An exclusive Interview from CNBC with the world 2 greatest minds

An exclusive Interview from CNBC with the world 2 greatest minds
Warren buffett and bill gates

What do you advice for people starting out in the society who is a little confuse on where to go ?

Bill : for me, I was lucky I got started very early as in I was kind of obsess with what I do

Buffett: marry the right person, it will trigger all your inspiration and change u as a person
Work not for the dollar but for someone (or company) who you really admire
And read everything again and again and again
And do that not for the money and you can truly enjoy what you do.


Alternative energy good area to invest >?

Bill : Not because we really do not know which one is the one to help us create the power we need, nuclear, wind, solar etc not enough r n d is done but one will emerge which is going to save us time cost and do no harm to the environment.

Investing

Buffett: Look not at the current situation but at the long term perspective of a company because as long it’s a good business, eventually overtime its going to be bigger as the population demands business grows, so look long term, I dont bother with what happening now, next week, next month, long term perspective.

Burlington rail why?

Buffett: Cos transport is cheaper, more environment friendly, goods are going to be shipped, by rail is far most enconomically, environmental friendly , and efficient
Petrol consumption example of rail and trucks. One rail is = 280 trucks. Etc
when the Country is good, the rail will be good.

What is the qualities that you have compare to others as there so many people who want to become the next bill, buffett etc but most never make it

Bill: PASSION
WE DIDN’T do if for money although we knew we gonna get rich,

Buffet: a correct mentor, my mentor is Benjamin graham , and i got started very early and didn’t let others affect me, i believed in the right mentor, so when everyone esles was starting to oppose what i believe and what my mentor has taught me, i choose to focus only on my mentor teachings and beliefs.
And everyday I look at the mirror and its always agrees with me and I get out doing what I believe in

Business leaders should have what kind of character, and what makes your business so successful ?

Bill: Experience and always thinks on making our business harder for others to compete, making our business unique is important.

Buffett, do this business like a family business and you are not going to sell it, and is going to work on it for 100 years. that is the attitude i have and i share with all my business managers.

Bill, look long term, self confidence, believe that this is going to work out (like I dropped out of Harvard and ask my friends to help me, self confidence) and seized it (opportunity) cause its not going to come along that often

Most important mentors ?

Bill: dad mom, they were lawyers and my dad always share what he doing at work, really learn a lot and people from mensa who shares about the experiences and how they dealt with events in their life

Value investing fundamentals investing is very important but I heard you make a decision over 5 mins on investment in companies

Buffett: laughs ... that’s 50 years of preparation and 5 min of decision

GET BACK UP !

Here the best gift for you all for 09
Yes you have ! Enjoy :)

Anthony robbins - 5 Keys To Thrive

Take a look at one of my mentors personal message, 5 Keys To Thrive, something for you this 2009

i guarantee this is going to turn your lives around !

love li shao

aai family

Market recovery ? Where this might all goes ?

An update on the current markert sentiments and this is a very interesting article which is more of what i see to what is happening, its from one of my mentor, good friend, Conrad, source from The pattern trader & Conrad alvin lim blog

Hold your breath. It’s that time of the year … the time of the year when the market either makes it or breaks it. It’s Crash or Rally time.

We are all familiar with all the bad news that comes with this period of trading. Here’s a brief recap:
1929, Oct 24 (Black Thursday) The Great Depression
1929, Oct 29 (Black Tuesday) The Great Depression
1987, Oct 19 ((Black Monday)
1997, Oct 22 (Asian Financial Crisis) DOW lost more than 11% in 4 consecutive down days.
2007, Oct 10 - Start of the Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis Decline
2008, Oct 06 to 10 (Black Week) The “Panic of 2008″. DOW closes below 10,000 on Oct 6 for the first time since Oct 26, 2004
2008, Oct 09 & 15 2008 - DOW loses more than 7% on each day.
2008, Oct 24 (Black Friday) World markets lose more than 10% in one session

Now, also take note that when the market was at a bottom or recovering from a bottom, Octobers were great rally starters;
1921, October - After a three year low in August that year, DOW went on to gain 446% over the next 8 years that led into the Crash of ‘29.
1934, October - Having recovered from the Great Depression, the market gained 110% over the next 28 months.
1949, October - After finding a 4 year low in June, the market broke its 52 week high and started a 16 year bull run that took the DOW from 190 to 988 by Jan 1966.
1982, October - Dow breaks above 1,000 and gets above its 10 year high and starts a 5 year rally that extends beyond 150% before breaking down in October 1987.
1987, October - After that spectacular break down, Dow started an immediate recovery that went from 1,840 to 3,000 (63%) in 33 months and peaked out at 3,000 by July 1990.
1990 October - Dow pulled back from 3,000 in July 1990 to 2,365 by October that same year and found a bottom which rallied to 9,340 (294%) in 8 years, ending with the Russian Financial Crisis in 1998.
1998, October - The Russian Financial Crisis ended with a Double Bottom and rallied the DOW from 7,631 to 11,107 by May 1999 for a gain of 45.5% in only 7 months.
2002, October 10 - DOW found the Dot.com recession bottom at 7,286 and went into a 16 month recovery that topped out in February 11, 2004 at 10,737 for a 47% gain (albeit with a scare between January and March of 2003).
2005, October - Dow holds above 10,200 in a two year consolidation and breaks out the following November and makes a two year run to the all time high of 14,164 by October 9, 2007 for a 38.8% gain.
So what can we expect this time; Tank or Rally?

Dow, Nasdaq, S&P500, VIX, Dollar, 10yr, Oil, Nat Gas & Gold
This market is doing things I’ve never seen before and is making unprecedented patterns not seen in history;
The benchmarks are cracking new highs with the DOW breaking and holding above 10,000 and staying well above its 200DSMA while the VIX is at a 14 month low of 21.72 and the 10yr Treasury Yield’s two month decline indicating a return to a bull market.
But the dollar is at shark-shit lows, Oil is climbing unbelievably above $78 and Gold is no less crazy above $1,050 indicating an onset of inflation against the back drop of that weakening dollar while Natural Gas remains unnaturally and divergently low below $5.
And how is it logical to have inflationary commodity prices when Americans don’t have incomes, jobs and the kind of spending power to support $78 oil and $1,050 gold?
The economy is undoubtedly still very weak and the pain in America is still quite bad. The fundamentals of the country just don’t justify the rally we are seeing and it would be foolish and too soon to assume that the economy is truly in a recovery state. But the market can be a different factor altogether. Seldom in history has the economy led the market. Statistics show that the market has often led the economy, sometimes regardless of the economic fundamentals.

In recent times, the market rallied without really recovering from;
the 1973/74 Oil Crisis and the dollar’s divorce from the gold standard,
1987 inflationary recession,
the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (economic recovery was lagging by then),
the 2000 LTCM debacle,
the Dot.com deflation the 2001,
SARS in 2002
and it would seem, now in 2009 during the Financial Crisis.
I have little faith that this rally is sustainable and will continue to hold on to my 20 year cycle theory. But what is undeniable is the money making opportunities that have presented themselves over the last 7 months. Markets will tank and markets will rally. What matters more than a bearish opinion is that one makes money regardless of that opinion. I find it foolish to hold to the market’s fundamentals and deny an “empty” rally that is so ridiculously profitable, hyped or not.
Missing out on a 53.7% rally does not an intelligent trader make.
At the same time, committing more than 50% of your cash to trading this rally is even more foolish. Knowing that the fundamentals will catch up with the market sooner or later, makes highly leveraged trading a dangerously foolish prospect for now. With most of the pros and high-leveraged players staying sidelined or playing it conservatively, taking on this market with guns blazing will get you killed as surely as the last mad rush by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Play it safe. Buy some insurance. Spread it. Hedge it. Trade this market bullishly by all means but always protect yourself and keep your stops tight. Better to get stopped out in small profits than risk wiping out half or all of your capital. If the market continues to run, at least you’re not missing out. If it tanks suddenly, you’re prepared for the worst. Calculate your risk and stick to your rules. Don’t think about it when the shit hits the fan - just do it and take the pain. It’s a short stab and it’ll hurt. But like all bitter medicine, it is a good thing.
Remember that this rally is fuelled by ignorance and hype. Such “buy the rumor, sell the news” investors have been responsible for some of the worst market bubbles in the history of the stock market. And you know what always follows a bubble.

