1. I’ve always taken a back seat and let someone start the engine in any project, then I will go all out in the supporting role and work behind the scene. I’ve no problem with having good work etchics, but I’ve always procrastinated in taking the first initiative. Time to CHANGE that!

2. My reality is NOT the true reality. I should not be limited by the boundaries of my reality. What I think is true and practical is only because of the limitation of my belief system supported by my own life experience. I should not let the boundaries of my reality be the limitation in my life, rather i should expand my boundaries by engaging with people with bigger boundaries! ANYTHING is possible.

3. I’ve been burning a lot of money without realising the significance of my actions. From now on, I shall be mindful of how I spend my money and be conscious of my action. I’ll STOP burning money from now onwards!

4. The lack of my motivation is due to the lack of a strong purposed goal that consumes me to the extent that it creates a burning desire in me. Time to IGNITE that flame once again!

When I was in the network marketing industry I use to have a dream chart, rather it was on an album where I stuck pictures of the things I wanted into it.

I was doing that just for the sake of doing it, since everyone else were also doing it. I didn’t realize the significance of that action till 2 days ago…

Since coming back from Creating Wealth, I’ve been cleaning up my spaces and I chanced upon my ‘Dream Chart’ which was gathering dust for the past 5 years I guess.

I dusted off the cover and flipped through the pages…and I almost flipped out myself!!!!

In it were just a few pictures:

- a post dated letter of resignation from my job

- a picture of a smashed up clock

- a picture of my dream car at that moment

And guess what?

I handed in my resignation letter about 3 years ago, I don’t use an alarm clock nowadays that it’s pretty bad as I sometimes don’t even know what day it is.

And I’m driving the EXACT same car model that was pasted on my dream chart!

Is that scary or what?

You know what, I’ll be working on my next dream chart now that I know how powerful that is! And you should start one too

Recently I came across a group of Forex traders who just practically blew my mind away.

If it wasn’t because of a personal friend of mine, I would have just cast aside any thoughts of learning Forex trading but because I trust him, and when he told me that he had 68 consecutive wins and 2 losses (WTF???!!!), I was dumbfounded.

As far as what I knew about Forex was concerned, I had a few fundamental questions and my friend who later became my mentor, explained it to me. His replies are in blue:

1) Isn’t Forex trading risky, and a lot of people have lost money in it.

It is only risky if you don’t know what you’re doing. If you know how to manage your risk, then it reduces the risk. It is risky when people trade forex with ignorance and indiscipline.

As for many people having lost money, it’s true! Just like running any business, whether it’s a coffee shop, boutique, insurance, Internet marketing, or any other businesses, chances of the business losing money is there. There’s nothing wrong with the business (there are people making tons of money from it), question is, is the person suited for the business. If there’s any failure of the business, it’s definitely got nothing to do with the business, rather it’s the person running it that’s the problem.

Same goes for forex. The 80/20 rule still applies. Forex definitely can make people a lot of money, thew question is whether can I make it work for me.

Oh boy, and do I love challenges!

2) If it’s so good, why teach the methods?

I’ve been in the seminar business before teaching people how to make money from the Internet. As far as I’m concerned, he answered me the same way as I’ve always answered other people at my seminar.

This is not a zero-sum game, meaning when I make money, it doesn’t mean that you can’t make money as well. And the best way to learn something is when you actually start to teach!

3) Is it easy to learn and hands free?

It’s easy to learn but doesn’t mean that it’s a get rich quick scheme. You’ll need to dedicate your time towards it. How good you will be at this will ultimately depend on how much effort you are willing to invest to learn it.

The reward is definitely there and well worth it for those who put in the effort.

4) Why should I learn Forex if I already am doing well in my current business?

Forex trading can always complement any business or profession that you’re in. It’s always better to have more options and more streams of income.

How true, how true!

That’s why from that day onwards, I’ve decided to dedicate myself to master this skill and get good at it.

That’s also the reason why I’m looking for 5 friends to join me on this journey to be mentored together.

The question is why 5? Because the mentoring requires a much personalized attention (this is not a one off-seminar thingy), there can only be so many people whom they can mentor on a personal basis, hence the limitation.

Before you even consider this, I’ll need to pre-qualify you.

