Abdul grew up in a small town in Malaysia, and then moved away to Kuala Lumpur to do his law degree . He decided to come back to his home town, because he could be a big man and really wanted to impress everyone.. So he returned and opened his new law office.
The first day, he saw a man coming up the sidewalk. He decided to make a big impression on this new client when he arrived. As the man came to the door Abdul picked up the phone. He motioned the man in, all the while talking..
"No. Absolutely no. You tell those clowns in Kuala Lumpur that I won't settle this case for less than one million ringgit. Yes. The Appeals Court has agreed to hear that case next week. I'll be handling the primary argument and the other members of my team will provide support. Okay, tell the State Prosecutor that I'll meet with him next week to discuss the details."
This sort of conversation went on for almost five minutes.. All the while the man sat patiently as Abdul rattled instructions. Finally, Abdul puts down the phone and turned to the man. "I'm sorry for the delay, but as you can see, I'm very busy. What can I do for you?"
The first day, he saw a man coming up the sidewalk. He decided to make a big impression on this new client when he arrived. As the man came to the door Abdul picked up the phone. He motioned the man in, all the while talking..
"No. Absolutely no. You tell those clowns in Kuala Lumpur that I won't settle this case for less than one million ringgit. Yes. The Appeals Court has agreed to hear that case next week. I'll be handling the primary argument and the other members of my team will provide support. Okay, tell the State Prosecutor that I'll meet with him next week to discuss the details."
This sort of conversation went on for almost five minutes.. All the while the man sat patiently as Abdul rattled instructions. Finally, Abdul puts down the phone and turned to the man. "I'm sorry for the delay, but as you can see, I'm very busy. What can I do for you?"
The man replied, "I'm from the Telekom. I've come to connect your line".
看完这段笑话，我笑了超久，很喜欢这种带有点讽刺的幽默。如果我是那位律师的话，一定尴尬死了，恨不得找个洞来钻。但过后想想，其实身边很多人不也时常会做这种蠢事吗？我有时也是这样...为了保护自己，没有那么大的头，硬要给自己带那么大的帽。
尤其是一个刚成立的小生意、小企业，千万要量力而为。没有那么大，就不要“吹”到那么大。被Telekom的职员笑一笑还算小事；要是被顾客、被生意上的拍档看穿了，那么以后企业就会失去公信力，要再抬起头就很难了。
所以，小企业一定要把基础打好，取得顾客与伙伴的信任；也必须清楚了解自己的人力、资源、及LIMIT。还没长成那么大的头，千万别给自己带那么大的帽。这样一来，企业才能细水长流。
Regards,
Richie
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