The property scene in Singapore is no different. What makes this bubble even more hazardous is that these investors are flipping with borrowed money. God forbid a property market correction - banks are going to be holding a large portion of our housing inventory then and owners are going to be paying for mortgages that are above the lower selling price - defaults will surely rise.

In parting, allow me to leave you with a wise quotation by Joseph Patrick Kennedy from 1929;
Even when shoe shine boys are giving you stock tips, it’s time to sell.
Have a great weekend from conrad lim

Love aai family
- li shao / Andrew tan

The best Autumn festival Yet !

I’d like to share this great news, after our Annual convention, we have been very busy with our campaign and our recent Moon Cake Project. Autumn festival is coming very soon, and we are officially ending our moon cake campaign.

MOON CAKES SOLD OUT
Yes you did not heard me wrong, we have actually ended. As we are OUT OF STOCK !
We started our project around july right after our convention, we had a total number of 800 interviewees who came,
people came from all walk of life! we had students, working executives, retirees, foreigners, housewifes etc... and we even had a handful of moon cakes masters who came to enquire on do we need moon cakes ( si fu ) not knowing that we had been partnering with one of the top cakehouse in the reigion, famous for the golden moon cakes which have been around for more than half a century. But its was an honour for us too! Our target was mainly corporate and we began our training in early august. Interviewees were stilll coming in even till now in response to our ads.

The next Li Shao in the making!
I like to share with you this NEW STAR in the making, She is 21 and is from a broken family. She shares how her life turn around when she attended my " Opportunity of a lifetime" business breifing selection. She was working in a MNC in capital towers previously before she decided to go all out into business partnership with AAI WORLD. Let me share with you guys a little on how she started her path as a entrepreuner with us, she began her apprenticeship with us when she was still in her poly days, and along the way, she had already shown great potential, she has this energy that is always going in her, and at the same time she has inhabited a very humble attitude and an eagernest to learn! Over the 2 years she had learn the finest details (Trade secrets) in our industry. Kelly saw the difference in our AAI FAMILY environment and the corporate world she is in, she shares how she had to go thru all the politics and scheming people who would use all means just to get into flavor of their superior.

Mastery of the life game
and everytime she will come to aai world after work to pursue her business, without fail, she will always learn the a different approach and attitude to handle her work task, really taking off the load, the stress off her, making her truly happy, as she recalls " Li Shao says, be a master of your emotions, do not let your emotions control you, many people become so afraid of problems that arises from thier work place, that they become people who will do all means to avoid " problems" ever recall your colleagues says " oh shit, xxx is coming today, better buck up or esle...! "

he says, first you got to know problems will always arises as long as you are living, there`s always 2 sides in a coin, take your problems as a challenge, ask yourself, what can you learn from it, what can be done now since its already happen, You are here to solve the problem, make sense? if not why hired you people ? he also shares with me, Play this game, tell yourself what do you want to be today, " okie today i going to be the best manager/ today i going to be the most efficient accountant etc... and when the so called " problematic person comes " challenge yourself and see do you have what it takes to handle it smoothly today " well if its doesnt than next time then. There no big deal, remember you are here because of everything except the for the work, you are here because you want to make a living so that you can live the lifestyle you want, you can give more to your family, and all other reasons, so if you lose yourself due to your work, does it make sense?

She agrees many people lose themselves without knowing, because of the stress in their job they neglected their loves ones whom they are working hard for, and neglect their family who is the drive for them to find a stable job initially, and eventually will find themselve losing what they value to them most when its too late.

Quitting mediocre life and LIVING LIFE!
She came on board June 09 full time, and she had been doing great! from the recent mooncake project, she had accounts for over 60 % of the total stocks in our warehouse, she has achieve a $13,200 Sale volume in just 2 week! from our mooncake promotion!

Sept 17th, our last batch of stocks just came in, and within 2 hours, kelly and her team had swipe out 80% of the total stocks, leaving all my other distributors with no stocks. Besides that, she also set a goal to be financially successful and she had already started investing in the stock markets building her passive income streams. To date, she has already a business branch in malaysia semblilan generating passive income every month. At AAI Family, she also picked the habit of self-improvement by reading books and attending seminars.
I feel this young girl has a lot going for him in spite of the obstacles she has. She still plows ahead and goes after her dreams. That’s why she could be the making of another Li Shao, Andrew tan!

Live your dreams, Take massive action
Li Shao PS. What do you think? Share your thoughts and comments on my blog:
http://andrewsphilosophies.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them!

A Tremendous Success! Our Annual Convention 2009

Its was truly a night fill with excitement, fun, laughter, new insights and a very very successful year for us! Our crowd were filled with our Super excited business managers and partners all the way from Malaysia, Vietnam, China, India, Sri lan ka, and Singapore. What a night! everyone was dancing on the chairs, singing along with our singers and amused by the performances, we are already looking forward to our next year`s Profit Sharing 2010 convention!

Special appearances by Li Shao

Back during June 09, I was invited by my organizers for our Annual convention 09, to do a part in a our new weight loss program launch, Clean 9 and Forever lean program, http://www.forevernutrilean.com/ForeverLeanEnglish/index Without knowing what i had to do, I agreed immediately once i checked my schedule was ok. After all we always say, be proactive, have fun! i thought well it would be fun!

The Play

The team came up with an idea of a play, which goes like this... Once upon a time, there was a girl name, Princ... err... princ... cesss...

and a VERY FAT girl came along... and one day she met the prince, and fell in love with the prince! Love at first sight ! Princess told The prince how she felt and scared off the prince... she decided to make a change, she was introduced to our Clean 9 and Forever lean program and regain her confidence!!! and they live happily ever after!

Special appearance by kelly
my managing partner, and Angel` Artist, (Make up academy and studio division, Chief Trainer In Charge) also play the " Lovely Professional Consultant in helping " The princess" regain her health, confidence, and figure thru the process!

Overwhelming Response!
Everyone were laughing their gut out, many were busy wiping thier tears! we didnt knew by then we they crying or laughing anymore! Our fan based spread quickly from singapore to malaysia and to many countries as everyone was sharing our video lately, haha!
I really bet that there will be any other company convention that can live up to our Passion, Our Energy, Our Culture, i urge you to be part of our big family in our wonderful environment! Really a tribute to the whole team and organizers who did really a Remarkable Job ! Thank you for making this a SUCCESS! you guys are truly THE BEST !


AAI WORLD Companies REVOLUTION
Our goal is now is to achieve 13`000 business partnerships and market coverage of 80% in singapore market, the current industry is still at its emerging stage, our goal for our convention is Singapore Indoor staduim!

The good news is, despite of the current economy, we at Aai world, we will be hold our island wide recruitment campaign! we will be looking for potential partnership for those who can value add to our family, fresh grad and students will be our focus as well for our internship and apprenticeship program,

As for the silver hair group, we have a new program to retrain, reskill, and reapply in our company as our new wing, in line with singapore growing population, we believe in the strength and experiece of our senior work force. Instead of allocating jobs and positions which truly make no use of thier experiences, we offer them an opportunity to be part of the company, to have ownership, to be respected and put the valuable life experience to good use. And this is our part in making a difference in our industry. At Aai world, our people are our assets, your success is our mission.

