Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Success Vs. Failure: Part 3

Once you hit rock bottom, the only way to go is up. Let’s see what Coach Anang and Coach Lan did to rise above their failures….

Part 3 : The Rise Above

Coach Anang : Start your “Langkah Pertama” and move on with your life. There are so many other opportunities and paths for success. If you failed once, it doesn't mean you will fail forever. I have to build up my own self-confidence that I can do it. Usually people get de-motivated and lose his/her self-confidence when they failed. It's normal. But it's not the end of one's life. Besides taking action, I also believe that we should also pray and asks guidance from the Almighty.





Coach Lan : For me, the failures empowers me to move forward. I learned to not make the same mistakes again.

The power is in you - the key is to understand yourself. Understanding yourself is the key to unlock your potential. Know your weaknesses and strengths, etc. From there, it becomes a lot easier to move on. For me, failure is actually wisdom for success in the future. So, yeah, once I understood myself, I switched lanes and flew. I took up Communications in UiTM. I was in the Dean's list almost all semesters, almost effortlessly. Ambik extra subjects lagi, buat kerja part-time lagi sebab nak bayar fees. But then fate took another turn. My mum fell ill and I had to make the hospital my first home. We bunked in with my mum, tidur atas lantai and during puasa, makan nasi sejuk. But I had friends to support me during my UiTM days. Thank God. So, yes, friends in need are friends indeed - that can help you through the roughest of times.

In the final segment, a special message for the Champions from Coach Lan and Coach Anang. Read it next week.

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Monday, July 23, 2007

Tekad Fun in The Sun

Tekad Gathering Fun Team

23 June 2007

Coaches arrived at Pangkor Village Resort at around 12.30 p.m. Indoor activities started at 2.00 p.m. with Ice-breaking session, followed by “Di Sebalik Tabir” where the coches had to guess who were the people behind the curtain on the spot.

Coaches in action during "Di Sebalik Tabir"

Coach Jin, brought along his wife and their kids

After that, we had Heart-to-Heart Sharing Session with Coaches. In this session, Coaches shared their un-censored feeling about how Tekad spirit grows in their heart and soul. Some of them even shared their personal experiences meeting their soul mate during Projek Tekad.

Heart-to-Heart with Coach Fnd and Coach Red

This followed by Coach Aizan's sharing about her excitement and passion in organising Projek Tekad. She also shared with the rest of the Coaches some of Champions' feedback and letters.

Later in the evening, we had fun in the sun - Telematch Time!

Big Foot activities challenged on team work and focus

The Saturday’s agenda is continued by BBQ dinner – everybody was so full of energy that they all demonstrated various dances as part of the activities during the dinner. We had the Poco-Poco, Para-Para and most importantly, DUNGGA.

Surely, everybody had a good workout by the end of the day. After the telematch and all the dance action, the Coaches headed their own ways to the chalets at around 12.30 am.


24 June 2007

The next day, we went for Island hopping and snorkeling at Pantai Pasir Bogak.

Boat ride around Pulau Pangkor

To the Fun Team, thank you very much for your time and effort to bring Coaches from Projek Tekad KL to Projek Tekad Penang together in this fun-filled and memorable event. This event wouldn’t be realized without your initiative! KUDOS, Fun Team!

Group Photo before leaving the resort

From the Editorial Team:

Did you miss Tekad Gathering at Pangkor? Well, don't fret! Come and join the Tekad Walk on 28 July 2007, 7.00 am. See you at Bukit Gasing, Petaling Jaya! Click here for more info.

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Sunday, July 15, 2007

Coach Aizan's Postcard : Moshi-moshi!

Dear Champions,

Moshi-moshi!
That means hello in Japanese.

Coach Jef and I had the opportunity to visit Japan together recently for a work project. We were in Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. "My Postcard from Abroad" will share with all of you some of our discoveries about Japan!!

This is a view of OSAKA, taken from Coach Aizan’s hotel room

People in Japan go back very late from work, the train stations only come alive after 10pm. The view of the city at night is FANTASTIC, with the colourful lights and billboards all around!

This is GINZA (the main shopping district) , taken at night

We managed to find a bit of time to explore Tokyo. We traveled around by subway. It was great to get to visit the Royal Palace... Here are some of our pictures!

Coach Aizan, taken in front of the Royal Palace

Coach Jefri in Tokyo

There are also lots of vending machines in Japan. Not just for drinks and chocolates like the one we have in Malaysia but vending machines for almost anything, you name it!

