:: POWER OF MONEY ::

Salam,

I received an email from one of my favourite group, very inspirational, and yet very useful for us too.

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Power of Money,

By Adam Khoo
( Singapore 's youngest millionaire at 26 yrs.)

Some of you may already know that I travel around the region pretty frequently, having to visit and conduct seminars at my offices in Malaysia , Indonesia , Thailand and Suzhou ( China ). I am in the airport almost every other week so I get to bump into many people who have attended my seminars or have read my books.

Recently, someone came up to me on a plane to KL and looked rather shocked. He asked, 'How come a millionaire like you is travelling economy?' My reply was, 'That's why I am a millionaire. ' He still looked pretty confused.

This again confirms that greatest lie ever told about wealth (which I wrote about in my latest book 'Secrets of Self Made Millionaires' ). Many people have been brainwashed to think that millionaires have to wear Gucci, Hugo Boss, Rolex, and sit on first class in air travel. This is why so many people never become rich because the moment that earn more money, they think that it is only natural that they spend more, putting them back to square one.

The truth is that most self made millionaires are frugal and only spend on what is necessary and of value. That is why they are able to accumulate and multiply their wealth so much faster.

Over the last 7 years, I have saved about 80% of my income while today I save only about 60% (because I have my wife, mother in law, 2 maids, 2 kids, etc. to support). Still, it is way above most people who save 10% of their income (if they are lucky).

I refuse to buy a first class ticket or to buy a $300 shirt because I think that it is a complete waste of money. However, I happily pay $1,300 to send my 2 year old daughter to Julia Gabriel Speech and D ram a without thinking twice.

When I joined the YEO (Young Entrepreneur' s Orgn)a few years back (YEO) is an exclusive club open to those who are under 40 and make over $1m a year in their own business) I discovered that those who were self made thought like me. Many of them with net worth well over $5m,travelled economy class and some even drove Toyota 's and Nissans,not Audis, Mercs, BMWs..

I noticed that it was only those who never had to work hard to build their own wealth (there were also a few ministers' and tycoons' sons in the club) who spent like there was no tomorrow. Somehow, when you did not have to build everything from scratch, you do not really value money. This is precisely the reason why a family's wealth (no matter how much) rarely lasts past the third generation.

Thank God my rich dad foresaw this terrible possibility and refused to give me a cent to start my business.

Then some people ask me, 'What is the point in making so much money if you don't enjoy it?' The thing is that I don't really find happiness in buying branded clothes, jewellery or sitting first class. Even if buying something makes me happy it is only for a while, it does not last.

Material happiness never lasts, it just give you a quick fix. After a while you feel lousy again and have to buy the next thing which you think will make you happy. I always think that if you need material things to make you happy, then you live a pretty sad and unfulfilled life..

Instead, what makes me happy is when I see my children laughing and playing and learning so fast. What makes me happy is when I see my companies and trainers reaching more and more people every year in so many more countries.

What makes me really happy is when I read all the emails about how my books and seminars have touched and inspired some one's life.

What makes me really happy is reading all your wonderful posts about how this blog is inspiring you. This happiness makes me feel really good for a long time, much much more than what a Rolex would do for me.

I think the point I want to put across is that happiness must come from doing your life's work (be it teaching, building homes, designing,trading, winning tournaments etc.) and the money that comes is only a by-product. If you hate what you are doing and rely on the money you earn to make you happy by buying stuff, then I think that you are living a life of meaninglessness.

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:: * EID MUBARAK *::

EID MUBARAK TO ALL FRIENDS..

WARM REGARDS FROM SHAZ & SIL

::Public amenities: Surau::

Salam.

Hari nie nak ceritakan kisah surau awam pulak. especially Surau kat KL Central. Bukan la nak cerita pasal kekurangan surau tu, nie kekurangan etika oleh org org yg pakai surau tu.

Hari nie (23.11.2009), aku terbangun lambat sket dari yg selalu. Nak kejar train pkl 5.59 pagi. Nak solat kat rumah, tapi tak sempat. So, aku bercadang nak solat kat KL Central je la. Sbb, insyaAllah aku akan sampai kat sana dlm pkl 6.40 pagi.

Mmg aku sampai pkl 6.40 pagi. So, aku pun bergegas ke surau nye. Dah ambil wudhuk, aku pun berdiri di belakang sorang manusia nie, yg memang dah sudah solat. banyak juga yang dah habis solat, tapi duduk berdoa panjang-panjang n ada yg baca Surah Yassin. Minah yg aku tgh tunggu di belakang dia nie, dia tanggalkan telekung perlahan-lahan, lipat perlahan lahan, tanggal kain dgn perlahan-lahan (tanggal kain pun masa tgh duduk nie).. aku mmg tak paham.. apasal slow sgt.. cam pengantin yg mak mertua tgh tgk cara cara tanggal telekung.. aku mmg marah.. sbb masa tu dah pkl 6.50 pagi.. ramai yg beratur lagi nak solat.. but these kind of people, yg memang layak di panggil BODOH, buat tak tau je.. relax relax kat surau, mengamnil tpt org yg hendak solat. Yang baca Yassin n berdoa tu, nak baca boleh, but bagi la org nak solat menunaikan kewajipan yang WAJIB.. nak berdoa or baca Yassin, pergi ke belakang. bukannye susah.. ntah la.. nak menunjuk kot... yg mereka nie alim.. but, mereka tak tau, actually, secara tak langsung mereka membuat dosa free... Nie menurut pendapat Ustaz Ismail Kamus la.. nak solat kat surau surau kat R&R ke, KL Central ke, tgk tgk la sket.. jgn la pasal nak dapat pahala sunat, korang lak mengumpul dosa free...

Sesapa yg terasa tu, tolong tolong ubah sikap.. surau awam bukan masjid.. tolong ingat waktu solat yang pendek seperti subuh dah maghrib..

:: Public Transport??:: (part 2)

Panas hati aku kali nie... KTM buat perubahan, but bukan utk kebaikan semua org... Tak paham aku.. lagi panas hati...

1 November 2009 - KTM merombak sekali lagi jadual tren mereka.. But for me, bukan semakin baik.. but semakin teruk... mana taknye, dari kekerapan tren 20 minit dah jadi 30 minit setiap tren. bodoh ke KTM ni... pentingkan diri.. but, dari stesyen shah alam ke KL kekerapan tren 15 minit.. habis, kami di stesyen selepas shah alam nie tak penting ke? tak pergi kerja ke??? KTM sepatutnya fikir secara keseluruhan, membuat kebaikan demi semua org.. but apa yg aku nampak, keburukan semata mata...

dulu, aku boleh naik tren pkl 6.19 pagi.. now, aku kena ambil tren pukul 5.59 pagi.. the first train lak tu.. the next train will be arriving at 6.29 am.. itu pun if tak delay... n i cannot take the risk... if delay, lambat la aku sampai kat office di jalan tun razak... bila lambat, bonus pun effect la... n train 6.29 tu, if naik, mmg tak dapat duduk la.. berdiri la sampai ke KL...

n bile balik pun sama.. train dari KL central pkl 5.36pm.. n yg aku benci... sentiasa penuh sesak.. nak buat cam ne.. yg boleh naik tren ke shah alam sahaja tu pun naik sekali... takde kesedaran sivik langsung... but, for me, semua org nak balik...

Kesalahan mengubah sistem waktu nie amat besar bagi aku... sepatutnya, kekerapan tren 15 minit perlu di lakukan utk semua stesyen... entah la... letih la cam nie.... ketidak adilan oleh KTMB.. make people suffering...