My Melbourne Escape.

It has been a long while since I left the country alone to discover new ideas, time alone to reflect and most importantly to be inspired. These last few days away alone brought back lots of good memories of how I have forgotten the beauty of just living without any responsibility. You see, the more responsible I became over the course of my life made others expect me to be more responsible for more than I ever wanted to be. It just never ends and the responsibilities just kept on piling together with the life and work pressure & stress that was uncalled for that made me unhealthy and unhappy. The last few days allowed me to roam freely, meet freely, explore freely & most importantly do freely without anyone to care for or adjust my decisions for anyone. I felt emancipated. I felt real freedom and I was at peace with myself. 

As I return home to Malaysia, I am reminded that I too have many options & choices as I continue to become a better version of myself and saying no to people is something that I will be doing a lot more. I am done chasing after continuous success but focused on attracting success for a more sustainable me. So if you expect me to just say yes for opportunities that are not fit to my lifestyle & heart desires, the answer will be a big NO. My advice for you to be able to perform and do exceptionally well is to make sure that whatever that you are doing, the people that are with you & the timing for all that you do is the right fit for you. Take care of yourself as nothing is more important than you for yourself. 

I will and I am. What about you?

Nothing Comes Easy But Everything Is Possible.

1. I was 140Kgs 2 years ago. I had hypertension, high blood pressure and was under tremendous pressure for my life & business. I almost lost it all. 
2. The pressure was real and it was unlike anything I have ever experienced before. I did not give in and give up and continue to live and do whatever I could to pull through. I did as usual as I continue to grow with passion.
3. I always knew for as long as I do not give up, things will always get better. However, I needed to do something about it. I did and I started my journey on a much better mental and physical health for a more sustainable me.
4. Most people only see me as their provider and pillar of strength and have forgotten that I too am only human. I do too have my needs and desires just like you. I too need to fulfill those desires just like you do as I am only human.
5. As I continue to live a much more fulfilling, meaningful & purposeful life, I continue to strive for bigger and better things ahead. This has not changed. The only thing is that it is more focused and less competitive with more collaborations. I continue to work to become a better version of myself.
6. I weigh 70Kgs today, literally "half the man" I used to be. But believe me, I have definitely become more of the MAN that I have always wanted to be. A man with vision for myself to be healthy & happy. A man that is to fulfill his dreams to live the life that I truly deserve. A man to be loved the way I want to keep me excited to continue working on achieving my dreams.
7. My vision for the organisation and team has only been much more focused and determined as we are ONLY 1 day away from the big dream happening. We will all achieve what most only dream about but not work towards. WE will all GAIN & GROW from this personally, professionally & most important financially. I know as we continue to grow towards that direction. 
8. Nothing comes easy but everything is possible. The question still is till today, "are you willing to have the patience, work extremely hard & smart to flow with what works best for you to achieve desired results?"
9. I am and will continue to do so. There is no free lunch and we will have to work hard for whatever we want. And by the way, my fat and weight did not just disappear into thin air. It took lots of discipline, commitment, determination, hard work, & real sacrifices to achieve the desired results. Yes I lost 70Kgs. So before you tell me you deserve more of anything in life, you need to ask yourself the following question.
10. What are you willing to do to achieve your dreams to live a more fulfilling, meaningful & purposeful life?

Always remember that it is NOT You Only Live Once (YOLO). Instead, WE LIVE EVERYDAY BUT WE ONLY DIE ONCE. So it is highly important for us to live life daily healthily & happily or it will be extremely miserable for you and everyone around us.

Working Harder and Smarter is NO longer enough

I am a firm believer in working hard and even have my famous quote, "If you think you work hard, work harder." Over the years, I have also learnt that working hard is only the first step. We also need to work smarter to get better results for anything in life. However, what I have truly come to appreciate is that while working harder & smarter are the fundamentals of life success be it business or personal, I have been enlightened that we really do need the right fit for anything to flow with ease to achieve ultimate peak desires and achievements. Thank you for allowing me to understand this very important life message to live a much more meaningful and fulfilled life ahead. Truly blessed as I still have plenty time ahead to get uncomfortable to get in sync with my peak state of mind, body, spirit & soul. 

