The Global Journey of an Asian

A story of hope, courage, and determination and learning the lessons of entrepreneurial life. Dr. Palan explores the lessons and gifts of his extraordinary entrepreneurial journey. Based on personal experiences and examples from business and politics, this book is about defining your own success, knowing where you want to go but also being flexible and allowing life to take you in unexpected directions, connecting passion to purpose, truly understanding yourself and your strengths, being resilient, and the importance of continuing to learn.

DR. R. PALAN grew up in a multicultural environment; he studied chemistry, professional medical and psychiatric social work, psychology and management. He lived and worked in five countries. A trained professional speaker and human capital development consultant, Palan has written several books, produced videos, created management games, pioneered the use of FUN in training and produced the internationally acclaimed software HRDPower. Palan is the Chairman and CEO of SMR Technologies Berhad, a company listed on the MESDAQ Market of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The company has offices and representatives in USA, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Brunei and India. Palan lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with his wife Kamu, two sons Maha and Subu and daughter Shrieeya. He also travels extensively to Dubai, U.A.E. and Chicago, USA.