tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28441283372690098602024-03-14T02:25:53.165+08:00Poh Ted Ang BlogPoh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-8153298092179789842016-02-08T19:07:00.002+08:002016-02-11T12:08:33.498+08:00Wishing You Happy & A Prosperous Chinese New Year 2016<div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 32px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2016 Chinese New Year falls on February 8. It is the Year of the Monkey according to the<br />Chinese zodiac. The monkey is a clever animal. It is usually compared to a smart person. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC), the dignified Chinese official title of marquis was pronounced 'Hou', the same as the pronunciation of ‘monkey’ in Chinese. The animal was thereby bestowed with an auspicious meaning.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are very blessed to live in Malaysia as a Malaysian Chinese where we celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year peacefully with all our fellow Malaysian from different races and cultural backgrounds.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 18px;">This Chinese New Year also reminded me of my genealogical roots from China. My grandfather and grandmother both came from China. </span><span style="color: white;">My father was born in Malaysia and I belong to the second generation Chinese born outside of China.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Chinese New Year, being one of the traditional festivals is the best time for Family Reunion. It is the time for the whole families to reunite together. Unity in the family is highly valued by the Chinese families all around the world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Talking about unity reminds me of a story that I want to share with you. We all know that you can easily break one chopstick, but it's quite difficult to break a bunch of chopsticks. This is so called "unity is strength", and this story has been handed down generation after generation. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once upon a time, there is an old man who had twelve sons, every one of them has one merit or another, but they always fought against each other to be the best. At one of the Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner, the old man who is in his old age, at the dinning table gave one chopstick each to his sons, and ordered them to break it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The sons did easily. Then he gave them each a bunch of chopsticks, and again asked them to break it. But the sons found it was very difficult to do so, almost impossible. The old man did not utter any other words accept asking his sons to start eating together. All of his sons understood what their father was trying to teach them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From that night onwards, they stopped fighting each other and started to work together in unity as a big family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 38px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wishing you all a Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year blessed with a united family. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 38px; text-align: center;">Unity is Strength. God Bless. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a name='more'></a>"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11</span></span></blockquote>
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Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-80159444869838490762015-12-20T21:18:00.000+08:002018-09-11T21:41:39.379+08:00When Adversity Knocks On Your Door, How Do You Respond?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white;">When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean. I choose to be a coffee bean. Find out Why...</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">This morning I was doing some reflection on the events that happened to my life in 2015 while I was enjoying a cup of traditional Vietnamese Coffee at my home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Year 2015 have been a very eventful year for me travelling to many countries in South East Asia conducting personal and leadership development trainings to develop leaders. My passion have always been to inspire and help individuals to succeed through an on-going personal and leadership development.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">While I was travelling to the different countries meeting peoples from different races and cultures, I found out that many peoples are not prepared to face challenges and adversity in life. They want a life that is easy with less problems and challenges. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I want to share this beautiful story to inspire you to be prepared on how you should respond when you are faced with challenges in life and when adversity knocks on your door. It is a choice on how you respond. Choose to “Stay POSitive in all Circumstances."</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Turning to her, he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?” “Potatoes, eggs and coffee,” she hastily replied.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“Look closer”, he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity-the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new and totally wonderful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“Which one are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The moral of the story is that in life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to respond to them and what you make out of it. Life is all about learning, adopting and converting all the challenges that we experienced into something positives.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Jim Rohn once said, “Don't wish it was easier wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenge wish for more wisdom”</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Enjoy the next 11 Days before the end of Year 2015. Expect great things to happens to you and your family in Year 2016!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been an entrepreneur since finishing my high school in 1985 and there are many people who asked me this question, <b><i>"Why do you chose the Network
Marketing Profession."</i> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Below are 7 Reasons Why I Choose Network Marketing Profession:-</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. </span></b><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Passive
Residual Income </span> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Network Marketing provides me with
the opportunity to leverage my time to create wealth. To be able to have more
time and money is the ultimate goals that I want to achieve.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2.
Freedom </span> </b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No other business opportunity to my
knowledge provides me with the freedom that Network Marketing does. I can
choose to work with whom I want, where I want and when I want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am free to choose how to market my
business whether it is through social media marketing, online through the
internet, person-to-person, through the mail, over the phone, in small groups
presenting to a few people or to a big group presenting to thousands of people.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. Low Start
Up Costs </span> </b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unlike conventional or franchising
business I do not need to invest in a large amounts of money into my business.
Network Marketing provides the opportunity for ordinary people like me with the
desire to succeed to earn extraordinary incomes. The sky is the limit in term
of earning opportunities.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4. International
Business </span></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a borderless global business
opportunity. There is no restriction. You can choose to do your business in any
countries that the company is in operation. Currently I am doing my Network
Marketing business in a dozen of countries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This has been made possible by the
power of the internet, social media marketing and the advancement in
distribution networking. I have made friends and business associates from all
over the world and this has been built from the comfort of my own home.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>5.</b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Support </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The advantage of joining a Network
Marketing business is that, “You are in business for yourself, but not by
yourself.” There will be a team of committed and successful Upline Leaders who
will always be interested to help you to become successful. They will provide
you with the necessary attitudes, skills and knowledge to build a successful
business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you start to build your own
business, you will also start to build a team of your downline. This team of
downline will get personal support and coaching from you and your experienced upline
leaders in your team.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Network Marketing company that
you have partnered with will also be committed to helping you and your team to
become successful. The company will provide all the necessary sales and
marketing business tools, corporate events, functions, rewards and incentives
to support all distributors to build their business. Distributors are highly
valued by the Network marketing company as the most important assets in the
company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><o:p><b>6.</b> </o:p><b style="text-align: center;">Training</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you choose the right Network
Marketing Company and Field Leadership Team, you and your team will have access
to one of the best training and business building system available in the
industry to teach and coach you and your team to become successful in building
your business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am blessed to join one of the best
Network Marketing Company and Field Leadership Team in the Network Marketing industry.
I am mentored by some of the best leaders in the Network Marketing industry
with successful proven track records.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>7.</b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tax
Advantages </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you join a Network Marketing
company you started a business of your own. Businesses have various tax
advantages over ordinary employees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Possibly the greatest advantage of
all is that as a business you are allowed to deduct your expenses from your
income before calculating how much tax you should pay.<b><i> </i></b>As
Robert Kiyosaki say’s…”Businesses earn, spend and pay taxes. Employees earn,
pay taxes and spend.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We
can definitely learn some lessons from the ants. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Proverbs said, “Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.” </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here’s
a very simple and powerful 4 part lessons taught by one of my personal and
leadership development mentor, the late <b>Jim Rohn, The</b> <b>Ants Philosophy.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the years <b>Jim Rohn</b> have been teaching children about a simple but powerful
concept - the ant philosophy. We can apply <b>The</b> <b>Ant Philosophy</b> to our personal and
professional life.</span></span></div>
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Rohn </b>said, <b>The Ant Philosoph</b>y have an amazing four- part philosophy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ants Never Quit. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's
a good philosophy. If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them;
they'll look for another way. They'll climb over, they'll climb under, they'll
climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to
never quit looking for a way to get where you're supposed to go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2.
Ants Think Winter All Summer. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's
an important perspective. You can't be so naive as to think summer will last
forever. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">An
ancient story says, "Don't build your house on the sand in the
summer." Why do we need that advice? Because it is important to be
realistic. In the summer, you've got to think storm. You've got to think rocks
as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ants Think Summer All Winter. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That
is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won't
last long; we'll soon be out of here." And the first warm day, the ants
are out. If it turns cold again, they'll dive back down, but then they come out
the first warm day. They can't wait to get out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. <b>Ants
Do All They Possibly Can</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And
here's the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during
the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an