Live your dreams, Take massive actions
The miracles makers team !
LOVE LI SHAO

Africa ghana - A exciting market that is blooming!

Hi everyone,

It has been an awesome last 7+ months for Aai World Companies, continuing to work towards our goal of becoming No.1 in Asia and The Best in the world, this past 7 months has been the most exciting yet. (led by CEO, Andrew Tan) we have achieve remarkable break thrus and growth through this turmoil market. If there has been a key success factor to our growth, it has been that we have had GREAT PARTNERS! Without their amazing passion, commitment and love that have put into the business, we would not have been able to achieve all this.

Now, I am very happy to announce that our latest new market is Africa, Ghana. I believe that the industry for Team Marketing business market for Africa has got tremendous potential and I am very excited with the positive impact we can make to the lives of the african people. It is a country I have tremendous respect for. Africa is made up of many people who are eager to learn, hardworking and hungry for success. By sharing with them our cutting edge opportunities, we had provided them a chance to earn a good living, solving many people problems, I believe that we can help many Africans become top entrepreuners,future leaders and multi-millionaires.

I have been given this great opportunity to expand into Africa because of my very hardworking, driven and humble partner, Nisantha .Nisantha is a Sri Lankan who has been working in Singapore for a few years. After attending my " Opportunity of a lifetime " busniess briefing, Nisantha was short listed and was very inspired by many of the successful business partners we had help and work together over the years and was very determined to bring the wonderful business opportunity to his home country.

About one years ago, Nisantha had worked very diligently, protrayed excellent learning attitude. Since then, he had built up his foundation in Singapore and he is now currently working on Sri lanka market, as the political situation has gain much more stability.

Aai World Companies is very proud to have gone branch out our business network in partnership with Nisantha and team in Sri Lan ka and Nisantha partner Randy in Africa Ghana. I am looking forward in visiting our Africa and Sri Lanka markets, and by end of this year we are going to achieve our miles stones on the 3 countries that we haven been working on, Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand, i very excited to announce that I will be doing a tour to our Malaysia markets, as we are going to open up our new branch in Malaysia Johor, Sembilan and Ipoh. I`ll look forward to meeting all the wonderful people there!

Live your dream, Take massive actions!
The Mircales Makers

Andrew PS. What do you think? Share your thoughts and comments on my blog: http://www.andrewsphilosophies.com -----Thanks for reading!
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Recession ending... fragile recovery in process

Recession Ending...Fragile Recovery in ProcessGlobal

economists now believe the global recession ended in Q2'2009 and a fragile recovery has begun in the third quarter. Growth forecasts up being revised upwards across the globe, but most notably in the US and China. The 2010 global GDP forecast is now 3.7%, with GDP growth in the emerging markets at 5.5% forecast to outperform growth in developed markets at 2.2%.

THE International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its outlook for the global economy in 2010, but said recovery from the worst recession since World War II would be sluggish. The IMF boosted its 2010 global growth forecast to 2.5 per cent, an improvement of 0.6 point from its April forecast. However, the global recovery is not yet self- sustaining and is likely to be very slow.

Singapore Market Update
On 16 July, Singapore reported growth of 20.4% in second quarter'09 GDP over the previous quarter, making Singapore the first Asian economy to get out of a technical recession. The government has raised the 2009 growth forecast from to -4% to -6% this year. However, there is caution in the fact that one quarter of growth does not signify a definite upward trend. At the same time, it is agreed that the recovery process remains frought with risks. Markets can still be shaken by bad news from global economies.

Remember however that the stock market anticipates the economy and moves up 6-12 months before the economy recovers and that is why the STI has been rallying so strongly for the past 4 months.

Action on PortfolioThe current PE ratio of the STI is about 12, slightly undervalued from the historical average of 15. At it's current level of 2,300 points, it has got a 65% upside to its pre-crisis level of 3800 points. Of course, this will not happen overnight, with lots of ups and downs along the way. Since the STI hit its recent high of 2,400, it has only pulled back 5% to its current level.

While I wished the market could have gone a lot lower, there is a strong possibility there is more near term upside given the stronger than expected economic data. I do not hold any singapore stocks but my good friend and Adam has started to buy back his core holdings of STI ETF, SGX, Capitaland and UOB. However, there are current only slightly undervalued so he is only taking a small position. its all about patience and we are both hoping for more downside so that we can buy more at a bigger discount in the next few months.

These are his recent buys:
15 Jul Buy STI ETF at $2.40
15 Jul Buy SGX at $7.05
15 Jul Buy UOB at $14.90
14 Jul Buy Capitaland at $3.40

* Note that STI ETF is not reflected in the online portfolio because of technical reasons, the market data cannot be pulled.

US Market Update
Up for a third consecutive session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) climbed 158.10 points, or 1.9%, to 8,517.5. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) added 16.41 points, or 1.8%, to stand at 922.25, with materials and energy shares fronting the broad market gains, while the Nasdaq Composite (RIXF) rose 43.97 points, or 2.4%, to 1,843.7.

What's driving this rally? The start of this new earnings season has been very encouraging. Goldman Sachs (GS 149.66, +0.22) unveiled earnings of $4.93 per share for the second quarter. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 58.23, +0.51) reported better-than-expected earnings and Intel also exceeded expectations. In addition, Well regarded Wall Street analyst Meredith Whitney encouraged buying in the financial sector by indicating that bank stocks have strong potential in the near-term. On the economic data side, PPI and Core PPI for June increase more than expected and advance Retail Sales increase more than expected.

I am more active in the U.S markets as there are more tools for research, Very risk averse kind
I have brought in alot during the BIG DISCOUNT period over the past few months, and currently i am only taking a small position, SNP ETF, FXI ETF, VISA Stock. For Visa its only slightly undervalued, where esle the ETFs, there at least another 50% to where it was during the peak, i am waiting for more downside so that i can buy more at a bigger discount in the next few months. And there is always the dip, correction, its all about consistent hardwork and constant learning.

For Adam he brought
14 Jul Add PG at $53.00 (new average price $55.03)
14 Jul Add USO at $32.50 (new average price $35.04)
14 Jul Add PEP at $55.70 (new average price $58.05)
14 Jul Add NKE at $51.60 (new average price $54.65)
15 Jul buy GE at $12
15 Jul buy V at $62.18
http://www.akltg.com

Live your dreams, take massive actions
be a MIRACLE MAKER!

Love andrew

Warren buffer interview by ABC

Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway was interviewed by ABC today, in which he gave a guided support for a second economic stimulus package.

Here are some quotes from the Buffett

1. On the second economic stimulus package:

“I think that a second one may well be called for," "you hope it doesn't get watered down in many ways." "Our first stimulus bill ... was sort of like taking half a tablet of Viagra and having also a bunch of candy mixed in ... as if everybody was putting in enough for their own constituents, it doesn't have really quite the wall that might have been anticipated there."

2. On government's public-private investment plan (PPIP)

"I do not like the idea of any kind of a plan involving the government where Wall Street makes a lot of money. My plan provided that they would make no money whatsoever, and the American public would make the money. I just think that Wall Street owes the American people one at this point,"

3. On economic recovery:

"We are not in a freefall, but we are not in a recovery either. We were in a freefall really in the last quarter of last year, starting in the financial markets and spreading to the economy, and we had this huge change in behavior. That change hasn't changed." "We didn't want to do it, and if we saw things coming back we wouldn't do it" (Buffett laid off 500 people from his own company)

4. On severity of current recession:

"I have never seen it quite happen like this, but what happened was in late September, the American public … saw money market funds break the buck. They saw commercial papers stop, they saw all kinds of things that they hadn't seen before,It was a shock to the system."

5. But in the end Buffett remains optimistic:

"I want to emphasize, we are going to come out of this better than ever," he said. "I mean the best days of America, by far, lie ahead. But not next week or next month and then, I don't know exactly when we will come out, but we will come out big time."

