Why Do You Want to be Successful?
by Kevin Miller
Peter Chung
Of Eminata Group, a multi-million dollar education-based company.
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Few preachers’ kids can say that the best advice they ever received from their father was to become a businessman rather than a missionary. But that is certainly true for Peter Chung.
When Peter became a Christian during college, he couldn’t have been more excited. But when he approached his father with plans to become a missionary, his father urged him to reconsider. Ever since Peter and his family had emigrated from Korea to Los Angeles, Peter had demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for making money, whether going door-to-door drumming up odd jobs or starting his own Tae Kwon Do studio. Peter’s father recognized this gift and encouraged him to pursue it.
Decades later, Peter is President and CEO of the Eminata Group, a multi-million dollar education-based company headquartered in Vancouver, BC. His father’s advice has proven wise. But Peter has also learned that he doesn’t necessarily have to decide between businessman and missionary. There’s no reason why he can’t be both.
His business makes a lot of money, but it also affords him the opportunity to speak into the lives of hundreds of young people each year. “The advice I give to them is this: If you want to be successful… You have to search your soul and discover why you want to go in that direction. You can’t just be doing it for the sake of money, because money does not bring you happiness. You’ve got to understand what happiness is first, and that can only be found in God.”
Have you determined why you want to succeed? Pursueing money will not lead to happiness. If you don’t know Jesus, we encourage you to pray the following prayer:
Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of my life. Make me be the person You want me to be. Amen.
Saying this prayer is the first step towards a personal relationship with Jesus, who can guide and encourage you every step of the way. We would love to pray for you and send you further information.