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centredness, humility and composure. In that, there is

Three Ps to practise daily

also an absence of overt ambition because we know

Prayer

that it is God who will give promotion and vocational

Praying opens up a channel between God and man that

advancement. We do not need to prove ourselves and

ushers in the presence and will of God. Every Monday

outshine others, which will distinguish us from those

morning, the first thing I did was to pray for my

around us in the rat race.

company and its people. In prayer, heavenly blessings are translated into earthly ones.

This

rested

and

non-striving

personality

is

what

distinguishes a child of God from the rest. This

During these prayers, God put certain names of

differentiating element is in itself evangelistic as there

employees in my heart only for me to find out later

is something tasteful, attractively different and even

that they were actually going through work and/or

beautiful about it. It does not mean that a Christian

family challenges. In prayer, God also gave me spiritual

should be a doormat or a yes-man; this person has the

solutions for business issues. There was once when I was

mind of Christ that thinks, decides and acts according to

pitching for a major project and negotiations came to

the will of God.

a stalemate. During my prayer, God showed me how a simple adjustment in a contentious contract term could

Be an excellent worker

make it mutually agreeable.

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” (Col 3:23). While organisations place certain

People

standards on workers, the standard of a Christian is set

At the heart of all organisations are people of all

by what is pleasing unto the Lord. While being in the

departments and ranks. When I was Managing Director,

world, we follow benchmarks of heaven, which are way

God gave me the ability to work with and harness the

more noble and refined than those on earth. Beyond just

different expertise of the many people in my company. I

handing over a good piece of work, we hand it over with

tried my best to look after the well-being of my staff and

a posture that reflects God’s nature.

their families.

When I left my job as the Regional Managing Director

I once took all the fathers and staff of my company to

of the world’s leading water company, a country general

a DADs for Life conference when I was volunteering for

manager of a subsidiary under my responsibility wrote

the movement. They were each given door gifts, which

to me. He told me that I had been the go-to person for

included a wrist band. Years later, on the last day of my

any problems because I was always able to find solutions

work with the company, a father-worker showed me the

for them. Being excellent in our work and delivering on

DADs for Life wrist band and told me, “Mr Ang, thank you

our commitment is a more essential testimonial of who

very much. I remember this conference and it taught me

we are and who we worship than preaching and talking

how to be a good father.” Hearing that left me in tears.

about God. God favoured my stint while I was managing the Southeast Asia region as we were able to raise its

Productivity

profitability to become number two in Asia-Pacific.

In honour of God and His calling, we need to ask

My company was also known to have a very family-

ourselves how we can do better in our work tomorrow, as

oriented and conducive working environment. Due to our

compared with today. As I mentioned, we can honour God

reputation, we saw many applicants from the region and

and evangelise in our workplace by being an excellent

as far away as Europe applying for jobs at our company.

employee and have an attitude of constantly wanting to improve. Through the seasons, I have earned the respect of my bosses through the quality of my work, and thus their listening ear on issues of personal life and faith. Keeping these simple 1-2-3 working guidelines has helped me tremendously in my career and now I have implemented them in the companies that I started.

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