Archive for August, 2009

I love broadband, not only because it enables me to write this blog in the train, but also for its speed and portability. Broadband is really useful. I’ve been traveling around lately and I bring my thumbdrive-sized modem wherever I go. Now it has become my must-bring-along gadget if I travel. The purpose of today’s post, however, is not about broadband but the experience I’ve obtained from doing my education venture.

When I graduated, I am no different from most graduates. I sent resume and attended interviews, looking for a job. I want to get income; not so much of wanting to expand my engineering knowledge because I know I will have to start all over again when I work. I have learnt theories, but in real life, it’s not as simple as that. Anyway..somehow, I couldn’t get the company I wanted. I don’t even get the chance to attend interview in some. But then again, I wasn’t that desperate or anything because I have my parents and savings. I was cruising by, checking other things around. All along, my good intended mum asked me to apply for this and try for that. I obliged to some. Once, I attended an interview whose manager made me realised something. He asked me to really ask myself what I really wanted to do. My true interest, not just finding a job, working temporarily just because I wanted to earn some pocket money. And I told him actually I want to go into oil and gas. He said he could offer me a position but I won’t be happy or satisfied. I knew he was right. I could lie and get that job and learn new things but the truth is, it will just be a passionless work. If another nicer company offers me a job the next day, I would leave. That is something I don’t like to do – wasting theirs and my time and resources. It’s not a win-win deal. So I left.

That manager has a point. He said I’d be better off working in Starbucks while waiting for something more worthwhile to come along. Some things are just worth waiting for. I agree. And again I went looking for a part time job or something like that. Then I stumbled into Kenshido International. I knew it was something to do with education but nothing more. I was curious, so I went to check it out at the preview in Syuen Hotel. It was the last time they were doing it there, that time. Now we have our own support centre in Ipoh. We have 4 actually in Ipoh itself. Anyway, after the preview, I like the ScoreA program. The fact that they combine business plan with education made me like it even more. The next day, I talked to a representative, questioned him this and that, making sure I knew the details and everything and finally I signed up. Nobody forced me. Actually I’ve already made up my mind to join before I even see him. That was my first step to all the good things that came along the way.

Working with Kenshido International made a very positive impact in my life. At first, I joined because it has a solid education program, and I can earn money from it. Now, I got more than what I’ve invested in. Apart from earning, I was learning things which I know I will not learn had I work with some company that I didn’t even have interest in.

The people who do ScoreA are all positive people. I like the energy they exude and I like to think like them. Here we encourage people to set their personal goals and we really want them to achieve it. Had I work in some company, managers won’t be asking me to set my own goals because it has nothing to do with them or the company. They would ask me to strive for the company’s goals instead. To me, working with passion is very important. That’s where you wake up everyday, feeling very eager to start your activities because you know all that you do will lead to your personal goals. Now I don’t wake up feeling lost, or fear that I won’t get a job, or pressured by bosses’ orders. I work according to my own time and I set my own datelines. I know if I put in efforts into my own business like I would have, working for other people, I’m sure to get what I want. That sort of motivation and confidence is priceless.

Now, I see things in the bigger picture. Few years ago I read “Rich Dad Poor Dad”. It was a good book. Everyone says so. I said so too and I would recommend it to other people. But one thing I didn’t do was REALLY STUDY IT. I was merely reading, not digesting, not processing it until it was stuck in my head. In that book, Robert mentioned about the rat race that most people are currently doing. I agreed back then, but when I graduated, I was running the rat race too. I knew I was heading that way and yet I do it. I don’t know why – maybe it’s just very hard for people to change, especially the mindset. It is hard to make people change their thinking because they’ve been in the system for so long. People are willing to trade their time for a job that demands everything from them. No doubt you get paid, but you have to work crazily – long hours; pressure from bosses; the moment you are promoted, you sell a little more of your freedom; come back home – tired; income not enough then go look for another job with similar system or do over time. You know you are not happy with the job. You know you won’t get rich by working for others. You think if you had a job, you are very secure but actually no – not in the way that it is suppose to be.

I had a lot of dreams when I was younger. I want this, I want that. But no money how to get them? 99% of problems derived from the lack of money, correct? If you had lots of money, you won’t be having problems like you are having, correct? So normally, we look for jobs, get some income of 5k per month (average) and after paying all the expenses, all that is left we put in the bank. In the next 30 years, hopefully there’s money to buy what you want, finally. But then, along the way, a lot of things happen. The moment you start your own family, more problems will come and the dreams you wished for 10 years ago reduce to less ambitious ones. Last time maybe you want to have a mansion but now, maybe a nice terrace house will do, next time I buy bigger one (when? another 10 years?). Maybe I want to travel to all the nice cities in the world but now, (if I had time off work) I might just travel (with tight budget) to nearby cities, enough la… Proton cars will do la, BMW for rich people only. BWM drinks petrol like mad. Aaa… then we start to blame/envy rich people.

Middle class people suffers the most. Poor people are used to hardship. They are hardy people, they don’t care much if they don’t have enough money. Petrol price increase, they can walk or use the motorbike. BUT middle class people always want to be first class people. For most of these people, the path towards that is very painful. They struggle a lot, and lost a lot too, such as time with loved ones. By the time he’s rich, it’s time to die.

Sometimes in your life you come across an opportunity. You feel very motivated. Suddenly there’s hope, a better way to live your life and find money. Every part of you tells that this is right. So if it feels right, I’d say just go for it. It could turn out to be a life changing experience. Try something new. If you do one thing over and over again and not successful and expecting different results the next time you do it, then you are insane. If it requires some investment (usually in terms of money) so what? Believe in yourself and do it. I could have bought a very expensive laptop or a handphone or spend it all in entertainment, but I didn’t.  Why not use it for something that can potentially generate more income? The safe way will not get you very far. Excuses bring you nowhere. If you had tons of problems, put the opportunity in front of your problems. Use opportunities to solve your problems rather than put problems in front and opportunities behind. Believe me, opportunity won’t be waiting and problems are endless. No matter how you solve a problem, new ones will pop out and you will never get to grab the opportunity.

For me, I am one impatient fellow. I don’t want to wait till I’m 40 or 50 years old to be rich. I want it fast and a lot, so that I can start my other ventures. Kenshido can offer me that, and so far, I’m enjoying it tremendously. I learn a lot from the functions, training and coaching. I love it because I work with passion and I’m very passionate about money. I’m not saying I will work with Kenshido forever, but for as long as I can squeeze out a lot of juice from this business, I will. Besides, it allows me to meet a lot of people and those encounters open more doors for me. Maybe there’s an O&G job that I’m interested about will come from there. Who knows? I don’t care If I’m not using my engineering knowledge (it’s only theories in my head now anyway), but here I can improve my soft skills – something super important in life. I don’t get to learn them much while studying, but I get here. This is life education for me. So my initial investment is really nothing as compared to what I’ve obtained in just one month in the business. And I believe more will come. MUUUAAXS!

Thanks for those who’ve showed me the way and have confidence in me.

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