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Showing posts with label Personal Development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal Development. Show all posts
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Went to Rock Auditorium at Suntec City for the 1st time in my life and I must say that its a memorable event, and the place is darn huge.. Probably can hold more than 1000 people!!
And I won't buy another Anything again.....
Seriously, I know that people will disagree with me, but I haven't drink CARBONATED apple juice for very long....
Almost all local major securities firm are involved in this event, Kim Eng, POEMS, OCBC Securities, and basically hosted by this Dutch Bank from Swiss?? RaboBank, which is the 3rd most secured bank in the world. I never heard of this bank in my life before, I was even shocked to hear that their HQ is based here!!
After that, the lunch is excellent!! Wide spread of food, especially theres sushi, and people serving laksa!!
After having a sumptous lunch, I went to Sim Lim Square to collect some hardware. Was thirsty hence I went over to get a drink. I realised that Anything is for sale!! Wow, I bought the drink for $1.20, was pretty skeptical on what the drink is, so I sip a bit through the scraw, and its APPLE JUICE!!!
AND IT WAS THE WORST DRINK EVER!!
And I won't buy another Anything again.....
Seriously, I know that people will disagree with me, but I haven't drink CARBONATED apple juice for very long....
It made me think about whether this drink will be a hot sale or not. In my opinion, I think it is. It is not because that this is the nicest drink or what, BUT because most Singaporeans don't know what they want, so Anything lor.... Right??
How many people do you think will know what they want in their entire life? If you have, then how many would have a strategy to reach what they want?? Do they have a detailed plan to know how close are they to their objectives?
I don't know, but I can find many more classic examples around myself, who doesn't have goals at all.
Its just like drinking Anything, we have a choice to choose what drinks we want, however, many time we just think anything will do, because it won't be anything bad right?
Yeah, I agree. Who knows if anything is just another sales method for people to drink more syrup thats not really beneficial to your body? Who know if its just another strategy to clear more those drinks that nobody wants? I mean its just anything right? So if I wanna clear my stocks, I just packaged it into anything, and everybody will take it.
This may seem a bit complicated. The point I want to drive in is that:
"If you don't have a plan for yourself, a vision for your future, you will definitely fall into someone else's plan, and you can be sure that they will not leave anything good for you."
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
'Dopey' Sylvester Stallone Made his Dream of Stardom a Must
Surely one of the best examples of the power of commitment and howdoing whatever it takes will get you what you want' is the storyof Sylvester Stallone.
At his peak, Stallone was one of the most popular and highly paidstars in Hollywood, commanding a fee of US$20m per movie. Was he just born under a lucky star?
Was he a naturally talented actor? Was he at the right place at theright time? Hardly. He was someone who seemed to have all the oddsstacked up against him.
His family was so poor that his mother had to give birth to him onthe doorsteps of a school. A blotched delivery by students caused afacial nerve to be severed, leaving him paralyzed on the right sideof his face.
As a result, Stallone had to live the rest of his life with slurred speech. He even had to deal with having a drooping lower lip andbeing made fun of because of his name 'Sylvester' (associated withthe Looney Tunes cat).
Despite all these limitations, young Stallone dreamed of becomingan actor and inspiring millions of people through his movies.
As you know many young people go through a phase of wanting to bean actor, a star ...the difference between Stallone and the rest of youthful dreamers was that his dream was not a merely wishful thinking.
To Stallone, it was an absolute must. He was truly committed to doing whatever it took to make it happen.
First he enrolled in acting school and then started going for auditions. Predictably, with his wooden acting, his dopey looks and his slurred speech, Stallone was rejected for every part he appliedfor. But he never gave up. Doggedly he just kept changing his strategy and taking action.
The way he landed his first part is a fine example of how he was willing to do whatever it took. When he was rejected after yet another audition, he pulled up a chair in front of the manager's office and sat down, refusing to leave unless they gave him a chance.
After sitting there for hours, they were so moved by how much he wanted a chance that they relented and gave him a part. Although he appeared for a couple of minutes (as an extra), it gave him that first breakthrough he was after.