incredible philosophy, the "all-that-you-possibly-can" philosophy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-79883062344578219452012-02-29T22:53:00.005+08:002012-03-02T10:55:50.676+08:00Wishing You A Quantum Leap Success For 2012!<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">February 29</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">, known as a <b>leap day</b> in the Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are evenly divisible by 4, such as 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Years containing a leap day are called leap years. February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of that year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I am challenging myself to commit the remaining 306 days to do my best to experience another <b>Quantum Leap of Success</b> in my journey of life in 2012! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Are you ready for a Quantum Leap of Success?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As I looked back on my journey of life as an entrepreneur from 1986 to 2009, I discover that to be successful in life, we need to have the courage to take risk and to go for a <b>“Quantum Leap” </b>to do things differently to get extraordinary results. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Below are some of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Quantum Leap Actionable Ideas”</b> that I subscribed to achieve <b>Quantum Leap of Success</b> in my journey of life …</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1. Becoming</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Risk Taker.</b> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2. Taking</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">100% Responsibility</b> for failure or success. No justification!</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3. Becoming a Leader</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> and not a Follower. Leading our team to explore uncharted territories and opportunities. B</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">reaking barriers that have never been broken before. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">4)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">4. Subscribing</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> to a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">POSitive Belief System</b> – <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Possibilities Thinking.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">5)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">5. Changing</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> our <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">daily habits</b> to achieve positive results. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">6)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">6. Having</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> an <b>Attitude </b>of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Gratitude.</b> Seized every opportunity that is presented to us with thanksgiving.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">7)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">7.Taking Massive Actions </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">to make things happen instead of staying in our comfort zones and achieving mediocre results. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">8)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">8. Committing</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> to become a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lifetime Learner.</b> Work hard on our personal and leadership development to achieve quantum leap success to make a fortune in our life journey!</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Last but not least to achieve <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Quantum Leap of Success</b> I believes we need to have a very <b>Strong</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Faith.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Have <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Faith in God</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Yourself</b>, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Company</b> that you work with, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Opportunity</b> that you are blessed with and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">People</b> around you that are going to work together with you as a team to <b>Succeed</b> in our journey of life.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Wishing you a Quantum Leap Success for 2012,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Poh Ted Ang</span></b></div>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-8371255579649246632010-07-14T11:17:00.005+08:002010-07-23T23:22:23.074+08:00Taaîfung<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PuBISVbCW1QWlSlA9mNUsXbiHquO8quRci8lScoRmhKsihWLKI_uW7dr2ArKTCryLJJjb6-LGxAnURZ2uMR9LQYYOcCR2qMMDSu0HPwip5kEUmJs5bj8TLHzpIgllFbjpN3oxm7GQbc/s1600/Typhoon_Aerial_120710.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495825291815700146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PuBISVbCW1QWlSlA9mNUsXbiHquO8quRci8lScoRmhKsihWLKI_uW7dr2ArKTCryLJJjb6-LGxAnURZ2uMR9LQYYOcCR2qMMDSu0HPwip5kEUmJs5bj8TLHzpIgllFbjpN3oxm7GQbc/s320/Typhoon_Aerial_120710.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 281px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 223px;" /></a><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">I was having breakfast with my son, Ryan this morning and he asked me about my business trip to Manila and whether it is the first time that I seen a typhoon? What is a typhoon? I took the opportunity to share with him an interesting fact about typhoon.<br />
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The modern form of <i>typhoon</i> was influenced by a borrowing from the Cantonese variety of Chinese, namely the word <i>taaîfung, </i> and respelled to make it look more like Greek. <i>Taaîfung, </i>meaning literally "great wind," was coincidentally similar to the Arabic borrowing and is first recorded in English guise as <i>tuffoon </i> in 1699. The various forms coalesced and finally became <i>typhoon.</i></span><br />
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Yes, it is the first time for me to witness the massive Typh</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 100%;">oon Concon that hit the capital city of The Philippines, Manila on Tuesday, 13<sup>th</sup> July, 2010. I was supposed to fly back to Malaysia together with more than 100 business associates of mine from Malaysia, Singapore, UK and Hong Kong. Our flight was postponed due to the typhoon for safety reason.<br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY-LUdjXGyLL4hg2zc5_1QsSIq16-PfMK8K87oGEmWvutMgGftU1XKibcpHefXRMjQPqGvWevmAw10yE_J2CGvYdcXYMfPnB2gzgAROf4nuzUO8BzA5sdSoVux1zLvRpNkSdF6s1Fpj0/s1600/Typhoon_Strong+Wind_120710.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; line-height: 115%;"><i></i></span></a><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; line-height: 115%;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEniAs4uj7fyhe66FGHQOtMpKxSIHkkPFtV6y-RWyPaev4jUtJT_aJM463YLymnoArL3GBr0VBdg-pBOh87MGyHXQZqfYXzfrYlVFJiUdQhCgPK6J6LPjVM-EPfXrZUxxgCZh5Xz4-XGs/s1600/Typhoon_Strong+Wind_120710.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495828913214562994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEniAs4uj7fyhe66FGHQOtMpKxSIHkkPFtV6y-RWyPaev4jUtJT_aJM463YLymnoArL3GBr0VBdg-pBOh87MGyHXQZqfYXzfrYlVFJiUdQhCgPK6J6LPjVM-EPfXrZUxxgCZh5Xz4-XGs/s400/Typhoon_Strong+Wind_120710.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 261px;" /></a></i></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">It is terrifying to witness how the typhoon can hit the city with wind gusting at 120 kilometers per hour causing major traffic jams, aeroplanes grounded and widespread blackouts. It is sad to read the news that the typhoon killed at least 20 people and sixty others were reported missing.<br />
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We were all very safe inside the beautiful Heritage Hotel. While I was at the coffee house lounge looking through the glass windows and my heart just felt for the many poor street kids that do not have a home and shelter. Flimsy slum homes were swept away entirely, along with their inhabitants. Those who were left behind have had to scavenge for materials to build new shelters the very next day. </span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">Some fishermen went missing and fearing death after their boat capsized off the coast.<br />
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</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" face="verdana" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKLcrv-qXFLN3a6elzXdhVPvfPKFrWak4saKwRm3FTUGIYlJGlOAoUzh_5mCqDLb7MKX2SyjOWsq7XbVZ8zt52mAuIbWO7TidTkBiwzLwVuRpBpFnEsQREKUlJ2LDTzen7bFppGbUhdg/s1600/Typhoon_120710.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495827019071739218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKLcrv-qXFLN3a6elzXdhVPvfPKFrWak4saKwRm3FTUGIYlJGlOAoUzh_5mCqDLb7MKX2SyjOWsq7XbVZ8zt52mAuIbWO7TidTkBiwzLwVuRpBpFnEsQREKUlJ2LDTzen7bFppGbUhdg/s400/Typhoon_120710.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 226px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 78%; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Picture showing residents repair their damaged shanty houses along the<br />
coastal road in </span></span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 78%; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paranaque, outside Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joining thousands of Filipino to pray for the safety of their love ones the assurance of Psalm 9:18 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">came to me. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"For the </span><span class="il" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">needy</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall </span><i style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">not</i><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> perish forever."</span><o:p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></o:p><br />
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Imagine, this is 1 of the 20 or so typhoons sweeping through the country every year, killing hundreds of people. We are all so blessed that we do not have to live in fear because of the typhoons. For the Filipinos who have to face the typhoons, we pray that they will be strong in overcoming the circumstances and challenges. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%; line-height: 115%;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" preferrelative="t" spt="75" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f> <v:path connecttype="rect" extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" ext="edit"> </o:lock><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" spid="_x0000_i1025" style="height: 254.25pt; visibility: visible; width: 443.25pt;" type="#_x0000_t75"> <v:imagedata cropright="1214f" src="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image001.png" title=""> </v:imagedata></v:shape></v:path></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas></v:stroke></v:shapetype></span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 100%; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-40612518292946022372009-11-15T13:20:00.000+08:002009-12-09T00:45:28.365+08:00People Who Did Not Give Up<p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here's are some of the great people who did not give up in what they believe in. Hopefully their stories can served as an inspiration and to provide some encouragement in times when your dreams seem out of reach and you started to have doubts i</span><span style="font-size:100%;">n yourself<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRNlOO7etdIIW95HgdTQCE60dY5_yEPjeNWpvzHM7F965D-NoY1s_OnuZn8E-l2K3iAEjA4pxtyGYcIlLWtQiocvmSIEZxbGqR84njGEgYcdePMQeWCkLoZV7N9kYKpRB9_8jiRpWVkU/s1600-h/Albert+Einstein.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRNlOO7etdIIW95HgdTQCE60dY5_yEPjeNWpvzHM7F965D-NoY1s_OnuZn8E-l2K3iAEjA4pxtyGYcIlLWtQiocvmSIEZxbGqR84njGEgYcdePMQeWCkLoZV7N9kYKpRB9_8jiRpWVkU/s200/Albert+Einstein.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397252322177034290" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Albert Einstein</b> did not speak until he was 4-years-old and did not read until he was 7. His parents thought he was "sub-normal," and one of his teachers described him as "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams." He was expelled</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> from school and was refused admittance to the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Zurich</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Polytechnic</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>. He did eventually learn to speak and read. Even to do a little math.</span></p><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">As a</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRSyncZ6nF22rHVV3M048Es7krjfXX4_K6xevuCLAmt1jwb4XVKJ3WyfNua5dcY6BaIMV82i7v6yZ-ljAdh-_aQWpj469xvyyk3IDksYdW1AwskjunsXoFSdefcqGadlihTUvxUvjrBI/s1600-h/Abraham+Lincoln.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 91px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRSyncZ6nF22rHVV3M048Es7krjfXX4_K6xevuCLAmt1jwb4XVKJ3WyfNua5dcY6BaIMV82i7v6yZ-ljAdh-_aQWpj469xvyyk3IDksYdW1AwskjunsXoFSdefcqGadlihTUvxUvjrBI/s200/Abraham+Lincoln.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397155124062960050" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > young man, <b>Abraham Lincoln</b> went to war a captain and returned a private. Afterwa</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >rds, he was a failure as a businessman. As a lawyer in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Springfield</st1:place></st1:city>, he was too imp</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >rac</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >tic</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >al </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >and temperamental to be a success. He turned to politics and was </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >defeated in his</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > first try for the legislature, again defeated in his first attempt to be nominated for congress, defeated in his application to be commissioner of the General Land Office, defeated in the senatorial election of 1854, </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >defeated in his efforts for the vice-presidency in 1856, and defeated in the senatorial election of 1858. At about that time, he wrote in a letter to a friend, "I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi69aCFKmeWc6YX73g6VkryvJG9qQCgNQmfFg78kQr9Gjh0nfN3lmP3f-Zo9WbcMhOafn-rmlJycxi9Uxw-B3ZaAfqTC2oLejPyf4_tZI8F1px0GSOjXKmcelgo6-QSSYNQQ-wFGyRX8/s1600-h/Beethoven.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi69aCFKmeWc6YX73g6VkryvJG9qQCgNQmfFg78kQr9Gjh0nfN3lmP3f-Zo9WbcMhOafn-rmlJycxi9Uxw-B3ZaAfqTC2oLejPyf4_tZI8F1px0GSOjXKmcelgo6-QSSYNQQ-wFGyRX8/s200/Beethoven.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397155623860401122" border="0" /></a></span></p><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Beethoven</b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions instead of improving his technique. His teacher called him "hopeless as a composer." And, of course, you know that he wrote five of his greatest symphonies while completely deaf.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuVCLNV4cPnaVhllb-C8iQ1hyJ14T-DTBbB4HHiJ3PaWECg2YzJZ2cvSq151BqldznOjJKXAc2p2IUM50gwaeCmRyAFevzer8dhnQxHFnZxfQ0iuNxn7nJglPlqSmoN-UA1dez89S_Ac/s1600-h/Alexander_Graham_Bell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuVCLNV4cPnaVhllb-C8iQ1hyJ14T-DTBbB4HHiJ3PaWECg2YzJZ2cvSq151BqldznOjJKXAc2p2IUM50gwaeCmRyAFevzer8dhnQxHFnZxfQ0iuNxn7nJglPlqSmoN-UA1dez89S_Ac/s200/Alexander_Graham_Bell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397246205249807586" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >When <st1:city st="on"><b>Bell</b></st1:city><b> telephone</b> was struggling to get started, its owners offered all their rights </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >to <st1:place st="on">Western Union</st1:place><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> for $100,000. The offer was disdainfully rejected with the pronouncement, "What use could this company make of an electrical toy."</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"> </div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDuzJ7bp6SrpTusEURACeX9jHIlrPR68Z4QFB1g_3MI2V_q9TJelPMfoaBJ7Lj3kWBou1O7h_3AabpMvFE64tvnRQgbghMq7B__5eladnJKJYWNNGEmzGwefa6WNOuTTcFqzCfmIMrbc/s1600-h/Harrison++Ford.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDuzJ7bp6SrpTusEURACeX9jHIlrPR68Z4QFB1g_3MI2V_q9TJelPMfoaBJ7Lj3kWBou1O7h_3AabpMvFE64tvnRQgbghMq7B__5eladnJKJYWNNGEmzGwefa6WNOuTTcFqzCfmIMrbc/s200/Harrison++Ford.