T Harv Eker’s MMI in KL
May 25, 2008 | 11 Comments
T Harv Eker’s Millionaire Mind Intensive finally concluded today. In this 3 days, it was heart warming to get calls and sms from relatives, friends and readers who had attended the MMI saying how much they enjoyed the course.
It felt good that we can help our relatives, friends and readers to grow their mindset and free them from their past experiences and knowledge that are holding them back from their true potential.
We were quite disappointed that we couldn’t help some readers to buy last minute tickets to the event. But lets take it positively as a good lesson that when opportunities arise, we must quickly evaluate it and take IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Most of the time we procrastinate and fear hold us back from exploring opportunities. Then we miss the boat and curse that we are not lucky or we don’t get good breaks. Well, the reason why we don’t get a good break or opportunity or get lucky because we didn’t take immediate action on opportunities!
T Harv Eker is holding one last MMI this year in Singapore. Those who missed out this event can go to the last one for this year in Singapore. We’ll be putting up a link for people who would like to sign up for the event in Singapore soon. Again…please book early because the seats can be sold out. Once the link for booking is up, we’ll post it here. So please check this blog often for details or subscribe to our free newsletter subscription and notifications on updates on our posts.
How To Deal With Failure
May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Written By Tan Hai Liang
We all have plans to get rich. If you don’t have a plan, you can be sure that you won’t get rich. A plan is like a road map. How can you reach your destination without a map?
More often than not, we fail in what we do while trying to achieve success. How do you deal with your failure? Do you see it as a sign for you to stop your plan of getting rich? Resign yourself that it is impossible to be successful?
NO!
Failure is just a way of telling you that you are not doing it right. It is proof that there is something wrong with your plan. Your methodology need to be changed. So change the way you are doing things and continue with your aim to success. There are many ways to get rich, however, each route need to be discovered. It is like treasure in the middle of a jungle, and you are clearing the path to it. There are many others who had found treasure and had given you the treasure map. But why can’t you reach the destination the same way as your forefathers?
There are a lot of reasons why you cannot use the same road even though you got the same treasure map. You may be reading the map incorrectly. The path is slightly obscure by undergrowth or some trees may have felled and blocking your path. Do you use the compass and carve your own path to make a detour over the small obstacles? Or give up the rich treasure?
Thomas Edison had failed 10,000 times before he successfully develop the light bulb that we all use now. Had he given up on this 9000th bulb, we’ll still be in dark ages. He went ahead and keep trying until he succeed at it. When he was interviewed, he said that he didn’t fail 10,000 times but he found out 10,000 ways of not making the bulb.
Your defeat is not permanent. Your defeat is only temporary. It is just feedback that something is wrong with your plan. So just change your plans and persevere with it. Make a detour and move on with your treasure map.
Important Questions In Life (Part 4 - Final)
May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I ended my last post with this point that when we care, we have to care sensibly so that we are not being taken advantage of when doing so. Here is the story that I would like to share to illustrate this point.
In the woods there lived a fierce, vicious and mean lion. Everyone was afraid of this lion because he liked to bite other animals and human. As the lion grew older, he started wondering what happens to lions when they die. He heard of a holy lion who lived on top of a hill nearby who is very wise. So he decided to go ask the holy lion. When he arrived at the holy lion’s cave, the holy lion was conducting a sermon. He quietly hid in a corner to listen. The more he listened, the more he was convinced that he had been a bad lion and decided to turn over a new leaf. At the end of the sermon, he went up to the holy lion and vowed not to bite or hurt anyone again. He wanted to be good, kind and caring.
After he became a good lion, he told everyone about it but the other animals and humans were still afraid of him. One day, while the lion was taking a nice nap behind a rock, a villager accidentally stepped on his tail when walking past. The lion had a shock awakening. However, he just smiled at the villager kindly without even getting angry. From that day on, everyone believed him and was no longer afraid of him.