The 6 Emotional NEEDS in everyone

Hi my friends,

Today, I would like to share a powerful knowlegde that i had learned to help thousands of people to understand themselves, create breakthrough changes in their behaviours (e.g. stop smoking, quit other addictions, resolve internal conflicts, motivate themselves)and reconcile relationship issues.

Have you wondered why it is seems so difficult to change our habitual behaviours? The reason is because our decisions and behaviours are driven by our emotions more than by our logic.Logically, we want to stop smoking or stop over eating, and yet, we still find ourselves repeating the pattern of behaviours. Why do we do this? It is because smoking and over eating meets our emotional needs.

At the same time, we all logically want to have a great relationship with our spouse or friends. And yet, we sometimes find ourselves getting into the same patterns of arguments and conflicts. Again, this is all caused by a mismatch of emotional needs between well-intentioned parties.

To change any kind of behaviour, you must first understand that as human beings, our decisions and actions are almost ALWAYS driven bythe need to meet six human (emotional) needs. This is why wesometimes do things that don't make any sense at all. We do itsimply to meet these 6 human needs (by the way, this was developedby Anthony Robbins). So, what are these 6 human needs?

=======================Human Need 1: Certainty=======================

The first human need is the need for CERTAINTY. We all need to feel a sense of security that things will be okay. Certainty gives us a peace of mind and assurance.

Although we all have the need for CERTAINTY, we use different behavioural strategies to meet this need. For example, when you feel stressed, worried, unsure and uncertain, how do you meet your need for certainty?

Some people use destructive strategies like over-eating, smoking or drinking alcohol. Don't some people do these things to relieve the stress of uncertainty and get into certainty? Others get certainty by controlling other people (becoming a control freak) or by losing their temper. In one episode of Oprah, she interviewed a woman who handled her stress of being sexually abused by creating a multiple personality disorder.

At the same time, there are useful strategies to get certainty. Some people pray/use religion to get that sense of certainty. Some people, adopt empowering beliefs like, ' I know I will get through this' or 'everything happens for a reason' or they simply have faith in themselves. Others get certainty through exercise,meditation or confiding in a friend.So, think about this? How DO you meet your need for certainty? Isit constructive or destructive to you?

=========================Human Need 2: Uncertainty=========================

Now, here is the big paradox! As human beings, we have a second emotional need that is in direct conflict with our first need. We all have a need for UNCERTAINTY!

Think about it. If you had absolute 100% certainty in your life where you knew exactly what was going to happen, when it was going to happen, how it happens, before it happens every single day, how will you feel? You will feel BORED TO DEATH. This is why there are multi millionaires who have all the money and all the possessions in the world, but are depressed! Their life is so certain that they have no more challenges or surprises. No more uncertainty!

This is also why a woman/man in a perfect marriage where everything is routine and predictable will eventually get so bored, that they will unconsciously start picking a fight, having an affair or leave the marriage. There is no more excitement and stimulation that we all need emotionally

So, how do people meet the emotional need of uncertainty (i.e.challenge/surprise/variety) in their lives? Again, some people do destructive things like having an affair, starting arguments,picking up one-night stands, taking drugs, smoking when bored and drinking to get high (yup, smoking and drinking offer both certainty AND uncertainty). Some of us do neutral stuff like watching a movie, playing sports,changing jobs, making new friends or partying. This gives us the stimulation and variety we all need.Some constructive strategies would include taking on new challenges(e.g. going mountain climbing, traveling, starting a business,writing a book). So think about it, how do you meet your need for uncertainty?

==========================Human Need 3:Significance=========================

The third human emotional need is the need to feel significant/special/unique/important/needed. We all hunger for this need and again pursue it in different ways.

Some people feel significant by attaining qualifications (e.g.MBAs, PhDs etc..), achieving success, buying lots of toys (e.g.bigger house, bigger car, country club, Rolex watch etc...) or pursuing status symbols.

Others get significance by putting other people down, dressing in a unique way or tattooing every conceivable part of their body. Again, others feel significance by having children (and making sure they excel and do them proud) or flaunting their wealth. Some people get significance by being proud of certain identities they adopt like being a Christian, a Muslim, an Army Officer, a Vegetarian etc... Many people have asked me why I continue to work so hard and i now working on a few books as well, speak and coach at so many seminars and trains people and help them start up busineses, is it because you like money so much? why do you set i set my goal to achieve my dollar networth by 2010, when i really do not need that much for my lifestyle. The answer is that I am driven to all these things because it makes me feel significant (useful, special, needed) and provides me the uncertainty (challenge & variety) that I crave. It also, gives me the 4th human need, connection and love and the 6th human need,contribution. Again, think about how YOU meet the need to feel significance?

=========================Human Need 4: Love andConnection=============

The 4th human need is in direct conflict with the 3rd human need of SIGNIFICANCE. Think about this. If you felt TOTALLY significantwhere you were so unique, so special and so different from all the people around you. Would you be happy? No! You would feel disconnected from the people around you. One of our strongest needs as humans in the need to be accepted, to be loved and connected to the people around us. Once we become so special and unique, we will start to find ourselves losing that connection to our peers. I can tell you that I feel that way sometimes myself. At times I find it difficult to really be myself, connect with people I meet because people keep expecting me to be this perfect guru in team marketing industry, with all the correct answers.

Have you ever wondered why a superstar like Britney Spears with all the fame, money and talent in the world could end up screwing up her life by engaging in destructive behaviours like drink driving,drug taking that would lead to 2 divorces, losing custody of her children and ending up in a mental institution? My guess is that although she felt total significance, she felt unloved and disconnected from everyone around her.

She probably could not be herself, always having to put up a front and feeling that all the people around her were just using her. Her need for connection and love probably drove her to mix around withthe wrong company (i.e. Paris Hilton) and engaging in destructive behaviours that would get her the love/connection and sympathy she was lacking.

We all need to feel love and connection and again get it throughdifferent means. Some people get connection by getting into arelationship, getting married, making love, joining clubs, playingwith their children, having pets, prayer (connection to God) or hanging out with friends.

Sometimes, people even 'try' to get love and connection byself-abuse and falling sick (studies show 90% of all illnesses are psychosomatic). This gives them the sudden outpour of sympathy and love that they yearn for. How do you get love and connection in your life?

If Your Relationship is Not Happy, Here's Why...

I have found after working with many couples that whenever a marriage breaks down, it is always because partners are not meeting each others emotional needs. A man (or woman) often wants to leave the marriage either because he/she no longer feels significant, loved, certainty or uncertainty by his/her partner. What is a very very common scenario is that after a couple has a child, the man no longer feels the same levelof significance anymore. It seems that his wife spends all the timewith the kids, that he is no longer important. So what happens? Herather spend his time in the office where he feels more significant or find a girlfriend who makes him feel special again!

So, here is a point of reflection. How well are you meeting your partner's emotional needs?

If Your Staff Are Leaving Your Company, Here's Why...As a boss of my own company and a person who trains my partners and our sub companies in bringing put the best in our partners and aai world companies family, I have found that your staff will only be happy and motivated to give their best when they feel significant (they are praised often and recognized), certainty(sense of security of their future in the company), uncertainty(their jobs gives them variety and challenge) as well as connection(they love the people they work with and have a sense of belonging, Ownership, where if you are an employees, this need is alwayd left unmet).

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Similarly people leave a company not only for monetary reasons. They leave when they feel a lack of security (certainty), lack of challenge (uncertainty), lack of connection (they hate the people)or a lack of significance (unappreciated).

Reflection: if you are a boss/team leader, are you meeting your staff's/colleagues emotional needs to bring out the best in them?

If You Have An Addiction that You Cannot Change, Here's Why...