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397156978675508786" border="0" /></a>After <b>Harrison Ford</b>'s first performance as a hotel bellhop in the film <i>Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round</i>, the studio vice-president called him in to his office. "Sit down kid," the studio head said, "I want to tell you a story. The first time Tony Curtis was ev</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >er in a movie he delivered a bag of groceries. We took one look at him and knew he w</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">as a movie star." Ford replied, "I thought you were spossed to think that he was a grocery delivery boy." The vice president dismissed Ford with "You ain't got it kid , you ain't got it ... now get out of here."<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6slaYE-vV5df4rQWdvyImydHftb_PWKkI6QcsfNOs59pdVFjiuxZvIjtmaN7pw6uzJ7DMpC_1nepizkKkYaqY2WeuKkJmm22FvBdU08OpsA68sDSn57HvDgrcmWmBSJJzn3zn-Y8u6Q/s1600-h/Henry+Ford_Portrait_2.jpg"><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6slaYE-vV5df4rQWdvyImydHftb_PWKkI6QcsfNOs59pdVFjiuxZvIjtmaN7pw6uzJ7DMpC_1nepizkKkYaqY2WeuKkJmm22FvBdU08OpsA68sDSn57HvDgrcmWmBSJJzn3zn-Y8u6Q/s200/Henry+Ford_Portrait_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397246318592971490" border="0" /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"> </div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><b><br />Henry Ford</b></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" > failed and went broke five times before he su</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">cceeded.</span><br /></span></p><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Mk39rFJohcfRIVktv4eoS5aLaJKUt-qFOY4ueVq6nmin3qWiPY6OIZbAZCPZtdiOChMyF5RgtNnoolHv16QEjsuX7ZGTwA8nHY9fEj2VMNCRCWl1ROi50S5Wu1lYwueVqUsL4CgOboA/s1600-h/Louis+Pasteur.jpg"><br /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Mk39rFJohcfRIVktv4eoS5aLaJKUt-qFOY4ueVq6nmin3qWiPY6OIZbAZCPZtdiOChMyF5RgtNnoolHv16QEjsuX7ZGTwA8nHY9fEj2VMNCRCWl1ROi50S5Wu1lYwueVqUsL4CgOboA/s1600-h/Louis+Pasteur.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Mk39rFJohcfRIVktv4eoS5aLaJKUt-qFOY4ueVq6nmin3qWiPY6OIZbAZCPZtdiOChMyF5RgtNnoolHv16QEjsuX7ZGTwA8nHY9fEj2VMNCRCWl1ROi50S5Wu1lYwueVqUsL4CgOboA/s200/Louis+Pasteur.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397253462626374754" border="0" /></a></span></p><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><b>Louis Pasteur</b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> was only a mediocre pupil in undergraduate studies and ranked 15th out of 22 students in chemistry.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1CMA-fj7pVKfEmsFa9qEmsDykAgINOQozY2v7hyhMOpLMNZI7-O51BvsYvI7jb_n1bIrkcbB5rPevm2e702F694ZgqSHbhm9IOSgVZN4ZdSgdBsKfLMMT2QEsV4t5j_geT4Y7ErvINE/s1600-h/Michael+Jordan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1CMA-fj7pVKfEmsFa9qEmsDykAgINOQozY2v7hyhMOpLMNZI7-O51BvsYvI7jb_n1bIrkcbB5rPevm2e702F694ZgqSHbhm9IOSgVZN4ZdSgdBsKfLMMT2QEsV4t5j_geT4Y7ErvINE/s200/Michael+Jordan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397236753117901618" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Michael Jordan</b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> and <b>Bob Cousy</b> were each cut from their high school basketball teams. <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Jordan</st1:place></st1:country-region> once observed, "I've failed over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi921aUJGjuCdO4tB6uH2MeFfH-Xq7S7vuMYIiOChIDcRkYzC_OCv7jem9xnXKuejlYaK0dbcRNbK3k0BD0CpbxRgFK_6SX4_5Z6-NKgnNxTectu9ALzscL5FBPf2_O6HWcvES8MNVSvi0/s1600-h/Pablo_Picasso.jpg"><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi921aUJGjuCdO4tB6uH2MeFfH-Xq7S7vuMYIiOChIDcRkYzC_OCv7jem9xnXKuejlYaK0dbcRNbK3k0BD0CpbxRgFK_6SX4_5Z6-NKgnNxTectu9ALzscL5FBPf2_O6HWcvES8MNVSvi0/s200/Pablo_Picasso.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397255349898234626" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A </span><st1:city style="font-family: verdana;" st="on"><st1:place st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:verdana;"> art dealer refused </span><b style="font-family:verdana;">Picasso</b><span style="font-family:verdana;"> shelter when he asked if he could </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >bring in his paintings from out of the rai</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >n. One hopes that there is justice in this world and that the art dealer eventually went broke.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV7Z_rjYDzizi6Cb0ZSEExvJ4sagAkBw5oiIBEyUjVfz-LTnYrWkepuxQUiOSYj06oaYt64cEomtRaS338l4aSjeKcVRDSJ2dDrtTSSuqvnyPEizdVLMCrD4ny9twyXo8XQj8-hT2SSo/s1600-h/Thomas+Alva+Edison.jpg"><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV7Z_rjYDzizi6Cb0ZSEExvJ4sagAkBw5oiIBEyUjVfz-LTnYrWkepuxQUiOSYj06oaYt64cEomtRaS338l4aSjeKcVRDSJ2dDrtTSSuqvnyPEizdVLMCrD4ny9twyXo8XQj8-hT2SSo/s200/Thomas+Alva+Edison.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397245879311690146" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><b>Thomas Edison</b></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >'s teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He was fired from his first two jobs for being "non-productive." As an inventor, <st1:place st="on">Edison</st1:place> made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" <st1:place st="on">Edison</st1:place> replied, "I didn’t fail </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >1,000 times. The light bu</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >lb was an invention with 1,000 steps."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEEis3nSQ_5xmLwq46gT86fqazKKbKHZzEzkMelacPygtHUXlL9c-YWO5wO85aCEyM9rXefk0r5a659iSE5Xvw85TuFIDtED06qr_ja0FFDhKa6_l1hsw7-qe84YS1it3SDSotWRhqmI/s1600-h/Vincent+Van+Gogh_1887.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEEis3nSQ_5xmLwq46gT86fqazKKbKHZzEzkMelacPygtHUXlL9c-YWO5wO85aCEyM9rXefk0r5a659iSE5Xvw85TuFIDtED06qr_ja0FFDhKa6_l1hsw7-qe84YS1it3SDSotWRhqmI/s200/Vincent+Van+Gogh_1887.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397243865897472082" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Van G</b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>ogh</b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> sold only one painting during his life. And this to the sister of </span><span style="font-size:100%;">one of h</span><span style="font-size:100%;">is f</span><span style="font-size:100%;">riends for 400 francs (approximately $50). This didn't stop him </span><span style="font-size:100%;">from completing over 800 paintings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpDTrQHLlxzBPDNqOHmRkuJgR2QzKH9vNMJ347Kduh0yG9qO_Bi_ROFWGkv5sTiGJf7rp00ZT-LMVWjTvkNMUxX9VVRYsunx4EF3vLOGW9FSno81PEND24LS6pDZmVZTXfofWLBIxdrE/s1600-h/Vince+Lombardi.jpg"><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpDTrQHLlxzBPDNqOHmRkuJgR2QzKH9vNMJ347Kduh0yG9qO_Bi_ROFWGkv5sTiGJf7rp00ZT-LMVWjTvkNMUxX9VVRYsunx4EF3vLOGW9FSno81PEND24LS6pDZmVZTXfofWLBIxdrE/s200/Vince+Lombardi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397254369059142994" border="0" /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">An expert said of <b>Vince Lombardi</b>: "He possesses minimal football knowledge and lacks motivation." Lombardi would later write, "It's not whether you getknocked down; it's whether you get back up."</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EAb_BFzhMpMUg-wIpn2vEBqiBkyAwtkuvrNnYP78smg_We9A9vHsdohsMTST40p8Dx0PPGoa-nrmUgg_NLp8JXlpfNVS-SQqJXU363W29kBiDfW4liIliBUtv97oEMC-JCoUM7DZPFQ/s1600-h/Walt+Disney.jpg"><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 89px; font-family: verdana;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EAb_BFzhMpMUg-wIpn2vEBqiBkyAwtkuvrNnYP78smg_We9A9vHsdohsMTST40p8Dx0PPGoa-nrmUgg_NLp8JXlpfNVS-SQqJXU363W29kBiDfW4liIliBUtv97oEMC-JCoUM7DZPFQ/s200/Walt+Disney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397244766912502626" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><b>Walt Disney</b></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > was fired by a n</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >ewspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." He went b</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >ankrupt several times before he built </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><st1:place st="on">Disneyland</st1:place>. In fact, the proposed park was rejected by the city of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Anaheim</st1:place></st1:city> on the grounds that it would only attract riffraff.<o:p></o:p></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V-7hlgcWLM4-hu7S5uY12yO2K4vFmiRQntYHuZCbKzqqbLoMHvooLn2EoODTqVtOtBj-9tYk8NDManHqt1lFE0VTm1sa8b6PXA4FYWUXFlm_keq4J-g3pfZADZYeBgRHiv_sbKNpYtQ/s1600-h/Winston+Churchill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V-7hlgcWLM4-hu7S5uY12yO2K4vFmiRQntYHuZCbKzqqbLoMHvooLn2EoODTqVtOtBj-9tYk8NDManHqt1lFE0VTm1sa8b6PXA4FYWUXFlm_keq4J-g3pfZADZYeBgRHiv_sbKNpYtQ/s200/Winston+Churchill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397254932699072258" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><b face="verdana"><span style="">Winston Churchill</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">failed sixth grade. He was subsequently defeated in every election for public office until he became Prime Minister at the age of 62. He later wrote, "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never, Never, Never, Never give up."</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Be </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Inspired</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Start</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> to </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dream</span> Big Dreams</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> again.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-59921169154013955362009-10-15T12:42:00.007+08:002009-10-27T12:54:33.219+08:00Never Give Up<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfXg1ZbN50ATl7j_2QYG8l7H5v-4Malk3IkEQrYq0PJ2J9DF5_tZjZsi1CbFp0SdHyeOey4b5VxRbT_00DQ0_j13mGVfwV9Vf-0bli72K_o5XD8GEAW53aytMgPg8m15qQDp4avSfjP0/s1600-h/Paul+Potts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfXg1ZbN50ATl7j_2QYG8l7H5v-4Malk3IkEQrYq0PJ2J9DF5_tZjZsi1CbFp0SdHyeOey4b5VxRbT_00DQ0_j13mGVfwV9Vf-0bli72K_o5XD8GEAW53aytMgPg8m15qQDp4avSfjP0/s400/Paul+Potts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397137712221623970" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >Dreaming is Fun! It is easy to dream. The harder part is how to keep your dreams alive. Do you have a dream that you have already given up or you are close to giving up? <o:p></o:p></span> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >Before you make any decision to quit pursuing on your dreams that you could regret down the road, take a few minutes to be inspired by the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Success Story of Paul Potts.</span><br /><br />Paul Potts was born in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Bristol</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1:place> on October 13, 1970. He had always liked opera and always had the desire to be an opera singer. A victim of bullying, he experienced a difficult time during school, causing him to grow up with little confidence. But his interest remained and he practiced his passion secretly – up until 1999, when he decided it was time to make his stand. Dressing up as Luciano Pavarotti, Paul actually got up on stage during a karaoke competition and sang opera. He was somewhat discovered that night and went on to sing opera, unpaid, for a few opera companies until his hopes were dash yet again by a series of illnesses, followed by a serious injury sustained in a bicycle accident.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >Paul Potts then went to work for Bridgend Carphone Warehouse where he worked at a routine job as a mobile phone salesman. In 2003, he married a young woman that he had met in an Internet chat room. All the while, he kept his opera singing passion and desires secretly alive.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >Then on June 7, 2007, it all changed once again for Paul Potts. He decided to throw himself into the mix for a new Simon Cowell talent show called <em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Britain’s Got Talent</span></em>, and to the astonishment of everyone connected with the show, he wowed the audience with a beautiful rendition of Nessun Dorma.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DelJrP3P7tA&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DelJrP3P7tA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >Paul Potts continued to impress beyond all expectations and was declared the winner of the first-ever <em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Britain’s Got Talent</span></em> competition. Creator Simon Cowell instantly signed Potts to a recording contract. The resulting album – called <em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">One Chance</span></em>, zoomed to the top of the classical/opera recording charts everywhere from <st1:country-region st="on">Australia</st1:country-region> to <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Norway</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >His stunning voice, his astounding vocal range (for someone untrained except for a few lessons he had in Italy that he paid for out of his own savings), matched with his very human story, has made Paul Potts the subject of interest in magazines to television shows the world over. But the question that is asked of all reality show winners – whether or not this is a manufactured, flash-in-the-pan bit of success or real, sustainable talent – is not being asked of Paul Potts. His voice and ability make that question completely unnecessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Success is a journey, not a destination.</span> In your journey to pursue your dreams do not be threaten by circumstances and obstacles along the way that are going to slow you down towards realizing your dreams. Beware of dream stealers who are going to steal your dreams. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Never Give Up</span> in <span style="font-weight: bold;">believing</span> in <span style="font-weight: bold;">yourself</span>. You are <span style="font-weight: bold;">destined</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">greatness</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">your best is yet to come!</span></span></span></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-45120222297133580902009-09-15T21:48:00.010+08:002009-09-20T17:40:17.757+08:00Happy 79th Birthday, Jim Rohn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTKAG9pH3rqXkqqCTNHiLpJ8U5M6mXymB5QB7ed_pMLVPCynSWOdVKZXjZM_B_gj37oBl-Z8rxSWwUcrrNpv3qCcS8xTCuyISLh6tnFYdZrkL06inj0_YYOFAHUsjxeA0cenIE19MyRk/s1600-h/Jim+Rohn_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTKAG9pH3rqXkqqCTNHiLpJ8U5M6mXymB5QB7ed_pMLVPCynSWOdVKZXjZM_B_gj37oBl-Z8rxSWwUcrrNpv3qCcS8xTCuyISLh6tnFYdZrkL06inj0_YYOFAHUsjxeA0cenIE19MyRk/s400/Jim+Rohn_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381694547264587266" border="0" /></a><p style="margin: 9.75pt 0in; text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">There are many peoples who have influenced and impacted my life positively over the years. One of them who had made a significant impact in my life is Jim Rohn, a world renowned business philosopher who challenged me to work hard on myself to earn a fortune.