Jordan Cheng’s Success Journal

 
 
Christmas season is around the corner!
 
As usual, this is the time to buy Christmas gifts for loved ones and friends.
 
This is the same ritual we do every year, buying similar item for friends that probably last for a few months.
 
What would possibly make this year special?
 
Am I going to do something different this year?
 
Yes, absolutely.
 
There […]

 
Unlike many people who started young in this hobby, I began keeping tropical fish as a hobby when the pace of my career switches to a slower gear and I suddenly realized the need to look for passions in life.
 
Over the last four years, my hobby of fish keeping has grown in size and depth. […]

Time management is all about being focused.
 
The Pareto Principle, also known as the ‘80:20 Rule’, states that 80% of efforts that are unfocused generates only 20% of the results. On the contrary, 80% of the desired output can be generated with only 20% of focused effort. Although the ratio 80:20 is only arbitrary, […]

Success is more than economic gains, titles, and degrees. Planning for success is about mapping out all the aspects of your life. Similar to a map, you need to define the following details: origin, destination, vehicle, backpack, landmarks, and route.
 
Origin: Who you are
 
A map has a starting point. Your origin is who you are […]

 
They say there’s more than one way to skin a cat.
 
The same goes when you start tearing your hair out with all the frustration, grief, anxiety, and yes, stress. It’s a state of mental conditioning that is like taking that bitter pill down your throat, causing you to lose your sense of self, and worse […]

Success is different thing to different people.
 
It may be making a million dollar from business venture.
 
It may be achieving the position of influence and respect in one’s corporate career.
 
It may be climbing the tallest mountain in the world.
 
It may be simply being happy at whatever one is doing, no matter how insignificance it may be […]

If you’re like most people, 24 hours in a day seems not enough to get everything done on your growing to-do list. You feel you are working harder and harder, yet you continue to struggle with the fact that you do not have time to spend with family friends, to exercise, to enjoy hobbies, or […]