Taking on Giants Monday 29 July 2013

What does an upstart need to take on a giant and win? Nothing but bravery, good people and a great idea. If you have a brilliant team around you, are determined to make it work and develop a concept that will genuinely have a positive impact upon people’s lives, then nothing can stop you. 

Whatever the sector, there are opportunities just waiting to be seized. The established giants can’t stop you – in fact, the only one who can hold you back is yourself.

Shine Bright Like A Diamond Saturday 27 July 2013

As glamorous as diamonds are, the truth a diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure. Diamonds start out as something far less beautiful than what you see. They are formed when extreme heat (found 200 miles into earth’s ground) and extreme pressure leading to crystallization of carbon atom which then creates diamond. Just as lowly coal can become a lovely diamond, any small or new businesses has the potential to become something great.

Indeed, the rough diamond must be well polished for the true luster of the stone to ever appear. The process is definitely not easy. Just like a business, you must experience hardship before resurgence of drive that moves the business for a greater start.

Established companies will have got used to succeeding without reinventing or innovating. However, if a company fails to reinvent itself from time to time, it won’t be able to adapt to changing conditions. It and its products will eventually end up obsolete. The advantage of being a newcomer in an industry is that you can separate yourself from the best companies and embrace the necessity of change and find ways to profit from it. As long as you keep reinvent yourself, your business will shine and last for a longer lifespan.

When Tezza Kitchen was first established, no one knew who we were. Soon when the established guys wonders how a small company like us captures bigger clients compared to them, they then see us shine. Whichever industry you are in, if you stay focus with your team, there will be opportunities waiting to be seized. No one can stop you. The only one who holds you back is yourself.

You can have all the money in the world and you can have all the brilliant ideas but if you don’t have the people, forget it.  – Tony Fernandez

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough. – Mary McLeod Bethune

The Core Seed of Business. Monday 22 July 2013

 

I decided to swing by one of local nursery recently to see what might catch my fancy and came across
this plant and bought it for one of my outlet. From a distance the plant may looked normal enough….but it became apparent where it actually gave me a sign of hope. Seeing the plant itself left me relates with my business and life.

Business is like growing plants. If you don’t plant, you won’t reap. And if you don’t tend to be
responsible for it, they may fade on you. Some businesses are harder than others and even among the
same varieties there will be differences. Part of their success depends where and how they are planted. In that way, growing plant is a lot like raising the business. There is a lot of work and effort involved and frustration with how business progress.

Many may think business is like coordinating a six figure launch or undertaking a massive advertising campaign. In fact, a most stable business requires growing one small seed at a time. For instance,
One prospective customer follow up at a time, one extraordinary presentation to a small crowd at a
time, one remarkable customer service at a time and many more. If you focus on planting small seeds
at the right place day by day to cultivate new relationships and opportunities, you will definitely see
sustainable business growth.

Just like a tree, business is only as sturdy as its roots. In order to build a strong foundation, the tree
needs to be deeply rooted with a solid core.

The roots - symbolizes the strategic focus and future direction the business is designed to grow

The trunk – symbolizes the overall knowledge a business retains

The branches – represents different department within a business

The twigs – stands for the suppliers

The leaves – represents the employees

With proper nourishment, the tree will accomplish a healthy growth by building strong roots with dense trunk, creating reformative and growing branches, twigs and leaves. Business that ‘plan to grow and grow by the plan’ will develop an optimal, steady and profitable business. Just as all healthy trees grow, all healthy businesses will expand. Vice versa, when the tree is neglected, it will never reach its potential,
-and will eventually decease.

A tree you pass by every day is just a tree. If you are to closely examine what a tree has and the life a tree
has, even the smallest thing can withstand a curiosity, and you can examine the whole world.

– William Shatner