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is what Jim Rohn once said, <b><i>“If you work hard on your job you can make a living, If you work hard on yourself you can make a fortune”</i></b><i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Jim Rohn will celebrate his 79<sup>th</sup> birthday on Thursday, 17<sup>th</sup> September, 2009. Jim Rohn had touched millions of people around the world in his more than 40 years of teaching the principles of personal achievement and success. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Together with millions of people around the world, I wish Jim Rohn, <b><i>Greatness and a Blessed Birthday!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Below is one of the articles by Jim Rohn that encourages me to stop looking at others who live the good life, wishing that I was as well and begin to commit to my improvement, develop a plan and act on it. The title of the article is </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><i><span style="">Let It Be You!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Each and every day, there are people all around the country and world who are living their dreams. Millionaires are made every day. Families are experiencing tremendous relationships. People are becoming more and more healthy. Lifelong learners are growing intellectually and improving their chances for success.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The fact is, living the life of your dreams is possible. People prove that every day. Someone somewhere is going to get rich, get healthy and improve their life. My recommendation is this: <b><i>Let it be you.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Have you ever wanted to make more money? Have you ever looked at someone who has money and wished it could be you? People think about getting wealthy all the time, when only a small percentage actually do. But any of the masses could. Someone is going to start a business. Someone is going to make a great investment. Someone is going to begin the journey to great wealth.<b><i> So why not let it be you?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Someone is going to decide to improve their relationships. Someone is going to enjoy love with their family. Someone is going to schedule some meaningful time with their friends. <b><i>So why not let it be you?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Someone is going to go back to school to improve their life. Someone is going to become a lifelong learner. Someone is going to set a goal to read a book or listen to a CD each week for the next year. <b><i>So why not let it be you?<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Someone is going to look in the mirror and see that they need to lose a little weight and make the decision to become healthy. Someone will run their first marathon. Someone will join an aerobics class and improve their health. <b><i>Why not let it be you?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I think that by now you get the point: Everyday people are improving their lives. Whether you do or don’t doesn’t matter to those who do. They are going to do it, regardless. It is simply a matter of a decision being made. <b><i>Let that person be you!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">You may be asking, “OK, Jim, but how?’ Well, let’s cover the very simple actions.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><i><span style="">The first and most important thing to do is to make a commitment to work on yourself.</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Are you going to improve or stay the same? No matter what you have achieved, you are at a certain point right now. What you have achieved in the past is fine, but it doesn’t make a difference for the future. The decision about what you will become is made each and every day. Each day, someone is making the decision to better himself. <b><i>Let that person be you!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><i><span style="">The second is to make a plan.</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Once you have decided to become better, you will have to have a plan. It doesn’t have to be a long, intricate plan. It can be simple. Save a dollar a day. Walk a mile a day. Read an article a day. It’s a simple plan with achievable goals. Someone is going to develop a plan that will take them into the future of their dreams. <b><i>Let it be you!<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><i><span style="">The third is to begin to act.</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> All of the great ideas, without action, become stale and useless. The key to turning dreams into reality is action. People who have great ideas are a dime a dozen. People who act on their dreams and ideas are the select few, but they are the ones who gain the health, wealth and wisdom that is available. Someone will act today. <b><i>Let it be you.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Remember what Jim Rohn shared,<b> “<i>Stop looking at others who live the good life, wishing that you were as well, and begin to commit to your improvement, develop a plan and act on it. Someone is going to. Let it be you!”<br /><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeDqfmmR0-9sBwwkzK2bjh0ZMRJAAu63xyc0M-TrwkaSz5w8ZqhX7nFkwpLPznE6MEPU-ZPVjkbPo6OYdpgSaa15S5wSE7Ek_oBLXBhOSlaA365XaAIwsuC8vViT8HIpgzL_bNdiGUjg/s1600-h/Jim+Rohn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeDqfmmR0-9sBwwkzK2bjh0ZMRJAAu63xyc0M-TrwkaSz5w8ZqhX7nFkwpLPznE6MEPU-ZPVjkbPo6OYdpgSaa15S5wSE7Ek_oBLXBhOSlaA365XaAIwsuC8vViT8HIpgzL_bNdiGUjg/s400/Jim+Rohn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381692212772503954" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:85%;" ><b style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span style="">Be the Best you Can be…</span></i></b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-54298459048935414762009-09-07T23:13:00.025+08:002009-09-13T21:39:52.077+08:00Are you realizing your dreams?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jh1EknCowqzhTLoD-Ta5phgro4gx_ZDKk74-pJylnzPwi1WgG0laVVKNt27aH_8lQbS_YyWCO_VjMlbVfOVXtKEcarhCFWCRYgTolXdyYOSv5ny8d2wlcqxdvskWvllt5yxkC_dWwMc/s1600-h/Elaine_Susan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jh1EknCowqzhTLoD-Ta5phgro4gx_ZDKk74-pJylnzPwi1WgG0laVVKNt27aH_8lQbS_YyWCO_VjMlbVfOVXtKEcarhCFWCRYgTolXdyYOSv5ny8d2wlcqxdvskWvllt5yxkC_dWwMc/s400/Elaine_Susan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378753549289741746" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Elaine Paige (left) & Susan Boyle (right)</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Do you have dreams? </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A lot of people do not have the courage to pursue their dreams. They fear that people will laugh and ridicule them if the failed to realize their dreams.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bill Cosby said,</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">“In order to Succeed, your Desire for Success should be Greater than your Fear of Failure!”</span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Susan Boyle Success Story...</span><br /></span>Susan Boyle is an unemployed, 47-years-old from a small town in Scotland. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">She had never been married, lives alone with a ten year old cat in a council home and she do not dressed like a star.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Susan Boyle had a dream…</span> when she stepped up on to the stage of Britain’s Got Talent to sing the song, <span style="font-style: italic;">“I dreamed, a Dream”</span> from <span style="font-style: italic;">Les Miserables,</span> she declared publicly that she wants to be famous and to be like Elaine Paige. Everyone laughed at her!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But when Susan Boyle opened her mouth and sang the song, “<span style="font-style: italic;">I Dreamed a Dream”</span> the world were caught up with her voice and fell in love with her instantly.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Susan Boyle has taught the world a great lesson from the show, not to judge anyone based on their outward appearance but to look within the person their fullest potential.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The audience ros</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">e in within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">celebrity judges were stunned and starred attentively on her performance in amazement. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Susan Boyle created a <span style="font-style: italic;">magical moment</span> from that event onwards and moves millions of people around the world to think differently about themselves and their journey towards realizing their dreams. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Watch the <span style="font-style: italic;">magical moment</span> that changed the life of Susan Boyle and millions out there that had watched her on Youtube. I was deeply moved by her talent, success and unwavering belief in herself. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The video below was viewed by more than 25 million viewer world wide and the figures are increasing! Susan Boyle is really making a big difference in the life of millions through her performance.<br /><br /></span> <object style="font-family: verdana;" width="425" height="344"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/deRF9oEbRso&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />This is what judge Piers Morgan has to say about Susan Boyle: </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91gEj_DoRi2PRJxdrWhZ9xhNT7iPyIBHanIDs6YHXQ8HVGGvHrknfDZ4aNFmuGVBzxK7MRueKnog1o-3lhPpXPvMKaHJeAX62jiHbqOu9oOjVPPZm60CM9lc_AI9gkGQnygqyEGnbH4k/s1600-h/Piers+Morgan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91gEj_DoRi2PRJxdrWhZ9xhNT7iPyIBHanIDs6YHXQ8HVGGvHrknfDZ4aNFmuGVBzxK7MRueKnog1o-3lhPpXPvMKaHJeAX62jiHbqOu9oOjVPPZm60CM9lc_AI9gkGQnygqyEGnbH4k/s200/Piers+Morgan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378746476157525602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Without a doubt that w</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >as the biggest surprise I have had in three years on the show. When you stood there with that cheeky grin and said, ‘I wanna be like Elaine Paige’, everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was stunning, an incredible performance. Amazing. I’m reeling from shock.”</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS04kq7Z95OgXkv2la7DqmcfkzcYPeFhRa5_CFxke3oafeUwVeYX4X85J8iFj7xtEA84YvGajmwqG9TtOucjR9BxoHqEhvc5ljCoU7sdqb0UkuFhMQ7GWSKXbWUTpmR2IaPInv7aXLR8/s1600-h/Amanda+Holden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS04kq7Z95OgXkv2la7DqmcfkzcYPeFhRa5_CFxke3oafeUwVeYX4X85J8iFj7xtEA84YvGajmwqG9TtOucjR9BxoHqEhvc5ljCoU7sdqb0UkuFhMQ7GWSKXbWUTpmR2IaPInv7aXLR8/s200/Amanda+Holden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378748883992241010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feedback from judge Amanda Holden:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“I am so thrilled because I know </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >that everybody was against you. I honesty think that we were all being very cynical and I think that's the biggest wake up call ever. And I just want to say that it was a complete privilege listening to that."</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Lessons that we all can learn from Su</span>san Boyle…</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Susan has gone through a lot in her life. She lives in her childhood home in West Lothian, Scotland. She cared for her mother until her mom died in 2006 at the age of 91 and her father passed away 10 years before.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Unfortunately for her, her struggling journey started from the day she was born.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">She was starved of oxygen at birth and has a learning disability because of the accident. It didn’t get any better for her when she began going to school. She was looked down by other pupils, laughed at and bullied. Susan Boyle says, she was abused and teased by classmates, and the scars of their comments remain to this day!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">When she walked across the streets where she lives, she saw some of the guys she went to school with. They have moved on with their lives, they are married, have children and there wasn’t any progression or success with her life.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Susan Boyle believes she was talented. She was told by her mom that she was supposed to apply to one of these TV reality shows and was assured by her mom that she would win if she goes up there.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Susan Boyles gathered enough courage a few years later after her moms passing and we saw her on stage at Britain’s Got Talent. She revealed to the world her amazing talent and her world instantly changed! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dream Big Dreams!</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Do not be afraid to dream again. It does not really matter what other people may think, feel or say about your dreams. They may ridicule or laugh at your dreams.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What matter most is that you have to have the courage</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >, determination, perseverance, faith and believes in yourself to realize your dreams and goals.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Walt Disney once said, <span style="font-style: italic;">“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Make your Dreams come true...<br /><br /><br /></span>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-45824289453022436062009-08-27T22:59:00.019+08:002009-09-03T23:57:05.300+08:00No arms, No legs, No Worries...<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: arial;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: arial;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: arial;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h1 {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:bold;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.r {mso-style-name:_r;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Se</style><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >When we are surrounded by so many negative headlines in the media, insurmountable obstacles,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> circumstances and challenges that we have to overcome everyday, that sometimes leave us feeling helpless, we all need something to keep the Hope in us alive again.</span></span>
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >On 14th December, 2008, I have the opportunity to see and hear Nick Vujicic speaks in person to a crowd of more than 500 people in my hometown, Kuching, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Sarawak</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.</span>
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<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Nick Vujicic's life story is an inspiration to me and to millions of people around the world and I believes his story will inspires you to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Believe</span> and have <span style="font-weight: bold;">Faith</span> in yourself.
