It COULDn't Be Done

It COULDn't Be Done

Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That maybe it couldn't, but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so "till he tried."
So he buckled right in
With the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried, he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it."
But he took off his coat and took off his hat
And the first thing he knew he'd begun it.
With the lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle right in with a bit of a grin,
Then take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That cannot be done, and you'll do it.

Edgar A. Guest

What Perspective would You Choose?

Long long ago in the ancient times, there lived a king who ruled over a large country. Being the ruler of such a large country he was overwhelmed with the various projects and events that were occuring concurrently in his country. It came to a point where he can no longer take it, and he decided to form a counsel of wise man to help lighten his burdern and to provide him with advices.

So the wisest man were gathered from all corners of his country and among them, the wisest was a scholar by the name of Zion. He had a happy disposition and a very positive outlook towards everything in life regardless of how dire the situation was. Because of his counsel, the country thrived and he was also promoted to the position of Grand Advisor, the King's right hand man.

One day the King went out to the forest for a hunting trip. He had a little mishap and as a result the tip of his index finger was sliced off. Feeling fustrated and in pain, he summoned Zion to complain about how hapless he was.

After listening to the King's complaint, Zion replied with a smile," My King, all things in this world happened for a reason and I'm sure this is a belssing in disguised. So instead of frowning why not choose to smile? "

The King was infurated by what Zion said and ordered him to be incarcerated immediately.

A few days passed and the King forget about that incident and so was Zion too.

Months later, the king went out for a hunting trip again. Unfortunately this time his entourage was attacked and captured by a wild tribe. And it is the custom of the tribe to offer the leader of their captured group to their Gods as a form of respect. So the King was tied to the platform and preparations were made to burn him alive.

The rituals began admist dancing tribesman and chanting. Suddenly the witch gave a loud shreak and ordered the King to be removed from the platform as she realised that one of the King's index finger had been sliced off and in their custom it is an insult to Gods to offer them incomplete offerings.

So the King was realeased and was replaced by his followers. After trudging for few hours the King returned to his country. He was immediately reminded of his Grand Advisor Zion whom he had imprisoned not long ago. It was then that he realised that what Zion said then made sense and so he immeditately summoned Zion to him.

The King said apologetically," Zion I can finally understand and appreciate what you said to me during our last hunting trip so please forgive me for doing things in the spur of the moment."

Zion replied with a smile," My dear majesty I should be the one who should thank you for if you haven't imprisoned me that day, guess who would be sacrificed as an offerring on the platform today? "

So as you can see from this anecdote, there are always 2 perspectives on things that you can choose to see it from. The positive or the negative. So what would you choose?

Three words

Hello Everyone!

First of all let me dedicate a flower for all of the friends of whoosh17 as well the visitors of this blog :) I know it has been a while since I posted here. Now, I just wanted to recall the three magic words we learnt in POE. It so simple but yet very very powerful.

I had personaly used it during my studies sessions these days. Especially when I was taking my examinations, this has helped me a lot to strenghten myself. I am sure that your mind is taking a very wild guess of what it could be. Here it goes:

I am pretty sure that your mind just visualised your very own personal experience whereby you said the three words to yourself and you felt more empowering. There you go!!!

You know what, there are similar useful words around in the context of People mastery. As you are reading this sentence and wondering where you can find them means that you are interested to read more. For that good reason, I am posting the link here for your reading pleasure.

Dec 1X. Dec Party!

We couldn't come to a concensus of the Dec party but its likely in the earlier part as there will be too many travelling people (holidays overseas are a big part of Singaporean lives as seen at NATAS fair) and also too many parties competing. So stay tune to know when the BBQ Dec Party is going to be. If you wish to tell us which dates you can't make it, pls use the comments column on the left sidebar. But we really are constrained so pardon us if the dates dun match. your commitment to the party is critical to make it successful!

Stay tuned!

David

Adversity or Problem; How We Embrace It

Adversity is defined as "difficulties; troubles; misfortune;" in the Oxford dicky. Problem is defined as "a thing that is diffcult to deal with or understand".

