There is NO FAILURE, ONLY FEEDBACK

In the previous post, we have read about Susan Boyle, an inspirational 47 years old woman that prove many critics and skeptics very wrong, and announce to the world that “Everything Is Possible”. She has instantly became an Inspirational source for many. She has proved to us that everyone can succeed, if they have beliefs in themselves.

If we can have the same beliefs they do, we will have the ability to produce the same results in our lives.

However, many a times, talents have been discouraged to pursue their dreams due to negative comments, and “labeling”. Many were labeled as “Failures” whether directly or indirectly.

To be successful, we need to believe that there are “NO Failures”, there is only “Feedback”.

Let’s check out another recent video from Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) and see how 12 years old Shaheen treat turn a “not-so-positive comment/gesture” into a “Feedback” to give a world class performance.

Many of us (even adults) would crumple at the gesture given by Simon Cowell (one of the judge).

Shaheen proves everyone wrong by believing he can do it!

PS: Let me know your thoughts on it. I would love to hear from you.

Most Inspirational Video EVER - Susan Boyle (Britain’s Got Talent)

Hello everyone,

If you have not heard about “Susan Boyle” yet, i trust you will be very glad to read about this blogpost. Her video in YouTube has been viewed more than 25 millions time (that is 25,000,000 ++ times) after it has been posted just 7 days ago! A day ago when i watched it @ 1am in morning, i had “goose pimples” and my body was shivering…when i watched the 2nd and 3rd time, the effect was still electrifying! Simple INSPIRING!

We have hear of different ways and tools available to “motivate” and to “inspire” people around us. There are:

• Motivational Movies
• Motivational Songs
• Motivational Speech
• Motivational Books, etc by Gurus, Masters and Professional Trainers

But none of the above can ever beat a basic “Live Example” of a commoner that proves to be the ultimate motivator (if a commoner can do it, i can do it too!) - just by proving others wrong (especially those that don’t believe you can do it).

Presenting to you…Susan Boyle that shock the world in Britain’s Got Talent.

Susan Boyle is 47 years old and came from a small village in Scotland. She is currently unemployed and has never kissed a guy before. Look at the audience when Simon Cowell (one of the 3 judges) ask Susan to introduce herself. Many were skeptical and cynical when Susan, a plain-jane told the audience she would like to be a professional singer and would want to be Elaine Page.

She proves everyone wrong (see the expression on the audience faces as well as comments by judges) and wows the judges with her performance, singing “I dreamed a dream” from Les Miserables.

Source from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

(can’t embed the video as they have disabled the function..click link directly)

One lesson i personally learned from this video: “Live your dreams! Do not let skeptics and cynics obstruct your passion & belief. Nothing Is Impossible if you put heart and soul into it. Do Your Best!”

And you will shock the world!

PS: Leave me a comment. I would love to hear from you. =)

A Great Book with Great Tips to Live Your Life!

Over the last week or so, i was reading a No.1 New York Best-Seller on Self-Improvement known as “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Timothy Ferriss.

Really an awesome book. It empowers us on escaping the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich, where we live everyday to the fullest. We do not believe in Retirements when we are so rich at 5o years old. Instead, we believe in having many many mini-retirements throughout our life.

Who wants that? Highly recommended book for those that want more life than the 9-5 work week, especially for those that aspire to become an entrepreneur.

I seldom recommend books to others, but this one is really special!

Go Get The Book Now! You will be as happy as me. =)

Happy 43rd National Day Singapore !

Lyrics:

Have you seen a star,
One that guides you no matter where you are?
However vast the sky may be
Or dark it seems
You can be sure, it’s always there for you and me

Have you heard a song,
One that moved you, one that made you sing along?
Your dreams and hopes will all come true
If you believe that every vision begins with you.

Shine for Singapore
This is your song
Deep inside your heart where it belongs
It’ll always stay, strive for your goals.
You will achieve with visions so bold.

Shine for Singapore
This is our song
Reach out for the sky, far and beyond
As one we’ll stand, we’re Singapore
It’s here that we belong

Have you heard a song,
One that moved you, one that made you sing along?
Your dreams and hopes will all come true
If you believe that every vision begins with you.

Shine for Singapore
This is your song
Deep inside your heart where it belongs
It’ll always stay, strive for your goals.
You will achieve with visions so bold.