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Enjoy viewing Nick Vujicic video below and be inspired by his story…<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yo_24_qTNac&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yo_24_qTNac&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >About Nick Vujicic</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >I</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >magine being born without arms. No arms to w</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >rap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dan</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >ce, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together, no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life?
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Meet Nick Vujicic... Born in 1982 in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Melbourne</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>, without any medical explanation or warning, Nicholas Vujicic (pronounced Voy-a-chich) came into the world with neither arms or legs. Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to expect this condition, imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy, only to find he was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal. A limbless son was not what nurse Dushka Vujicic, and her husband Pastor Borris Vujicic had been expecting. How would their son live a normal happy life? What could he ever do or become when living with what the world would see as such a massive disability? Little did they or anyone know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be someone who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life, touching lives all over the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Throughout his childhood Nick dealt not only with the typical challenges of school and adolescence such as bullying and self-esteem issues; he also struggled with depression and loneliness as he questioned why he was different to all the other kids surrounding him; why he was the one born without arms and legs. He wondered what was the purpose behind his life, or if he even had a purpose. After a lot of frustration and feeling like the odd one out in school, at seven years of age Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and hands, in hope that he would be more like the other kids. During the short trial period of the electronic arms, Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers at school, and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, effecting his general mobility quite significantly.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbh-DaKdeHG9WsC0EtQ-NWQtBFS9e7YOwE7jZ7tQXGmF1TxUgFewMtdOBwabeI3Y-BM-NQD_BC2D54uCqGHl82_glnR4wVY6aEwn99jJpsGyim9UDJesSu4DFB6oSQbSHHqtFuVw4IV4/s1600-h/Nick_Vujicic_On_Stage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbh-DaKdeHG9WsC0EtQ-NWQtBFS9e7YOwE7jZ7tQXGmF1TxUgFewMtdOBwabeI3Y-BM-NQD_BC2D54uCqGHl82_glnR4wVY6aEwn99jJpsGyim9UDJesSu4DFB6oSQbSHHqtFuVw4IV4/s400/Nick_Vujicic_On_Stage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374681903823279202" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >As Nick grew up he learn to deal with his disability and started to be able to do more and more things on his own. He </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >adapted to his situation and found ways to accomplish tasks that most people could only do by using their limbs, such as cleaning teeth, brushing hair, typing on a computer, swimming, playing sports, and much more. As time went by Nick began to embrace his situation and achieve greater things. In grade seven Nick was elected captain of his school and worked with the student council there on various fund-raising events for local charities and disability campaigns.
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<br />According to Nick the victory over his struggles throughout his journey, as well as the strength and passion he has for life can be credited to his faith, his family, his friends and the many people he encountered during his life who have encouraged him along the way.
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<br />After school Nick went on with further study and obtained a double bachelor degree majoring in accounting and financial planning. By the age of 19 Nick started to fulfil his dream of being able to encourage other people and bring them hope, through motivational speaking and telling his story. I found the purpose of my existence, and also the purpose of my circumstance. There’s a purpose for why you’re in the fire. Nick wholeheartedly </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >believes that there is a purpose in each of the struggles we encounter in our lives and that our attitude towards those struggles that can be the single most effective factor in overcoming them.
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<br />In 2005 Nick was nominated for the "Young Australian of the Year" Award, which is a large honor in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, recognizing a young person for their excellence and service to their local community and the nation, as well as their own personal accomplishments. Nominations for this award are only given to truly inspirational people.
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<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pplKCzCfQpedNVjGkTTpPnwSg1gwep1COi9EGz_TKImdDzWVoFkcYlN0KIBjj0gFEh5vTJE6YuoacSvrtYd9zNpYutFz59OThCaw7EftVexGK7gMvLZf_oPgrOSNlMECOuC_FxLwy-c/s1600-h/Vujicic_Nick_Protrait_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pplKCzCfQpedNVjGkTTpPnwSg1gwep1COi9EGz_TKImdDzWVoFkcYlN0KIBjj0gFEh5vTJE6YuoacSvrtYd9zNpYutFz59OThCaw7EftVexGK7gMvLZf_oPgrOSNlMECOuC_FxLwy-c/s400/Vujicic_Nick_Protrait_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374683975072998082" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Now at 25 years old this limbless young man has accomplished more than most people even twice his age. Nick recently made the massive move from Brisbane, Australia to California, USA, where he is the president of an international non-profit organization, and also has his own motivational speaking company; Attitude Is Altitude. Since his first motivational speaking engagement back when he was 19, Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story with millions of people, speaking to a range of different groups such as students, teachers, youth, business men and women, entrepreneurs, and church congregations of all sizes. He has also told his story and been interviewed on various televised programs worldwide. However, Nick</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >’</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >s speaking engagements have gone beyond purely motivational speaking, he has had the opportunity to speak with several leaders, including the vice president of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>. This year alone Nick is set to speak in over 20 countries.</span><span style="font-size:85%;">
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<br />People say to me, How can you smile?</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >he says. Then they realize there</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >’</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >s got to be something more to life than meets the eye if a guy without arms and legs is living a fuller life than I am.
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<br />Nick shares with his audiences the importance of vision and dreaming big. Using his own experiences in worldwide </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >outreach as examples, he challenges others to examine their perspective and look beyond their circumstances. He shares his view of ceasing to see </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >obstacles as problems, but instead begin to see them as opportunities to grow and reach out to others. He stresses the importance of our attitude being the most </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >powerful tool we have at our disposal and illustrates how the choices we make can have a profound effect on our lives and the lives of those around us. Nick shows through his own life that the major keys in fulfilling our biggest dreams are persistence and choosing to embrace failure as a learning experience, rather than allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us.</span><span style="font-size:85%;">
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<br />How does Nick Vujicic feel about his disability now? He accepts it, embraces it and oftentimes </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >pokes fun at his own circumstance as he shows off his many tricks. He meets challenges with his special blend of humor, perseverance and faith always encouraging those around him to examine their perspective as they develop and define their vision. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtav9Vj9NiCww_UM6N9QHTShdTuhxG7bNDGhcohyphenhyphenBNcc6Djuypy9kRiD4kwNNJNnEqk9QCLiuwffAIltzg1M5EaGAHw4oPS0h3sNS9ZMb1utapUdZl3UHYuaaHs5L3IJXj3U0ESVPYAw/s1600-h/nick_vujicic.wheelchair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtav9Vj9NiCww_UM6N9QHTShdTuhxG7bNDGhcohyphenhyphenBNcc6Djuypy9kRiD4kwNNJNnEqk9QCLiuwffAIltzg1M5EaGAHw4oPS0h3sNS9ZMb1utapUdZl3UHYuaaHs5L3IJXj3U0ESVPYAw/s400/nick_vujicic.wheelchair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374678312831826370" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Using those new definitions he challenges each person he meets to make changes in their lives so that they can begin the path to fulfilling their biggest dreams. Through his amazing ability to connect with people from all walks of life and his </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >incredible sense of humor that captivates children, teens and adults alike, Nick is a truly </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >inspirational motivational </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >speaker.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >The next time when you think, feel and act negatively… Think of Nick Vujicic and be inspired by his life story to change the way you should think feel and act to move on in our journey in life. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Believe</span> and have <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Faith</span> in yourself! John Maxwell once shared, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">“If you have faith in your future, you will have power in your present"</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Start living your life to the fullest today...</span> <o:p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">
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<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></o:p></span></p> Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-16747354234335658652009-07-23T00:25:00.009+08:002009-08-23T00:56:25.716+08:00# 1 Secret To Success<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0ulOc8Ph81Gf2e6kK_r_B-TdQP77wRBj8pHeGdvCxX6V437nQZQrWQ3sQPXMon6pUWh1QNvXU2DGCTWzqalLKWr6KabF_WEl_kMw5oud5_gLPyNKdRju78YzzROKigQgf3wYrVJv0uI/s1600-h/brian-tracy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0ulOc8Ph81Gf2e6kK_r_B-TdQP77wRBj8pHeGdvCxX6V437nQZQrWQ3sQPXMon6pUWh1QNvXU2DGCTWzqalLKWr6KabF_WEl_kMw5oud5_gLPyNKdRju78YzzROKigQgf3wYrVJv0uI/s400/brian-tracy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372829370389577522" border="0" /></a><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have you ever ask, why are some people more successful than others?<br /><br />Why do some people make more money, live happier lives and accomplish much more in the same number of years than the great majority?</span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Brian Tracy is one of America's leading authors on the development of human potential. He started out in life with few advantages. He did not graduate from high school and he worked at menial jobs. He had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />And then when he began asking,<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> "Why are some people more successful than others?"</span> The question changed his life.</span></span></span><br /><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Over the years, Brian Tracy read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement. It seems that the reasons for these accomplishments have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every conceivable way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self-discipline. </span><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbE1dA61wE5NLIC7O4X7f8XDj-Kr858XOX9Y16D7R4_YQcqm7wkkZdVtYCmT6B00tq-C1IipJppgFw7skfpBF1axgGhXilKs6hyZKEZZ8Xx3szpVmbcPJs11456NKMEMmtfjz1fJwxj0/s1600-h/PowerOfDiscipline.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbE1dA61wE5NLIC7O4X7f8XDj-Kr858XOX9Y16D7R4_YQcqm7wkkZdVtYCmT6B00tq-C1IipJppgFw7skfpBF1axgGhXilKs6hyZKEZZ8Xx3szpVmbcPJs11456NKMEMmtfjz1fJwxj0/s320/PowerOfDiscipline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372832473701394754" border="0" /></a><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Success is tons of discipline."</span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Brian Tracy said this...<span style="font-style: italic;">"If I had to pick the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">#1 key to success</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, it would be...