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Thursday, September 13th, 2007What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur ?
Spirit of Enterprise Award - Interview with Mr Dennis Ng
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The Law of Sowing and Reaping
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007I like this article written by Jim Rohn and would like to share it with you. It is written around the theme of network marketing but the concept can be applied to most endeavours we undertake.
I like this part best -
“Don’t go for this why, why, why stuff. I’m giving you the answers here. The answer is in the structure and in the consequences and is in the deal. The answer is in the deal. Anything beyond that is not worth studying.
You say, “Well, how come some just last a little while?” I wouldn’t sign up for that class. Here’s the answer: Some don’t stay. You just have to jot that down. And when some leave you say, “That’s one of those that don’t stay.”
… Its like rearranging the seasons. You can’t fool with that. All you can do is cooperate with the way things are set up. I didn’t set it up.You say, “Well, it shouldn’t be this way.” Well, when you get your own planet you can rearrange this whole deal, but on this planet you’re a guest. You’ve got to take it as it comes.”
Often we come across people or experience something which are illogical and impossible to comprehend. For instance, you love someone very much, but he/she doesn’t reciprocate. You put your whole heart into your work, but things still screw up. As a result, you get disheartened and start popping in your head the questions ‘WHY ? WHY ? WHY ?’.
For those ridiculous things which can’t be changed, my suggestion is, don’t waste your time and energy asking ‘why ? why? why ?’. There will be people who appreciate you, there will be people who don’t, be it family or colleagues or friends. Even if you are the best in your field of endeavour, there will come a rainy day when something screws up.
Deal your best on the cards which you have got, and make the best out of what you have. Channel your energy towards worthwhile causes, and don’t allow yourself to be drained by negativities which you can’t change.
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Care, but not t-h-a-t much
Sunday, September 9th, 2007“Whenever a social interaction looms so large in your mind that you view it as watershed event in Western Civilization, you are in trouble. You’re caring too much and with that you lose the requisite detachment necessary for success.
There’s a prosaic saying that whenever a person is overcome with feelings, be it anger or desire, he or she “can’t see the forest for the trees”. Oddly, or maybe fittingly, when that happens you move in close that you might even swear, “There is no tree, only a knothole right here.”
In other words, what you must do is to train yourself to step back, so that you can see the pattern, relationships and interconnection of things.”
Excerpt taken from Negotiate This!: By Caring, but Not T-H-A-T Much
This not only applies in negotiation, but also in the endeavours we undertake. Do you sometimes suffer from mental blocks in your work, or the things you do ? I do. Besides the occasional perfectionism bout, I think one other reason is that I care too much for the outcome of my efforts. This excerpt is a stark reminder to me to care, but not that much.
Caring too much about the outcome will only impede progress because we are too afraid to try. We are forever aiming and aiming but never firing.
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Expand your mind
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
There is no way other parts of the world can be opened up for you; there is no way that you can release new things out of you, if you do not allow yourself to expand beyond where it is you are right now.
Because as you continue to do the same old things over and over again, you go through the same patterns, you have the same thinking process that you come up with the same old ideas.
– Stephen Pierce, successful entrepreneur and internet marketer
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Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason
Friday, December 29th, 2006
This is a book written in the 1920s and is touted as a classic in the topic of personal wealth. It’s a small book, just over 100 pages but it contains many gems of wisdom on personal wealth illustrated through avid storytelling.
My views on personal finance have changed somewhat after reading this book. Do check it out if you have not already done so.
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