There’s the difference between me and Pacman. Pacman makes it his part of his job to represent and to give honor to his country. I don’t have to do that when writing copy, even if I could, I should, and I must. All that said, I don’t.

Give yoursself some credit, Marck. There is potential to give honour to one’s country and heritage in everything that we do — in even the smallest and most obscure of tasks.

That’s the problem with us. We think that it is only the things that we perceive are visible to others that we apply our best efforts to. Even in our day-to-day jobs (which occupies pretty much the majority chunk of our waking hours), we should do our best. Even if no one sees it, WE see it. You have to be able to do yourself proud FIRST before you can even think of doing others proud.

German-designed cars are beautiful primarily on the inside (the brilliant and precise engineering of their inner workings) and are attractive on the outside in an uderstated way. Jeepneys on the other hand are rotten on the inside and attemp to be attractive on the outside in a vulgar tasteless way. What kind of mind goes into German-engineered cars? The kind of mind that takes pride in understated and often overlooked excellence.

Most great boxers, artists, and performers struggle in obscurity for years before they see the light of fame and fortune. What keeps them going during those obscure years? You guessed it — THEMSELVES. They achieve for themselves — because if your approach to achieve for others before yourself, you will most likely fail.

An effort to make it big is really an effort that involves yourself as your biggest partner. You could either be your own worst enemy or your own biggest fan.

Which one will it be?

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