Quotes from the author of Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill
'Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality;
Man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.A goal is a dream with a deadline.'
All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
'Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.'
Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.
'Don't wait. The time will never be just right.'
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
'Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.'
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
'Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.'
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
'Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.'
More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
'Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.'
You give before you get.
'Think and grow rich.'
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Napoleon Hill 'Great Achievement Is Born Of A Struggle'
"Our strength grows out of our weakness," said Ralph Waldo Emerson. "Not until we are pricked and stung and sorely shot at, awakens the indignation which arms itself with secret forces."
Strife and struggle can inspire you to overcome adversity and to propel yourself to real achievement. View every struggle as an opportunity for personal growth.
It is the struggle itself, not the result that builds character. If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world seems to be against you and everyone you know questions your judgment. When you prevail and you eventually will if you stick to the job, they will all tell you that they knew all along you could do it.
Source : Napoleon Hill Foundation
Strife and struggle can inspire you to overcome adversity and to propel yourself to real achievement. View every struggle as an opportunity for personal growth.
It is the struggle itself, not the result that builds character. If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world seems to be against you and everyone you know questions your judgment. When you prevail and you eventually will if you stick to the job, they will all tell you that they knew all along you could do it.
Source : Napoleon Hill Foundation
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Acres of Diamond by Russell H. Conwwell
Extracts from the book "Acres of Diamonds".
The old guide said, "I will tell you a story now which I reserve for my particular friends."
An old priest visited an old Persian farmer, named Ali Hafed. The priest told Ali that 'a diamond is a congealed drop of sunlight'. Scientifically this is true, that a diamond is an actual deposit of carbon from the sun. Ali asked the priest, "Will you tell me where I can find diamonds?"
The priest said, "Well, if you will find a river that runs through white sands, between high mountains, in those white sands you will always find diamonds."
"I don't believe there is any such river." "Oh yes, there are plenty of them. All you have to do is to go and find them, and then you have them." So Ali sold his farm and set out far to Palestine, then Europe, and at last when his money was all spent and he was in rags and poverty, he stood at the shore of Barcelona, in Spain and cast himself into that incoming tide, and sank beneath its foaming crest, never to rise in this life again.
The man who purchased Ali hafed's farm one day led his camel into the garden to drink, and as that camel put its nose into the shallow water of that garden brook, Ali's successor noticed a curious flash of light from the white sands of the stream. He pulled out a black stone having an eye of light reflecting all the hues of the rainbow. He took the pebble into the house and put it on the mantel which covers the central fires, and forgot all about it.
A few days later this same old priest came to visit Ali's successor and saw the flash of light on the mantel, and shouted" "Here's a diamond! Has Ali returned?" "Oh no, Ali has not returned, and that is not a diamond. "But," said the priest, "I tell you I know a diamond when I see it. I know positively that is a diamond."
Then together they rushed out into that old garden and stirred up the white sands with their fingers, and lo! there came up other more beautiful and valuable gems than the first. "Thus," said the guide to me, and, friends, it is historically true, "was discovered the diamond-mine of Golconda, the most magnificent diamond-mine in all the history of mankind. The Kohinoor, and the Orloff of the crown jewels of England and Russia, the largest on earth, came from that mine."
Moral of the story : "Had Ali remained at home and dug in his own cellar, or underneath his own wheat-fields, or in his own garden, he would have had 'acres of diamonds.'
The idea is that every man has the opportunity to make more of himself than he does in his own environment, with his own skill, with his own energy, and with his own friends.
The old guide said, "I will tell you a story now which I reserve for my particular friends."
An old priest visited an old Persian farmer, named Ali Hafed. The priest told Ali that 'a diamond is a congealed drop of sunlight'. Scientifically this is true, that a diamond is an actual deposit of carbon from the sun. Ali asked the priest, "Will you tell me where I can find diamonds?"
The priest said, "Well, if you will find a river that runs through white sands, between high mountains, in those white sands you will always find diamonds."
"I don't believe there is any such river." "Oh yes, there are plenty of them. All you have to do is to go and find them, and then you have them." So Ali sold his farm and set out far to Palestine, then Europe, and at last when his money was all spent and he was in rags and poverty, he stood at the shore of Barcelona, in Spain and cast himself into that incoming tide, and sank beneath its foaming crest, never to rise in this life again.
The man who purchased Ali hafed's farm one day led his camel into the garden to drink, and as that camel put its nose into the shallow water of that garden brook, Ali's successor noticed a curious flash of light from the white sands of the stream. He pulled out a black stone having an eye of light reflecting all the hues of the rainbow. He took the pebble into the house and put it on the mantel which covers the central fires, and forgot all about it.
A few days later this same old priest came to visit Ali's successor and saw the flash of light on the mantel, and shouted" "Here's a diamond! Has Ali returned?" "Oh no, Ali has not returned, and that is not a diamond. "But," said the priest, "I tell you I know a diamond when I see it. I know positively that is a diamond."
Then together they rushed out into that old garden and stirred up the white sands with their fingers, and lo! there came up other more beautiful and valuable gems than the first. "Thus," said the guide to me, and, friends, it is historically true, "was discovered the diamond-mine of Golconda, the most magnificent diamond-mine in all the history of mankind. The Kohinoor, and the Orloff of the crown jewels of England and Russia, the largest on earth, came from that mine."
Moral of the story : "Had Ali remained at home and dug in his own cellar, or underneath his own wheat-fields, or in his own garden, he would have had 'acres of diamonds.'
