-nya nonton sirkus di SG. Voyage de la Vie.. Mahal si, tapi oke lah, see new things.. Also, pertama x-nya ke Johor Bahru, haha.. Meskipun cuman nge-mol doank, tapi kan seneng udah menginjakkan kaki ke tempat baru :)
11. Ke Singapur - Malacca - Johor Bahru with my best friend >> Melissa :) and also the others, banyak ketemuan sama temen2 baru juga dan ketempat2 baru, senang loh :). Marina Bay Sands kan juga baru jadi, so kalo diliat dari Merlion Park, itu sekelilingnya indahhhh banget, keliatan Esplanade, Singapore Flyer, Marina Sands, Fullerton, and Merlion. Beautiful, indeed..
12. My dad believe in Jesus with his own lips and heart pas kebaktian Natal kemarin. Tuhan baik, superrr baik.. I was touched by HIS grace to my family
13. My only peer di kantor mo resign di pertengahan January 2011, jadi dia udah submit resignation letter di pertengahan Dec 2010 kemaren. Haduh rasanya sedih banget... He is one of my best peer, I've ever had. Orgnya helpful, ga tipe2 kompetitif ga jelas, ga egois, n bisa menghargai orang lain. Also, he is so fun, bisa buat seneng2, tp dalam batas2 yang wajar dan sopan. Berat banget rasanya memikirkan akan kehilangan dia. Hix. Siapa ya yg akan menggantikan dia? I know, kalo dia akan left the company sebenernya, mengingat dia da merit n istrinya ada di Oz. So 1 day, I expect emang dia akan keluar dari company. Tp rasanya masih sedih banget ni. Sekitar August or Sept kemaren g jg kehilangan salah satu rekan 1 team, itu ajah udah sedih banget rasanya. Huaaaa.. Nothing eternal in this world..
14. Hari ini g merasa kekecewaan yg cukup besar sama 1 of my friend. Mungkin sulit buat g terima karena sejauh ini dia seperti salah seorang role model or tutor buat kerohanian g. Sedih bgt rasanya.. Manusia memang ga pernah sempurna, I knew it. Tp rasanya ketika mengalaminya, beda banget d.. I'll pray to forgive and bless that person. Rasanya Tuhan bener2 sedang bekerja di dalam hati dan pikiran g. Karakter g sedang dibentuk. It's hard, really hard..

Okay sepertinya itu aja yang g inget.. G belom kepikiran buat resolusi 2011 or else. Rasanya takuttt banget buat resolusi tp kemudian ga bisa ngejalaninnya (omong doank). Jadi g mo keep in mind aja kira2 apa yang g rencanakan buat next year, tapi ga sampe buat tertulis or something like that.

Uneq2..

Hari ini g kurang lebih baik2 aja di kantor, meskipun ada kesel2 dikit, yah wajar lha namanya aja kerja. Pas mo plg da siap2 utk les, tiba2 datang kerjaan, mending dikit.. Haya.. Yah kukerjakan as fast as I can, ga maximal ma skali si. Abis gmn lagi coba..

Pas pulang selesai les EF, udah malem tu, jam 10an, g ngobrol sama seseorg. Abis itu langsung d bt berat... 1 ayat yg tepat menggambarkan org yg kita ngomongin itu adalah:
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:12

Ayat ini bener2 menggambarkan apa yg mo g utarakan bgt.

OMG, kadang kalau dipikir2 slalu dalam tiap masa hidup g, orang2 yg buat g harus tarik napas panjang. Yah orang2 seperti inilah yg slalu akan menajamkan g (i know that, tp tetep aja kalo ngalaminnya slalu kesel bgt).

I just thought that kl sampai orang ini berubah, that's I called as 'miracle'...
G cuma bs berdoa n belajar memaafkan (ga pernah mudah utk sampai ke bagian ini).
Sometimes, I just asked GOD, is it ok to give up on someone? Since I don't see any lights in this probs.
Sampai saat ini g masi dibentuk Tuhan, I know that HIS heart is truly shine as gold. Holy Spirit just remind me that LOVE is never failed.
In this point, I just can believe into HIS heart, that's all.

Indah utk didengar, perjuangan besar utk go through this thing. :D

Aniweeei.. Hr ini g les Inggrisnya sangat2 padat dalam 2 jam itu. Biasanya yg ngajar g 1 cewe bule London, namaya Ms. Sassy, n kalo sama dia lebih bnyk conversation n games. Tp entah knp digantiin sama guru baru namanya Ms. Tia. She was sticked on the book bgt, sedangkan Ms. Sassy jarang bgt pake buku, ha3.
Tp orangnya oke kok, g berasa belajar bgt, n ga bnyk maen sama sekali.
Menarik loh topik hr ini ttg proverbs.. Ky peribahasa lha. Banyak jg peribahasa2 in English yg ga pernah g denger n tau artinya, hehehe..
e.g.

1. Dead men tell no lies - artinya: keep a secret by yourself
2. All that glitters is not gold - artinya: not everything that look shiny or nice is a good thing
3. Every dog has its day - artinya: every person have a top moment in his life
4. Let not the pot call the kettle back - artinya: don't judge others, you might have the same sin
5. Spare the rod and spoil the child - artinya: kids need to be diciplined
6. etc

asik jg lo, jadi tambah pengetahuan gini, he3.

O yaaa.. Besok sampe Senen mendatang, i ambil cuti, he3, beres2 rumah deeee..

XoXo,

-Lenny-

A Year...

Wheew.. hari ini tepat 1 taon g ada di kantor g skrg ini, gak berasa bgt ternyata udah 1 taon.. :-)
G bener2 bersyukur sama TUHAN utk 1 tahun yg terlewati, untuk banyak hal yang udah TUHAN tolong, I'm really2 greatful.

Dibandingin taon lalu, dmn g masih culun bgt, masuk cuma kenal bbrp orang aja, sementara skrg g udah bawel bgt, ude cekakak cekikik sama anak2 laen, ude sering pegi2 n maen2 sama bnyk temen2 baru.. Senang bgt :-)

Taon lalu g masi ga ada kerjaan2 yg heboh, cuman hal2 kecil yg ga jelas, sementara skrg g udah ngerjain bnyk bgt kerjaan2 yg kompleks, dari EIR calculation, FV unwinding, PSAK 50/55 (R), Impairment, Likuidity Risk, CIP calculation, dll, heboh d, sampe buat g stres sendiri ni bbrp wkt terakhir ini.

Yg masi sama cuman gaji nih, ha3, belom naek2 lagi, i pray to GOD spy salary gua up2, knowledge g jg up2, pengalaman g jg up2, bisa ada training2 ke luar negeri, makin disayang bos & colleage, makin semangat buat accomplish hal2 baru dan tantangan2 di hadapan g, bonus besar n company g jg semakin berkembang spy g jg makin berkembang, he3.

Aniwei, hr ini g super bt banget sama HRD g. Sementara g mo les di EF, tapi ga diconfirm2 ke EFnya, jadi kan kelas g jadi ngegantung, padahal hal ini udah diomongin sampe 1 bln, gubrax ga si?
Akhirnya setelah adu otot dan tarik urat, ngeles jg g akhirnya tepat di hari ini, he3.
Ternyata kelas pertama ini not bad jg.. Lutju, gurunya jg ok, cewe, orang England, british abis.. Tp cukup communicative jd g brani ngomong.
Well, g berharap kedepannya semua jadi lebih baik. Progamnya ini seharusnya 1 level utk 3 bln, jadi seharusnya g akan nyelesaiin level ini di December.

*In everything that happen into my life, I just can only say: Thank u, Jesus* :-)