On day, some nasty children came to tease him. They started calling him bad names but the lion just sat there calmly even though he didn’t like it. The children became braver since the lion was passive. They started to throw stones at him. He was upset but didn’t fight back because he had vowed not to hurt anyone again. So the children went nearer and then started beating him with sticks. He took all the beating and thought that religion was crap. In the real world you had to be nasty to protect yourself. So that evening, he went up to see the holy lion and wanted to renounce his vow.
The holy lion was shocked to see the poor injured lion and asked what happened. So he told the holy lion everything and blamed the holy lion for all the impractical teachings he had given. The holy lion then said to him, “You stupid lion! Yes I told you not to bite or hurt people but I didn’t tell you not to roar, did I?”
So, sometimes in order to be kind and to care, we have to “roar”, but just don’t “bite”! 
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Mong Ling has experienced the power of personal development which has transformed her life, so now she is eager to share her experience with others so that everyone can live a more fulfilled life. For more information please visit PersonalDevelopment4All.com
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Important Questions In Life (Part 3)
May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Welcome back! I hope you have the chance to think through the question “What is the most important thing to do?” There is no right or wrong answer here. Some may say that it’s to do good, to be kind, to give your best, to help others in need and so on. Different people have different views as to what is the most important thing to do. Let me share with you the answer that I have learnt, it is “to care”… Read more
Important Questions In Life (Part 2)
May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Who is the most important person?
Have you given some thoughts to the above question? I believe generally people will say their parents, their spouse, their children, their mentors etc… But here is something that I think most people will not have thought of. The most important person is… “the person you are with at that moment”, whoever it may be… Why? Read more
Important Questions In Life (Part 1)
May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I recently read a story which had me thinking. In the story, 3 simple but meaningful questions were raised. Today I’ll share with you the 1st question which is, “when is the most important time?”
Take some time to think through this question. What do you think? I believe all of us know the answer to this question, but some how sometimes we forget.
The answer to this question is a simple three letter word… Read more
Are Songs Bad For Our Well-Being?
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
On my way to office, I was humming a popular and catchy song (Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston) which I heard over the radio. Previously, I did not think much about the lyrics but while singing the song, I noticed that the song had very catchy tune that stays in your mind especially the chorus, but the lyrics is very negative.
I know this may cause a stir with die hard fans but take a look at the lyrics here.
Once you understand the lyrics, you can see that the singer has negative opinions on beautiful girls and rejection from beautiful girls will drive him suicidal.
I find many popular songs have negative lyrics and most of these songs, we know how to sing it as well!
Based on Law of Attraction, what we emphasize in our thoughts and actions, regardless whether it is positive or negative, will manifest into physical reality. So if we keep humming and singing such songs either vocally or in our minds, we are attracting such negative forces into our lives!
Take an example, during the hippie era in 1960s, many popular groups and singers were singing psychedelic songs and songs which promotes hippie culture. This helped to propagate the hippie culture around the world.
Nowadays we also have songs on sex, drugs and violence. However, these songs are getting more graphical compared to earlier times. They are also found in many of our popular songs with very catchy tunes. So, is the world getting more violent? Is drug use more prevalent?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against music or songs. Nor am I discussing the social impact of music or songs.
If we believe in Law of Attraction, then we should believe that negative things, regardless of what form it may take, is bad for our personal growth.
So, are modern popular songs bad for our well-being? You decide…
Can Personal Development Make Me Rich?
April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Copyright © Tan Hai Liang
Whenever people mention personal development, what is the first thing that comes into your mind? Do you think “Oh yeah its one of THOSE things to improve yourself and its not my cup of tea”. Or maybe its something like “I’m fine with myself now and I don’t need to improve myself”. Or more commonly “I don’t have time for it”. Talk about personal development and people will give you a blank stare as if you’re from space or you have some form of rare disease and avoid you. More often than not, they roll their eyes and look as if you’re recruiting them for some MLM.
Regardless, what do we understand by personal development? Many people may give you different definition but to me, its a term which means “Learn”.
If you can define something then it is more finite, tangible and we can see the parameters. Without a definition, things are subjective and intangible. For me, it means Learn.
