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Reflections of NS training April 2012

Apr 222012

I’ve just returned from my NS training and again, I’ve been able to get commendation about my work as an RQ there.

This time by a civilian team and their leader.

When I think back about what I’ve been doing right, I realised that all I do in the ICT is calling people on the phone and speaking with key people.

I simply make sure the key people that can help us do our job easily knows I am here to be responsible and humble.

I deliberately keep the way I speak to the external team as professional and empathetic as possible.

Basically, I show that I am responsible and respectful.

The activities I do during ICT are:

Getting tasks needed to be done listed out
Being organised and planning ahead
Delegating work to my CQs
Interfacing with external parties so my team gets everything they need
Solving problems by working together with other leaders in the battalion

I realised that what I really do in ICT is building relationships and planning.

This is very relevant to a career in real estate.

In real estate sales, my clients must know I am responsible and feel I respect their opinion.

All I really do is to speak with clients and recommend units that fit them best.

I help solve any problems they have that may come up and help them achieve their outcomes.

I just need to list out the tasks, be organised and plan ahead.

I will be as successful in real estate sales as I am in ICT.

Perfect Day

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Mar 252012

I wake up from a soft bed with silk sheets to Shirley

I wake up thinking about the exciting and fun events that fill my day.

A quick exercise and tennis coaching session.

Meeting up with business associates and closing big deals with clients at my office.

I take lessons for singing from a pro.

I have a personal assistant. I run an e-publishing biz on the side. I invested in several properties in Singapore.

I run a coaching business teaching others to find their flow in their career.

I drive around in my Audi R8. With my 7 series parked at the porch of my landed bungalow.

I play with my children and read them some stories before they go to bed.

My Motivation DNA

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Mar 212012

My Motivators

stimulating relationships
opportunities for personal growth and advancement within organization
freedom to do things their way
esteem
good compensation and bonuses

My Demotivators

routine
bureaucracy
isolation
disapproval
quenching of creativity

Quick start tips for achieving my goals

camaraderie is the key for my type
involving others will help me stay fired up about goal
i need choices
create an exhaustive list of all the ways that have worked for others and endeavor to try everything on the list
reward myself along the way. celebrate even small successes and splurge on a big reward when I complete the goal

Questions for strategies and Ideas for Goal Achievement

Connectors

what organizations can I connect with to help me achieve my goal?
who has successfully accomplished the same or similar goal and can help me strategize to overcome obstacles I will encounter?
what groups can I join to support me and fuel my motivation?
who can encourage me to stay on track and help make me accountable?

Variables

what can i do to add fun to the equation and at the same time advance me toward my goal?
what are the most creative and interesting ways to accomplish my goal?
if plan A does not work, what will i do for plans B through Z?
how will I add variety, joy, and excitement to the process so that I don’t get bored?

External

How will I personally benefit from this goal?
What incremental rewards can I build into the process to help me accomplish my goal?
How does realizing this goal set me up for even greater success?
what big reward will I give myself when I cross the finish line?

Online Master Plan

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Apr 272011

What I Really Want and My Plan to Get It

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Jan 132011

What

Family
Freedom
Quality of life
- Luxury
  - Taxi booking
  - Travel holidays
  - Food
  - Safe neighborhood
  - Stylish home decoration
  - Home theatre system
  - Home karaoke system
  - Sounding proofing a room for media entertainment
- Contribution
  - Free coaching
  - Free training
- Happiness
  - Time with Shirley and children
  - Laughing with Shirley and children

How

Little travel time
- Online business
  - $720 a month profits by 31 Mar 2011
  - $1500 a month profits by 31 June 2011
  - membership site
  - affiliate offers
  - promote info products
- Flexible hours
  - Tuition
    - income – $4000 a month by June 2011
    - get 4 more students at $50 -60 an hour
    - Advertise on cold storage ads
    - put up updates on my fb and lead to my website
    - Sibling discount
- High ROI
  - Tuition
- Daily
  - Schedule
    - Morning
      - Play with Luther
    - Afternoon
      - Work
    - Evening
      - Play with Luther
    - Night
      - Work
  - Tasks
    - Internet business building
      - managing outsourced work
      - developing online relationships
      - establish authority online
      - bring traffic to websites
      - improve the offer on websites
      - build list
    - Tuition
      - give monthly free information that can help parents and students
      - Call to action is to send me an email or call me
      - Use WP
      - One section for parents another for students

When

Jan 2012
- 49 weeks
Jan 2013
- 101 weeks
Jan 2014
- Business breakthrough
- It is that moment when your business no longer needs you there to constantly drive the ship.
- When it develops a life of its own and continues to grow while you enjoy the fruits of your labour
- 153 weeks

Usual Day

I wake up and see shirley sleeping beside me. I am sleeping on a fluffy cozy King sized bed.

