🎓 National Junior College (1981) — The Day I Stopped Waiting In 1981, getting into National Junior College was one of my proudest achievements. But when I stepped into that campus, I was completely lost. No one guided me. No one briefed me. No one handed me a timetable. The teacher simply said: “If you want to know where your class is, go to the notice board and copy it yourself.” That sentence changed my life. That was my first real lesson in adulthood: No one owes you direction. If you want clarity, go and get it. Lesson 1: Initiative Is the Real Scholarship Many people think elite institutions give you advantage. They don’t. They give you responsibility. If you cannot manage yourself, you drown. That notice board was my first training in self-leadership. No grant. No shortcut. No spoon-feeding. Just initiative. Lesson 2: Growth Happens in Discomfort I was one of only two guys in a class of 18. I was shy. But I had no choice — I had to interact. And some of the girls were even shyer...
by Andy Ng at www.asiatrainers.com (Sales & Management Training) Tel: 65-93672286 Email: andythecoach@gmail.com