He travelled to countries like Austria, Italy, Germany, England, France, Czech Republic and a few more. He planned an innovative route to fly to England (via brunei and dubai) and saved himself a hundreds dollars. Along the way the gets to meet a fun company of travel mates and experienced things that was 'showcased' in Eurotrip the Movie. (hopefully not the one that involves a really huge battery operated toy...u'll get it if you've watched the show)
He encouraged me to go on my exchange and see beyond our sunny island. And also not to get tunnel vision and miss out all the life that is happening around us. So wise. I really admire his openess to experience and willingness to embrace the big unkown. Partly inspired by him, I've submitted my international exchange application today! hope i get it.
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Reading David Novak's book for the past 2 days. He's the CEO of YUM! Home to KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and A&W. He tells the story of how he grew up in a trailer park, how he became a marketing guy, and his rise to being the CEO of the company. There's 2 main takeaway from the book;
1) Give recognition to those around you. How many times have you felt overworked and underappreciated? Have you felt the warm feeling when you've done a good job and people recognise and thank you for that?
Human being yearns to be acknowledged. Giving recognition is totally different from paying lip service. Giving praise when you think the other person doesn't deserve it makes you a phony. But if you can find that ONE thing that he did well and you thank him for that, you are acknowledging his strong points, and that may be the ONLY thank you he gets for the day. He'll remember it.
2) You never know what you are capable of. How can a trailer park kid ever dream of being the head of one of the largest restuaruant chain in the world at the young age of 47? He kinda of stumbled upon it.
David Novak takes risks that few dared to take. Like asking outright to be the chief of YUM when Pepsico decided to spin it off. Or when he attached a corny poem behind his resume that landed him his first job with an advertising agency. He believed in stretching yourself, and learning from the best in the field. I really liked their "founding truth". So i've attached it below.
On advice given to young people starting out? Find where your passion lies, for that's the time you'll be able to walk the talk, take responsibility for both yourself, your company, and those around you.
"I tap dance to work, and when I get there, I think I’m supposed to lie on my back and paint the ceiling. It’s tremendous fun.” Warren Buffett
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