My kids come into our bedroom and greets us “Good Morning!”

Our helper makes us breakfast and is a cheerful lady.

I read a book on my comfy and stylish reading chair. I jot down thoughts on my notes book as I read it.

After an hour of reading I head to my home gym to perform some dips, pull ups, squats and crunches.

I take a shower and head to my stylish home office.

I do 90mins of writing.

I check my emails for updates from my team and sales from online products.

I respond to the emails. This takes another 2 hrs.

In the afternoon I take shirley out to eat and enjoy our time together.

We come back and eat dineer with out beautiful, intelligent and respectful children.

We talk and laugh at the table.

We help our children with homework then put them to bed.

I chat with shirley for a while and prepare to do a bit of writing before we go to bed.

Contribution Day

I am going to give a talk about maximising the potential of a child for free.

They find me through my website.

Play Day

I play tennis with my kakis and Shirley. We have one hour of coaching before we start our social session.

I then go shopping with Shirley. I get to buy my books, dvds and memorabilia. I go for my massage after my tennis.

We drive our weekend car to get us around on play day.

How I add value to the world

I teach people how easy it is to get what you want with the skills of speaking.

I use the internet to reach out to the world. I help people gain more self confidence, earn money easier and have a happier life with their loved ones.

I use public and corporate seminars to share my ideas on the power of High Trust Speaking.

My Work Day

I am at my home office. I turn on my computers and receive the reports from my team.

I give them my thoughts, feedback and directions.

I do my research and learn new things on the internet or books.

I make contact with other business people to network and make deals.

Life Planning

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Jan 072011

What do I REALLY want? How can I get it? What are the steps? What is the time line?

My Focus In the Internet Business

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Nov 042010

My role in the internet business:

Research, design and produce great content to serve entrepreneurs in speaking skills
Network with potential partners and connectors
Head of Integration Marketing

My strengths:

self expression
quest for knowledge
aesthestics

Strategy by Mark Joyner

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Aug 272010

Growth Strategy

Competitive Strategy

Leadership Strategy

find the kwan for ur team

Branding Strategy

(TIO) (Simp. 201)

Personal Life Strategy

(Collins – Passion – can be developed)

All comes down to one word:

ALIGNMENT

Find misalignment and remove it. Know your aim and strategy first before you know alignment

TAFT Loop Exercise

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Aug 092010

Step 1. Define the Target Improvement

Target Improvement:

[ I want to improve my focus and learn to think strategically]

What will this do for you? (What are the ultimate benefits you’ll gain?)

[Business ideas will be strong and complete. I will have the clarity and the CONFIDENCE to execute my ideas.

There will be a fluid process with automation.]

What will that look like? (Describe in graphic detail)

[There will be a clear business plan. There will be a road map with benchmarks and deadlines.

I will be able to live the life of a successful business owner who has the freedom of time and money.

I can spend time with people I love, and spend money I wish to spend on!

I can wake up and go to my computer and have a ton of sales waiting for me to transfer to my own bank.

I will get to work from my beautifully furnished home office with Hi Def web cams for meetings.

I will get to bring Shirley and Luther on fun trips overseas and really have an exciting fulfilling life travelling!

I will get to spend the money on lifestyle with my BMW 745 Li

and Condo with pool view

and nice tennis courts. I will be able to spend the money on stylish clothes that make me feel handsome and important. I will be able to pay for tennis and gym personal coaching to get my target body .]

Step 2. Define Your Combined Approaches
There are many ways to change the self leading to the same outcome. For example,
there are many ways to modify the diet for fat loss (low carb, raw foods, high protein,
vegetarianism …). The TAFT Loop doesn’t mind which approach you use. Our job is to
ensure you actually use the approaches you select.

THINKING
What must you believe to make it so? What
must you picture in your mind to make it so?

[ I must believe that I have the ability to build a successful business.

