The 13 Must-Do's for Entrepreneurial Success: Leveraging on Necessary Partners

The two different types of partners: the partners you work with and partners you have business relationships with



Strategies for successful partnerships

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!

I am beginning to wonder if the politicians, especially those in the cabinet actually do any work for the rakyat? One by election after another, one supreme council after another. When the hell are all these going to end with our taxpayers money being wasted? I strongly urge all parties to focus on the most important thing at this moment in time – The Economy, if you dumb asses have still not come to realize yet. Stop the ego and power mania chase that is really making us Malaysians look so shallow and stupid in the eyes of the world.

The 3rd Must-Do for Entrepreneurial Success

Money can bully you; keep your focus on your values



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The secret is understanding the business process.

The Beach Club or The Whore House!

I was recently doing the tour guide thing with my Vietnam Business partner and I showed him the usual hot spots in Kuala Lumpur. Unfortunately, it was a Monday and most of the places that my team had asked me to take him to was pretty much dead. You see, being a Group CEO of numerous companies does not allow me the luxury to party that much these days. And it has definitely been a while since I stopped over at the ever famous Jalan P. Ramlee and more outstandingly The Beach Club, ie The Whore House. It was to my amazement and amusement that this place has become a pretty aggressive meat market to pacify the taste buds of men of all nature. Believe me, it is really easy to be popular at such spots and if you are not blind, you will probably see all kinds of breast sizes and shapes. It was really funny as they paraded around us while adjusting their fake yet awkward looking balloons. And for those of you that are interested, it is the Vietnamese season.

The 2nd Must-Do for Entrepreneurial Success

The truth may be brutal but it drives you.



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How to tell people the truth.

The Truth Hurts!

It is sometimes good to know that you are not everything that you think you are. It will also be good to know that the truth hurts and if we continue to live in a life of personal lies, and choose to be ignorant then you have asked for it. Seek the truth as that is what will be good for you in the long term. If you never hear the truth, you will never learn. If you push the blame it will soon come back to haunt you. We may choose to help our way but others may want to be help in a way that can also work for them. There is never just one way to skin a cat for anyone.

When in Doubt, F%#K!

I think we question ourselves too much sometimes so much so that we end up more confused after. Many of us go through second guessing ourselves and trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t – we have so much of self doubt and if you don’t sort it out, you will become a miserable excuse for a human being. But I have the solution thanks to Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino. I remember a scene where as he walked out of his house, he made a comment to his cat about having sex when in doubt. I thought it was pretty cool because sometimes in life, we just need to do it. Imagine how much you can save on therapy bills…

 

The 1st Must-Do for Entrepreneurial Success

A true entrepreneur is always looking for new opportunities



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It's okay to fail

 

Chillies – The place with lukewarm service

I took my team out to Chilis Grill & Bar for dinner last Saturday; we went to the outlet in 1 Utama Shopping Centre. First up, the “hostess” named Yenni looked and sounded like she’s rather be anywhere else in the world at that moment. She sounded (and looked) fed up and was rude to say the least. Take into account that she’s the first contact a customer has with the restaurant. She told us to wait, gave us menu but told us we can’t order anything until we’re seated and then went on to roll her eyes so much so I thought they might lodge themselves behind her skull.

For the record this is the chronology:
9.30pm : Arrived at restaurant

9.50pm : Were shown to our table

The table had no plates, no cutlery and we had to get our own napkins. There were also old filled out comment cards that were not collected. We’ve scanned one for your enjoyment.

10.15pm : Drinks arrived. Although they were confirmed and the orders written down, there were still 7 drinks missed out.

10.30pm : Chips arrived

10.35pm : Then the plates arrived…AFTER the food started arriving

There was a point when some assistance was needed and the server who was right behind out table (and not serving anyone) had to be called 5 times before answering.

OK. There was one good thing, the server told us we’d get fresh glasses with every refill. From the word go, we stayed pleasant to everyone, even when it was time to give the restaurant manager some constructive feedback. I also found out from my team that many of them either have had, or know of people who’ve has less than pleasant encounters with the staff at Chilis.

Have you experienced this too? Let them know. You might just be doing them a favor – that is if they’re ready enough to listen.