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So I had my 5 minutes of fame today… on 2 local papers… “Today” and “The Straits Times”.Jimmy called me early in the morning to tell me that he saw my t …
An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.“How long it took you to catch them?” The American asked.“Only a little ...
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”- ConfuciusHave you ever noticed that as sophisticated thinking machines, we humans have the tendency to over-complicate thi …
Today, I will be sharing some of the concepts I learnt from Marshall Goldsmith’s What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful. Essentially …
All right, here’s the deal. A couple of my “crazy” friends are on an “impossible” mission. They have just written a book in 24 hours (yes, you heard me right!) and now, they want to do something crazier…They are hoping to sell 10,000 copies of their ebook in 24 hours!The book is a collection of ...
I was reading Timothy Ferriss’ “The 4-Hour Work Week” and came across this really beautiful poem from a terminally ill girl. I hope you’ll take away as much, if not …
Welcome to yet another edition of the personal development carnival! We have so many quality submissions this time round and it’s indeed a pleasure for me to host such a great edition.So without further ado, I invite you to bask in the radiance of the following personal development reads… Dr Martin W. Russell presents The ...
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few ...
As promised, I will be sharing my recent experience of being a Vegan for 10 consecutive days. Now, the first reaction I get whenever I tell anyone about my vegan diet is surprise/shock/ama …
In How to influence anyone to do anything, I shared with you Dr. Robert Cialdini’s 6 weapons of influence. Today, I’m going to let the man himself tell you more about these powerful laws o …
You know, I love springtime.It’s such a time of rebirth and new life.That’s why I hope you’ll take the time right now to watch this…This Is PowerfulNo, it’s not a video about growing flowe …
Before we dive into the topic for today, I would greatly appreciate if you could watch this short video clip and follow the instructions given carefully. I promise that it will be a fun and interesting activity!YouTube Direktvideo linkHave you watched the video yet?Please do, because the video is pertinent to and very important for ...
I used to be terrified of dogs. That’s probably because when I was much younger, I was almost bitten by a stray. For years after that fearful incident, whenever I saw a dog I would stay as far away as I could. I even remember jumping onto the sofas in my friends’ house just to ...
There are two types of people in this world.The first type sees a tree and marvels at its beauty.The second sees a tree and complains that it’s obstructing the view.Which type are you?Related PostsWhat should I do with my Life?Have you ever found yourself asking this question over and over again?"What should I do with ...
I just read The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher and I must say it’s one of the most meaningful stories I have read for a long, long time. Fisher skillfully uses various elements in …
Photo by M & GI have always been intrigued by how easily some people can get others to do what they ask for - be it a tiny favor or an entirely out-of-the-way request. There must be some secret, some basic principles that come into play and being the curious being that I am, I ...
Hey Everyone,I just got an email from Hanna who is in Bob Proctor’s team. It seems that they were overwhelmed with the response, and that with over 20,000 people trying to call in, many were not able to access the teleseminar.If you were one of the ones who couldn’t access the teleseminar, I have fantastic ...
I heard the following story from Brian Tracy…**********One day, a construction worker opens up his lunch box at noon break and unwraps his sandwich to find that it contains sardines. …
It’s not every day I’d recommend you listen to a former toilet paper thief, but today—I am.Adrian Law was once SO down on his luck, he actually took rolls of TP to save a few d …
Bob Proctor mentioned in the secret that sometimes when you are feeling down, all you have to think about is something happy, like a baby.Well, the sleepy baby in the following video certainly made me smile. I hope it will brighten your day too. =DYouTube Direktvideo linkRelated Posts10 Secrets to Happiness I learnt from Andrew ...




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