Just came back from my company's retreat at the Changi Beach Resort. Although its a 3 day 2 night event, i only went for 2 as i'm so terribly sick! Blah~
Thought that the word 'Retreat' means that its gonna be a fun event with games and enjoyment but alas! i'm so wrong... Our company's retreat is an annual event at the the beginning of every year where we have our 'Goal-Setting Ceremony'. All of us will come together, to set for ourself, our goal for this year and it will be made known to each and everyone in our team. I think, the purpose of this is to let all of us consistently, encourage each other of our goals and to remind us that we should not give up and to work very hard towards our goal so that we will have a good report card to show in the next year's retreat.
There is this one particular session which i find it especially memorable. Its called the 'Sharing Session'. All of us in the team will sit together in a room, where we will take turns to share with everyone, our goals for 2007, our strategies and our past experience, be it good or bad. Over here, it can get very emotional at times, when one of us shares our hardship to success and the difficulties.. on hearing these, we will often cried together, as most of us will experience the same problem as well.. It really touches me and show me that behind every success, there will always be hardship. In this line, i know it is not easy to strive it out, but i believe there IS a way as if i believe i can do it, i can... if i cannot, i cannot.. It is all in your mental mind and your focus towards your goal. No doubt there is difficulties but in the very first place, problems are always meant to be solved.
To all my team mates, let us all work very hard together towards our goal.. Do not let our boss down!
