Tony Fernandes CEO Blog

> The power of belief is enormous. It adds a huge, tremendous, zillion amount of weight to this word when it came out of a billionaire (like you). I believe now.

Thanks for the nice article once again. You are absolutely right about President Obama and I truly hope that he continues his will to talk and listen. All good leaders spend some time to listen, either to the colleagues, staff, customers, suppliers and am not shy to bring forward real issues to the table. Of course, here in Malaysia we don't really appreciate the speciality and uniqueness of our county. What a shame. I guess the phrase "Believe the unbelievabe, dare to dream and never take no for an answer" has been the motto of many of us these days. ;-) Cheers.

yup...agree. The power of belief is enormous.

Thank you Mr Tony for your words "Believe the unbelievable Dare to dream Never take no for an answer" This will definitely motivates me for my AirAsia cadet pilot interview coming this 29th & 30th nov! I can do it! It has been my dream to become a pilot all the while..*pray hard*

Thanks for the analysis, Dr Tony. Someday I hope our country would lso be able to promote and polish a good leader like Mr Obama.

Tony, I share your thoughts about Barack Obama and as far as the situation in Malaysia is concerned, it would be ideal to project ourselves as a multi cultural and plural society. But all too often, we only try to emphasize our differences and the tourism promo tag line Malaysia Truly Asia often rings hollow to me.

I echo with your thoughts...America have become and proven to be politically colour blind. America's political maturity and believe in meritocracy have to be much admired. Before the final showdown with McCain, he had Hillary Clinton to contest with and when Hillary lost, she then said she will fully support Obama. Retired four-star Gen. Colin Powell, the first secretary of State in George W. Bush's Republican administration, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama just before the elections and when McCain conceded the white flag, he conceded gracefully, praising Obama and offering him his full support. You've got the vanquished throwing support and not rotten eggs to the victor and you have a well respected former secretary of state of the REPUBLICAN party endorsing a Democrat candidate. Not sure you will find these scenario anywhere in the world, especially in Asia. Our neighbours accross the causeway who often advocates in public that they are the true believers of meritocracy, certainly did not help their public image, when the current PM on Sunday made a statement that the Republic island is not ready for a Prime Minister of an other race for now. I guess what I'm trying to say is, political change (migrating away from race/creed/colour of the skin based politics) will only happen when there is a real political will to change and society trully embracing meritocracy. Until then, we can only hope... P.S - The Obamamania factor has certainly sparked a new believe in people globally, but I sincerely hope he will be able to manage the many issues the world is facing right now (the economic meltdown, wars, oil/currency speculation, etc). To quote Dr. Martin Luther King "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy" ....

Tony, the world admires Obama is unprecedented and nobody in his life have seen anything like this before. This is a proof to what you said " believe unbelievable" He gives hope to the whole world. And we hope, he can make it. Maybe it is not too much if I say here, Tony many people out there specifically in Malaysia admire you as much they admire Obama - including me. You have proven it in 6 years. We hope Obama will proof it too while he is in oval office.

My belief is that America is apologising to the world for Bush's second term in electing a fresh and dynamic person to turn it around. We all have hope and faith in Obama and wish to see change not only in the colour or race of a President but change in the mentality of a country's citizenry. Back home though, we voted for change and we're seeing it slowly. So slowly that i still have no parking space when I come to the office,there are still potholes in our roads,drains are clogged,garbage overflowing and still lots of redtape to get through just to get one thing done. In my opinion its starting to look like the same horse with a different head. I do understand its going to take time to change all that the predecessors have done in over 20 years in the state of Selangor and i am patient but as a voter who opted for change i'm waiting to see how it affects my daily dilemmas. With AirAsia the change was visible from the start and its a success story but like most big corporations go, the ease of transacting is lacking and needs to be addressed. Datuk Seri Tony, you are now an influential person whom we feel is one of us, would you say that you now find it easier to deal with the government of today or that of yesterday? Are they more open to change and speed in expediting applications? Politically though we have mudslinging going on in Parliament and name calling as well as behaviour not acceptable in a primary school child and these are our elected officials who are supposed to represent the people. I'm glad we don't have Parliamentary sessions telecast live or we'd be the laughing stock of our region. Worst part, nothing seems to be getting done. I didn't elect them to have verbal sparring sessions, I elected them to make change and get things done... to improve the way we live our lives in this great nation we call home...Malaysia. That said, I think they are doing good but have a mountain of work ahead of them...and they are chipping away painstakingly slowly at that mountain and uncovering surprises with every step.I hope they will persevere in the face of the task ahead and i will patiently await the changes promised.

