5/28/2012

09202011 Justin's Davidson Cup(戴維斯獎杯)

The 2011 Davidson Cup

Davidson Cup (戴維斯獎杯) 是每年William F. Davidson Elementary School 戴維斯小學頒給應屆畢業生的殊榮, 2011年度共有108位七年級畢業生,很開心Justin和另一位女同學,獲得這個獎杯,兩個人的名字可以刻在獎杯底座的銅牌上,每個人可以把獎杯抱回家一個月,開學後再還學校,永久保存! 以下是Justin 的導師 Ms. Wheeler介紹他得獎的引言....... This award is presented to recognize a student who excels in the areas of Citizenship, Service, Academics, Leadership and Athletics. Someone who is considered to be our Top All Around Student In Grade 7. Our candidate for the cup this year is a very deserving one.

He excelled in all aspects of leadership and service. He was responsible for so many monitoring activities throughout the school. He gave up many hours of time weekly to set up volleyball nets, clean the equipment room, set up for assemblies, and even clean teachers fish tanks. He also translated for younger students in the school. I counted on him to help me whenever I needed something done efficiently, and accurately. And, whenever I turned to him, he never complained.

His citizenship towards others always remained at the highest level. One of the things I admired most about him is the way that he treated other people. He could always be counted on to do the right thing. And he had to make sure everyone else was doing the right thing too. I could often hear him encouraging his classmates to be more respectful. His friends always listened because of the amount of respect they had for him. His sense of humour and calm demeanor were a positive influence on those around him.

In addition to his incredible citizenship, leadership and service, he was also an excellent athlete. He participated on all of the school sports teams this year, and earned medal in volleyball lfor Most Skilled. He was a talented member of the basketball and ultimate teams, as well as the track and field team. One short story I will share with you. The day before the big track meet, I pulled a few students aside, and asked them if they would be interested in trying high jump, as we didn’t have a team. So, what did we have to lose, we’ll just take a few kids, show them how to do it, and hope for the best. Well, after trying it for the first time in his life, and having only practiced a total of 30 minutes, he went on to win first place at the District Track Meet, and came just short of setting a new record for his age group.

Finally, in addition to all of these accomplishments, he was still able to push himself to excel academically. He was the first person to share his ideas in class, and always put 100% effort into all of his assignments earning upwards of 90% in his academic subjects as well as making the Honour Roll. As if this wasn’t enough, he also attended an elite private academy for Ninja’s outside of school. Any one of these achievements would be something impressive, but to have all of these qualities is something truly inspiring.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has done for me this year, for making the school a better place, and for leading by example. I know the future is bright for such an amazing student. I would like to call forward the Davidson Cup winner for 2011, Justin Hwang.

戴勝益:建立一個仿冒 的人生

~ 文章轉載 勝益:建立一個仿冒 的人生 面對未來,你是否經常覺得很茫然,總覺得抓不到自己的性向和專長?如果你有這樣的困惑,建議你建立一個「仿冒」的人生:抓一個你可以仿冒的對象,去學習他的成長軌跡,從中找出你的方向。 這樣的體會來自我的成長背景。我出生在家族企業,從小我的model就是我的父親和大哥,一直以為自己就是要成為像他們那樣的生意人,後來上了大學,我才找到我真正的仿冒目標:奇美集團創辦人許文龍先生。 我從大學就關注他的新聞,因為他獨特的管理風格與處世態度一直很令我佩服。他一星期只進公司兩個早上,其他時間拿來拉小提琴、釣魚,但依然成就了如此成功的企業。 早在十幾年前,奇美員工的平均月薪資就高達新台幣八萬元,是一個幾乎零異動的公司。許文龍還跟員工說:「你們工作不是為了公司成長,是為了你們未來的幸福人生。」 看到這麼令人感動的一句話,我就立志自己也要跟他一樣。如今我做的每件事,都是跟著他的腳步,例如一個月有十五天絕對不上班、登百岳、到處旅行。另外,我也學許文龍,把財產捐了出去,一言一行都是受他啟發。最近許文龍還把博物館建物捐出去,讓社會大眾共享博物館資源,很令人尊敬。 半年前,許文龍請我去他家作客,更讓我體會到身教重於言教的道理。那天傍晚五點多,我去拜訪他,他仍住在一個四十幾年的老房子裡,一點也不華麗,沒有固定的傭人、保鏢,只有一個司機,還請了鄰居太太來幫忙料理他早上釣的魚、煮了一些菜、買了一些碗粿,請我和妻子吃晚餐。 過程中,他興致一來,就把旁邊的小提琴拿出來拉,他的司機還跑去彈鋼琴伴奏。看到這幅畫面,我們嚇了一跳,也很感動。我問他:「沒有保鏢,安全嗎?」他直覺說:「我又沒有做壞事,錢捐給政府,孩子也沒進公司,沒傷害到公司同仁權益,我有什麼好害怕和擔心的?」這句話立刻反應出他的非凡價值觀,同時也更讓我認定:我以他為師,一點也沒錯。 所以,我認為年輕人要抓一個仿冒的對象。想從事藝術,比如可以抓林懷民;想從事公益,比如抓嚴長壽;想從事科技,比如抓林百里。每個人都抓一個對象,把他的人生歷程和價值觀都搜集起來,然後去學習、去仿冒,以後縱使你的事業和成就沒有像他們那麼大,但至少你比較不會搖擺。 這樣仿冒的好處是,你不會像海底撈針一樣亂摸索。有了model,就像在海底抱著一個浮板,它會有動力拉著你往前走,可以減少你摸索錯誤的時間。況且,這些人到現在都還蠻成功的,或許可以讓你大方向沒錯。 但也要提醒年輕人,要學習這些成功人士的努力、扎實、做事方法及對人好的態度,而不是學成功人士的表徵,例如趕快買一部高級房車、找個司機、打高爾夫球、穿高級西裝。這些是成功人士的結果,不是他們成功的原因。如果你只學習結果,卻不學習原因,學習也是徒勞無功。