Failure is An Option

Failure always is an option. When come to the world of business, the variability exists everywhere. So, the way of dealing is the key of success. What would you choose when failure is an option? As an entrepreneur, the spirit to be success is always higher than other people. It seems like success is the only way out for them. The strong determination drives to achieve. It has been proven by the quote from the founder of Genting Highlands Resort, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. He said, “Once the goals have been clearly defined, with the greatest amount of determination and hard work, one can conclusively realize one’s goals”. (Sources from http://www.genting.com/history)

During the time when he come out with the idea of transform isolated mountain into a world class resort, the voice of failure from the surrounding people approaches to him. For instance, it has been criticizing as a waste of time and hopeless project. Instead, he invested all of the financial resource that he possessed and time. The success of project seem as a must because of the failure would drag him to bankruptcy. Nevertheless, the optimistic of Lim Goh Tong that always think forward and positively had brushed off all the negative comments toward his dream project.

In the beginning, the problems waiting for Lim Goh Tong to solve likes utility supply, sewerage system and access road. It needs a lot of hardship to get the thing done well. Unexpectedly, the construction of the road was finished in less than four years, where it estimated will take around 15 years to finish. Other challenges are the major project that needed to administer by him, at the same time the construction of Genting Highlands is ongoing. The situation putting his physical ability to the limit for managed both projects. However, it doesn’t direct the Genting Highlands project to the failure side. In the middle of the project, Lim Goh Tong faced financial troubles. He seeks the financial help from his friends, but again they suggested dropping the entire project and turning him down. The whole Genting Highlands project had been completed in the year 1971, even though all of these issues had blocked him towards the success path. The entrepreneur trait of failure is an option shown on how successful of the project by Lim Goh Tong.

Prior to the opening of the business, the access road has been damaged by a powerful rainstorm and it took few months for repair. It doesn’t seem as predestined for the project to fail. After repair for the damaged part, finally the doors of Genting Highlands Resort opened to the public. Over the time, the successful entrepreneur story of Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong spread over the world as their business expanded to various industries at the foreign country.

In the conclusion, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong considered as a high achiever and his desire to achieve success had shown to people about the entrepreneur trait of failure is an option, when he started the Genting Highlands project in turned a mountainous forest into world class resort.