Good Morning everyone!

I was tasked to give a short talk for the celebration of our Labor Day!
What I like to impart is taken from an article by Jonathan Yabut, the Season 1 Winner of the hit
Asian reality show, "The Apprentice Asia". He is an expert marketing executive.

5 Things to Let Go - Of to Succeed in our Career 

 We can’t have it all in this world! At work for example, to achieve some of our goals, we also
have to give up some of other things which involves sacrifices, hardships, and sleepless nights.
We may also need to let go of habits and people that only bring us down.

Remember, there is a wise saying that "We are what we repeatedly do!". All of us are also the
average of the circle of colleagues, friends, and loved ones we choose to spend the most time
with. The question is how much are we willing to let go of these bad habits to achieve more in
life? 
 
Hence our topic : 5 things to let Go- Of to succeed in our career 

1. (Number one) Wanting to be in control of everything 

2. (Number two) Saying YES to all opportunities 
3. (Number three) Keeping negative people in our life 
4. (Number four) Needing people's affirmation for every action that we do 
5. And lastly (Number five) Waiting for the perfect moment before acting on
a decision 

1. Wanting to be in control of everything 

The key to slaying all our tasks is to delegate them to people who can do them for us and trust
that they will do a good job. Sadly, it is trust that’s been keeping most of us from succeeding. 
Successful people know that to achieve more things, they have to let go of their messianic
complex, thinking that only they can get the job done. Instead, they empower people to work on
their behalf. 

While micromanagement can be beneficial at the start of the race, we’ll need to let our people do
things on their own at some point too. And here’s a bonus tip: based on research, people perform
better when they’re empowered to make decisions under minimal supervision. 

2. Saying ‘yes’ to all tempting opportunities 

When we think of successful people like Jack Ma or Elon Musk, we imagine a very busy person
who sleeps 4 hours a day to accomplish a hundred things per week. What these successful people
reveal, however, is that their success is based on their ability to focus on only a few things. 

It’s a feat to contact thousands of customers in a week – but money is made when we choose to
focus our time on only a dozen profiled customers who will likely make a purchase. It matters to
filter and say 'no.' 
Similarly, we can’t dream to become a Taylor Swift, or a Steve Jobs all at the same time. We
have to choose one. Science proves it: humans can only multitask up to 3 projects. As we add
more work, these tasks transform into distractions which only make our execution poorer. 

We don’t need to say ‘yes’ to every opportunity of success. Success also requires knowing when
and how to say no. 

3. Keeping people who bring negativity to our life 

Jim Rohn once said, “We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with.” Think
deeply of the 5 people we spend our most time with: do they bring the good or the bad out of us?
Or are they the ones who cause our everyday stress? Do they simply leech from what we have? 

We may not choose our family, but we can choose our friends and the company of people we
interact with. Never feel bad for getting rid of those that only drag us down. After all, it is our
duty to exhaust all means to achieve our dreams. Surround ourselves with people who can help
us get close to those dreams – people who will cheer for us, mentor us, and lend us a hand when
we need help. 

4. Needing people’s affirmation for every action that we do 

It’s normal to not please everybody, too. At some point in our career, we will make decisions
that may be unpopular and painful to some colleagues but eventually end up as the best solution
for the majority. 

When we must stand up for what we believe is right, don’t feel bad when people judge us.

Do what’s good for us or the bureau, not just for what will make people happy. Let them laugh at
we today, we’ll have the last laugh tomorrow. 

5. Waiting for the perfect moment before acting on a decision 

For example, when there is a task at hand, there is no such thing as starting it when you are "in
the perfect mood.". Finding our mood is so elusive, so we need to I force ourselves to work on a
project even when then mood was unromantic. Waiting for the perfect time can be our enemy
that will keep us from succeeding.

At times when it matters the most, it's better to present something than go empty-handed. Get it
done – even if it may not look good – as long as we have something to build on, it does get better
eventually. Get it done, because in times when it's most needed, done can be better than perfect. 

When we’ve finally decided to let go - Remember that kicking out a bad habit or trait isn’t easy.
Consistency of actions is the key. So keep score of our goals, surround ourselves with people
who will monitor our improvements (or warn us of our shortcomings), and be flexible when it
comes to changes along the way. I wish us all the best in our journey towards success!!!