- You’ll need to be able to dedicate your time and effort to learn this and be committed to learning. No half-hearted learning please. It’ll be a waste of everyone’s time, not to mention yours as well.

- You’ll need to be around KL or PJ area (or Klang Valley) as generally the weekly meetup sessions with the mentors will be in Subang. As long as you don’t mind making the trip then it’s ok.

- You’re interested to know how my mentors make 20-30 or even 70 consecutive wins, and whether the wins are by chance, or there’s more to it than meets the eye. Ask them yourself! (I know it’s hard to believe because when my friend cum mentor was first shown this method, he was so sceptical that he showed his middle finger to the person explaining to him).

- And most important of all, a desire to become a PROFITABLE forex trader!

How to qualify? Contact me using this link here:

http://www.melvinng.com/contact/

Tell me why you should be one of the chosen 5, and places will be on availability basis. If it’s already filled, then too bad. First come first served basis!

PS: Remember to include your NAME, HANDPHONE NUMBER (and best time to call), YOUR LOCATION and WHY you should be selected. I’ll call you back if you’re shortlisted to meet my mentor.

This is really out of topic here but I just wanted to share this.

Last Saturday, September 26, 2009, The Philippines experienced one of the worst typhoon ever to hit the country. I personally experienced it being stuck in traffic for 5 hours from the usual 45-minute drive from my Graduate school to my house. I still consider myself one of the lucky ones because there were a lot of of people whose homes were wiped out and loves ones lost due to the floods.

The only contribution I could do now is to help in any way and to encourage everyone to also do the same. If you are interested to help, you could click here. It contains numbers of foundations like the Philippine Red Cross and information on how you could contribute.

Thank you for helping out.

I just got myself a new netbook, the Samsung N110. This wasn’t in my original plans as I wanted to get the Toshiba NB200. The design of this particular Toshiba model suits me well, solid built, nice keyboard and professional looking.

Unfortunately, the only flaw it had, which was a critical flaw in itself, deterred me from buying it. Apart from the slightly premium price it commands over the other netbook brands, it only comes with a standard 3 cell battery, which means battery life is around 3-4 hours. If I were to buy an additional 6 cell battery, it would easily cost me a few hundred ringgit.

Toshiba, come on….your competitors are coming out with high capacity 6 cell batteries and you’re still stuck on a 3 cell?? Shame on you guys.

Anyway, if I were to write off the Toshiba, I was considering 2 other options, Asus and Samsung. Asus’s design looks much sleeker, the only issue I have was the keyboard. It flexes a bit when I type, which although is a minor issue to some, it’s pretty annoying to me. The Samsung on the other hand feels and type solidly even with my big fudgy fingers. Kudos to Samsung on that.

Here’s the full specs of the Samsung N110.

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N280
OS: Windows XP Home
RAM/Expandable to: 1GB/2GB
Hard Drive Size/Speed: 160GB/5,400 rpm
Optical Drive: None
Display/Resolution: 10.2 inches/1024 x 600

The resolution looks much sharper than the Lenovo’s netbook and comparable to Asus’s display.

This is a freaking cool video of Michael Jackson’s impersonation!

This is one of the most interesting questions that I have encountered since I have started blogging. This is really interesting because it made me look back at the real reason and motivation on why I started blogging or problogging for that matter.

I have been blogging since 2005 and four years after, I am still continuing problogging. I started blogging about personal topics kind of like a diary wherein I recorded everything that I experienced. From that, I developed from personal blogging to professional blogging through dwelling into business topics. I was able to blog about different business topics such as outsourcing, project management, offshore security, and the likes. From these experiences, I am now able to blog about blogging and writing-topics which are very close to my heart.

In this blog post with the same theme entitled Hobby Blogs: Making Profits from your Hobby, it showcased how a blogger would be able to capitalize on blogging about the things which you really love and at the same time earn from it. Here is an interesting excerpt:

Here’s my point: I think there are millions of people who have untapped earning potential in their hobbies (a certain blogger’s digital photography hobby comes to mind). They’ve just never taken the time to share their valuable experiences and expertise online.

I think that once you are clear with your answer for this blogging question, then your path towards problogging is really a clear and straight one at that.

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