In our everyday life, people are always learning about something. In a way, we learn so that we can be better at it and also to do things more efficiently. It doesn’t have to be a formal classroom type lesson, most of the time it’s hands on learning. Other more technical knowledge are best taught by experts. If you are interested in making your own furniture, don’t you think learning carpentry skills from a qualified carpenter will accelerate your learning curve and saves you time than doing it yourself?
Many of us think that after we leave school, we don’t need to study anymore. That is actually a wrong thinking. Regardless of what we do, we are constantly learning, whether formally or informally.
In the past 3 weeks, my belief in the importance of personal development deepens. I had enrolled in Fabian’s internet marketing bootcamp in KL despite of some of my other friends’ bad experience. I believe than he is qualified to be a trainer because he is successful in what he does. This is a paid bootcamp in a formal learning environment and its for my own personal development. I want to learn and develop my own internet marketing skills, so learning from an expert accelerated my learning curve.
In pursuing to develop my internet marketing skills, I met new friends who help to encourage and motivate me in my life as well as my internet marketing journey. Also, the event also opened up new opportunities for me to make money and improve my skills to make money online.
Last week, I had attended Dr Clemen’s graduate gathering, an ongoing update meeting between Dr Clemen and his students in options trading. This is again a paid and formal 5 hours learning session. Though there were many classes held in Malaysia, the number of students returning to further their learning and understanding of options trading is very small. I find that the continual graduates meeting is highly beneficial to graduates of his Freely School. This is because Dr Clemen updates his students on issues and strategies, encourages people to keep going after their life’s goal and also present opportunities to make more money or to improve your trading skills.
The small turn out may indicate that many graduates have given up options trading. But if they had continue to attend the graduates gathering, they’ll be able to strengthen what they learned and also expose themselves new opportunities which was reveal last week.
In the past 3 weeks, if I had not put my mind to continually develop myself and to push myself to learn more things, I will not be able to see such opportunities to make more money. Many people are not willing to pay to learn from others. They always think that the price is too high. However, they fail to see the importance of new knowledge and skills or an improved skill. Without such new knowledge and skills, we won’t be able to spot potential opportunities. We must always remember that we can be robbed and our physical materials taken away, but nobody can take away our knowledge and skills to make money.
What I am trying to impress on readers is that, personal development is not just to improve your well being. Many people think that personal development is all about getting motivated and positive thinking etc etc. On the contrary, personal development can be also mean to learn more knowledge or skills in addition to what you already know. Or to further deepen your knowledge or hone in your skills. When you put effort in doing these things, your perception will change and you will discover more opportunities opening up to you. Opportunities don’t just fall on your lap. You have to go look for it.
That being said, I believe that personal development not only improves your well being, it also improves your money making potentials!
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Hai Liang is the co-founder of PersonalDevelopment4All.com. He has experienced ups and downs in his life and through investing in his own mind that he pulled himself through. Now living a more fulfilled life, he strives to help novice to succeed in their home based internet marketing business. For more information see http://AutoPassiveProfits.com.
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Choose To Be Happy
April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I was going clearing my emails today after a very hectic few days and I came across this very interesting story….
A man of 92 years, short, very well-presented, who takes great care in his appearance, is moving into an old people’s home today. After waiting several hours in the retirement home lobby, he gently smiles as he is told that his room is ready. His wife of 70 has recently died, and he is obliged to leave his home.
As he slowly walks to the elevator, using his cane, the nurse describe his small room to him, including the sheet hung at the window which serves as a curtain.
“I like it very much”, he says, with the enthusiasm of an 8 year old boy who has just been given a new puppy.
“Sir, you haven’t even seen the room yet, hang on a moment, we are almost there. ”
“That has nothing to do with it “, he replies. ” It is already decided in my mind that I like my room. It is a decision I take every morning when I wake up.”