Finally, I have found that if you have a negative behaviour that you find hard to change, it is only because it is being used to meet two or more of your emotional needs. For example, if you find yourself constantly losing your temper, it is because it gives you a sense of significance and certainty.

If you find it difficult to stop smoking, it is probably it meets your needs for certainty (relaxes and de-stresses you), uncertainty(smoke when you feel bored), connection (especially if you smoke with friends to 'fit in') and significance (makes you look 'cool').Often, when a behaviour meets more than 2 needs, it becomes an ADDICTION.

In my Strategies of excellence programs, i show my partners how to break limiting patterns of behaviours by first finding an alternative way to meet their needs. If you do not find a new useful alternative behaviour to replace it, you will find yourself going back to the old habit/addiction.

reccomendation resources
Adam khoo - design your life, master your destiny
Anthony robbins - unlimited power, unleash the giant within


=============The Last Two Human Needs: Growth and Contribution===========

You are probably wondering what the last two human emotional needs are. Understand that the first four needs MUST be met by usconstantly. It is what drives our daily behaviours. However, to be truly fulfilled and happy, we need to meet the last two needs of 'growth' and 'contribution'. We need to constantly grow by learning more and challenging ourselves to become better. The moment we stop growing, we start dying emotionally.

Finally, we all need to contribute beyond ourselves, This is why people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett make all the money in the world only to give most of it away to charity. contribution is what gives us ultimate purpose and fulfillment in life.


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Where Is He When You Need Him?

Has this scenario ever played out in your relationship?
You and your partner are getting along just fine and, with no notice, something changes. He’s no longer attentive to your needs, it feels like he hasn’t asked you how you are in days, and there is a cold wind blowing through your bedroom. Your Martian has suddenly exited the building and he forgot to tell you he was going, or when he would return! Worse yet, you’re not sure if it’s your fault that he has pulled away!

This behavior change often occurs when stress has invaded a relationship and especially when it appears in a man’s life. For most men, the natural reaction to stress is to pull away to deal with the problem. While most women intellectually understand a man’s need to pull away, they tell us that it simply feels awful to them. Before a relationship can feel truly fulfilling to a woman, she needs to learn how to deal with this very necessary male behavior. Women also need to learn to recognize what is legitimate “cave” behavior, and when he is simply trying to avoid conflict or responsibility.

To begin, when a man is upset or stressed, he will automatically stop talking and go to his “cave.” No one else is allowed in that cave, not even his best friends. This doesn’t mean that there is a problem in the relationship; it simply means that he has a problem that he’s trying to solve and he isn’t ready to talk about it, or ask for help. In fact, asking for help is the last thing a man in his cave would do because he is in there trying to solve the problem on his own. Remember, male self-esteem is based in part on his ability to solve problems, and to accomplish the things necessary to be a good man, and partner. Once he has enough time to either come to a solution, or he realizes he needs assistance, he will come out.

If it feels like your partner has pulled away because of stress, the most helpful thing that you can do is to trust that he will return when he’s ready and able. On the other hand, if you feel that there’s a bigger issue related to your relationship that he is avoiding, you need to communicate your feelings to him in a way that he is open to hearing. Men and women have very different communication styles, and women need to learn to speak “their language” if they want to encourage men to talk about something they’re avoiding. How many times have we offered a “helpful” comment to our partner only to have it blow up into a big misunderstanding?

Below are a few pointers for talking to a Martian:

Keep it brief. Before you open up to him, make sure that you are clear on what you want to say.

If you’re not clear, practice before talking to him. You also want to be sure that whomever you practice with will not judge you or your situation; it could cloud your ability to really work through what you need to say.

Stay positive. If you find yourself wanting to get angry, blame him, or argue, then this is the wrong time to talk. That is exactly the time to talk to a girlfriend, coach, or someone you trust to fully express your feelings.

If you’re not sure why your partner has pulled away, or if it’s because of a problem in your relationship, a Mars Venus Coach can help you to clarify what’s really going on. Relationships can be complicated and our coaches can help you to isolate what the true source of conflict is and what you can do to fix the problem.
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ften the solution is right in front of us and we can’t see it because we’re too close to the problem. What feels like impending doom may be something quite harmless... and, unfortunately, sometimes what seems like a small problem may be hiding a canyon of issues that need to be dealt with.

Do you have questions about this article? Do you need help understanding how this information can change your life? Talk to one of our expertly trained relationship specialists today and get the answers you are looking for. You can call from the privacy of any phone, and our operators are available to assist you with processing your call.
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真正爱你的男人的-------21种表现

真正爱你的男人-----21种表现

1.真正爱你的男人，一下子说不出真正爱你的理由，只知道自己顾不上注意别人。　　

2.真正爱你的男人，其实总惹你生气，你却发觉不了他到底做错了什么。　　

3.真正爱你的男人，很少当面赞美你，可是心里肯定你是他最棒的。　　

4.真正爱你的男人，会在你忘记回复他短信时狠狠地说你一顿。　　

5.真正爱你的男人，只可能在你一个人的面前流眼泪，当你触摸到他时，也触摸到了那颗只为你跳动的心。　　

6.真正爱你的男人，会默默地记住你不经意说过的话，在某时某刻重复它们。　　

7.真正爱你的男人，不会轻易做出承诺，因为他想让自己成为你心中说话最算话的男子汉，只想给你最可靠最安全的幸福。　　

8.真正爱你的男人，总告诉你不要胡思乱想，因为其实他在为你们谋划着最美丽真实的未来。同时让你无忧无虑地等待他要给你的惊喜。　　

9.真正爱你的男人，可能不像你一样清楚地记得某些纪念日，他觉得爱你是每时每刻的，并不是*这几天简单的日子。　　

10.真正爱你的男人，不会轻易对你当面说"我爱你"，因为他为你做过的每件事都已经这么说了。除非在非常时刻，为了不让你无端地误解他。　　

11.真正爱你的男人，总觉得有些话只说一遍就够了，因为你已经了解他的心。说得多了，他会觉得不珍贵。　　

12.真正爱你的男人，如果他去机场接你，不会像你期望的那样捧着玫瑰大声叫"亲爱的"，只是自然地提过你的行李，然后想用眼睛抱紧你似的心疼地说，怎么瘦得像豆芽菜了?

13.真正爱你的男人，当你发脾气时，只会不做声地听你把火发完，然后慢慢地说，你明天还要上班啊!早点睡吧。 　　

14.真正爱你的男人，不懂当你生气挂掉电话后应该立即打来，过了若干小时后会发条短信问你消气了没有?如果你质问他为何这么久才打来，他会理直气壮的说，你生气时我的解释一定没有用，等你的火消了，我的解释才有效果。　　

15.真正爱你的男人，总是叫你小姑娘，可是每次他做什么重大的决定，却总想先听听你的建议。　　

16.真正爱你的男人，不喜欢玩具小毛熊，却一直把你送他的小熊放在床头。　　

17.真正爱你的男人，当和你发生争执时，总是控制不了地先妥协，先承认"我错了"，过后发来短信以"神经病"开头，以"宝贝"结尾。事实上你也清楚，这次是你有点无理取闹。　　

18.真正爱你的男人，很想很想你时，也会买玫瑰送你，傻傻地等着你，却不知道自己捧的是月季。没关系，他的心里送的是玫瑰。　　

19.真正爱你的男人，嘴巴都不甜，但是他的吻能传递他所有的热情。　　

20.真正爱你的男人，当听到你对他讲很"娇滴滴"的话时，他反而会装得很正经，其实心里很甜很甜。　　

21.真正爱你的男人，如果不能经常见到你，他会让自己忙碌起来，为了不去想你，因为他知道一想你将会一发不可收拾。

My friends, It Ain't How Hard You Hit... It's How Hard You Get Hit And Keep Moving Forward!