"For every problem or adversity, there in it lies an opportunity ..", this you what you would've heard many times over. Adam Khoo says it, my wife says it and so do many others. It is your mindset that is the key. It is how you embrace it. An example which has been repeated a zillion times, the glass is half full or half empty whichever way you WANT to see it.

So if your mindset is one which defines problem literally and embrace it as such (a pessimist), lots of limiting self-beliefs will tend to set in. Conversely, if you are an optimist and embrace every adversity or problem as an opportunity, then you're likely to overcome it.

On the same note, I was pretty amused when I heard over the radio on how advertisers (those on 30 second commercials on the telly) overcome a new adversity. Along the way, I learned a new word called "Product Placement". You can read all about it in one of my blogs http:menafter40.blogspot.com

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The First Five Minutes

The first 5 mins occurring between people sets the tone for everything that's to follow.

You would've heard about giving first impressions be it for a public speaker to convince his audience that he really does have something worthwhile to say or for the consultant attempting to clinch a particular project where the very first few moments is very critical to win over your client ... Coming back to the public speaker, if he hopes to use humour during his speech, he'd better say something funny very quickly or his audience won't believe he can make them laugh. The opportunity is just lost.

For the family, the first 5 mins of the morning determines how a mother will interact with her children on that day. A complaint or a snarl at the breakfast table will sour the mood and relationship for hours. Likewise, at the end of the day when the husband arrives home from work, the way he greets his wife, or he doesn't greet his wife, will influence their interaction throughout the evening. A single critcism such as "Alamak! fried rice again!" will put their relationship on the edge from there to bedtime.

Fortunately, whenever we have been apart from those we love, we always have the opportunity to "reset" the mood. A little thought and sensitivity when coming back together can produce surprising benefits. It all depends on the first 5 mins...

On a separate note, do u know what is "MM"? It is not Minister Mentor nor Mickey Mouse. MM is otherwise known as "Mental Masturbate". And do u know what is it? Plus, do u know what is the probability to strike 1st prize in a TOTO draw? On health, do u want to know about STRESS and CANCER? And the 8 ways to prevent skin cancer? and what are the natural cancer treatments?
Well, it's about time u visit http://menafter40.blogspot.com and http://123abtcancer.blogspot.com to find out ...

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"How To Plan, Launch, and Profit Wildly From Any Product Or Service Through A Simple But Profound Money-Making Marketing Strategy!"

Sounds familiar. Well, 55 of us just went through this. Yes, Stuart Tan sold out seminar on Internet Mkting 102. I spent a few hundred bucks and I can tell you it is worth every single cent. Stuart, you can definitely charge $599 for the next run in Feb. (Dun scold me..for those who are thinking of joining the next run.) Ok, I will negotiate a deal for you to come in at $397 if you send me an email within the next 48 hours, just for YOU! Ok, if more than 10 persons were to sign up, I will ask him to give it to you at $347 with the same bonuses and 100% money back guarantee. (I have not asked Stuart, but the fact that i am blogging now at 12.30am right after his course shows that i am a good student and my Teacher Stuart will listen to me.) If you happen to be not sure what i am taking abt, click here. Those who want to reserve your place, pls send me an email. :)

*** whatever price you are paying, be it $599, $397, or $347. Its worth it. Stuart could easily charge $1088 for this course but one of his aim is really to make 5000 profitable internet marketeers by 2006 so his main aim is to provide us with the tools to succeed on the internet platform. Trust me or ask Peter, Ryan or Rachit. So email me now! If I am not wrong, already a few places are being reserved even though the dates are not confirmed. Take massive action if you want massive feedback which means faster success in life. Email me. ************

Where Else In The World Can You Get A Masterful Speaker, Fantastic Resources, Hands-On Practice And Exclusivity All In The Same Room
At This Ridiculously Low Price?

Spending a day in AKLTG brings back some great memories of POE (I can visualise many of you visualising you are back at AKLTG). And its not just any other day, it was a Public Holiday! The fact we made those sacrifice shows that we are committed to succeed in internet mktg.