Shine for Singapore
This is our song
Reach out for the sky, far and beyond
As one we’ll stand, we’re Singapore
It’s here that we belong

Nowhere i’d rather be, this is home to me
This star shines strong and free

Food For Thoughts

I have been reading couple of self-development books and recently came across several books from Paul Arden. I find his books very interesting and in fact, very straight to the point on how our mind process our thoughts.

We are want to be Great, but somehow, something seems to hold us back somewhere. His books causes some realization on my part, and i would highly recommend his books - which are so easy to read, but yet so Impactful.

Each book of his can be completed by a taxi ride, so get buy or borrow from library and read it!

Here is one of the pages that are adapted from his book:

National Achiever Congress (NAC) 2008 - by T. Harv Eker

T. Harv Eker
Presenting: ” From Zero to Millionaire”

Using the principles he teaches, T. Harv Eker went from zero to millionaire in only 2 1/2 years! He combines a unique brand of ’street-smarts with heart’. T. Harv Eker is the founder and president of Peak Potentials Training, the fastest growing personal development company in North America.

Eker’s high-energy, ‘cut-to-the-chase’ style keeps his audience spellbound. T. Harv Eker’s motto is “talk is cheap” and his unique ability is getting people to take “action” in the real world to produce real success.

I am his Protege and have attended the Millionaire Mind Intensive 3 days seminar and also been certified by him at the Train The Trainer 5 days program recently. Some of the things that i learnt from him and is imbedded in my minds are:

“Repetition equals Success”
“Thoughts -> Feelings -> Actions -> Results”
“Simple=Usable” is better than “Complicated=Interesting”
“Both better than Either/Or”
“Bless That What You Want”
“Practice in spite of Fear, Inconvenience, Worries, Pain, etc”

Eker is the author of the best-selling books, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and SpeedWealth. He has also developed several highly-acclaimed courses such as The Millionaire Mind Intensive, Life Directions, Wizard Training and Train the Trainer. He is also the producer and trainer of the world-famous Enlightened Warrior Training.

During his years of early struggle, Eker vowed that should he ever get rich, he would help others do the same. He has kept his promise. Today, he is the president of Peak Potentials Training, one of the largest and fastest-growing seminar companies in the world. He has already touched the lives of over 250,000 people, helping them move closer to their goal of true financial freedom.

Over 250,000 participants have come from all over the world to attend T. Harv Eker’s seminars. His events change people’s lives!

Harv Eker is one of the most extraordinary speakers and trainers in the world today! Harv’s experiential techniques are transformational and he creates amazing results every time he speaks! ”
Mark Victor Hansen
Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul® , Co-author, The One Minute Millionaire

“T. Harv Eker is an electrifying speaker! He has the ability to transfix an audience, motivate and enlighten them, and give them information in a way that they absorb it fully. I’ve seen and heard a lot of speakers, none are as dynamic as T. Harv Eker! ”
Jay Conrad Levinson
Author, Guerrilla Marketing book series, over 14 million sold

National Achiever Congress (NAC) 2008 - by Joe Girard

 
Joe Girard
Presenting on: “How to Sell Anything to Anybody”

Joe Girard started very young working while he was studying at the same time, and quited his studying at the 11th grade when his principal call him with a name that he dislikes - in fact he felt that he should be called by his proper name, so that there will be pride in him.

Over the years, Joe had many different jobs, but all did not went well with him. He had been job hunting without success, but on that day he pleaded with the sales manager of a Chevrolet dealership to hire him as a salesman. The manager was reluctant because of his lack of experience and traditionally slow sales in the month of January, but Joe stated that he would only take a desk somewhere in the rear of the dealership and count on the telephone to provide prospects. That evening he sold his first car and borrowed $10 from the manager to bring a bag of groceries home to his family. In his second month he would sell eighteen cars and trucks and was beginning to feel he had a secure breath. Much to his amazement, the owner of the dealership fired him for being too aggressive. Some of the other salesmen had complained.

At this point, Joe knew he could sell cars. He had proved it to himself, and was ready to prove it to the world — including Antonino Gerard, his father (which abuses him emotionally and physically). Joe quickly found employment at Merollis Chevrolet in Eastpointe, Michigan, working at what he did better than anyone else in the world, selling automobiles!

For 12 straight years Joe sold more cars and trucks than any other salesperson. More as an individual than most dealers sell in total. No other salesperson has ever attained this title for more than one year, and not for both cars and trucks. During his fifteen year selling career, he sold 13,001 cars all at retail - no fleet, wholesale or used cars*.