Hi,

It was about 15 years ago when I watched my first ROCKY movie(Rocky I) on tv and it really inspired me to get up from defeat and to train hard to become a winner in life.

Today, 15 years later, I find myself being inspired once again by Sylvester Stallone's latest Rocky Movie (Rocky Balboa- part 6). In this latest movie, Rocky is aged 60+ and retired from boxing. One day, Rocky decides to come out of retirement and to get back intothe ring. He feels the need to fight because of emotional issues that he needs to resolve within himself. Naturally, he is criticized and made fun of because he is fighting opponents half his age.

His son (a corporate executive in his 30s) is totally against the idea. His career is going no where and he blames his father for casting a big shadow over him. His friends make fun of him because of who his father is.

This is where the 60-year old Rocky gives his son a heart-to-heart reprimand about how he needs to stop blaming and take charge of his life. A saddened Rocky says he remembers when his son could fit in the palm of his hand.

He says that he saw great potential in him and when he first started off in life, he did great. However,at some point, he changed. He lost his way and started blaming other things and people for his own misfortune. Telling him:

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.

But it ain't about how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. . It's How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.

Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not point fingers and blame other people. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!"

This movie had a huge impact on me just like the first few Rocky movies did because what was said was so true in my own life. " Its not how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

Over the years, i found out that in my life, I have met so many people who were much smarter, talented and luckier than me. What made me more successful at the end of the day was my ability to get hit again and again and to keep moving forward. I never gave up. However, I know of many friends who got hit hard by life and could never find the courage to get up again. Instead, they quit dreaming and accepted a mediocre life.

There are so many people i come across thru my coaching programs and i seen this scene happen again and again, and everytime i feel very sad as i can see what is really happening to them. I truly hope to help them to get back up! and always waiting. The journey may be tough but its never lonely! The price to live a mediocre life is too high to pay, you used your whole life to pay for it.

There were many times in my life when I did get hit hard and felt that I had problems I could never solve. There were times when I felt that life was unfair and too painful to live. What kept me going forward was that I knew that no matter how bad, every problem will not last forever. Every recession will end. Dawn always breaks after the darkest hour. It was this belief that allowed me to keep getting up.

* I remember for 5 years, i was teased at, laugh at everyday in school during my pri school days, when my form teacher ( for a straight 5 years, teaching our class all subjects including P.E except chinese) would order me to come to the black board, turn around, lift up my shirt and show the class how fat i was! and after which he will also pinched me and i will everytime somehow end up crying, i didnt knew why, everytime i tell myself not to cry, but its always just happen, was it the pain or wat? come to think of it today, maybe it was the humilation and the hurting of the ego. But its didnt affect me too much and, I kept moving forward

* When everyone looked down on me because I got poor grades in school, I kept moving forward

* When I was framed and charged during my ns police time for absent without a mc, I kept moving forward

* When i was in the tour industry and lost $ 2500 in cash due to my neligence, i kept moving forward

* When i was sue my a company because of resigning without notice, i kept moving forward

* When my business team of 150 people, was left to 1 , myself, i kept moving forward

* When i lost all my business, lost all the trust from the people whom i treated as my family, and could not tell them the truth because i had to protect thier welfare because i was cheated by someone i trusted, i kept moving forward

Whenever we see people achieve great things, it is easy to think that they had less problems and less obstacles than we have. That their brilliance, luck or talent gave them super human abilities to sail through life easily. That everything always goes according to plan.

I can tell you from experience that things NEVER EVER always go according to plan. 80% of the goals you set and plans you make will never go the way you want. Things will screw up and obstacles will appear that will knock you down. Its all part of the game of life.

My good friend Adam khoo too didnt came by because he had a rich dad!
When he got expelled from school at age 9, he kept moving forward
When his parents split up when he was aged 13, he kept moving forward
When his first girlfriend dumped him just before his major exams(and was subsequently dumped by 2 other girls) he kept movingforward
When everyone looked down on him because he got poor grades inschool, he kept moving forward
When his interior design business went bankrupt (Losing $250,000), he kept moving forward
When he lost over $300,000 in the stock market as an early amateur investor, he kept moving forward When his first book, 'I Am Gifted, So Are You!' was rejected byover 9 publishers, he kept moving forward
When only 1 person signed up for my first Patterns of Excellenceprogram 7.5 years ago, and everyone thought that his company would never make it, he kept moving forward
When he lost all the money he made from his event management business because he too was cheated by someone he trusted, he kept moving forward

Have you heard of George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars? On the surface, it seems this guy could do not wrong. He had the genius to create one of the most successful franchises in the world, StarWars that made hundreds of millions of dollars.

Did you know of all the things that went wrong? When George Lucas had the vision of creating the special effects for the battle scenes, the technology did not exist at the time. That didn't stop Lucas. He set up a company, Industrial Light & Magic to invent and create the special effects needed to make Star Wars

.Did it work? Not at first. During production, everything that could have possibly gone wrong went wrong! At the end of sixteen weeks of filming, everyone had every reason to believe it would fail.

The equipment kept breaking down, the actors could not get along and everything that was filmed turned out lousy and had to be discarded . The movie had grossly exceeded the initial budget, it had overrun the filming schedule, the special effects unit could not create the desired special effects and everyone had the opinion that the movie was too childish.

As a result, 20th Century Fox studios (the producers) wanted to cancel the movie and fire Lucas. After Lucas begged for a chance to save the movie, they gave him three days to finish two weeks of work that was lost. It seemed like an impossible task.

What made things worse was that Lucas suffered severe chest pains in the middle of all this and was rushed to hospital for severe stress and exhaustion. Everyone thought that the movie would fail(even some of the actors didn't dare to go for the premier).

But Lucas just wouldn't quit. Lucas hired a triple filming crew,divided the film stage into three sets and directed three scenes concurrently! Within 3 days, he filmed weeks worth of scenes and finished the movie only moments before the movie premier. The rest was history


I am sure you have heard of Honda Motor Corporation, one of the most successful automakers from Japan. Again what made Honda a success was that its founder, Soichiro Honda was able to take the hardest hits and still get up and move forward.

In 1938, while Soichiro was still in school, when he started a workshop to develop the piston ring that he hoped he could sell toToyota. He worked 7 days a week, even sleeping in his workshop at times. When money ran out with no success, he pawned his wife's jewelry for working capital.

Finally, came the day he completed his piston ring and was able to sell it to Toyota. However, he was told that the rings did not meet their standards! Soichiro went back to school for 2 years to improve his invention only to suffer ridicule when the engineers saw his design.

He refused to quit. After two more years of struggle and improvement, he successful won the contract with Toyota. He needed to build a factory to supply Toyota. Unfortunately, his timing was bad. At this time, the Japanese government was gearing up for war and needed all the concrete for the war effort, so he could not get the concrete necessary to build his factory. Instead of giving up, he invented a new concrete-making process that enabled him to build the factory.

With the factory now built,he was ready for production, but again, his luck was bad. His factory was bombed twice by American war planes and steel became unavailable, too.

Instead of giving up, he started collecting surplus gasoline cans discarded by US fighters - "Gifts from President Truman," he called them, which became the new raw materials for his rebuilt manufacturing process. Again, his timing was bad. An earthquake hit and his factory was destroyed the third time.

After the war, an extreme gasoline shortage forced people to walk or use bicycles. Soichiro saw this opportunity and built a tiny engine and attached it to his bicycle. His neighbors wanted one,and although he tried, materials could not be found and he was unable to supply the demand. He also didn't have the money to build another factory to make these 'motorbikes'. He still didn't quit. he wrote letters to 18,000 bicycles shopowners and asked them to pay him in advanced so he could build his factory to sell them his newly invented motorbikes.

Unfortunately,the first models were too bulky to work well, so he continued to develop and adapt, until finally, 'The Super Cub' became a success and took Japan by storm. With success in Japan, Honda began exporting his bicycle engines to Europe and America.

