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| DJ Ong sharing about Boldness to chase after your dream during R.E.A.L Toastmasters March 2015 gathering. |
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dream is born out of an idea. When you have a dream, just go for it. Run with your dream with boldness. 5 years
ago, I stumbled upon a course in my university years entitled Psychology of The
Gifted. Knowing and learning about how
gifted children work had since then sparked an idea in my mind. I wanted to find out
how preschool principals work with the gifted and talented preschoolers. With boldness, I wrote in to the educational
institutions and sought their permission to find out how this was done. I took a flight to Victoria, Australia and
Auckland, New Zealand, spent 5 weeks there, interviewed the school principals,
programme coordinators, children and carried out classroom observations. That was my Masters research project, which I
later commercialized into programmes for my own literacy centre. With boldness, I started
Amazing Kids Literacy Centre in 2009 where I adapted the best practices which I
discovered and worked with the Malaysian preschoolers. The four year journey had its ups and downs,
joy and challenges, as well as fun and pain.
Nonetheless, I persevered and labored with boldness to pursue my dream. Today, I am in a new season and a new
journey. The 4 year journey has been
worthwhile and here I am sharing my story with you today. When you have a dream, run with it with
boldness!
Written by DJ Ong
Written by DJ Ong
