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Bullet train entrepreneuer

I was given a copy of The Bullet train Entrepreneur written by Peter Ong as Iwas one of the 100 people interviewed
by the author in writing the book. I was
recommended to him by an old friend,
someone I have known since elementary
school.
I have read it and feel it deserves
a review. It really stimulates my mind
to embrace the 5Bs: strengthening
Belief, overcoming Barriers, pushing
Boundaries, crossing Borders and Be
destined. We live in a fast-paced, rapidly
changing business world that demands
we adapt to continual change from
stakeholders, shareholders, customers,
employees, regulators and society. This
book will provide you a sane, solid
and sound framework in sustaining
business growth and profitability – a
new competitive landscape for the new
business world.
This book is well crafted with
powerful proven illustrations familiar
to Malaysians and others around the
world, inviting us to give what the
writer says serious consideration. Peter
Ong does a magnificent job in raising
our awareness to adopt a more holistic
approach in sustaining our business
growth and profitability.
This book talks in a clear and simple
manner about the 11 sound principles
embraced by a successful entrepreneur,
the 10 myths of entrepreneurs and lays
out the five master pillars for SMEs to
achieve greater heights. You will find
lots of practical advice and pearls of
wisdom that you can’t afford to miss on
how to turn your labour of love into a
profitable and sustainable business. The
book also provides illustrations on how
each principle can be applied to make a
company successful and significant.
The writer tells us that one of the
myths is that big ambition starts with
big action. In fact, big accomplishment is
not king unless you are able to perform
bigger accomplishments with regularity.
Consistency is. Start something that can
drive you to consistently continue with
it. This is because consistency forms
habits which can ultimately move
mountains. It has worked for me and
has kept me moving forward. Bravo,
Peter Ong.
I must confess that I too subscribed
to the five Ps as stated by the author i.e.
Purpose, People, Process, Performance
and Profit in building the foundation
of my business model, overcoming
barriers to gain strength in every aspect,
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physical, mental and spiritual. Shaping
ourselves to be adept and to accept
the new environment is the surest way
of obtaining success. Keep learning,
unlearning and relearning to navigate
our personalized path to our preset destiny. This is the journey every
successor has to go through to grow
from strength from strength that can
withstand any storm, typhoon or even
hurricane. This is because its roots are
already deeply rooted in the ground.
What Peter did extraordinary well
is to use the bullet train as a metaphor.
He emphasizes that the “secret” of
successful SMEs and entrepreneurs is
actually the alignment, balancing, and
integration of five master pillars.
Peter illustrates his points with
numerous compelling success stories
of prominent business entrepreneurs
worldwide. By doing so, we are able to
see the entire scene through appropriate
lens without being side tracked by the
complication of the business process.
The Bullettrain Entrepreneur is a
timely business book which dares to
raise issues often overlooked by the
majority of entrepreneurs. This book is
right for new and existing entrepreneurs
who aspire to gain the broadest
perspective on how to sustain long-term
prosperity in today’s changing world. It
is not meant to persuade or dissuade
you; it’s meant to inform and to inspire
you with appropriate and broad
perspectives so that you are much
better prepared for the times ahead.
It goes without saying. Accept and
follow the new solid foundation towards
the sustainability of business success as
reflected in the title of this handy book.
I hope I have stirred you to read this
book.