Put The Glass Down

Recently, many of my friends were upset, disappointed and de-motivated by their results including me. Be it CIMA (a professional paper for Management Accountant) or our coursework marks, it's all about the RESULTS. We've worked so hard for it but yet we're unable to achieve what we wanted/expected. In my case, i'm totally satisfied and grateful with my CIMA result despite failing two papers and just passing ONE. Don't give me that skeptical look. I repeat i am SATISFIED and GRATEFUL with it because of the efforts i put in. I think it's really a MIRACLE for me to pass that paper..still can't believe i actually pass..Praise God^^

So, what am i disappointed about? My coursework mark. For the past four weeks of study in UK, i've been giving my best for all the coursework. For the first time i put so much effort in doing those assignments that are not accessed and accessed. However, it's not enough. I can say if this work is to be marked by Tarc, i would probably get a good marks..but maybe the expectations here are different. They expect a lot from us and really treats us like a consultant each time we present. I'm not saying it's not good. I'm glad they trained us like this because soon we'll be in the corporate world. BUT, the problem is nothing that we did seems to be good for them. No matter how hard you prepare for it, they'll just throw a wet blanket on you or 'shoot' at the points you give. Even if you defend yourself with a shotgun, they still have sniper with them. So, what can we do? Wear a bullet prove jacket and just let them shoot because you'll never win them (the arguments). It's really de-motivating to go for the presentation and get that kind of results. And, today a lot of my E-commerce friends posted in FB their disappointments over the result they got. What do you want from us, ang mo??

Is my goal of achieving first class degree attainable?

skeptical look*

In the midst of my frustration preparing for my next presentation this friday, i suddenly remember an article that RaymondWong blogged about last year. It encourages me and motivates me to move on that time. So, there i go searching through his blog and tadaa!! Here's the article:

Put The Glass Down

A teacher entered into the classroom carrying a large glass filled with water. He held the glass high so that all students can see how big the glass is. He then asked the students, “How much do you think this glass weighs?”

With this, several answers came in, “100 grams!”, “250 grams!” , “It couldn’t weigh more than 500 grams!”. The teacher then said, “I don’t know unless and until I weigh it.”

The teacher asked further, “What would happen if I decided to hold it up like this for a few more minutes?” One of the student answered immediately, “Nothing!”.
“You’re right! Nothing will happen.”, the teacher answered.

“What if I were to hold it for 1 hour, what would happen?” asked the teacher again. A smart student answered “Your arm would ache terribly.”. “You’re right!”, replied the teacher.

“What if I were to hold it for the whole day?”, the teacher asked on. To this, a student answered jokingly, “Your arm would go numb, muscles will be stressed and might develop paralysis.” The whole class broke into laughter. The teacher laughed too.

Then he asked again, “In all this time, did the weigh of the glass change?” The students answered in one accord, “NO!”.

“Then, what caused the pain in my arm and how do I stop the pain?” the teacher asked. Then, a student answered softly, “Put down the glass.”

The teacher then smiled and started his lecture.

“Life problems are like that. It is important to think about our problems or things that disturb us for a while, as we seek for solutions. However, if we keep them in our head too long, our head begins to ache. If we still don’t let go and keep thinking about them for a pro-longed period of time, they will paralyze us and we become unable to do anything, or move forwards.”

"How many glasses can you hold at any given time? Why not learn how to handle one problem at a time ... easier and more effective."

Lesson to learn from this article:

Sometimes, we just don't get what we expect and we tend to dwell ourselves into tensions. Are we not doing good enough? Why did others score good result and not me? Why God is so unfair to me? Even how much efforts i put in , i still can't get good results? Why she study so little and yet she can get better marks than me? What's the problem with me? So, we often end up emo-ING. To make things even worse is to give up and let go of our dreams.

Friends, sometimes we should learn to put things down and move forward. Like what my pastor said

"Never let your past disappointments shape the happiness of your future. Just be thankful wherever you are"

The results are not important. The PROCESS that matters in the end because it is the process that makes us grow not the result. So, in order to experience a fulfilling life, we can’t let our problems to fill our thoughts and lives. Know that you have done enough and gave your best solutions, put the ‘glass’ down and go to bed with a SMILE =)

I'm refreshed and motivated after reading this article. I hope it does to you too.

NITEZ ^^