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Thanks for your analysis, Tony. Hope to hear more analysis from you especially about the oil price slide to $60. Why would our government made a statement that they wouldn't budge on our petrol price less than RM1.92 even the market price continuously dropping? Take care!

hi, Mr Tony. i read a magazine on your air asia plane, on the way to kota kinabalu a year ago. You said that, believe the unbelievable, dream the impossible, never take no for an answer. This term has become a encouragement in my life. ya, i believe that. Yes, we can!!

you are absolutely right tony. Hope to see you in politics one day and maybe be a leader of our lovely motherland.

Hi Tony, as much as Obama is a great inspiration to many Americans, you Tony is also an inspiration to us Malaysians. Air Asia has come a long way from the days of the sleepy Eagle-head logo airline it once was (I doubt that many people are aware of its previous existence). Now it's the best known budget airline in SE Asia and increasingly Australia and the rest of Asia. It's been said many times before, and I will say it again, good job Tony! You've done us proud.

CEO company namanya Tony, Orangnya handsome segak bergaya, Ku mampu terbang ke sana sini, Terima kasih pada AirAsia Cheers Tony! Anen

Great and thought provoking motivation. Hope this motivation will reach our fellow Malaysians.

Hi Tony, You made my dream come true, i wouldn't believe XL Promo is only £1000 pounds and Economy Pro for just £198 return. I used to redeem Emirates Skywards Miles for business class upgrade. Looking forward to try one-way XL LON-KUL in July :). Thank you!

You have been a great source of inspiration to many Malaysians I believe. I am most certainly inspired to read your stories. I am also very delighted that Airasia is going to London! Us, students are eternally grateful. Our parents are now more at ease when we say we wanna be home for holidays! Thank you!!

Great article by a great person like you.....Amazing what the word "Beleive" can do..."Yes We Can" indeed..... Thoughts become things.... Dato, you inspire many young and upcoming talents, thank you in abundance for making things possible, new routes and new dreams...

Yes, never underestimate the power of belief! But belief is much more than just saying or affirming that you believe, it is substantiating what you say you believe in with rock solid purpose-driven action. Only then is that belief complete and meaningful.

Hi Tony ! CONGRATULATIONS ! rene

Hai Mr Tony, Saya setuju dengan idea "dare to dream" dan "one world one race" dan "mixed marriages". Di Malaysia sekarang ini masalah race adalah masalah yang sangat sensitif. Saya sendiri sebagai peniaga kecil dari golongan bangsa melayu amat merasainya apabila sangat kecil peratus pelanggan saya dari golongan bangsa cina. Malahan pesaing perniagaan saya yang hanya terletak selang sebuah permis perniagaan saya yang dimiliki oleh bangsa cina, mempunyai bergitu ramai pelanggan cina dan juga melayu...... saya mula terfikir...bilakah masalah perbezaan bangsa ini boleh selesai dinegara yang merdeka ini. Mr Tony....dare to dream..... itulah yang selalu saya amalkan...... dan apabila saya lihat Mr Obama berjaya memiliki dreams beliau.... saya mula terfikir, adakah saya juga akan memiliki dreams saya "iaitu perniagaan saya mempunyai pelanggan dari pelbagai kaum" ...... tahun hadapan adalah tahun ke10 perniagaan saya... dan saya akan terus mengimpikan impian saya itu. Mr Tony...saya juga kagum dengan kejayaan anda..... dan disebabkan saya juga adalah dari golongan peniaga...saya tahu betapa susahnyer untuk membina satu empayar perniagaan yang gah seperti anda..... kerana perniagaan saya hanyalah sangat kecil berbanding dengan air asia. Mudah-mudahan saya juga akan mendapat inspirasi dan motivasi dari penulisan anda.

Hi sir, you said it all, the power of believe helps one achieve the unthinkable

G'day Tony... What an inspiring article there, from the AirAsia head honcho himself... And for your phrase "Make your dreams come true and believe. The power of belief is enormous" is so true... Isn't this what made you transform a loss-making airline into the profit-generating behemoth of today? Anyway, thanks for everything and I'll certainly remain a loyal AirAsia supporter, Tony!