Archive for January, 2010

I’ve managed to bring myself to attend last Thursday Live & Inspire series in Bangsar. This time features Billi Lim, also know as the failure guru.

Entitled ‘Dare to Fail’, Billi’s session was filled with insights, tips and lessons. Apart from learning some pointers about failure & success, watching Billi was a form of entertainment itself. His style and delivery was not only energetic but crude in a funny way.

Here are notes:

1. You feel so bitter and even think of committing suicide when you keep failing over and over again. However DO NOT give up or think that you have failed. Learn to transcend.
2. It is good to fail. It is part of success and life journey. The experience gained will help you in the future.
3. Failure & Success are one for without failure there is no success. Success & Failure is a journey.
4. Know what is your failure and success.Know what is your failure and success.
5. Money, cars and big houses are only symbols of success. Real success transcends all these.
6. Failure is not the opposite of success. Failure is when one do nothing in life.
7. Indication of success is when you are able to sleep well at night, become happier and having more friends each passing day, and have an open heart.
8. Let children make mistakes and fail. This will be the greatest education you would give them.
9. According to Billi, Bill Gates prefers to hire those who have failed before because he would rather his employees fail in other company than his own.
10. There is failure everywhere and everything that you do be it in relationship, business, studies and etc. Accept failure and treat every single journey as a positive experience and be grateful for the opportunities.
11. Be prepared to face failure. Be emotionally strong. Success is just around the corner when you are at your worst moment.
12. When things get bored, tough, or down, see it at a different angle. Again be thankful for what you have.
13. One fails on average 3.8 times attempting a single course. This means one can fail up to 4 times and will achieve success on the 5th time.
14. The best way to know whether you will succeed or fail in doing one thing is to DO IT. Only then you can know.
15. FOUR steps towards success: (1) DARE TO DREAM (2) DARE TO TRY (3) DARE TO FAIL (4) DARE TO ACHIEVE

Recently a friend once wrote: Money is not everything, but everything is money. This is true, almost anyway.  It’s so hard to find parking in KL, unless you are willing to pay and it’s not cheap either. Parking fine would cost you RM100 here whereas Ipoh only RM30. I find the cost of living in KL is 3x more. No wonder people here are always looking for more money and often in a rush. Jam some more.. Hmmm…

But there are more sights and sounds, to see, to explore, to learn. It’s a big place. It’s going to be interesting this year.

Till then, cheerio~~