I must picture in my mind coordinating with a team of people to make things happen. I am also meeting up with other entrepreneurs to leverage on their success. I must picture in my mind that I am focusing wholeheartedly on building my business. ]

Tools to Accomplish That

Elance.com to make things happen that I am not that good at

My journal to remind me what I wrote to promise myself and pictures to inspire me.

Library of books to learn whatever I need to learn for business success

Personal notebook to jot down what I want to make happen

MP3 player to let me learn on the go

ACTING
What must you do to make it so?

I must spend my waking hours to make it work instead of watching stupid time wasting online videos!

I must hire the outsource company to make things happen quickly and efficiently. I must develop my plan of action and execute and adjust along the way. No more coming to a grinding halt.

I must block out time that I am productive to do work. There must be more time spent on working on my business than watching mindless videos.

My productive time is before lunch and after family sleeps.

Tools to Accomplish That

Elance.com, audacity, blogging, report writing, Jingproject

FEELING
How must you feel to make it so? How will you make yourself feel that way?

I must feel that I can do it. I can successfully build a business that is profitable and fun. I will perform the tasks that I enjoy and makes a profit. Eg: teleseminars, seminars, interviews, blogging, writing. I must feel that I am still in control of my financial life. I must take on more jobs to earn some income for stability first. I must take on more tuition jobs. I must create quick cash injection products. I will create at least 2 quick info pdts and 1 coaching program.

Tools to Accomplish That

audacity

Flexsqueeze sales letter

Cash Injection Copy Formula

Elance.com for transcription of audios

Jingpro for quick video guides

TALKING
What must you say to yourself to make it so? How must you talk to others to make it so?

I must tell myself constantly that I have made a promise to my family and I will honour it. I will ask myself,

“Are you a talker or a doer?”

“Am I taking action that moves me closer or further away from my target?”

“What is my target at this moment?”

I will talk to Shirley and Dom about the projects and I am moving forward. I will contact the coaches and update them on the last action I took.

Tools to Accomplish That

Coach contact – tell coach that I want an accountability partner to keep me on track

Negative TAFT Loop Events and Antidotes
Write the things that you do that instigate negative TAFT Loops and write down the antidotes
(things to say to others to defend yourself, how to think about things so they don’t
affect you, actions to take [avoidance, verbal kung fu, etc ...])

THINKING

“I am not good enough”

“I cannot accomplish this”

“I am not credible enough”

Antidote / Alternative

Remind myself all the cool accomplishments I have achieved.

Trophies, what I accomplished in AK, getting an endorsement from Adam and Sant and Dominic Lee, mentoring Julieh, being a great teacher to students who still say that I am the best teacher they ever had. Being able to close deals and give Julieh and Grace commissions even after I am no longer their manager.

I will avoid switching on Shirley’s laptop in the morning. I will go straight to my laptop and read a chapter of Paul Myers ebooks, then go to simpleology. Then do one blog post. Then work on my business.

ACTING
What must you do to make it so?

I watch too much online tv. I eat too much junk at home.

Antidote / Alternative

I must eat healthier. I will check out Shirley’s recipe book for simple meals I can cook for myself. I will stop watching shows while eating. I will read and eat instead.

FEELING
How must you feel to make it so? How will you make yourself feel that way?

I feel lost at times and dunno what to do next to earn income.

Antidote / Alternative

I will just follow the 7 day biz turn around plan and start a cash injection to my biz!

TALKING
What must you say to yourself to make it so? How must you talk to others to make it so?

I tend to tell myself that things are hopeless.

Antidote / Alternative

The truth is, i was not hardworking enough! I just to work on the book, the articles to send to recruit and reach out to more people on the internet!

Negative TAFT Loop External Triggers and Antidotes
Write the things that are instigating negative TAFT Loops and write down the antidotes
(things to say to others to defend yourself, how to think about things so they don’t affect
you, actions to take [avoidance, verbal kung fu, etc ...])
These are related to Systems Environmental Design and should be augmented with
that.

External Trigger

Laptop for online tv

Antidote / Alternative

Keep it unplugged and covered. Make it troublesome to activate and use.

Self-Improving TAFT Loop External Triggers
Can you surround yourself with people, things, events, habit that will trigger self-improving
TAFT L oops? Constantly attempt to add more and more of these to your routine.
These are related to Systems Environmental Design and should be augmented with
that.

External Trigger

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