</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">self-discipline</span><span style="font-style: italic;">. It is the difference in winning or losing; between greatness and mediocrity."</span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Some years ago, Brian Tracy attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and he was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and he sat down at the last open table by himself, even though it was a table for four.</span></span></span><br /><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> With plenty of room at my table, Brian Tracy immediately arose and invited the older gentleman to join him. The older gentleman was hesitant, but Brian Tracy insisted. Finally, thanking him as the older gentleman sat down, they began to chat over lunch.</span></span></span><br /><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />It turned out that the older gentleman’s name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, Brian Tracy immediately knew who the older gentleman was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had derived from more than fifty years of researc</span></span></span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">h and study. Brian Tracy had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />After they had chatted for awhile, Brian Tracy asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Of all the one thousand success principles that he had discovered, which do he think is the most important?"</span><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">He smiled at Brian Tracy with a twinkle in his eye, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ago. He said, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not."</span></span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />He went on to say, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work."<br /></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Self-discipline is the key to personal greatness. It is the magic quality that opens all doors for you, and makes everything else possible. With self-discipline, the average person can rise as far and as fast as his talents and intelligence can take him. But without self-discipline, a person with every blessing of background, education and opportunity will seldom rise above mediocrity.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">"No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated and disciplined."<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >~Harry E. Fosdick<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > Embrace the Power of Discipline to Greatness …</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-29626201667084216202009-06-30T22:36:00.021+08:002009-09-10T15:14:42.531+08:00Philosophy: Better to Give than to Receive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UbLImVh0safZSwX76sqnQCqTrEVDz3a_b8I0ocfPFp0xAMCNJfCOcEIaLnmc2tu3FIcvbfw2fnXcvsKBq795B-7UaPw8s9OurD6-s7L4ummccIVhNADvJW69DQUE9luItE52QkvB_WE/s1600-h/Dato+Dr+Tan+Hian-Tsin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UbLImVh0safZSwX76sqnQCqTrEVDz3a_b8I0ocfPFp0xAMCNJfCOcEIaLnmc2tu3FIcvbfw2fnXcvsKBq795B-7UaPw8s9OurD6-s7L4ummccIVhNADvJW69DQUE9luItE52QkvB_WE/s400/Dato+Dr+Tan+Hian-Tsin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372806822729767858" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I am inspired by the philosophy of Dato’ Dr. </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Tan Hian-Tsin on giving. He said, <b><i>“It’s Better to Give than to Receive”.</i></b> My association with Dato’ Dr. Tan Hian-Tsin and his wife, To’ Puan Tan-Tsao Sui Lan goes back since 1993 while I was serving as the President of JCI Kuching Chapter.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>Junior Chamber International, JCI </b>is is a worldwide community of young active citizens ages 18-40 who share the belief that in order to create positive change, we must take collective action to improve ourselves and the world around us. Engaging in activities ranging from community development to international projects, members demonstrate their social </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >responsibility and improve themselves through participation, leadership and action.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I remember vividly one day when I personally approach Dato’ Dr. Tan to support JCI Kuching to raise fund for our Chapter to buy our Chapter’s permanent secretariat and he replied positively to support the project without any hesitation.</span>
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIQWEc9-AY4IR6P_ca02MCt4_yOwYyDB9VZFGqyYA2CoVWr2q4kjCWRcm23ygrYhMyN-bkzvpk1mptozGrSmPIw4ltFFvkRVkmg_eCJMKQjGmjfv7S8fSsnuGGjl8fqaYmCCZ6BEK2PQ/s1600-h/Chinese+Art+Exhibition_19930001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIQWEc9-AY4IR6P_ca02MCt4_yOwYyDB9VZFGqyYA2CoVWr2q4kjCWRcm23ygrYhMyN-bkzvpk1mptozGrSmPIw4ltFFvkRVkmg_eCJMKQjGmjfv7S8fSsnuGGjl8fqaYmCCZ6BEK2PQ/s400/Chinese+Art+Exhibition_19930001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372831195334691746" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Dato' Dr. Tan (Centre), Second from left, Professor Dr Wu Xiu, Second from right, To' Puan Tan-Tsao Sui Lan, Poh (Right)</span></span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Shortly after our discussion, Dato’ Dr. Tan, his beloved wife, To’ Puan Tsao-Tan Sui Lan who did her finger painting together with Professor Dr. Wu Xiu from China staged the Chinese Art Exhibition organized by JCI Kuching and JCI Damai and the project successfully raised some funds for the purchased of our permanent secretariat.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >A <b><i>“Big Thank You” </i></b>to Dato’ Dr. Tan, To’ Puan Tan-Tsao Sui Lan and Professor Dr. Wu Xiu for your generosity. From the last blog that I posted, many people ask me who is Dato' Dr. Tan-Hian Tsin and below is an excerpt taken from one of the article published by JCI News about Dato Dr. Tan and him I believes his success story will inspire you.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><b><i>Who is Dato' Dr. Tan-Hian Tsin?</i></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >When a man with only a primary education goes on to receive honorary doctorate degree</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >s from prestigious American and Chinese universities, is conferred with a "Datoship" (an honor equivalent to a knighthood), and has hundreds of other recognitions coming his way, the question that immediately comes to mind is: "Who is he and what did he do?"</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >In the late 1940s, as a young and ambitious entrepreneur in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Singapore</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Tan created a company specializing in woven and knit shirts and undergarments. He envisioned the development of homegrown branded products that would take the world by a storm.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Tan began looking for names of animals -- "Tiger," "Lion," "Elephant" -- as the brand name </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >an</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >d an animal figure as the trademark. To his utmost disappointment, he found that all such animal names </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >were already registered. Then the name "Crocodile" flashed in his mind and he was happily surprised to find out that the name was available for registration.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">That's how Tan, a 22-year-old Chinese youth, launched the Crocodile brand way back in 1947. Riding on Crocodile, there was no looking back. Sailing through rough waters and overcoming extremely difficult hurdles, Tan made Crocodile one of the most popular brands of <st1:place st="on">Asia</st1:place>. It now has a presence in 24 countries with more than 100 product lines and 1000 exclusive stores and galleries.
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<br />"A brand that is for the masses should be easily recognizable by the layman," says Dr. Tan, now Chairman of <a href="http://www.crocodilehouse.com/">Crocodile International Pte. Ltd.</a> Popularly known as "Mr. Crocodile," he believes that the name and the mark should leave an impression in people's mind. "Good quality at an affordable price is what makes a brand click," he adds.
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i>Better to Give than to Receive</i>...</b>
<br />At the JCI Foundation Reception in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Fukuoka</st1:place></st1:city>, Dato’ Dr. Tan was called on stage with his wife. He made a brief speech in which he pointed out that he was not really a wealthy man, but he believed in Jesus Christ's teachings that "It's better to give than to receive," and he felt fortunate to be able to donate to an organization like JCI that helps young people succeed, young people who believe that "Service to humanity is the best work of life."
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<br />His words as well as his humble and approachable demeanor deeply touched all reception attendees. JCI Members will benefit not only from Dato’ Dr. Tan's generous donations, but also from the admirable example he sets for young people worldwide.
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<br />I trust that the above article will inspire and motivate you to give a little bit more.</span></span>
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<br /></span><b><i>Happy Giving . . .</i></b></span></p>
<br /></div></div>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-88699417075097999862009-05-30T23:29:00.011+08:002009-06-03T20:59:03.373+08:00You Become What You Think and Who You Associate With!<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1072891717; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:949144684 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePzRm3i0Vw_lTAoQkerwtl0igcE1SRDxVklt2efxVOWDOgBHZxTKGmp0kMo629FReRn3nfMjrzoasdOHTVHCUr5Q5MN0UccgtY7-WJVsELbEfPrFeLZxUsl2Ir0X1EgHCvzHysruPwXc/s1600-h/Dato+Tan+Hian+Tsin_Tan+Sui+Lan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePzRm3i0Vw_lTAoQkerwtl0igcE1SRDxVklt2efxVOWDOgBHZxTKGmp0kMo629FReRn3nfMjrzoasdOHTVHCUr5Q5MN0UccgtY7-WJVsELbEfPrFeLZxUsl2Ir0X1EgHCvzHysruPwXc/s400/Dato+Tan+Hian+Tsin_Tan+Sui+Lan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342759564469028146" border="0" /></a><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;" >Photo taken at the Kuching Waterfront with </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;" >Founder & Chairman of Crocodile International Pte Ltd,
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<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">There is a proverb from the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Bible</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> that reads,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;">"For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he." </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Napoleon Hill</span>, in his famous book <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Think and Grow Rich"</span>, wrote, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Whatever </span><o:p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></o:p><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">your Mind can Conceive and Believe, it can Achieve"</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Albert Einstein</span> said,<span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Imagination is more important than knowledge". </span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Henry Ford </span>once said, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right."</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >It had been said,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">“You become what you think!”</span> So guarding your mind well is extremely important. Below are a few questions that you may want to ask yourself on a daily basis to ensure that you are right on track towards your journey of success.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >What do you fill your mind with on a daily basis?</span></p><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Do you think about your goals? <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >The success of your business you are soon going to achieve? Or do you dwell on past mistakes and the negative circumstances that are surrounding you?</span></p><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >If you are thinking about your failures, that is what you will eventually become. In the field of computer science, we use the phrase, <span style="font-weight: bold;">G.I.G.O.</span> which means, <span style="font-style: italic;">“Garbage In, Garbage Out”</span>. It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that computers will unquestioningly process the most nonsensical of input data and produce nonsensical output.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Our mind is like a computer. We can program our mind positively or negatively. Our mind will store whatever we are going to pour into it and whatever we store in our mind will affect our ability to succeed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >You will become who you associate with...