I missed out on buying his Sales Books during the NAC as they were all sold out. Seems like i will have to purchase it online from amazon since most major bookstore in Singapore do not carry much of his books.

National Achiever Congress (NAC) 2008 - by Roger Hamilton

 

Roger Hamilton
Presenting on: “Your Life, Your Legacy”

Roger Hamilton is a world leading wealth consultant. In the last 2 years he has shared powerful wealth creation principles with over 70,000 people in more than 200 conferences, seminars and workshops. Roger became a serial entrepreneur, failing many times before becoming a millionaire in his late twenties and retiring at the age of 30. Now, in his retirement he has committed himself to a vision of World Wide Wealth: studying and teaching the concept of making money to give away.

Roger Hamilton, the creator and presenter of the Wealth Dynamics Experience, is Asia’s leading wealth consultant, conducting private coaching sessions for successful entrepreneurs worldwide. He is the author of the international bestseller “Wink” and “Your Life Your Legacy”, the creator of the “Wealth Dynamics” profiling system and his successes have attracted
press interest from around the globe.

Roger is also Chairman of XL Results Foundation, the world’s leading entrepreneur network and publisher of XL Magazine, the world’s first magazine dedicated to social enterprise. In 2008 the XL Results Foundation will hold over 2000 events in 50 countries and cities.

XL Results Foundation and Roger’s seminar series is driven by the concept of World Wide Wealth: Empowering social enterprise and global change by increasing our collective ability to create and contribute wealth.


“This book holds the keys to your wealth. Don’t put it down. The keys will remain in this book until you open it and take them out. You can open it now, but to take out the keys, first you need to find them. The keys are in a story behind the story: A lesson behind the lesson. That means to find the keys, you need to become better at seeing. What you see will always be what you get. Each time y ou read the book, you will see a little better until, one by one, you take the keys out and use them to unlock the doors to your wealth. If you work hard enough, in time you will find the final key. This is referred to throughout the story, and it is the biggest key by far. It unlocks the door to wealth beyond words. Time is your greatest asset, and your wealth awaits. So don’t waste another minute. Don’t question. Just read this book. Read it now. Read it and grow rich….”

Truly Inspiring & A Form of Leadership

For those those follow English Premier League (EPL) Soccer, this post will be very familiar to you, especially for those that supports either Manchested United (Red Devils) or Chelsea (Blues).

All eyes are on the last match of the EPL season to see if Man U or Chlesea will clinch the title. I certainly believe Man U will clinch the title, not just because i am a true Man U supporter but the passion and comittment that the whole Man U team is displaying this season.

However, i would like to put my attention to one of Chelsea’s player - their ‘favourite’ son of Stamford Bridge (Chelsea’s stadium) - Frank Lampard. During last week’s Champion League semin-final game against Liverpool, Frank struck the most poignant and significant goal of his career, driving home an extra-time penalty to help take Chelsea to their 1st ever Champion League Final.

As he wheeled away in celebration, a tearful Lampard sought out his father in the stands, sharing an emotional moment a week after his beloved mother Pat passed away due to pneumonia. Many have not expected him to even play this important game as he was still mourning for his mother, not to mention him taking up the responsibility to take the Penalty shot when one of Chelsea’s player was fouled in the penalty box. He could have left that spotkick to his other team mates that have performed so well in such spotkick over last months, but he took up the challenge, the responsibility to score the all important goal.

He was certainly Inspirational and Motivating. He was so committed to his profession and role that must have certainly put his mother at ease towards her journey to heaven.

When the final whistle went, all the chants and thoughts were for Lampard. This are the words from his manager: “Frank is a brave man. He was very close to his mother. What happened to him it was not easy to take this decision to play the match and taking that nerve-cracking spotkick, but he played well and is a little bit happier now.”

Frank has certainly did his mum proud and is really a role model - a model that inspire your to be at your best even when the whole world seems crushing down.

Rising up whenever you seems like failing - The Best Dance

During the second day of the National Acheivers Congress 2008, the MC of the event showed us the following video called “The Best Dance”. The video shows a guy who lost his leg dances with a girl who lost her arm in a car accident. The dance won first prize in annual dance competition on CCTV9 international, Beijing.At the end of the video, majority of the participants were clapping and many were in tears. My eyes were also wet at that point. It is truly Inspirational. It shows us that no matter what difficulties we faced in life, we should treasure our life and make the most out of it. Life is Beautiful. Love it and Live It.Courage:
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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