“Happiness is something I choose in advance. Whether or not I like the room does not depend on the furniture, or the decor – rather it depends on how I decide to see it. ”
“I can choose. I can spend my day in bed enumerating all the difficulties that I have with the parts of my body that no longer work very well, or I can get up and give thanks to heaven for those parts that are still in working order. ”
“Every day is a gift, and as long as I can open my eyes, I will focus on the new day, and all the happy memories that I have built up during my life. ”
“Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw in later life what you have deposited along the way.”
So as we go through our everyday paces, do remember these simple guidelines for happiness:-
1. Free your heart from hate.
2. Expect less.
3. Give more.
4. Live simple.
5. Free your mind from worry.
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Suan Bee who is running a wedding planning business is at the same time dedicating herself to helping others discover the path of personal development which has made her realized her pursuit in life. She hopes her contribution in personaldevelopment4all.com is able to help others discover their purpose in life as well.
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Sharpen Your Mind With Meditation
April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Copyright © Gooi Mong Ling
Meditation is a discipline in which the mind is focused on an object of thought and awareness. It usually involves turning attention to a single point of reference. The word meditation comes from the Latin meditatio, which originally indicated every type of physical or intellectual exercise, then later evolved into the more specific meaning “contemplation” (Source: Wikipedia).
A lot of people tend to associate meditation with religion and/or monks. Meditation is actually something that everyone can learn and practise in their daily life, just like an exercise routine. It doesn’t have to be associated with religion. I have friends who used to associate meditation with Buddhism and thus were reluctant to learn about it because they thought that it will be in conflict with their religion. However, after knowing more about it they realise that meditation is actually a practise to train your mind to be more aware of what you are thinking. When we do physical exercise such as jogging, swimming and etc. we want our body to be healthy. When we do meditation, it is a form of exercise for our mind so that we can have a healthy mind that is calm, sharp and alert. A clear and focused mind is what all of us need to carry out our daily tasks efficiently and effectively.
Meditation also helps us understand our mind. We can learn how to change our mind from negative to positive, from unhappy to happy or from disturbed to peaceful. A lot of the stress we experience these days also comes from our mind. When we master meditation, we’ll be able to change our mind and be free from worries so that we can lead a more happy life.
As a beginner, one may be overwhelmed by all the information and misinformation out there regarding meditation. The important thing is to keep it simple and take action to start meditating! All you need is to set aside some time everyday to practise it. It can be as short as 10-15 mins or as long as 1 hour, depending on the time you have.
Find a place that is quiet because as a beginner, we will get distracted very easily if we are in a noisy place. Sit in a comfortable position. It can be with your legs crossed or any other position that you feel comfortable. You can also sit on the chair if you like. Just make sure your back is straight to prevent your mind from becoming sluggish and sleepy.
Gently close your eyes and turn your attention to your breathing. Breathe naturally through your nose. As you breathe in and out, notice that your stomach will go up and down as you inhale and exhale. Focus your attention on the upward and downward movement of your stomach as you breathe in and out. This is the point of your focus throughout, when you meditate.
Do pay full attention in noting the movement of your stomach so that you will not start thinking about other things. It is very common that your mind starts wandering off or thoughts start popping up in your mind after a short while. When this happens and you notice it, just return to your point of focus and start concentrating on the stomach movement again. Repeat this every time your mind wanders off. At first, you might feel that meditation makes your mind even busier because of those endless thoughts. But in reality, you are just becoming more aware of how busy your mind actually is. Those are in fact the countless thoughts that enter your mind everyday! Through practise, you will improve and notice that your mind wanders off less and you are able to focus more.
Keep an open mind about meditation and allow yourself time to feel the benefit of it. Try it out a few times and give it your full attention. Don’t give up after 1 or 2 tries. Meditation is also a personal thing, as such your experience is likely to be different from other people’s experience.
So what are you waiting for? Learn how to meditate and discover the magic of it.
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Mong Ling has experienced the power of personal development which has transformed her life, so now she is eager to share her experience with others so that everyone can live a more fulfilled life. For more information please visit PersonalDevelopment4All.com
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