COKE Vending Machines

Warm regards,
Coach Aizan

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Projek TEKAD Follow-ups, Connections and Beyond

Coach A : “When is the next Projek Tekad? I’ve got friends who want to join…”

Champion : “Kak, bila ada Projek Tekad lagi, boleh tak saya join…tapi boleh tak saya nak jadi Coach pulak?”

Coach B : “Are we organizing any PROJEK TEKAD this year?”

Future Coach : “Let me know when you’re having your next project okay? I’m in! ”

The above are just a few of the many questions that we’ve been getting from friends, Coaches and Champions. Thank you very much for the interest and we’re glad that many still feel the “magic” of PROJEK TEKAD and want that “magic” to continue. It’s also heartwarming to see so much interest and support towards PROJEK TEKAD.

Here are some updates on what’s happening behind the scenes right now.

First, the bad news. NO, there will not be any PROJEK TEKAD this year. This is because of 2 reasons.

Reason No.1: WE NEED TO DO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR CHAMPIONS

Do you know where your Champions are now?

How are our Champions doing?

Are they still feeling the magic?

What significant changes have happened in the lives of your Champion after PROJEK TEKAD?

How has PROJEK TEKAD impacted your Champions?

How are our Champions doing with their studies?

How are our Champions coping with the challenges in their lives?

When was the last time you met your Champions?

When was the last time you heard from your own Champions?

Have you spoken to your Champions recently?

One of the most important promises that we made to our Champions is to do follow-ups with them. It is time to walk the talk and 2007 is the year that we really honour our words with our actions. So, 2007 is the year that we focus on doing FOLLOW UP.

THE FOLLOW-UP TEAM

11 Coaches representing the various PROJEK TEKAD programmes have come together as the PROJEK TEKAD FOLLOW-UP Team. This team sees themselves as the “energizers” for follow-up activities be it amongst the Coaches themselves, between Coaches and Champions and even amongst the Champions. Look out for the various exciting activities coming your way, brought to you by the super-charged, outrageous and creative FOLLOW-UP TEAM.

The 11 Coaches in the FOLLOW-UP Team are...

Reason No. 2 : REVIEW AND DETERMINING THE FUTURE OF PROJEK TEKAD

For us who have been involved in the “backstage” work of PROJEK TEKAD over the past 4 years, 2007 is our “take a step back and review” year. We have successfully conducted 6 PROJEK TEKAD. We believe we owe it to ourselves, the Champions and also the Coaches to do a comprehensive review and look at what worked, what didn’t work and address the bigger question, what is the future of PROJEK TEKAD?

Other soul-searching questions include:

Have we achieved our targets?

Have we really made a difference?

What positive results have we achieved by doing PROJEK TEKAD?

Should PROJEK TEKAD be continued?

Is PROJEK TEKAD still relevant in the future?

If we do continue with PROJEK TEKAD, what is it going to look like?

THE G-TEAM

A special unit called the G-Team has been formed . The G-Team is currently involved in conducting a comprehensive review of PROJEK TEKAD, be it in terms of the Vision, Mission and Values, the Modules, meeting stakeholder expectations, internal systems and processes and also looking at the future of PROJEK TEKAD.

The G-Team Members are...

And now the good news that you have been waiting for: YES. We are definitely putting together the next series of PROJEK TEKAD for you..Get ready for the unveiling of an even more exciting, magical and powerful PROJEK TEKAD in 2008.

THE HOT TEAM

They’re hot, fast, and fierce! Introducing the HOT Team, an all-female group of funky and “happenin’ “ Coaches who are the “communicators” for all news, events, happenings and also the overall running of our PROJEK TEKAD Blog. Guess who they are…

For now, it’s time for YOU to make that FIRST MOVE (“LANGKAH PERTAMA”):

1. Write that letter that you’ve been meaning to write to your Champion!


2. Make that call to your Champion!


3. Send that SMS to your Champion!


4. Visit “projektekad.blogspot.com” (do this once everyday!)

Warm regards,

PROJEK TEKAD FOLLOW-UP TEAM

PROJEK TEKAD G-TEAM

PROJEK TEKAD HOT TEAM

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Monday, July 09, 2007

Success vs Failure: Part 2

Everybody dreams of being successful in whatever they do. But how do we react when the unthinkable happens?

Let's see how Coach Anang and Coach Lan coped in the second installment of Success Vs. Failure Series.