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<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I am blessed with the opportunity to be associated with many successful people who have inspired me to strive for greater heights of acomplishments. One of them is a very successful and humble couple, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Dato' Dr. Tan Hian Tsin</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> and his wife </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >To' Puan Tan-Sui Lan</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">
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<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Dato' Dr. Tan Hian Tsin</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> is the </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Founder</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> and </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Chairman</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> of </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Crocodile International Pte Ltd.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> I have personally chosen </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Dato' Dr. Tan Hian Tsin</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">To' Puan </span>as my mentor</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >s. Both have motivated and inspired me with their humble spirit of giving freely to bless others.</span>
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<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >You may want to ask yourself these few questions on the</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > people you are associated with:-</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >What kind of people do I spend my time with? <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Naysayers? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >People who struggle financially? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >People who don't understand your drive and your desire to succeed in the business you are in? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >People with No Dreams & Vision? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dream stealers?</span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >If these are the people that you take advice from, you may need to urgently change them. <o:p></o:p>If these are the people that you call them "friends", you may need to find new circle of friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >We need to surround ourselves with optimistic, successful, creative, generous, "Big Thinkers" and Visionary Leaders who can influence our lives and the lives around us in positive ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >So remember to choose carefully the thoughts that you are going to program into your mind and the people whom you will choose to be associated with in your journey to success.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Yours POSitively,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-8755812677870717932009-05-10T23:45:00.005+08:002009-05-11T20:56:05.714+08:00Tribute To Mothers<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >After having a simple Mother’s Day Dinner with my mum tonight, I saw a newspaper cutting with a beautiful picture of an elderly mother’s hands and the writing of Johnnie Ann Burgess Gaskill </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >about his mother which sum up what I want to express in my tribute to my mother on Mother's Day.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTLEBGKJiE5nktBrsTRQL_eb5i-F8vHhxWVWe3V7CoVcDIwpRLMZoY5exggl9DoZ8GfQKSPytCVvViJHNu81DsW3rUp13MUklcRkuvJBtYvG4cS8Kz5wMTzNzeprMB08q_lx4ClIz0TA/s1600-h/Mother's+Hand_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTLEBGKJiE5nktBrsTRQL_eb5i-F8vHhxWVWe3V7CoVcDIwpRLMZoY5exggl9DoZ8GfQKSPytCVvViJHNu81DsW3rUp13MUklcRkuvJBtYvG4cS8Kz5wMTzNzeprMB08q_lx4ClIz0TA/s400/Mother's+Hand_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334237828972262034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">" My mother's hands are beautiful to me. I see loveliness in them that others may not see. I am awed by all her skillful hands have done. How they've worked constantly from sun to sun. I'm thankful for the love my mother's hands have always shown. As, through the years, they've washed and cooked and soothed and sewn"</span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >The above picture and writing reminds me of my mum’s love in bringing up all my 4 brothers and 1 sister to where we are today. My mum had sacrificed and worked very hard to give us her best. She is one of the greatest blessings God has given to all of us.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >On this special occasion of Mother’s Day, I would like to pay special tribute to all mothers.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >If we have never said thank you mum for bringing us into this world, let us do it today!</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Thank You and I Love You Mum. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers! You all are the Best!<br /></span></span>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-9918781895005517762009-05-01T08:00:00.005+08:002009-05-01T22:12:28.015+08:00Happy Labor Day !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7B0AlmWAi6I3mYoMNtNLbaFPzG9ytbkv7rrquS_KOVwhaEPk5yCn0Ze3HoaqdGzv7qoZ6ZSnd-sF68qb6zM92Qa59z1wVk2gGVaq0jOt-TqGXVAxdQPNPw3Hsp7wC1vvrdnppevH-Y0/s1600-h/Achievements.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7B0AlmWAi6I3mYoMNtNLbaFPzG9ytbkv7rrquS_KOVwhaEPk5yCn0Ze3HoaqdGzv7qoZ6ZSnd-sF68qb6zM92Qa59z1wVk2gGVaq0jOt-TqGXVAxdQPNPw3Hsp7wC1vvrdnppevH-Y0/s320/Achievements.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330747914469990850" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>
<br /></b></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><b>Labor Day</b> is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from the labor union movement, to celebrate the economic ad social achievements of workers. Most countries including <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> celebrate Labor Day on May 1, and it is popularly known as May Day and International Workers’ Day. <o:p></o:p></span> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">People sometimes attribute other’s achievements and successes to ‘luck’. True achievements and successes can only be realized through working hard and smart. <strong>L.U.C.K.</strong> therefore is <strong>L</strong>aboring <strong>U</strong>nder <strong>C</strong>orrect <strong>K</strong>nowledge! When we acquire the right knowledge and apply them with the right attitude, luck will be the output of the efforts we put in. Achievement and success does not come out of the blue. It comes from laboring under correct knowledge. Gain the right kind of knowledge, attitude and skills and apply them to whatever you do today, the doors of achievements and success will surely be opened to you.<o:p></o:p>
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I would like to leave you with a very well thought-out Creed that was written by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creeds are good guiding principles for each and everyone of us to follow and to live by. There is Power in a Creed. If we want to live worthwhile and purposeful lives, it pays to choose and believe in a worthwhile and purposeful creed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here is one of the worthwhile and purposeful creed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.:- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living, but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business, or personal affairs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond; that character-not wealth or power or position-is of supreme worth. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God ... and that the individual's highest fulfillment, greatest happiness, and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might." </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Read the above Creed as often as you can and practice them daily. You will be amazed by how the creed can guide you in your everyday decisions making process to achieve your true achievements and successes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><b>Good L.U.C.K! </b><em></em></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">L</span>aboring <span style="font-weight: bold;">U</span>nder <span style="font-weight: bold;">C</span>orrect <span style="font-weight: bold;">K</span>nowledge</span>
<br /></p> Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-22063619039302313342009-04-30T01:34:00.013+08:002009-05-05T13:16:35.680+08:00Commitment To Success<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uL9EqpM5q_EJ8v_FgSKVYm33CTflcB4mKxi5rReIQuSuCnxVx2Qn6O9c1NmJ-jGH7Na3ssHOyhujK7404LFSVyWukGrsqmxT0wZRS84TLWHdki2awE9vuDPLYPoS7z1w4FGugjUdSuM/s1600-h/090430_Commitment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uL9EqpM5q_EJ8v_FgSKVYm33CTflcB4mKxi5rReIQuSuCnxVx2Qn6O9c1NmJ-jGH7Na3ssHOyhujK7404LFSVyWukGrsqmxT0wZRS84TLWHdki2awE9vuDPLYPoS7z1w4FGugjUdSuM/s320/090430_Commitment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330539462688678050" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >1987 while I was struggling building my Network Marketing business in The Philippines, I have the opportunity to meet a very successful Malaysian Network Marketer, Ong Hock Siew who was one of the Top Income Earner of the company that I was working with. Ong Hock Siew is an adventurer, Master Trainer, Motivator, Sportsmen, Author and Corporate Leader and he shared this powerful statement about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Success</span> with me; <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">“Nothing will happens without Commitment!”</span></span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >
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<br />The <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Buzzword for Success</span> today is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Commitment.</span></span> It does not matter whether it is completing a job in time, delivering the best customer service to delight a customer, meeting deadlines, achieving sales target, implementing procedures, maintaining quality or enforcing safety standards etc…, we need committed people to complete the necessary tasks. Commitment means doing what you said you would do!
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<br />For any team or organization to be successful, we need to have individuals who are committed to excellence. The challenge is to be able to get a full team of individuals to be committed together to success.
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<br />In the last 7 weeks while I was very busy forming a team of committed leaders to develop a new business together with my friend and business partner Philip Lim, we discovered that when we have a small team of individuals who are <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">committed </span>to a common set of <span style="font-weight: bold;">goals, purposes </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> success,</span> the team will <span style="font-weight: bold;">create positive power</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">energy</span> that are <span style="font-weight: bold;">unstoppable.</span></span>
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-weight: bold;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--></div><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; "font-family: arial"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">However, the fact remain that there are very few committed leaders who are willing to make a commitment for success. It had been said that there are basically 3 groups of people in a team; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who do not know what happen!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">The first group of people comprise of leaders or potential leaders in a team. They are team players and they ar</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">e willing to take the leadership challenge to walk the extra miles together with you to make things happen. They do not sweat the small stuffs, give excuses and justify for their failures. They do whatever that is right to succeed. They are willing to adapt to change and pay the price for success. My friend and business partner, Philip Lim is exemplary of the first group of people who <span style="font-weight: bold;">Make Things Happen </span>in our new business venture together!
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<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sqPcC_dE_geDigjBIfubJxX-P0M48b99pjjpQj9dun1IkyMJF-e51846K2GMaTJDzr7I9SoS7wY7G0uQrJEoWpJfgCQuTGdA-JclefOmCc1lqId_3lPvSX25tMC6MyoEHE0BCUVKImo/s1600-h/PhilipLim_PohTedAng.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sqPcC_dE_geDigjBIfubJxX-P0M48b99pjjpQj9dun1IkyMJF-e51846K2GMaTJDzr7I9SoS7wY7G0uQrJEoWpJfgCQuTGdA-JclefOmCc1lqId_3lPvSX25tMC6MyoEHE0BCUVKImo/s320/PhilipLim_PohTedAng.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331992980873751282" border="0" /></a>
<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >I strongly believes, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">“Nothing happens without Commitment”. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Price</span> that we pay for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Success</span> will always be far lesser than the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Prize</span> that we are going to get in return for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Success.</span> </span>For those who are not willing to make a commitment for success and to make life significant, more often than not will continue to live an ordinary and mediocre life.
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Make a Commitment</span> to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yourself,</span> your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Family</span>, your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Team </span>and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Organization</span> you are working with today for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Success</span> and to <span style="font-style: italic;">achieve greater heights of accomplishments</span> in the months ahead!</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >
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<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >“Commitment is the secret ingredient in every recipe of Success.”</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(Author unknown)</span> </span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-20889329619692338542009-04-04T00:38:00.017+08:002009-05-04T19:10:12.287+08:00An Opportunity Is Never Lost!<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >In my last blog post, I shared the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Formula Of Success</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Success = Goals + Effort + Opportunity</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Talking about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Opportunity</span> reminds me of the story of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Disneyland</span>. Last year, my family and I have an unforgettable vacation to <span>Disneyland Hong Kong</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">(See picture, my wife Stephanie, Ryan (right) and Jordan (left)</span> In 1999 my wife, Stephanie and I visited <span>Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA. </span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvsROItkGgAec0R3HxTz-PzLARSDli_6glLGu6EC18xMlPwhJsBdvzF0bs0IrMkqQGiRzzIyrvOevmTYgylheDOjoW7zPfbGiptC4ZFJjl56dWWyTHWHeFPTkno62ZnNECLLEgWpPbkU/s1600-h/Disneyland_HK_Family.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 503px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvsROItkGgAec0R3HxTz-PzLARSDli_6glLGu6EC18xMlPwhJsBdvzF0bs0IrMkqQGiRzzIyrvOevmTYgylheDOjoW7zPfbGiptC4ZFJjl56dWWyTHWHeFPTkno62ZnNECLLEgWpPbkU/s400/Disneyland_HK_Family.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320518173259160002" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, USA on the 17th July, 1955. Disneyland comes from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Vision </span><span style="font-style: italic;">of </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Walt Disney</span>. In the 1940s, Disneyland was originally conceived to be a tiny (less than 10 acre) place for Disney employees in Burbank, California. W</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >orld War II put those plans on hold, and that gave Walt Disney time to grow his plans even larger.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >He wanted to create a place for both parents and kids - a place where they could be together. He wanted to create the happiest place on earth. <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Picture below shows the plague at the entrance of Disneyland)</span>.</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8plmSurZRi30T5mBBrf3AiHPcZKjR9mC0YpWKiuIHJmHbZRv4t8offUYMIK9jjhO2RHXb4V_2xVC9RSbAZbH36DQvPIGNeGMipIpGBpl2EoQJi1TY8zFFza08P7ncq5TqaLI1ErVyBg0/s1600-h/Disneyland_Plaque.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8plmSurZRi30T5mBBrf3AiHPcZKjR9mC0YpWKiuIHJmHbZRv4t8offUYMIK9jjhO2RHXb4V_2xVC9RSbAZbH36DQvPIGNeGMipIpGBpl2EoQJi1TY8zFFza08P7ncq5TqaLI1ErVyBg0/s320/Disneyland_Plaque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320507964325192834" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >So the size of the park grew from 10 acres to 100 acres, and the eventual site was a 160-acre orange orchard near Anaheim, California, USA. Plans for the park were out of this world for the time and included artificial lakes, rivers, forests and mountains.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Many of the rides and attractions had never been imagined before. They were divided into zones with names like Adventureland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >The magical moments that Disneyland offers around the world today remind me of a very important lesson that I learn about <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Seizing an Opportunity</span>.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Years ago Walter took his friend Arthur to see some land in open country where cattle were idly grazing. Walter explained about his dream for developing this area. He told his friend that in time the area would be surrounded by many restaurants, hotels and convention centers. He told Arthur that his plan would take all of his money and he needed others to develop the surrounding area. He wanted his friend to have the first opportunity to buy into this project.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >But Arthur thought to himself, "Who in the world is going to drive twenty-five miles for this crazy project?"</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >He said to Walter that he would think about it and decide later on. "Later on will be too late," Walter cautioned Arthur. "You'd better move on it right now."</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >"And so Art Linkletter turned down the opportunity to buy up all the land that surrounded what was to become Disneyland. His friend Walt Disney tried to talk him into it. But Art thought he was crazy."</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Life offers all of us many opportunities. It is important that we do not ignore an opportunity. Rather, take time to understand and explore the opportunities that are presented to us everyday.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“An opportunity is never lost, it is just taken by someone else…”</span> </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Have a great day !</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-54915568298007691962009-03-22T00:56:00.011+08:002009-03-22T09:11:04.460+08:00Formula Of Success<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4swQjTQQ9NvdOCAijTvtRphmJutcZf5_sgF-iTt05UG-d3PXb4TX8zUt_j_1CYuRqMvF2YYJanY9lPD8vF0VEkTIrUd8d2zBXuyPOle7jWWcD6C7Ouz3Ncp_mtImDJz1hAz_9GPMZx2o/s1600-h/Success+Formula.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4swQjTQQ9NvdOCAijTvtRphmJutcZf5_sgF-iTt05UG-d3PXb4TX8zUt_j_1CYuRqMvF2YYJanY9lPD8vF0VEkTIrUd8d2zBXuyPOle7jWWcD6C7Ouz3Ncp_mtImDJz1hAz_9GPMZx2o/s320/Success+Formula.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315694104839785666" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: arial;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1</style><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Research shows that if we take 100 teenagers at age 15, in 50 years time, 62 will be alive, 38 will be broke, 16 will be working, 7 will be retired on livable income and only 1 will be wealthy.</span> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">You may ask me how was that one wealthy person able to achieve success and get to the top? They obviously had the right formula for success. 11 years ago, I was introduce to this <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Success Formula</span> which I would like to share with you today.
