John Gokongwei
John Gokongwei
John Robinson Lim Gokongwei, Jr.is a Filipino business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He has holdings in telecommunications, financial services, petrochemicals, power generation, aviation and live stock farming. As of 2015, Gokongwei is the second richest entrepreneur in the Philippines, with a net worth of over $5 billion, ranking behind Henry Sy...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 August 1926
CountryChina
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Success is not necessarily about connections, or cutting corners, or chamba - the three Cs of bad business. Call it trite, but believe me: success can be achieved through hard work, frugality, integrity, responsiveness to change, and most of all, boldness to dream.
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The important thing to know is that life will always deal us a few bad cards, but we have to play those cards the best we can. And we can play to win. This was one lesson I picked up when I was a teenager. It has been my guiding principle ever since. When I wanted something, the best person to depend on was myself.