Unfortunately, that experience was followed by yet another string of unsuccessful attempts at getting another acting job. At that point, his wife told him to give up his 'stupid dream' and get a real job.
His reply was, 'If I get another job, I would lose the only thing I have got going for me...my hunger.' 'By quitting and getting a job, I would be selling out on my dream'.
Stallone eventually wound up so broke and desperate that he was forced to sell his dog for $50 in order to survive. It was the saddest moment in his life because his dog was the one friend he had got left.
At this, the lowest point in his life, he watched a boxing match between then world heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali and Chuck Wepner, an underdog that everyone thought would be defeated within three rounds.
What no one expected was Wepners' determination and tenacity. He lasted the total of fifteen rounds with Ali, just refusing to go down.
Sly was so inspired by what he saw that he had visions in his head about a movie that he was going to write. He started writing profusely for 72 hours non-stop until he finished the manuscript for 'Rocky'.
He was so excited by the script because in his mind he knew that this was going to be the movie that would change his life and his fortune.
But when he went round attempting to sell his script, everyone felt that it was too predictable and that nobody would be interested in watching a movie about boxing.
But he didn't give up. He kept on going and going until one company made him an offer of $125,000 for the script and the rights to make the movie. This should have made Sly overjoyed but his dream was to be an actor and not a writer.
So, he told them that the condition of sale was that he be cast as the lead actor. They objected saying, 'You're a writer! you're not an actor!' 'There is no way we will let you act!'
But Sly stood his ground and refused to sell the script if he wasn't the lead actor. They even increased their offer to $250,000,but Sly kept insisting that he fitted the role of 'Rocky', and no one else.
Although he was broke and hungry, he refused to sell out his dream for a six-figure pay check. That was his level of commitment!
Eventually they reluctantly agreed, on the condition that the moviebe made on a shoe string budget of less than a million dollars and Stallone would get only $35,000 for the writing, directing and acting. Sly would however, get a percentage of the profits, if the movie made money. He agreed immediately.
The first thing Sly did when he got his money was to go in searchof the man who bought his dog to buy it back. When he finally tracked down the man, he offered to buy his dog back for $100.
The man declined his offer saying that he was not interested. Sly upped his offer to $500. Still the man refused. Sly again upped his offer, this time to $1000. The man still would not budge saying,'No amount of money will ever convince me to sell this dog.'
While most of us would give up at this point, Sly knew that if he was committed to do whatever it takes, he would find a way. Eventually he did get his dog back. He paid the man a whopping $15,000 and also gave him a part in the movie as part of the deal.
When Rocky was launched at the box office, it grossed over $225million and was nominated for ten academy awards (including best actor), eventually winning an Oscar for Best Picture & BestDirector.
Sylvester instantly shot to fame as an action star and lucrative offers came in for future blockbusters, which were to eventuate in First Blood, Rambo and the Rocky sequels. His eventual success came from the fact that to him, becoming an actor was truly a must. He believed that when you are committed enough, there is always a way!
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Credit given to Adam Khoo with such an inspiring story!!
www.SuccessWithNLP.com
Surely one of the best examples of the power of commitment and howdoing whatever it takes will get you what you want' is the storyof Sylvester Stallone.
At his peak, Stallone was one of the most popular and highly paidstars in Hollywood, commanding a fee of US$20m per movie. Was he just born under a lucky star?
Was he a naturally talented actor? Was he at the right place at theright time? Hardly. He was someone who seemed to have all the oddsstacked up against him.
His family was so poor that his mother had to give birth to him onthe doorsteps of a school. A blotched delivery by students caused afacial nerve to be severed, leaving him paralyzed on the right sideof his face.
As a result, Stallone had to live the rest of his life with slurred speech. He even had to deal with having a drooping lower lip andbeing made fun of because of his name 'Sylvester' (associated withthe Looney Tunes cat).
Despite all these limitations, young Stallone dreamed of becomingan actor and inspiring millions of people through his movies.
As you know many young people go through a phase of wanting to bean actor, a star ...the difference between Stallone and the rest of youthful dreamers was that his dream was not a merely wishful thinking.
To Stallone, it was an absolute must. He was truly committed to doing whatever it took to make it happen.
First he enrolled in acting school and then started going for auditions. Predictably, with his wooden acting, his dopey looks and his slurred speech, Stallone was rejected for every part he appliedfor. But he never gave up. Doggedly he just kept changing his strategy and taking action.
The way he landed his first part is a fine example of how he was willing to do whatever it took. When he was rejected after yet another audition, he pulled up a chair in front of the manager's office and sat down, refusing to leave unless they gave him a chance.
After sitting there for hours, they were so moved by how much he wanted a chance that they relented and gave him a part. Although he appeared for a couple of minutes (as an extra), it gave him that first breakthrough he was after.
Unfortunately, that experience was followed by yet another string of unsuccessful attempts at getting another acting job. At that point, his wife told him to give up his 'stupid dream' and get a real job.
His reply was, 'If I get another job, I would lose the only thing I have got going for me...my hunger.' 'By quitting and getting a job, I would be selling out on my dream'.
Stallone eventually wound up so broke and desperate that he was forced to sell his dog for $50 in order to survive. It was the saddest moment in his life because his dog was the one friend he had got left.
At this, the lowest point in his life, he watched a boxing match between then world heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali and Chuck Wepner, an underdog that everyone thought would be defeated within three rounds.
What no one expected was Wepners' determination and tenacity. He lasted the total of fifteen rounds with Ali, just refusing to go down.
Sly was so inspired by what he saw that he had visions in his head about a movie that he was going to write. He started writing profusely for 72 hours non-stop until he finished the manuscript for 'Rocky'.
He was so excited by the script because in his mind he knew that this was going to be the movie that would change his life and his fortune.
But when he went round attempting to sell his script, everyone felt that it was too predictable and that nobody would be interested in watching a movie about boxing.
But he didn't give up. He kept on going and going until one company made him an offer of $125,000 for the script and the rights to make the movie. This should have made Sly overjoyed but his dream was to be an actor and not a writer.
So, he told them that the condition of sale was that he be cast as the lead actor. They objected saying, 'You're a writer! you're not an actor!' 'There is no way we will let you act!'
But Sly stood his ground and refused to sell the script if he wasn't the lead actor. They even increased their offer to $250,000,but Sly kept insisting that he fitted the role of 'Rocky', and no one else.
Although he was broke and hungry, he refused to sell out his dream for a six-figure pay check. That was his level of commitment!
Eventually they reluctantly agreed, on the condition that the moviebe made on a shoe string budget of less than a million dollars and Stallone would get only $35,000 for the writing, directing and acting. Sly would however, get a percentage of the profits, if the movie made money. He agreed immediately.
The first thing Sly did when he got his money was to go in searchof the man who bought his dog to buy it back. When he finally tracked down the man, he offered to buy his dog back for $100.
The man declined his offer saying that he was not interested. Sly upped his offer to $500. Still the man refused. Sly again upped his offer, this time to $1000. The man still would not budge saying,'No amount of money will ever convince me to sell this dog.'
While most of us would give up at this point, Sly knew that if he was committed to do whatever it takes, he would find a way. Eventually he did get his dog back. He paid the man a whopping $15,000 and also gave him a part in the movie as part of the deal.
When Rocky was launched at the box office, it grossed over $225million and was nominated for ten academy awards (including best actor), eventually winning an Oscar for Best Picture & BestDirector.
Sylvester instantly shot to fame as an action star and lucrative offers came in for future blockbusters, which were to eventuate in First Blood, Rambo and the Rocky sequels. His eventual success came from the fact that to him, becoming an actor was truly a must. He believed that when you are committed enough, there is always a way!
___________________________________________________________________
Credit given to Adam Khoo with such an inspiring story!!
www.SuccessWithNLP.com
Sunday, May 13, 2007
I was browsing through my friends' blogs and was quite astounded by a post which Nigel wrote at this blog. A brief introduction about him, knew him in my sem 1 at econs class, was a groupmate, I saw him as a person with ambition.
So what happened was that he was blogging about his thoughts and opinions about financial planning (he's a hot-from-the-oven Prudential Adviser), and I find his views are very true to the society, especially in Singapore.
A very novel he made was: What you see a vampire and a financial adviser, which one will you run away from? Vampire or adviser? Of course, financial adviser la, because they will suck off all your $$!! Really had a good laugh out of it. But how true is it?
Well I can firmly say that ITS TRUE!!!............ from the mindset of the public. People (including me) always think that an agent/adviser always aims to push us any product that reaps the highest and longest commission, 3C us (convince, confuse, con), then force us to sign, then don't care about us and go find another victim to scam!! Pardon me for being too frank about it. If not, why are about 80% of Singaporeans are UNDER-INSURED!!
These are some of the following reasons:
1. No money/Don't have enough $$
2. Assume/thought I am well-insured
3. Parents got buy insurance for me, so no need lor
4. Wait la, got time then think about it
I believe at least some of these reasons, my readers you will thought of it before in one way or another. And I know insurance or insuring for death is something not many of us would like to think of....
Read Nigel's Blog to know more about it.
So what happened was that he was blogging about his thoughts and opinions about financial planning (he's a hot-from-the-oven Prudential Adviser), and I find his views are very true to the society, especially in Singapore.
A very novel he made was: What you see a vampire and a financial adviser, which one will you run away from? Vampire or adviser? Of course, financial adviser la, because they will suck off all your $$!! Really had a good laugh out of it. But how true is it?
Well I can firmly say that ITS TRUE!!!............ from the mindset of the public. People (including me) always think that an agent/adviser always aims to push us any product that reaps the highest and longest commission, 3C us (convince, confuse, con), then force us to sign, then don't care about us and go find another victim to scam!! Pardon me for being too frank about it. If not, why are about 80% of Singaporeans are UNDER-INSURED!!
These are some of the following reasons:
1. No money/Don't have enough $$
2. Assume/thought I am well-insured
3. Parents got buy insurance for me, so no need lor
4. Wait la, got time then think about it
I believe at least some of these reasons, my readers you will thought of it before in one way or another. And I know insurance or insuring for death is something not many of us would like to think of....
Read Nigel's Blog to know more about it.
Friday, March 09, 2007
THE SECRET IS GONE!!
Alrite, I'm taking down the link to the FULL version of 'The Secret', due to copyright issues. To the people who missed the chance to watch it, msn me at rand_sg@hotmail.com. I think I can cook something up for those people that REALLY want to watch it!!
A quick recap, 'The Secret' is a documentary on an age-old but POWERFUL concept called the "LAW OF ATTRACTION". This movie is so well-received that it has been featured on "Larry King Live", "Oprah Primetime", "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and they have talked and raved about it. Besides that, they specially invited those speakers in 'The Secret' to talk more about it. Talk about publicity!
Please watch the preview, it's absolutely amazing!
So what is the LAW OF ATTRACTION?
This law has been around for centuries. The ancient greeks and babylonians have known about this law and have used it for hundreds of years. Almost all major religions knew about this law and stated it one way or another.
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” - Buddhism
‘And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you’.- Luke 11:9
In 'The Secret', the law states that whatever you are experiencing in your life (e.g. poverty, wealth, bad luck, good luck, opportunities, problems) right now, is the outcome of what you have been attracting by your thoughts.
Through this movie, people now know that every thought generates brain waves of a particular frequency. In addition, Einstein stated in his Quantum theory, that every thought is a quantum of energy that vibrates at a particular frequency.
These thoughts that we generate can penetrate through space and time, serving as a 'magnet', that will go out and 'attract' other similarly charged thoughts, thereby bring thoughts to become things.
In other words, if you think about wealth, success and luck, you will send out thoughts of that positive frequency to the collective consciousness (metaphysical universe) and you will attract them into your life.
Similarly, if you keeping thinking that you have bad luck or keeping thinking of what you DO NOT WANT (e.g. problems, debt, unreasonable customers, dishonest people), you too will attract these elements into your life because the law of attraction doesn't know whats right or wrong, it doesn't incorporate 'no', 'don't', 'cannot' and other 'no' words.
For those who have not watched this movie, I urged all to take 2 hours off and watch it( do whatever it takes to watch it!) over the weekend, because this movie is not only INSPIRING but POWERFUL.
Achieve something bigger in your life that you truly deserve! Go for it!!
Alrite, I'm taking down the link to the FULL version of 'The Secret', due to copyright issues. To the people who missed the chance to watch it, msn me at rand_sg@hotmail.com. I think I can cook something up for those people that REALLY want to watch it!!
A quick recap, 'The Secret' is a documentary on an age-old but POWERFUL concept called the "LAW OF ATTRACTION". This movie is so well-received that it has been featured on "Larry King Live", "Oprah Primetime", "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and they have talked and raved about it. Besides that, they specially invited those speakers in 'The Secret' to talk more about it. Talk about publicity!
Please watch the preview, it's absolutely amazing!
So what is the LAW OF ATTRACTION?
This law has been around for centuries. The ancient greeks and babylonians have known about this law and have used it for hundreds of years. Almost all major religions knew about this law and stated it one way or another.
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” - Buddhism
‘And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you’.- Luke 11:9
In 'The Secret', the law states that whatever you are experiencing in your life (e.g. poverty, wealth, bad luck, good luck, opportunities, problems) right now, is the outcome of what you have been attracting by your thoughts.
Through this movie, people now know that every thought generates brain waves of a particular frequency. In addition, Einstein stated in his Quantum theory, that every thought is a quantum of energy that vibrates at a particular frequency.
These thoughts that we generate can penetrate through space and time, serving as a 'magnet', that will go out and 'attract' other similarly charged thoughts, thereby bring thoughts to become things.
In other words, if you think about wealth, success and luck, you will send out thoughts of that positive frequency to the collective consciousness (metaphysical universe) and you will attract them into your life.
Similarly, if you keeping thinking that you have bad luck or keeping thinking of what you DO NOT WANT (e.g. problems, debt, unreasonable customers, dishonest people), you too will attract these elements into your life because the law of attraction doesn't know whats right or wrong, it doesn't incorporate 'no', 'don't', 'cannot' and other 'no' words.
For those who have not watched this movie, I urged all to take 2 hours off and watch it( do whatever it takes to watch it!) over the weekend, because this movie is not only INSPIRING but POWERFUL.
Achieve something bigger in your life that you truly deserve! Go for it!!
Friday, March 02, 2007
I need comments and improvements for my blog!!! I have received comments from friends saying my blog looks too wordy... Yep I take responsibility for it, and will commit to put more beautiful pictures on my future posts, I promise!!
Any other comments?
I was told to use other blog skins, anyone recommend some? Websites?
Anything... Or things you want me to blog about... I do my best to post it :)
Any other comments?
I was told to use other blog skins, anyone recommend some? Websites?
Anything... Or things you want me to blog about... I do my best to post it :)
Friday, February 23, 2007
The Secret......
Okie, I got a link to the whole full movie of 'The Secret'!! Once again, this is a MUST WATCH MOVIE, whoever you are, whereever you are. This is a very important movie, not just because I recommend it, not just because Oprah Winfrey, Larry King recommend it. Its just you deserve this.
You will understand why, your life is such, why your life sucks, why some other is so rich beyond your wildest dreams... One powerful message I got from 'The Secret' is that, 1% of the population in the world owns 96% of the world's wealth is because they knew
'The Secret'....
Once anyone watches it, feel free to post your comments on my blog and share it with other readers here.
Here's the link again.
Okie, I got a link to the whole full movie of 'The Secret'!! Once again, this is a MUST WATCH MOVIE, whoever you are, whereever you are. This is a very important movie, not just because I recommend it, not just because Oprah Winfrey, Larry King recommend it. Its just you deserve this.
You will understand why, your life is such, why your life sucks, why some other is so rich beyond your wildest dreams... One powerful message I got from 'The Secret' is that, 1% of the population in the world owns 96% of the world's wealth is because they knew
'The Secret'....
Once anyone watches it, feel free to post your comments on my blog and share it with other readers here.
Here's the link again.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
I have finished my 7-day mental diet!! Yeah, feeling darn positive right now, and yeah you're darn sure I will be carrying on this wonderful diet!!
If anyone is wondering what this is all about, its about challenging myself to close out all -ve thoughts for 7 consecutive days, only +ve thoughts are allowed into my mind. After 7 days, I really feel so powerful that I can achieve anything man!! This is the limitless power of the human brain.
If you are wondering why am I talking about the mind or something, or have I lose my mind... Well, I am came across this powerful movie called 'The Secret', most discussed on Larry King, Oparh Winfrey, Allen Dengeneres Show, its a documentary about the power of the human mind, and what amazing things you can actually do with it.
I have watched it 3 times, and will definitely be watching more soon!!
Apparantly the actual movie is taken out from Google Video, due to copyright issues. Its being replaced by reviews on The Secret by Oprah Winfrey, which is equally powerful. Listen to the way she talks about this movie, the number of people talking to her about this, how she applies this sub-consciously.
Must watch it!!
If anyone is wondering what this is all about, its about challenging myself to close out all -ve thoughts for 7 consecutive days, only +ve thoughts are allowed into my mind. After 7 days, I really feel so powerful that I can achieve anything man!! This is the limitless power of the human brain.
If you are wondering why am I talking about the mind or something, or have I lose my mind... Well, I am came across this powerful movie called 'The Secret', most discussed on Larry King, Oparh Winfrey, Allen Dengeneres Show, its a documentary about the power of the human mind, and what amazing things you can actually do with it.
I have watched it 3 times, and will definitely be watching more soon!!
Apparantly the actual movie is taken out from Google Video, due to copyright issues. Its being replaced by reviews on The Secret by Oprah Winfrey, which is equally powerful. Listen to the way she talks about this movie, the number of people talking to her about this, how she applies this sub-consciously.
Must watch it!!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Been some time since I posted, my excuse will be that I'm too busy to do other things than blogging ( yeah right). I'm back!! with more motivation and determination to continue this journey down to blog in my diary.
Just attended POE (Pattern of Excellence) conducted by Singapore's Team-Made Millionaires, Adam Khoo and Stuart Tan. I must say that this course is really Life-Changing if one put 100% commitment into it, and I am confident to say that I have!! Indeed I have discovered much much more about myself and understand myself better ie. whats my motivation in life, my beliefs and values that made me etc.
Other than that, I have made many friends over the past 4 days....
My group member, Valery with coach, Tracy Tan!!
My Yahoo! fren with me!! Yahoo!!!
Donny and me, wonderful guy!!
Me with Alan, Awesome guy with an ambition,
Full-time SIM student, part-time wealth builder
Min Min, pumped up after breaking her fears and bad habits!!
Me & fellow NUS buddy Daryl!!! Man he's full of drive and motivation!!
Me, Stuart and Jing!!
And of course!! The man who made this all possible,
Adam Khoo!!! and his cape......
Just attended POE (Pattern of Excellence) conducted by Singapore's Team-Made Millionaires, Adam Khoo and Stuart Tan. I must say that this course is really Life-Changing if one put 100% commitment into it, and I am confident to say that I have!! Indeed I have discovered much much more about myself and understand myself better ie. whats my motivation in life, my beliefs and values that made me etc.
Other than that, I have made many friends over the past 4 days....
My group member, Valery with coach, Tracy Tan!!
My Yahoo! fren with me!! Yahoo!!!
Donny and me, wonderful guy!!
Me with Alan, Awesome guy with an ambition,Full-time SIM student, part-time wealth builder
Min Min, pumped up after breaking her fears and bad habits!!
Me & fellow NUS buddy Daryl!!! Man he's full of drive and motivation!!
Me, Stuart and Jing!!
And of course!! The man who made this all possible,Adam Khoo!!! and his cape......
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