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Success = Goal + Effort + <st1:place st="on">Opportunity</st1:place></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br />We have to know what we want, we have to be willing to work for it, and then we have to select the right opportunity.</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br />Let’s talk about some of the things that we may want in life:-</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br />Goals for our family</span></span>
<br />O</span><span style="font-size:100%;">wning you own home, providing the best for your children, having great holidays and spending time with your extended family are all very important goals.
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<br /> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Goals for our lifestyle</span></span>
<br />Goals that can bring much enjoyment through the hobbies that we pursued, the car we drive, going shopping and being able to share by giving to others and worthwhile causes.</span> </p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>Goals for our future</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > </span>Most of our goals for the future will require time and money. Imagine having more time. The money to live the way we choose. Being able to plan for the future, savings, investments, retirement and earning residual incomes.</span> </p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br />If we have set great worthwhile goals and have put in the effort to work hard for it and are not getting the success that we want, then we will have to look at the opportunity part of the success formula.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Remember, to achieve the goals for our future, we need to have the right opportunity that can provide us with the ability to have both time and money to achieve the things that we see are important in our life. If the opportunity that we are pursuing are not helping us to get the results that we want in our life, it is time for us to ReTHINK and garnered the courage to change!
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<br />Albert Einstein once said, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Remember, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"If you do what you have always done, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">you</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> will get what </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">you</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> have always gotten."</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p>Choose the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Right Opportunity</span> that can help you to achieve the goals that you have set for yourself and your loves one.</o:p></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:12;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >To your SUCCESS!</span>
<br /></span></span>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-76739681931787947082009-03-11T23:07:00.007+08:002009-03-13T20:58:27.438+08:00What are your priorities in life?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb5cDj3upXcd0XLEntIxEIPS1LKu7l3e3BpUWKaG2P0CfSZaJQZ9WFfFu4w4tihU-avzjsWJp6tBuQ0cFFNLc5-HeWo6xpu1xLHzjcaLRbUS3X79PIOEVXRlNaqbeizyFPkf8HU92OCk/s1600-h/Archery_target.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb5cDj3upXcd0XLEntIxEIPS1LKu7l3e3BpUWKaG2P0CfSZaJQZ9WFfFu4w4tihU-avzjsWJp6tBuQ0cFFNLc5-HeWo6xpu1xLHzjcaLRbUS3X79PIOEVXRlNaqbeizyFPkf8HU92OCk/s320/Archery_target.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311949841596663218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >I went to HSBC today together with my wife to do some banking matters. While waiting for the customer service officer to assist me with my phone banking pin application, she politely requested me to complete an in house survey form, titled, <span style="font-weight: bold;">What are your priorities in life?</span> What a reminder... I said to myself, we should be asking the above question everyday to remind us of our priorities.<br /><br />The survey is related to personal financial planning. The lady asked me to rank the answers from 1 to 4 (1 – Top Priority, 4 – Low Priority) The questions are as follows:-<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Reducing Commitment</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Paying off your debts)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Financial Security</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(If your income stopped, what problems would that cause your family)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Education Planning for your children</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(What are your plans for your children’s education)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Retirement Planning </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(If you haven’t got sufficient income to retire on, how would that impact you?)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />What are your rankings?</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br />I once read an article on <span style="font-style: italic;">Time Management</span> by <span style="font-style: italic;">Tim Elmore</span> and he taught me on <span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Determine Priorities. </span><br /><br />Below are three <span style="font-weight: bold;">R</span>s that will help you start to find out where your focus should be. Knowing your priorities then will help you schedule your time better. Ask yourself these questions and see if they help you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• Reward:</span> What gives me the greatest joy? Finally, as you sort through your personal priorities, look of the element of personal fulfillment. There is deep satisfaction in doing what you are gifted, and perhaps even "called" to do. There is nothing easier than not finding time to do the things you don't want to do.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• Requirement:</span> What is required of me? When you feel overwhelmed by obligations, stop and sort out your "must dos" from your "choose to do's" Our obligations in life are the biggest priorities we have, but more often than not, you will find that you really do not have to do many things; you choose to do them. Simply ask: what must I do? What is required of me here?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• Results:</span> What gives the greatest return? When sorting our priorities, ask the question: What brings the greatest results when I do it? You should spend most of your time working in the area of your greatest strength. He is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is wiser still who from among the things he can do well, chooses and follows the best. Find your gift and capitalize your time using it.<br /><br />Here’s a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Checklist for making decisions.<br /></span><br />• Is this consistent with my priorities?<br />• Is this within my area of competence?<br />• Can someone else do it better?<br />• What do my trusted friends say?<br /><br />I want to leave you with a powerful quotation on priorities by <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Hopkins</span>, a man who inspired me to take the challenge to succeed in the world of selling. He quote, <span style="font-style: italic;">"Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Live your life to the fullest potential. Life is fantastic!</span></span>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-52334099416921941652009-03-07T21:28:00.014+08:002009-03-07T22:38:34.387+08:00Guard Your Mind !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RFJ8I7o6LCKP9MuQcX6_hHLLyCkzaTuzjq0NbeT3g7f-maQyZQqQYyNqcckGLaJzHDcYKmN_rilvHpmBZnIXw8NRPFK5FGZ1LRmU0qocAviFVaYGbtR0gogSc6X5etPiNpttEhiYjeg/s1600-h/HotDogStall_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RFJ8I7o6LCKP9MuQcX6_hHLLyCkzaTuzjq0NbeT3g7f-maQyZQqQYyNqcckGLaJzHDcYKmN_rilvHpmBZnIXw8NRPFK5FGZ1LRmU0qocAviFVaYGbtR0gogSc6X5etPiNpttEhiYjeg/s320/HotDogStall_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310446976303003074" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:961570080; mso-list-template-ids:-386772716;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:1713115084; mso-list-template-ids:-1812304174;} @list l1:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">A good friend of mine sent me a very interesting story below about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">He was illiterate, so he never read the newspapers. </span></span><o:p></o:p></span><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">He was hard on hearing, so he never listened to the radio. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">His eyesight was poor, so he never watched television. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">He was smart enough to offer attractive schemes to increase his sales. So his sales and profit went up.. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">He ordered more raw material and buns <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">He recruited more supporting staff to serve more customers. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">As his business was growing, his son, who had recently graduated from College, joined him. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Then something strange happened. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?" <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">So the next day onwards, the father cut down his raw material order and buns, took down the colorful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">He layoff some of his staff. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">And his sales started coming down rapidly, same was his profit. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The father said to his son, "Son, you were right". <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">"We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moral of The Story:</span> It's all in your<span style="font-weight: bold;"> MIND</span>! And we actually <span style="font-weight: bold;">FUEL</span> this recession much more than we think we do!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Our mind is so important that we have been given a will to control it and feelings to help determine whether our thoughts are positive or negative. Whatever state our mind is in will determine the outcome of our seconds, minutes, days, weeks, months and years to come.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Think for a while . . . </span>
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<br />1. How many times we confuse intelligence with good judgment?
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<br />2. Choose your advisers carefully but use your own judgment
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<br />3. A person or an organization will prevail over bad times, if they have the <span style="font-weight: bold;">5 Cs</span>
<br /></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Character</span></span></li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Commitment</span></li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Conviction</span></li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Courtesy</span></li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Courage</span>
<br /></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The tragedy today is that there are many walking encyclopedias that are living failures. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The more practical and appropriate views on this economic recession is: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">"This is the time to reunite together for any small or a big organization, this is the time to motivate and retain people which are the biggest asset, this is the time to show more commitments to the customers, this is the time to show values of our company to the world ".</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So take heed and guard our mind will all deligence!</span></p><p></p>Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844128337269009860.post-391740279610216612009-03-03T23:26:00.001+08:002009-05-01T22:36:50.755+08:00Creating Profitable Relationships<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >It had been said, <i>a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.</i> This Blog was created in 2007 and this is my first post.</span>
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The purpose of this Blog is to provide a platform to get connected with all my past, present and future friends that I am going to get connected with. My lifetime’s goal is to have a <b>Million Friends!</b></span>
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C03%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><b></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >This Blog will feature my life’s journey and lessons that I learn along the journey. I will take the opportunity to share with my friends in the following areas of interest; <i>Personal & Leadership Development, Network Marketing, Sales & Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Investment.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I look forward enthusiastically to the opportunity to add </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><b style="font-weight: bold;">POS</b><span style="font-weight: bold;">itive Values</span> to the life of all my friends and </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >to <b><i>"Create Profitable Relationships"</i></b><i> together.</i><b><i> </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Zig Ziglar</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"> once said, “You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Wishing you all greatness and success.</span></i></b></span></p> Poh Ted Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522001924798154948noreply@blogger.com