This was how the Honda Motor Corporation was formed. Was that the end of his problems? Nope! As he ran Honda, it went into lots of financial problems. Honda also went near to bankruptcy five times,only to be turned around just in time. Everytime he took a hit,Soichiro would just get up, learn from his mistakes and keep moving forward.

Today, Honda Corporation employs over 100,000 people in the USA and Japan, and is one of the world's largest automobile companies. Honda's excellent engineering and clever marketing even resulted in Honda motorcycles out-selling Triumph and Harley-Davidson in the irrespective home markets.

So, the greater the success you want in life, the bigger the hits you got to be willing to take. There is a price for everything. A Suzuki costs $30,000 and a Ferrari costs $1m. Success too has a price. The price is massive rejection,frustration, and hard work, People never succeed either because they thought that success comes easy or because they are not willing topay the price!



Live your dreams, Take massive action
The Miracles Makers
Love Andrew Tan

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The Secret of Absolute Abundance and Wealth

The difference between the rich and the poor is not in how much money they have, but in the way they talk, the way they act and the way they think. The way you think is what you create in your inner world. The way you talk and act is what you express in your outer world. If you want to be truly wealthy, you must be act the same in your thoughts, speech and actions. Half belief results in half wealth. Poor people talk about what they dont have in every way while rich people talk about how they can have or going to get it in every way.

The elements in your environment affect your consciousness. Everything that you see around you will subconsciously impress upon you the idea of poverty or wealth. The more broken and dilapidated stuff you hold without replacing, the more you will feel lack. When you keep signs of abundance in your environment, your subconscious mind will be constantly impressed with the idea of supply and abundance. By causing yourself to feel abundance, you will perpetuate the conditions of abundance in your reality.

The subconscious impression of abundance creates conditions of abundance. Seeing abundance in one area creates a mental shift and allows you to start seeing and feeling more abundance in your life. Whatever area in your life you have right now that makes you feel rich and powerful, create more of that. Use that area to affect other areas. The key is to get more references of abundance for you to be conscious of so as to impress upon your subconscious mind as much as possible the reality of abundance.

Your actions either create subconscious impressions of wealth or poverty. By choosing to buy the best and quality products for yourself, you are saying that you are worth it, that you are the best. Your subconscious mind will pick up these impressions from your actions and create conditions in your life that resonate with that state of mind. To manifest wealth, you must begin with living as though you are already wealthy. It doesn't mean you overspend, but you simply spend in a way that makes you truly happy.

Happy Mother`s Day

母亲节快乐
在这祝所有伟大的妈妈们，母亲节快乐

这张照片里，幸福，亮丽的女士，就是我妈妈。 祝你母亲节快乐！

女人，就是会吃醋的，妈妈也是女人，希望大家就借这个机会告诉你的妈妈你有多爱他。忙碌的生活，繁忙的节奏，让我们忽略了身边很多重要的事，忘了努力的打拚原来就是为了“家人”，而又因为这样而忽略了原先推动力的圆点 - 家人

我的朋友们，就借这个机会，告诉你妈妈，你有多爱她吧... 买个小礼物，送一张卡，甚至是简单的简讯，对她们来说都是最珍贵的...

有时朋友告诉我，啊... 我不习惯做这些的... 但问问自己，当你生日，节日，等等.. 那你，又喜不喜欢收到这些祝福呢？你又会不会发简讯或什么的给朋友呢？

那为什么最重要的家人，妈妈，就说不习惯... 科技就是在你对最亲最熟的家人，感到不好意思的时候，来让你表达心意的！平时还是多用上天给与我们的天然资源吧。

不然就是, "不用啦，她知道得啦..."

鬼知道！不说出口的关心=零！ZERO 没人知道你在想什么的！拍戏都不是往往旁边有人帮主脚说出真相，是不是？有没有？现在不告诉你妈妈你有多爱他，请问要等什么时候说？

我也借这个机会告诉她，你在我们心目中的地位，

我妈妈在我的心目中是无人可以取代的， 因为你的名字叫“妈妈”

干妈，可以有很多，但妈妈，就只有一个，这个地位，也只有你可以有，在我们家里，我和弟弟都是一样的共识。。。 请你知道这份爱，比任何人都来得更深，更亲，这就是只有母亲才能有的。。。母亲节快乐

Market outlook May 09

Dear Friends, Those of you who have been following the market would know that stocks are continuing that huge rally that started in early March. For the last 2 months, the Dow Jones is up 26%, the S&P 500 Index is up 30% and the Straits Times Index is up 36%. Like I always say, what goes down MUST always come up...


Personally i am making gains on some stocks and will continue to increase when its goes thru a dip, my majority are still in indexes, mainly US and China.
Although the indexes and value stocks will EVENTUALLY go back to pre crisis levels in a few years, they will not go up in a straight line. There will be us and downs in between. The smart investor,taking profits when the rally in to fast and getting back in when the pull back happens will make even more money. But this is where your skills in technical analysis comes in.

STI Blue chips have been the largest gainers, like SGX up, UOB up, Capitaland up 65% and OCBC up 61%. It is always wise to sell in batches and take profits off the table when a run up is too quick and to wait for the pull back to buy back in.
WHEN the pull back will come and HOW MUCH it will pull back honestly I DO NOT KNOW. It is near impossible to time selling off at the top and buying back at the next bottom. eg. Adam khoo, top educational provider in Asia, he will sell in batches and buy back in batches. For example, when market pulls back 20%, he will buy some back. Pull back 30%, buy more, pull back 35%, buy more and so do I, as it averages down our purchase price. If I buy at the 20% pull back and it starts its next run up, I will also start buying back in at the higher average prices.

Lets see what happens... Meanwhile, below is the latest BIG PICTURE economic report from briefing.com
Economic Reality Check The stock market has rallied off the lows of early March in part because of improved economic expectations. This is certainly valid in that the risks of a further severe downturn from the credit crisis have eased. The prospects for an improvement in economic conditions are less certain. First Quarter GDP The decline in first quarter real GDP at a 6.1% annual rate was viewed as less worrisome than the 6.3% rate of decline in the fourth quarter. This is valid.The decline in first quarter GDP was exacerbated by a huge drop in inventories. This reflected a sharp decline in industrial production and is thus a valid measure of lower economic activity. The decline in inventories does mean, however, that any pickup in demand will now result in the need for more stable production. More importantly, the 2.2% rate of increase in real personal consumption expenditures was seen as an early sign of stabilization in overall demand. This is premature.

Consumer Spending
The increase in first quarter real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) at a 2.2% annual rate was a significant improvement from the 4.3% rate of decline in the fourth quarter. A turnaround in real PCE often presages a turnaround in the overall economy.Such a conclusion may be premature this time.The quarterly increase was largely the result of a big 0.9% jump in real PCE for January after a large 0.6% drop in December. Holiday spending was weak, and some purchases were pushed into January. The seasonal factors for January are very strong, and any increase can be exaggerated.In February, real PCE was up less than 0.1%, and that was followed by a 0.2% decline in March. The apparent turnaround in real PCE rests largely on the one month of data from January. Certainly, the overall rate of decline has slowed, but it is too early to assume that consumer spending has returned to the traditional uptrend. This is further confirmed by the April auto sales data. March auto and light truck sales picked up to a 9.9 million annual rate from a dismal 9.1 million annual rate in February and 9.6 in January. A level of about 10 million was expected for April.Sales were reported on Friday and came in at a disappointing 9.3 million rate. This suggests that April real PCE will post another decline following the March decline. Consumer spending for the second quarter could turn negative again. The first quarter increase of 2.2% could prove a false sign, or at least have led to overly optimistic conclusions.