Well, the fact that i am posting this blog at 12.30am shows that we din have a session till 2am or 5 am! it ended before 10pm actually. And as expected, Stuart gave us a "No Holds Barred" session and we even got more than what we bargained for. We got an expert in "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" to share with us how we could get rid of it. Ehhhh... maybe he din give us his techniques. Interested to know who had IBS for 21 years and is going to launch a product on it. Stay tune to Stuart's internet mktg blog or subscribe to his email to get updated. I have given you a hint. We know him and he is from Whoosh 17. A sexy boy. For more hints, stay tune for the next blog entry. :p

Well, during the last 10 hours of so, we did copy writing skills (including some copying tricks :p), know what is Aweber, search.rightnow4you.com, many other websites which were very interesting but which many of us have no ideas of. Example, do you know that you can write a 200 page e-book in 7 days or better still write 7 200 page ebook in 7 days. impossible? possible? Possible. Possible!

As with POE, after attending it, you will feel that you have gotten so much out of it. And when Stuart wanted 15 min more (meaning we have 15 min less dinner time) to launched his *** special price*** Executive coaching *special fees* at S$XXXX (not sure if i was suppose to tell you this special price). but you all know that his original price is at US$12,700 for 6 months. well, already 3 out of 12 places are taken and I am sure after the last 10 hours of sharing more than 12 registration forms were taken. again, with almost $7000 worth of bonus and personal hand holding (ok, girls, girls dun get too excited, i dun mean you get to hold ST hands but i am sure you can get a hug :p hee!), you will get more value than you bargain for and you get ST personal 1 to 1 attention every week for 1 hour for 6 months. (hmmm... ok, i can visualise a stampede for the remaining 12 places! help!) Not sure where you can find more value. We all know Stuart and we all know why he is doing this.

Ok, I know I am marketing a lot for Stuart but I only do it because i know that the stuff we learnt there is great and worth every cent. (ok,ok, i admit, he promised to pay me some affiliate fees... even though i dun have the details... :p.. and i was suppose to put into practise what i learnt...) and you will really need at least 7 days of intensive research (I mean 10 hours daily type) to know everything he shared and maybe not even be at the same level (becos he invested like over $5,000 on softwares). So if he launches another course, pls grab it. I will only keep the special price for the 1st 10 people and I already know 2 people are interested.

"This seminar was SOLD OUT within 7 days of its launch. If you want to be kept on the waiting list, you may do so by calling and leaving your name and email address. Remember - this is not a guarantee of another seminar."

Ok, dun panic, ST just said he will be launching another one but maybe he will launch 103 first. but i am sure if more than 10 of you secure the place frm this blog, he will seriously, seriously consider it. So do yourself a favour and get on it and reserve a place. It will only show your commitment to succeed. Do it now!

Cheers,

David

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p.s. Disclaimer. Majority of the infomation i posted are true to my best knowledege and memory. However, the more accurate info can be found at www.internetmarketingsingapre.com/102. If the site is no more there, then too bad and you have to wait for Stuart to find a slot in his extremely busy schedule to fit in another 102 session. but if you email me now, maybe i could help by speaking to Stuart.

p.p.s WHOOSH! the louder you whoosh, the faster your internet launch will make 4 digit!

Selamat Hari Raya Puasa!

Out of Comfort Zone and Goal Setting

A couple of weeks before I bid au revior to some of my former colleagues, I was tapping on my network including search companies (got some views on them, another time perhaps) for leads and opportunities, I was sort of roaming around, talking and chit-chatting. Btw, there were 2 versions of me, 'before' and 'after' attending the POE course. The 'before' is a sad looking, downcast, worried, drooping shoulders type .. u got the pic .. and the 'after', one who saunters around as if he already got a new job (that's the impression and feedback I got) which of course I haven't. Before I got side-tracked, as usual, I'm gonna share this morning an incident (there were a few others) 'after' POE ....

After POE, I knew I was in my comfort zone for most of my working life. With the adversity (without a job) I'm facing, oops! (reframe) ... with an opportunity presented to me ....where I can now get out of my comfort zone and set new goals ... asking myself what I want in life... bearing in mind to stretch my goals and not to sell short ... anyway with this positive mindset, I chanced upon a 5 min conversation with a colleague along the corridor who had been slogging God knows how long in the bank. The conversation goes like this ...

