CEO'S SPEECH - Dream Big Explorace 2018



Bismillah
Alhamdulillah
Selawat
Our honorable guest, Dato’/ Datin, respected parents, CIC’s associates, teachers, boys and girls.
Assalamualaikum wrt.
These simple words "Dream big” have been CIC’s theme for 2018. It is easy to understand that dreaming big is the first step to success.
Successful people dream big, even if the goal may seem extremely difficult to achieve. 30 years ago, our former prime minister dreamt big about bringing Malaysia into the eyes of the world. At that time, people did not even know our country’s name. But today Kuala Lumpur is among the top 10 most visited cities in the world. 
Indonesian late Soekarno said " Gantungkan cita-cita mu setinggi langit! Bermimpilah setinggi langit. Jika engkau jatuh, engkau akan jatuh di antara bintang-bintang" Having the big dream, Jakarta  today also aims high, under Pak Jokowi’s leadership with the Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati who was awarded as the Best Minister in the world recently. Sri Mulyani who was brought up in an educated family in Lampung, was one of the Managing Directors of the world bank group. She is credited for strengthening Indonesia's economy today.


Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In English they say “shoot for the moon. Even if a person misses, he will land among the stars”. I believe every of us have heard about this sayings.
When we were small, our teachers asked what our ambition is, our parents ask what we want to be when we are big. We were asked to write about our ambition in the school. We did not really understand what the ambition means. But why were they asking?
Do you know the reason they keep asking us that kind of questions? Actually behind  that  questions, there is very important goal and objective that is to develop the thinking, the intention and the direction of the children.
Parents must be able to identify the strength and passion of each child so that it is easier for him or her to achieve her ambition accordingly. And more importantly the parents must be able to explain about it and guide them further.
Dear brothers and sisters,
It is very beneficial to dream big at the young age. Our children will have clear direction in their life. They will know why they need to learn, what to learn and why they need to face the challenges etc. And if later our children are distracted and run away from the direction, it is easier for the parents to guide them back on the track.
When the ambition is strong, their thinking and will are strong too. It will help them to fight with their weaknesses, the constraints and those negative elements that come along the ways.
This is the power of big dream. This is what we do at CIC. We dream big, we work hard and make things happen! Our team are feeling super motivated to work harder to make more things happen this year at CIC. Look at us today!!! Students, teachers and parents are together to bring up the champion.
Muhammad Ali said, “Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill”.
So are you ready to dream big and make things happen successfully this year? Yes!!
Finally I just need to remind all of us that never dream in the worldly matters only, dream high for the hereafter. Get the great life in both dunia and akhirat.
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
And with Bismillahirahmanirrahim let’s begin the Dream Big Explorace!!!

Qutren Nada Ahmad
CIC Where Leaders Are Born






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