PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH
SKY IS THE LIMIT The pursuit of success with Datuk Dr Maznah Hamid
By: Fara Aisyah Firdaus Petial
alaysians might know her as ‘The Iron Lady’, but those who know her better might be familiar with her moniker ‘The Jerlun’. Datuk Dr Maznah Hamid, a native from Jerlun, Kedah, is the executive chairman of Securiforce Group Companies. Datuk Dr Maznah, who admires the success story of Oprah Winfrey, shares her personal stories with Property Insight and reveals how her quest of success did not come easy. Hardship is the main reason of her triumph, Datuk Dr Maznah believes. She stresses that to achieve dreams, one must “start on your own and from below,” she says. The stepping-stones towards success are meant to be climbed one after another. At a young age of 17, Datuk Dr Maznah moved to Kuala Lumpur to seek success. Her first job was a teacher in an academy, and after two years of being someone’s employee, she quit and started being an independent home-tutor at the embassy and VIP residential. This was the turning point of her life when she realised that in order to be prosperous, she must not rely on jobs with salaries. In fact, she personally requests Property Insight to deliver this message to the readers: “In order to be successful, one must not depend on salaried jobs. You can do salaried jobs, but make sure to do it only for temporary.” That moment sparked her passion of entrepreneurship. Interestingly,
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