Bucky Group 3 - What is Success?

The following are emails between my friend Joo Hock and myself, about 'success'.

Joo Hock

I have read about Warren Buffet's lifestyle before, but thanks for reminding me that most of us have been conditioned about what "success" is. Subconsciously, I am going through this de-programming. It's work-in-progress.

Guru Paranjothi Subramaniam, from the Self Awareness Centre defines it as:

"Success is a moment-by-moment realisation of worthwhile chosen goals so as to have continued happiness."

Also, can I include this email in my blog?

Michael

-------Original Message-------

From: Joo Hock
Date: 6/25/2007 8:59:23 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:,
Subject: Fwd: Warren Buffet

Dear Fellow Fullerenes,

This was sent to me from my customer and friend, Dale. Movie star Richard Gere looks like him. Heh Heh.........He has company is called "Brainhook". Creative and fun guy.

Felt this might be quite interesting for you to know......

Warren Buffet is considered one of the world's most "successful" guys, if we equate money with success. (which truly it is NOT.) Yet, we've been conditioned to think so.

Anyway, it feels like Warren Buffet is living really a simple life, just like you and I.

Which mean you are already successful.

However, there's lot's of programming out there in the media, which make you feel that you are not successful and happy until you have this and that, and that.....and that.

I shared about this in my blog......

Anyway read on.........about Warren Buffet...


Cheers
JooHock

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Dale Yost

Date: Jun 25, 2007 2:19 AM

Subject: Warren Buffet

To: Choo Siang Lee

There was a one-hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet— the world's second-richest man— who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1. He bought his first share of stock at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
   
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
   
3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, Nebraska that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
   
4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
   
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
   
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies.
   He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
   He has given his CEOs only two rules. Rule number 1: Do not lose any of your shareholder's money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
   
7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His pastime after he gets home is to make himself some popcorn and watch television.
   
8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man, met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet, so he had scheduled his meeting for only a half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
   
9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone nor does he have a computer on his desk.

His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself…and remember:

• Money doesn't create man but it is man who created money.
• Live your life as simple as you are.
• Don't do what others say, just listen to them— but then do what you feel is right.
• Don't go for brand names; just wear the things in which you feel comfortable.
• Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on those who are really in need.
• After all, it's your life— why give chances to others to rule our lives?"
  

-- Buckyfully yours

Joohock

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