BK: Hi Pete (not his real name). What if I can tell u you can set a 10 yr goal, this very minute?

Peter: You gotta be kidding.

BK: Not really. Know u always busy as a bee busy, lah. Bear with me just a minute .. one minute? and you'll know what i'm talking about ..

Peter: OK. Just a minute ..

BK: It's very simple. Just ask yourself, what do u see yourself in 10 yrs time .. are u going to be an employee all your life or are u going to work for yourself? If u're going to be an employee, are u in the right job? How much are u earning now? What position are u in? Are u happy with your job? Do u drag yourself to work? Can u pic yourself 3 yrs down the road? Still in this company? What position are u working for? An MD? How do u go about achieving it? Have u set your goals? Your strategies? Or are u just letting the day go by, past by u ... bogged down with daily routine, day-in day-out, week-in and week-out ...

Peter: Er ...er.... tell u what. I have half an hour .. let's talk.

We spent the next 45 mins in the canteen ( I could afford the time) talking about comfort zone and goal setting ...

Got to say this .. I was in the same position as Pete for as long as I can remember. Oh yes, I did set goals once in a while, but I was trapped in this rat race for so long. You gotta take control, as what I learnt in POE, otherwise, the events control you. It's as simple as that.

Cheers
Dragonfly1
ps. it's a good morning as Chelski is beaten 1-0. Aha!

Good Evening!

Its the end of the first of the holiday mood week. Wonder if anyone is working hard. Strangely, though. Received 3 phone calls today on a holiday! 1) A lady selling Omega3 claiming they come from a canada distributor, 2) A Tupperware manager called asking me to be involved in tupperware sales and 3) A time share company asking me to buy more time share.

While the majority of us are either lazing at home, shopping, holidaying etc, some people are obviously at work hard and they obviously will be rewarded for their hard work but i was not quite happy to be disturbed on a holiday and i suspect most people will not be.

fortunately, i got a call from a familair voice in the morning (thanks BK) and that was a more enjoyable call then getting sales call :).

Ok, even though it holiday, work hard on your NLP... do more Cause and Effect patterns. The more you practise NLP, the more succesful you are going to be in communicating!

Have a happy holiday week and take more massive action. the more actions you take, the faster your dreams come true.

Dragonfly3- David

Strange Week

This is definitely a strange week for me. Considering that I am not currently employed. You see, under 'normal circumstances', I would be looking at the calendar, probably weeks or even months in advance, gleefully ... ha! ... plotting and planning. Mmmm ... a week with 2 public holidays huh? In between weekdays somemore. Sheesh. Which day should I apply leave? How to maximise the 'effect' of a good week with a quick break from the office madness .... Lots of combo, man .. Monday off? Or maybe Wednesday too? Or Friday only? Or the whole 3 days?

You may say what a load of rubbish, so trivial and what's the fuss ... what the heck ... just decide and take one day off and get on with it (life) .. Well, I have to admit, these little simple pleasures and thoughts actually made life interesting, a good distraction from the daily monotonous routine ... the thought of discussing with your partner in life simple plans of what to do ... and then sharing the plans with my 3 musketeers .... not forgetting scheming and doing the 'quick draw' against colleagues or your cover as to who had applied for leave first. With regard on where to go or what to do, we would probably do a quick getaway (with $$ permitting) .... up north to our friendly neighbour or jetting off somewhere nearby with the beaches and stuff .... what with the cheap airlines tickets. Lots of possibilities.

Well, for me. It is a strange week like I said. Maybe next time, it would be different. Don't get me wrong. I am not thinking of the past or of negative thoughts. But this is what I was thinking of last nite and probably the first thing this very morning. So, there you have it. Gotta to go now and do the groceries for the beach picnic and BBQ planned for the day and the steamboat on Thursday ... for now, Happy Deepavali folks!

Btw, for those who follows the EPL ... I was really disgusted with my team's performance last Sunday morning ... what a load of rubbish you say, thrashed 4-1 away at Boro!!! Maybe I should switch to Wigan ...

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