THE REALISATION

Coach Anang: After what happened to me, I believed that whatever happens to you, it is your call. You can just go weeping down for even a hundred years... but nothing is going to change the situation.

I kept reanalyzing and reassessing myself (muhasabah). What went wrong? How could this happen. How can I improve myself. Initially, memang I was really frustrated... and thought that that's the end of the world.

However, I started to take things one step at a time, finding alternative options, analyzing my results and find suitable path to my career (since I got E and D for my Biology and Chemistry), I believed that was no-no for me, so I took up areas that are related to Mathematics and
Statistics. Then there are IT and computing). Alhamdulillah, it turned out well for me. I was also getting advice from other people on how to deal with this. Talk to other people. That is important. You can't really think with your own mind at that time. Second or third opinion is much better.

For me failure is a cure. It is bitter but can heal yourself. It makes us realize of our individual performance, capability and needs. Sometimes when failure happened, you'll realize that you have not done enough to achieve what you wanted, or you have done it in different way, or you need some help or guidance. The bitter part is where you have to get it off quickly....


Coach Lan : The reason why I think I didn’t do well in SPM and A-Levels was because I struggled to be in the crowd - to remain in my friend's league. I didn’t love what I was doing. I was forcing myself. For some, it can work, but for rebellious souls like myself, it can’t. My friends did accounting and mathematics. I wanted to do that too, not realising that my strengths are in the creative and social sciences. While I was in secondary school, I borrowed psychology and sociology books to read while my friends were practicing mathematics and accounting. Human behaviour intrigued me and I always like business - since I was a kid, I've always made my own money - jual gambar, sell keychains and stickers, anything that I feel marketable. I’d make like a few hundreds monthly. not bad eh? . :D that's how we are different. Our school systems do not support people like me. hehehe.

Also I think the reason why I fail a lot is because I love to try and experience new things and take risks to try. Sometimes I fail, sometimes I perform well. if I fail, I learn and move on and I know would have gained some knowledge. If u ask me whether I dare not fail or I fear failure, I'd say its 90-10.Tthere's a part of me that is afraid to take big risks. I'm still deliberating whether I should do something that is big. Otherwise, I'll go for it. just do it...but with substance and calculated risk. Then only will you learn.

What did our Coaches do to push themselves and rise up again after each failure? Read the 3rd part next week…

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Thursday, July 05, 2007

TEKAD Walk

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Monday, July 02, 2007

Success Vs. Failure: Part 1

Have you ever failed in your life?

Have you ever felt like giving up when things don’t happen your way?

These are only a couple out of many questions that the Champions have put forward to the Coaches. And we are going to reveal the answers, or rather, the experiences and real-life stories of our very own, Coach Lan and Coach Anang. Why do we choose the word 'reveal'? Because we will be posting their takes on success vs. failure in a four-part series. Be sure that you watch out this space for the weeks to come, as we are going to post one part of the series every week!

Here goes article No. 1!

THE FALL

Our Coaches said that they have experienced failure not just once, but many times…

Coach Anang : If you have never failed, then life is perfect... but unfortunately it's not. In terms of academic failure, I failed many times, even to achieve my own objectives. The greatest failure that I have experienced was during my A-Level time at Kolej Yayasan Mara KL (KYPMKL). I failed badly and for me it was really, really bad. I got 1 B 1 E and 1 D for my courses that time. If you spell it out, it becomes BED.. pegi tidur lah...That time I intended to pursue my course in biology and medicine, so I took up maths & statistics, chemistry, and biology. I was really shocked, and very disappointed with myself. When the results were released, the pressure kept on coming from my family. Furthermore at that time my dad was hospitalized, and would be going for his heart bypass surgery... memang macam jatuh ditimpa tangga. Since I didn't get good results for my A-Level, my sponsor MARA asked me to change course. I had to do my first year at PPP UiTM. As it turned out, I had to do my degree locally, at UTP, due to the economic disaster 1997.

Coach Lan : Everyone faces failures in their life. I don’t know about you, but I did - many times. After I got my SPM results, I thought that I was probably the "stupidest" of all. All the while, I was in the top 10. Then for SPM, I ended in the bad grade list in my school at 16 aggregate! (I will not go into the pressure bit because I think we all know how parents are like especially when they have high hopes of you and especially when you were in one of the so called finest schools in the country.) A - levels didn't help either. 1A 2Bs and 2Es. I’ve also lost money in ventures, made mistakes in counselling, failed test-beds....

From failure, comes the realisations. Read the continuation next week.

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