You can do the same if you are prepared for the discomfort that is ahead. I am as I accept that it is very much needed if we are interested to continue growing in our very own way that best fits us.

I AM A PROUD SALESMAN.

I am a proud salesman and I am always selling. I sell ideas. I sell dreams and most importantly I sell the belief that anything is possible if we work extremely hard and smart.

SALES is not the job for ONLY the sales team, marketing team or the business development team. Sales is the JOB of everyone in the organisation. If we want to grow, WE MUST ALL BE SELLING TOGETHER. Selling our ideas for the organisation to do better. Selling solutions to help our customers to do better. Selling the confidence that our students need from us to succeed.

Always remember that there is NO SHAME in selling if what you sell is of so much value to the people you touch.

Have an awesome Happy CNY Break and get ready to come back and be the fire crackers and fire works to make things happen for an awesome 2019.

Everything is a Blessing. It's a matter of perspective. Decide wisely on yours.

2018 has been a year filled with continuous and consistent extraordinary challenges that are beyond business as usual. This only means that the personal growth has been extraordinary. I am grateful for the pain, tears and sufferings for which without, I will not know how to appreciate what I truly am capable of doing and achieving. I know that I am just an ordinary person that really wants to do extraordinary things to make a difference by making lives better. I may or may not achieve them. But I know I am willing & capable of extraordinary effort to make it happen till my last living breath. Thank you everyone for your trust, belief and opportunities. I am grateful and thankful for the good and bad. I am blessed. Have an awesome last day for 2018 and have an awesome 365 days ahead for 2019. 😉

Tough Decisions vs the Right Decisions?

1. Over the many years, I have made many tough decisions that are not popular and definitely do not go down well with most people that have experience working with me either within or outside of the organisation.  But I sincerely only wanted to make the right decisions for the benefit of the organisation & team. If you cannot accept it, I wish you all the best. 
2. Many will NEVER understand the decisions that I make and most definitely will never do the things I do. Why? Because you are simply not in my position to deal with the things I deal with daily and I have learnt to accept and understand that as a fact. But I sincerely only wanted to make the right decisions for the benefit of the organisation & team. If you cannot accept it, I wish you all the best. 

Last Saturday’s Annual Strategic Direction meeting was extremely tough for me.  I was torn inside as I was both wanting to ensure that my team had my presence to show and lead the way but at the same time, I was really wanting to be with my Dad as I was getting live updates on my phone from my family and finally spoke to Dad for a brief moment right before he was pushed in for his 2nd amputation. This time was a lot tougher as the risk were a lot higher due to various complications and the biggest fear was that he was not going to come out alive. It was really tough to still put up a smile and energy when I was really exhausted just returning from Ipoh with my Dad the day before.  

I want you all to understand that I am still very focus in what we have set out to achieve and that sacrifices will still need to be made and I am constantly going to be making Tough Decisions but the Right Decisions for what I sincerely believe is what we need. Just know that I am still ALL IN & ALL OUT to ensure that we will all be moving forward toward our set targets. Talk is Cheap, Action is Good. Result builds Trust. I really hope you can all truly understand this in order for your results to speak the loudest for the organisation & commitment to the team. 

Everyday is a test for us to succeed and learn to be a better human being.

Just like the Chinese Masters (Sifus) that have gone meditating in the caves for the next level of supernatural powers of kung fu to be achieved, I too have just returned from an intense sabbatical from the sin city to see for myself the changes happening in the world and observe the behaviours of my proteges that will be leading the way. Its getting clearer and yes it is always a test. We must always abstain from the temptations of the world before it consumes us. Knowing when to stop is important. What we eat is what we are. What we do is what we become. So eat healthily and exercise to stay healthy not forgetting to do whatever it takes with integrity to achieve desired results that will make us happy. Right is always right even when no one is doing it and wrong is always wrong even when everyone is doing it. And we do only live once but if we live it the right way, ONLY once is more than enough. Make it meaningful. Make it purposeful. Make it count.