Subaru Challenge ...

It's that time of the year again whereby hundreds of people would fight to walk away with a free Subaru. I wouldn't exactly say its a fight but its going to be a challenge of wits and perseverance. The annual event in its sixth consecutive year is once again held at the heart of Orchard Road's Ngee Ann City.

In previous years, the winner had to place his right palm on the car for almost 61 hours before victory was his. Can you imagine you are restricted to 'enjoy' only a ten-minute break every 4 hours? It's torturous but it is proven possible by all previous winners. I don't think I have enough will power to do so.

I guess very much it is a test of not only physical strength but also that of a strong mind. Its often said "mind over body" but how true is that? I aren't really sure but after doing a search on the Internet for 'mind over body', the first many hits directed me to weight loss programs which wasn't what I was really looking for.

So I decided to do a search for another almost similar meaning - NLP ( Neuro-Linguistic Programming ). From Wikipedia, it states that NLP is an interpersonal communications model and an alternative approach to psychotherapy and based on the subjective study of language, communication and personal change.

The common teachings of NLP includes the assumption that emotion, thought and behavior consists of, and is influenced by, how the sensory-specific modalities are organized. In other words, it is how positive or negative the mind thinks. If you think positive, its result will also be positive.

In the context of the Subaru Challenge, I believe everyone who took part has somehow fine-tuned their minds to have a positive outcome but who would eventually be the winner? Would it be someone who really has a trained mind and has already excelled in his career? Let's give it a thought. It could well be different. Imagine inviting all the world's greatest minds to join the current contestants, do you think these great minds will emerge the winner? I doubt so.

At the end of the day, to really taste success relies on the challenger's hunger for victory.

For me now, am still hungry even after having four bowls of macaroni for lunch ; )