Darrell Tan

I prefer working with people who genuinely consider my interest. As business head, I have encountered many individuals who always want a share of everything from me, seek exclusive distribution rights in a country, high commissions, expect all products to be allocated to them, highest discounts, and etc. They hardly consider my position and interests; it's mostly one-sided demands. It becomes apparent over time, I may not address this behavior directly. I choose to invest my time and energy in those who approach partnerships with a win-win mindset. No disrespect rather, focus my efforts on bringing value and comfortable working. My time is spread to very thin for the entire organization and family needs, I couldn't afford to lose balance.

In my years of experience in the corporate world, I've learned that not everyone is cut out for business strategy. Sometimes, practice doesn't make perfect – especially if you're practicing the wrong methods. I found it helpful to examine the issue from various perspectives, angles, and to look for connections and relationships. It's important to start with a broader objective. Networking opportunities help only when someone is willing to share, and you are willing to research, practice various methodologies, observe, adjust, and consistently stay curious. It requires passion too.

Focusing on creating new value for your readers or audiences is more important than focusing on building credibility. Your credibility will not be established in a day or two without providing valuable perspectives or insights for others to learn from. The perspective must connect to a broader view and be able to link to reality, rather than just being hollow and lacking essence. In today's information-saturated world, people are scanning and looking for insights that are helpful and useful for making productive changes in their lives. I spend a lot of time improving the quality of my thoughts.

Focus on achieving results and allocate time to tasks that will help you reach your goals. Be mindful of your emotions, as they can influence your actions. Ineffectiveness occurs when you have to spend extra energy fixing the damage, whether it's in a relationship or elsewhere. From my experience, the choices made in the past have led to today's results. Planting the right seeds now will yield positive outcomes later. Keep in mind that results often come after significant effort or actions, so it's important to be patient.

Understand of the world is limited by our experiences and knowledge - You know what you know - You know what you do not know - You do not know what you do not know Any perspective about a topic or issue in this world is beyond being right or wrong; it is only a matter of whether the perspective is suitable for you or not. You may have heard the well-known story of the blind men and the elephant. Perspectives are subjective and influenced by what individuals know and don’t know until we open our minds to embrace a new perspective. To be engaging, unique, not popular, challenge common assumptions to embrace curiosity, I found that sharing personal stories and insights that connect broader concepts to real-world experiences is a good start.

Many of us struggle to accept change due to our ego. Adapting requires us to focus our energy on "staying ahead" and, most importantly, "staying relevant" as an objective. How we view the issue and the actions we choose to take will lead us to different results. While no one actively chooses hardship, however it can present opportunities. It allows us to reflect on ourselves and see how we've changed. This reflection isn't about comparing ourselves to others, but to our past selves in terms of business strategy. In comfortable circumstances, it's hard to distinguish between ordinary and exceptional people, and it's also difficult to recognize the remarkable aspects within ourselves. "Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm."