An Entrepreneur’s Journey

Becoming wealthy should be the mission for all of us. Everyone got the potential to be wealthy and rich. There are many reasons if you are not wealthy.

It can be -
1. Mindset

2. Belief

3. Lack of action

4. Wrong strategy

5. Unsuitable vehicle

6. and many more

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Here are additional helpful tips to gain financial knowledge:

1. When hiring a person to work for you, hire one who is more knowledgeable in the position you intend to hire him/her for. This way, you will have less worry if he/she is able to perform the job. You get to learn from the person, and you’ll have more time to attend to other moneymaking ventures. Don’t think the person might be a threat to your business, as long as you pay him/her well. Otherwise, he/she need not work for you in the first place.

2. Changes, especially those that involve bargains, can spell profit. Take for example in a supermarket where there is a “sale.” People’s most likely reaction is to buy and stock up. It is normal reaction but peculiar when analyzed. In the stock market, when there is a price crash, people tend to shy away. This is contrary to what happens in the supermarket. Why?

Perhaps, we will never know. On the other hand, when prices in a supermarket go up, people shy away. Again, in the stock market, when prices go up, people start buying which shouldn’t be the case.

3. Part (or shall I say a big portion of) financial knowledge is knowing the difference between an asset and a liability.

Actually, an asset or a liability depends on the person looking at the thing. What you think is an asset, could be a liability to another person. As mentioned before, anything you own that earns is an asset; otherwise, it is a liability.

4. Oftentimes, we stick to the conventional way of doing business: “This is the way it is done here.” For all we know, the conventional way might not be the best way. Look at it another way, the unconventional way. It could save money, and money saved is money made.

5. High emotions (fear included) can sometimes suppress financial knowledge. Do not let your financial ability submit to your emotions. Overcoming emotions is, per se, part of the learning process. Similarly, making financial decisions without proper training on finances is disastrous.

Gain more financial ability is simply having more options for opportunities that come your way. In the same manner, a higher level of knowledge can help you spot opportunities other people don’t see. What you can’t see with your eyes, you might see with your mind.

Money comes and goes. But unlike money (although this is what we’re aiming for), financial knowledge stays. The nourishment it needs to stay keen is to keep it accurate and up-to-date.

If you feel like you’re being pushed around, stay smart, exercise self-discipline, and keep updated. Be alert and look out for “double standard” information (information that requires double checking). It is better to reconfirm than be sorry later.

The basics of financial knowledge should have been taught in school; but it hardly did, and it looks like it hardly will. This explains why the poor and middle class comprise the majority of the populace with its gap from the rich ever widening.

If a person winds up with a lot of cash without financial ability, this person is bound to find his/her money gone soon. We’ve heard of athletes who earned millions during their prime and movie stars who amassed untold fortunes only to grow old broke.

Having financial knowledge is truly vital to maintain and grow your wealth.

I was in elation today. Good things do happen when we feel great about ourselves. We sent out positive vibes when we feel good, in return good things got attracted to us.

Firstly, on a more private note, I got myself a new pair of soccer boots. I threw away my old pair yesterday after it gave way half way through the game. Since today is the only day I’m free, I better get it for my coming Sunday game.

I thought it was a good buy, paying only $59 for a pair of addidas soccer boots.

Moving on to business, I got a call from Benny that I am the main facilitator for the coming Positive Attitude Workshop of 80 participants. Yeah!!! Another breakthrough.

Had a meeting with David in the afternoon, he mentioned that Holiday Inn placed 2 more days for the Customer Service Workshop in June…Yeah..another win!!!

Raymond called to confirm the team building workshop for teachers. Though it’s half a day only, but it’s another win again.

Few days ago I sent out a sales letter to my subscribers from Millionaire Idea, and from there I made a few sales. Yeah!! Another win.

Spoken to someone whom is preparing for a new business. She shared her idea which is viable however she overlook one point. She didn’t know who her target is. She thought she could sell to everyone. Well, who doesn’t want to if we could sell to everyone. But like any experience entrepreneurs, I know it is not possible.

Even if you have a super duper product, still not everyone will want it. My point is you can’t sell to everyone. So what should you do?

Since only some people will be interested in your whatever products you are selling, then go look for these people. Tapping into 1% of the population is good enough in creating wealth for yourself.

To be successful in your sales, find out who are those whom are interested in what you are selling. Remember you can’t convert everyone.

Been following up on this school for one of our training program since I met him 2 months ago. This school has been a client with us for 2 years, this is going to be the 3rd. However, every year this school change the person in charge in training.

That means every year I got to re-build the relationship with the new person in charge. It got me worried because I’m not sure if the new person like me or not.

Fortunately, we did a excellent job in our training program, did our best in servicing the school in whatever we could, the previous person in charge always put in some good words for us. It’s a strong testimonial for us.

Finally, after the using the various methods of following up, yesterday we had another meeting with this school. They are going to engage us to conduct an entrepreneurial workshop for 200 students in July.

I go “YES” in my heart, of course not in front of the person in charge. What makes it even better is when he shared some of the challenges he faced, I offered solutions for him to consider. He responded with taking up the offer, I know now I got myself another loyal customer.

I love to serve those loyal customers, sometimes I’ll go the extra mile for them. Law of reciprocity states that whatever you give will come back. I feel good when I go the extra mile and they reciprocate by giving me business.

But I hated it as well where some of them take it for granted. When we do so much for them, they take our stuff, use it and disappear. I mean it’s ok if you don’t engage us, but have the courteousy to replied the mails, smses or return the call. I have blacklisted a few schools for doing that to us.

Anyhow, it’s a win for us. I love winning, everyone loves winning. I am going to keep winning in this game. “YES”

Over the weekend, the Universe takes charge again. Initially I planned to fly back on Monday together with David. Ticket was booked, accommodation was settled.

But David got to fly back on Sunday for a Monday meeting. So now I was straddled in KL alone with no accommodation (was suppose to stay at David’s place). I am contemplating if I should forget the air ticket and buy a night bus ticket. In the end decided to stick with flying back on Monday, because taking a night bus can be tiring, and it will waste that air ticket as well.

On Sunday, the participants were doing the hardcore route on 4WD. Drama happened as usual. A journey that usually took about 2 hours ended up in 5.5 hours. There were fallen trees blocking the road. They are not your small normal trees, the diameter of each tree are about the size of a man. They have to saw the trees in parts, because it’s to heavy. The session ended about 10pm.

If I had bought the night bus, I would have miss it. For past sessions like this, I usually take the night bus back, this is the first time I took a flight back on the next day. Imagine if I didn’t change my usual plan of taking a night bus, I would really be straddled in KL with no transport back and no place to stay.

Nevertheless, somehow everything just makes sense now.

Just came back from National Achievers’ Congress 2008 (NAC), I must say it has been a great event. The speakers are great, not all of them, but those who are great are really great.

Well, I didn’t hear all the speakers, I heard those whom I want to hear, like Blair Singer, Joel Christopher, T. Harv Eker and Joe Girard.

Blair Singer and T. Harv Eker, both are fantastic presenter. Their style of presentation is so familiar - the Money & You style. Both are trained under the same program, and I am going through the same program as well.

Joe Girard is another great presenter. Blew my mind off with his presentation. His out of the box style of presentation won my admiration of this old man. His presentation is full of dramas, climbing ladder, bringing out a shovel, having a “heart attack” etc.

I learned so much from this master in terms of life, business, sales and presentation skills. I remember clearly from Blair Singer. Those who did not use their gifts to serve more people because of fear, they are selfish people. Those who are immobilize by fear kept their gifts to themselves, didn’t want to share are so selfish that they are worried more of their fear than any other things. Amazing statement to me, I simply love it.

This NAC is better than last year, at least in my opinion. Will I go again next year, I don’t know yet, but I will going for Millionaire Mind Intensive by T. Harv Eker in November.

It feels freaking good to be rich. Money is just a thing, it’s the user of money attached a meaning to it. Why do I need to have so much money?

It feels good when I am able to donate money to the less fortunate. It feels so good to look at any charity organization, thinking to myself, “I would love to help them” and out come the cheque. With the money that I have, I have the ability to help more people. I must say my spirit was in joy when I am able to do it. I wonder do Warren Buffet or Bill Gates felt the same way.

It feels good when I can go to any shop, buy the things I fancy without worrying too much of the price. It can feel damn miserable to have to worry about price, it hurts the soul. Did you know that when your soul is in joy and abundance, it’ll naturally attracts more money?

When you feel good about yourself, about having the ability to purchase your “toys”, you too attracts opportunities. On the other hand, those who feels lousy and miserable will have a challenge attracting opportunities. You wouldn’t buy things from a salesman who looks like a zombie, would you?

You probably heard of this a thousand times, “the rich get richer”, well it is the case that the rich has a different mindset and belief about money. Yes, it’s true that they look for opportunities rather than obstacles. It may also be true that because they feel good about being rich, thus attracting more money.

It feels good to pamper myself with good food, 1st class transport or a better lifestyle. These are events that soothes your soul. The soul will want more of it, thus manifesting more money to enjoy them again.

I love to have more money because my soul deserves more. My soul have to feel good, so I can influence more people into doing good.

Over the weekend, I was in Malacca conducting a team building session for 120 people. Thank you Tina for involving me in this training. It was definitely a nice experience to do training for 120 people.

This experience certainly does a lot of help to my confidence. Why?

1. First time doing a session for 120 adults. My biggest group is 1000 children.

2. First time doing a session for so many managers who have much more experience ad much older than me.

3. First time conducting a session in front of the company’s MD.

4. First time seeing 120 adults moving at my “command”.

All these are enough to jump start my confidence.

Two weeks ago, St Anthony Primary School finished their last session of “Unleash Your Spirit of Innovation” Program with us. It was an amazing experience with this group of kids. They are intelligent, creative, innovative, persistent, active, energetic, fun-loving, selfless, hardworking, committed etc.

Throughout the 9 weeks, although I am the main facilitator, but I learned many things from them as well. This kids gave me something to remember in my life, and really, I do miss them now.

I had prepare a photo slides for them, and hopefully it will become a nice memory for them in years to come.