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Dr. Charles Lam has since 1971 received training in West Germany (telecom) and university education in U.K. (management) and acquired working experiences in Hong Kong and Canada, in a utility company, Hong Kong Government, a multinational organization and a SME. In his career path, he has acquired qualifications from UK institutions including DBA (1990), MBA (1980) and Chartered Engineer (1978). Since 1986, he has left pure engineering to teaching various subjects of business management in Hong Kong for famous universities of Hong Kong, England and United States. He also has served the society as a member of an advisory committee of the Hong Kong Government for eight years, and as the Hon. Chairman of its Consumer Education Group. Later, he set up his own company to offer services as a consultant, writer and speaker. In his 'Second Half Time', he has been working passionately on integrating Christian values with management knowledge, in the marketplace/workplace ministry, serving hospitals, churches and organizations, as a speaker, consultant, life coach, and the leader of a REST Group based on a life story approach. Charles is currently living with his wife in Canada.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

不忘經歷, 珍惜生命資產 (Life assets) (part 3/3)

5) 反思可以幫助你數算神的幫助、祝福, 因而感恩

- 神的手從前怎樣保護我、牽引我?

-神怎樣看我的過去? 祂要我學習什麽?

-「轉」--從自己看到神怎樣看成功、事業、資產、回報、健康、婚姻..; 怎樣看豐盛生命

-要尋求和明白神對我生命的的旨意

6) 投資生命資產 (Life assets)

-生命資產就是神給你的一切, 包括從你的經歷獲得的--性格、品格、恩賜、熱忱、知識、經驗、網絡等. 也就是
獨特「軟件」、「硬件」

-轉化(「轉」)投資思維. 明白神的旨意向前行, 活出豐盛的生命

-投資在行動計劃 (「合」)-- 定出短、中期目標 (完成課程、讀完書本、改壞習慣、改善關係、轉工等) . 個人管理--管理好時間、角色、身體等

-運用潛在的恩賜 e.g. 停了彈結他二十多年也可以拿它出來帶敬拜

-做教師、教練, 培育子女、下一代、學生、門徒


-結果子, 不埋藏珍寶的在地土裏!

-投資不只為今
, 也為來. 神說: 你是一個又良善又忠心的僕人!

Monday, November 20, 2017

不忘經歷, 珍惜生命資產 (Life assets) (part 2/3)

3) 不只回憶, 要分析過往經歷的因果, 思考why, how (「承」)是學習 (learning) 的重要部份.

-從前是否太忙? 為誰辛苦為何忙? 忙得聰明或忙得愚笨?

-從前是否看不到闊境域? 

-從前是否不能實踐靈巧像蛇?

-學習得好, 便不容易犯同樣的錯誤,便會重複用好的方法

-學習得好, 便能改好價值觀、世界觀 、人生觀

-沒有反思, 就不會有悔改 (「轉」)

4) 反思、分析過往經歷能了解自己的哲學、性格、品格、強弱項、潛能、恩賜、熱忱等

-從前是否太固執? 
堅持要完成些事情? 不肯聽別人的意見, 不肯跟他人的方法? 

-從前是否過份自信或太驕傲? 不參考過來人、師父的忠告 ?

-從前是否太懶惰或膽怯? 不願意嘗試新事物, 不願走出「安全區」?

-可能還是在迷失中!

-反思、分析可以更能了解「我是誰?」 , 能認知、肯定召命

Thursday, November 09, 2017

不忘經歷, 珍惜生命資產 (Life assets) (part 1/3)

1) 不同人有不同的人生路經歷:

-作業、行業、專業的數目
-事業路的起跌
-搬屋、移民、回流、旅遊
-產業的得失
-權力的得失
-學位、証書、資歷、等
-名氣、人氣、掌聲、獎牌等的升降
-朋友、親人的多少、得失
-情感(男女、親人)、婚姻的得失
-健康的起跌
-成敗、得失、升跌、離合是發生在不同的人生路徑上(PL 、WL 、SL)
-這些只是回憶what, when, where, who (「起」)

2) 回憶到不愉快的經歷感覺傷痛、失敗感不能抹走
人生路經歷多可以是拖累和壓力!

-但是, 不要長期埋藏 一些苦楚 、恐懼 、矛盾、不甘心! 要接受有一些路是不能走回頭的!
-也不要盲目地擦去不好的回憶,或當它們是垃圾 (這可能是心理問題)
-最好是能面對自己的過去,不要把不好的成為前路的障礙. 克服了才得到真正的解脫 (腓 3:13-14) (希 12: 1)
-用積極的態度來回顧好的和壞的經歷, 可以幫助自己和別人--行前路更有信心、成功感和滿足感, 更有抗逆能力!