Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary was born
in 1951 into a middle class family. His father is in the cow breeding business.
His mother is a homemaker. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Due to poverty, he cannot afford education, thus he complete his secondary
education without furthering it into university level. He starts to help his
father in his business, by managing the account. He helps his mother during his
free time by selling agricultural product and also roti canai before leaving
for school. Life was a bed of roses for Syed Mokhtar during his childhood.
He is a private man who does not like to
show off his luxurious life. He is easily approached by everyone. For him,
status is not something important in his life. There is time when he is up and
there is time when he is down. Lifestyle is just like a disease for him that
can detroiter people. Besides, Syed Mokhtar is a strong Muslim, thus he always
hold strongly to the Muslim principal of giving out charity with a sincere
heart. He helps the needy and even built mosques across the country. It shows
his integrity and reliability traits.
His hardship in 1951 has propelled him to
the success that he have today. He and his father sells grocery to their
neighbor around their neighborhood. As business grows, they expend from one
state to the next, and they event imported cow from the neighboring country,
Thailand to sell it in the local market. His down to earth and humbleness makes
it easier for him to cooperate with business man from other races. He take over
a business that seems to fail and turn it around until he earn the profit.
There's no secret for
success. Syed Mokhtar is only a human being that created by god but the
difference is his way of getting mature. He believes that whoever will success
if they really work hard for it. It may take some time. There will no short cut
for success. He knows his own strengths and weaknesses. He would ask for help
from the other people when he is unable to do it. He go through the hard way
but that is the right way. He has nothing at the beginning. However he will
learn what he does not know, asks help from the others. He does not feel
ashamed for that because he is not stealing. He works on his own. The attitude
of being lazy and shame should be changed. He thinks that a person has to be
patience and put more effort in order to run a business successfully. He keeps
on searching for opportunities and business so that he can keep on helping the
others to excel. He is not doing this solely for himself but for everyone. For
him, God will only help those who are willing to work hard. Determination,
hardworking and never give up easily are his keys in achieving success.
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