Business Investment
The real weakness in the first quarter GDP data was business investment. The weakness is likely to continue for at least one or two more quarters.Fixed investment fell at an amazing 37.9% annual rate. Investment in equipment and software was down at a 33.8% rate, and investment in nonresidential structures was down at a 44.2% rate. Residential construction was down at a 38% rate.Nonresidential construction is likely to remain extremely weak. Construction of office buildings, shopping malls, etc. is simply not going to pick up for quite a while.The rate of decline of investment in equipment and software is also likely to post further declines and residential construction spending, while possibly declining at a slower rate, is a ways from picking up. Businesses remain in retrenchment mode. That could change quickly if there is a perceived pickup in overall demand, but it will take at least another quarter or two.

Global Trade
An often overlooked aspect of the US economic outlook is global trade. Here, conditions remain somewhere between poor and scary. US exports in real dollars have plunged 22% over the past six months (a 44% annual rate). Net trade added to first quarter real GDP because imports dropped even more. That is hardly a good sign for the global economy, however.Japan, the world's second largest economy, is expected to post a decline in GDP of about 6% for all of 2009 after posting a 12% annualized drop in the fourth quarter. The European Union posted a 6.4% annualized drop for GDP in the fourth quarter. Global economies are more reliant on trade than the US, and weak trade trends and weak US imports are a continuing drag on many economies.

Overall Outlook
The downside risks for the US economy have eased in recent months. Credit market conditions have improved. Consumer spending is no longer plunging. Yet, it is premature to anticipate a return to normal growth. Unemployment is certainly going higher over the immediate months ahead. Business investment is not likely to pick up any time soon. Credit remains tight. The housing market will remain stagnant and areas such as nonresidential construction could have their worst months ahead.Real GDP is likely to be negative in both the second and third quarter. This credit-based recession will not follow the typical macro pattern of previous recessions and recovery will take longer than normal.

What It All Means
The stock market rebound the past two months is understandable and rational in terms of eliminating the worst fears. The downside risks have declined as credit market conditions have stabilized.To the extent that the market bounce is also partly based on expectations that the first quarter data indicate a rebound in consumer spending and thus an imminent return to economic growth, however, the gains are suspect. It will take a while for the economy to recover lost ground even when GDP turns higher. The same is true for profits. The market has taken a sanguine view of recent economic data, even weak data. A 40.1 reading on the ISM manufacturing index was widely heralded as showing better conditions when in fact all it means is that the rate of decline in manufacturing is slowing. AP headlined the "lower than expected drop" in new claims last week even though claims at the reported 631,000 level are horrible and suggest further gains in unemployment levels.A reality check on the data indicates that economic trends remain poor. The stock market attempts to discount the future, but this time it may be taking an overly optimistic view of the implications of recent economic data for future trends.
--Dick Green, Briefing.com

Live your dreams, Yes you have!
- love andrew tan

Loving the most important person in your life!

Hi my friends, I got this interesting and meaningful mail from Adam, (Adam khoo)

I'm sure that there are lots of things that you really love. You may love your parents, your husband/wife, your girlfriend/boyfriend and your children. You may love your car, your home or even your new mobile phone.
But let me ask you a question that may seem really weird, 'do you love yourself?' Do you love that person you see in the mirror everyday? If you find that you have many things in life to be grateful for but are still not happy with, the reason may be because you have not learnt to love yourself. In order to be HAPPY and SUCCESSFUL, you have to start by lovingyourself. The reason why many people feel lousy about themselves and fail to achieve is because they don't like who they are. Many people think that they must first become successful before they start loving themselves and their life. In fact, the opposite is true. You must first love yourself before you can become successful. People who love and feel good abut themselves have what is called HIGH SELF-ESTEEM

The Most Important Person In Your Life Is
Let me give you the most important reason why you should love yourself. Imagine that there was someone whom you have to spend the rest of your life with. You had to spend every minute of every day with this person, day in and day out. This person is the first you see when you wake up in the morning and the last person you see when you go to sleep. This person is there on all your life's special occasions: your birthday, Christmas, New Year, your wedding and finally, your funeral. This person is there during all of your life's ups and downs. This person shares your sorrows and your joys. When you are down, only this person can cheer you up. When you fall, only this person can pick you up. When you set a goal, only this person can give you the motivation and confidence to achieve it. This person will never leave you and is the only one you can truly depend on. If you didn't like this person, wouldn't your life be absolutely miserable? You'd be forever stuck to a person you didn't like. You wouldn't be able to do anything! I am sure you can guess that this person is YOU!
YOU are the most important person in your own life.

--------------------The Power of Loving Yourself-------------------
When you really love someone, you always want the very best for him or her, right? You would do anything for them. You would make sacrifices for them and defend them if anyone speaks badly of them. The same thing goes when you love yourself. When you love yourself, you will want the very best for yourself. You would not accept anything less than the best for yourself. You will want the best relationships, the best career, the best partner and the best home. You will not accept being in an abusive relationship. You will not accept being stuck in a job you hate. You will not accept a mediocre life that is going nowhere. In other words, those who love themselves dream big and set high standards for themselves. At the same time, you would be willing to work hard and make sacrifices for yourself. You will be willing to sacrifice the effort to go to the gym, to read a self-improvement book and to avoid unhealthy foods that are bad for you.

When You Like Yourself, People Will Start to Like You
When I talk about loving yourself, I am not talking about being an arrogant, egotistical braggart who looks at your self every ten minutes and boastfully says, 'I am the greatest'. Nobody likes people like that! In fact, people who really love themselves never boast or show off! They don't need to. They already feel good about themselves inside. When you like yourself, you will feel good about yourself. You will have the confidence to take on challenges, make friends and beoutgoing. You will smile alot and talk positively about yourself and others. People who feel good about themselves see the good in others and give them sincere encouragement and praise. This confidence and positive attitude will make you really charming and attractive to others. People will start to admire and respect you. People love being around positive people because it makes themfeel good as well.

-----------------------------------------------What Happens When You Don't Love Yourself
On the other hand, people who hate themselves tend to remain unhappy and unsuccessful. When you don't like yourself, you tend to put yourself down, think negatively of yourself and set low personal standards. Over the years i met and coach alot of people, from teens to working professionals, I remember asking one of my friends Steve, whom i was helping him setting up his business, halfway in the business, he did not see the results he wanted and was leaving everything to a stop. I finally got to him and ask him what he was aiming to go for in life?

He said, ' I don't know, see lor. ' 'at that time i said, you got to have a plan, if not you will fall into other people`s plan, With a goal, to achieve some level of financial security, to learn skills to value add to yourself, you can truly get out of your job(which he truly did not like) and live a more comfortable life. You can get success, respect and more money, most importantly time" I said. He replied, 'who cares?'

At the time, I couldn't understand why steve would not care about his own future. Later I realized it was because Steve did not like himself very much. In his mind, he did not think he deserved a great life. Its like a game of tennis, when he was playing with people who were the same level as he is, he feel good, after some time, he got a chance to play with people who were way better then him, Initially, he learned and work very hard, the process was fun, and then its comes a stage where he starts to feel that he can never catch up with them, thier level are just too way up there, the gap is too far... and many reasons and excuses came on why he should not play with them, " i will drag them down, i`m not cut for it, etc

When actually the real reason is, he was experiencing stress...
and stress is naturally there for you to improve.
Will you become better if you continue playing with people who were a higher level if you want to improve your game?
Your life is just like a game, some played it good, MOST play it miserably, but why? what do the most do when they are give a opportunity to become like the 20% (who were more successful in life) ?
So what does most people do? they go back and play with people who were a level below themselves, and they feel great ! its good to feel great, but you are not getting your desired outcome! to become better in the game, to become better in your game of life, to Live your dreams!
Steve, deep down in his heart, he believed that only other people who were better deserved such a successful life.
So, begin the journey of success and happiness by first loving yourself!


Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them!

Love andrew tan