My Life Anecdotes(Part 3)

 Anecdote 3:

             

Many people want to learn. From the very high in ranks to the lowest in ranks. From the king to the dustman. From the CEO to the general workers. All have the desire to learn, but what stops most of us from learning is the available resources. Sometimes the books that we read or study are not inspiring enough for us to understand and master. It is the same with learning and mastering the English language. Way back, I started to find myself the inspiration to create and learn English communication when I was in secondary school. I stayed at the school hostel for five years and during that precious time, I learnt a lot from this foreign teacher who were brought to Malaysia from Britain by our school administrators. I have forgotten her name because this happened more than 30 years back. Her task was to teach us English at night. We had tuition classes every night and I enjoyed her classes very much, compared to my other friends. When I first met her, I was highly impressed with her intelligence and personality. She inspired me a lot. What I am trying to say here is, we need to emulate someone whom we really adores and inspires us. Someone who touches our hearts. During my years of teaching, I emulated her ways of reaching to me and my other friends and I am still practicing the same rules and regulations, be it formally or informally to my students and friends.

Note :

During CONVEX Ceremony 2017, I received The Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (APC) by The Ministry of Education and The Most Caring Award voted by the students of batch 2017/2018.   I think I did touch their hearts in my own way. Thank You Allah

In short, what I can say is, sharing your knowledge and experience improve your personal performance, effectiveness, and skills, which should increase your personal profit. 

Sharing what you know will

** Help you learn: by doing research, synthesizing multiple viewpoints, and crystallizing ideas.

** Improve your personal brand by showcasing your expertise.

** Create demand for your expertise: increases opportunities for sales, revenue, appearances, publications, etc.

** Encourage people to request that you apply the information you shared; knowledge is 

     information in action, and this is what people actually want, not just written documents.

** Come back to you in the form of help when you need it.

** Get others to also share, which may ultimately benefit you.

** Increase your personal morale; people feel better when they can help others.

** Stroke your ego: when people ask for your help and then thank you for providing it.

** Strengthen your knowledge: others can confirm, point out flaws, or improve what you know.

**Aids your career: you can advance based on a reputation for getting results and helping the organization succeed

My life Anecdotes(Part 2)

 Anecdote 2:

I love jotting my journals on Facebook. I write almost about everything except politics and I do it daily and even sometimes a few jottings in a day, depending on the situation. Nothing serious, just some light stories of the day and some sharing which I hope could be of some use to my viewers and readers. I really believe that the personal benefits that we receive from sharing knowledge is massive. Sharing knowledge is not just a feel good thing that only benefits the person you share the knowledge with but I believe it brings tangible benefits to the person who shares it as well. Recently two groups of lecturers from Kolej Tingkatan 6 Sultan Salahuddin, Alor Star, Kedah requested for my help to assist them in their innovation projects. We have never met each other in person but they get so ‘connected’ with me and my passion in creating innovations when they read my journals and saw my pictures which I always attached in every journal. I became their mentor from January to June 2020 and finally they were able to present their innovations during a convention organized by Institute Aminudin Baki. The mentoring sessions were done only online via Teams, Google Meet, Telegram and Wassapp applications but the outcome was a success. Until now, we have not had the chance to meet face to face. In return, the groups conveyed their gratitude and appreciation with certificates and a lot of presents delivered by post to my office, to which I had never expected to get. Added to it, this also becomes aids to my career: advancing based on a reputation for getting results and helping these organizations succeed in various ways.

Note :

I was given the honour of receiving the Anugerah Khas Pendidikan in conjunction with Hari Guru Peringkat Kebangsaan 2019 for all the contributions and active participations in innovation competitions, paper presentations and my collaborations with various educational institutions in Malaysia. I am deeply honoured. Thank You Allah.

My Life Anecdotes (Part 1)

“Love only grows by sharing. 

You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”

Brian Tracy 

I love the quotes by Brian Tracy.

I love sharing my knowledge, my experience, and my stories. Even though I am not an expert in many fields or areas, I still think that I have many ways to share, knowing that the sharing of knowledge and experience will be very beneficial to others. 

Here are a few little anecdotes about sharing and YES…they were my real life stories.     

Anecdote 1:

I was lining up at the ATM machine at one of the Petronas patrol station. In front of me was an elderly Indian man. A short and plum man with a nice, sweet smile on his face. When it was his turn to withdraw the money, he turned to me and asked me to check the balance for him as he was not very sure on how to use the machine so I proceed with his request. Checking the balance for him, I was dumbstruck. He has only RM10.00 in his account and I saw his face.  With a frustrated sigh but still smiling, he turned and thanked me, and walked out of the door. Imagine how I felt at that time? I quickly withdrew my money and started looking for him. Lucky me, that nice uncle was still there beside his old motorbike. In only a few long strides, I reached his side and quickly handed Rm50.00 notes to him. He did not want to accept the money even after a few serious persuasions from me. When I said, “Uncle, please accept my sincere sharing today. No need to pay me back, just pray for my family’s happiness and success”. Finally he took it with a few repeated bowing of his head. I could see tears in his eyes. I took out my crumpled tissues and walked to my car while trying to brush away the heavy tears.

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The next day I received a great news: a promotion letter as a Pensyarah Cemerlang DG52.                  Wasn’t that great? Thank You Allah.