The idea is that every man has the opportunity to make more of himself than he does in his own environment, with his own skill, with his own energy, and with his own friends.
Mistakes of Startup Internet Marketers
This has been my personal experience.
This is what I have discovered after attending a number of internet marketing seminar and bootcamp.
These are some of the mistakes many new startups/newbies make when they embark upon learning or building an internet marketing business, from fresh.
Actual work starts from attending at least 1 internet marketing seminar, enrolling into a course or go to a bootcamp.
IT’S WHAT YOU LEARN AFTER YOU KNOW IT ALL. THAT COUNTS MOST!
The speakers told us that there will be only 3% out of 100 attendees of any seminars they have spoken at, will take Action to implement what they have learned. That will be 97% who will give up along the way. How true! I have made this observation and found that to be true.
I volunteered to set up Yahoo! Groups so team members who wish to learn continueswith the 'high energy' to implement their ideas and projects and support each other. Initially all team members contribute their thoughts, but after some time, many do not even bother to answer your messages you post online.
Many just gave up when they stumble upon small challenges. Some did not bother to find out how to start. Well! I continue to pursue till this day.
Of course I stumbled and fall along the learning months but I picked myself up again and told myself, I must not let this opportunity go by without even giving it a try, at least once.
Many newbies did not do the initial 'research' to find out more about internet marketing. Many do not even spend the time to surf on the internet and find out about 'internet marketing' from Yahoo, Google or MSN. They had no idea what 'internet marketing' is all about. Can you beat that?
The first thing for anyone who wish to learn this new business opportunity in 'internet marketing' is to find out more about it. Be prepare for it by researching on the subject. Then attend at least 1 bootcamp or seminar.
After the seminar or bootcamp, go and do more research from the internet, books, subscribe to some of the websites online e-zines and newsletters. Opt-in a number of 'guru' internet marketer webpage and see what they do to convince you to part with your money.
80% of my time is spent on research on the internet. I spent time listening to Audio Bonuses included in these seminars and bootcamps. If I do not understand a certain term - I will look it up. I read all the Bonus printed materials. I participate in Blogs and see what other people write on and I learn to follow instructions. This is how I set-up my own Blog! This process of learning takes TIME....
My knowledge certainly did not come overnight. I have been doing this in the last 6 months (I gave up from Jan. till Mar. 2006).
My stumbling block was I did not know How to Create my 1st Webpage! But I overcame that, as I asked my fellow attendees who were more experienced and they helped me out. Learning comes with experience too, I believe.
The 'More I Learn' and implement my 1st project, the 'More I Earn', in knowledge and experience.
So don't give up on your first few stumbling block!
This is what I have discovered after attending a number of internet marketing seminar and bootcamp.
These are some of the mistakes many new startups/newbies make when they embark upon learning or building an internet marketing business, from fresh.
Actual work starts from attending at least 1 internet marketing seminar, enrolling into a course or go to a bootcamp.
IT’S WHAT YOU LEARN AFTER YOU KNOW IT ALL. THAT COUNTS MOST!
The speakers told us that there will be only 3% out of 100 attendees of any seminars they have spoken at, will take Action to implement what they have learned. That will be 97% who will give up along the way. How true! I have made this observation and found that to be true.
I volunteered to set up Yahoo! Groups so team members who wish to learn continueswith the 'high energy' to implement their ideas and projects and support each other. Initially all team members contribute their thoughts, but after some time, many do not even bother to answer your messages you post online.
Many just gave up when they stumble upon small challenges. Some did not bother to find out how to start. Well! I continue to pursue till this day.
Of course I stumbled and fall along the learning months but I picked myself up again and told myself, I must not let this opportunity go by without even giving it a try, at least once.
Many newbies did not do the initial 'research' to find out more about internet marketing. Many do not even spend the time to surf on the internet and find out about 'internet marketing' from Yahoo, Google or MSN. They had no idea what 'internet marketing' is all about. Can you beat that?
The first thing for anyone who wish to learn this new business opportunity in 'internet marketing' is to find out more about it. Be prepare for it by researching on the subject. Then attend at least 1 bootcamp or seminar.
After the seminar or bootcamp, go and do more research from the internet, books, subscribe to some of the websites online e-zines and newsletters. Opt-in a number of 'guru' internet marketer webpage and see what they do to convince you to part with your money.
80% of my time is spent on research on the internet. I spent time listening to Audio Bonuses included in these seminars and bootcamps. If I do not understand a certain term - I will look it up. I read all the Bonus printed materials. I participate in Blogs and see what other people write on and I learn to follow instructions. This is how I set-up my own Blog! This process of learning takes TIME....
My knowledge certainly did not come overnight. I have been doing this in the last 6 months (I gave up from Jan. till Mar. 2006).
My stumbling block was I did not know How to Create my 1st Webpage! But I overcame that, as I asked my fellow attendees who were more experienced and they helped me out. Learning comes with experience too, I believe.
The 'More I Learn' and implement my 1st project, the 'More I Earn', in knowledge and experience.
So don't give up on your first few stumbling block!
Monday, May 22, 2006
My Son, Nicholas' Favourite Dog
This is my son, Nicholas's favourite kind of dog. It is not his dog but he loves to play with 'Pepper'. We have our own dog, and he is named 'Boss', an English bulldog.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
AIMS Internet Bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I counted myself lucky this weekend because I attended a 2-day seminar at the AIMS Internet Bootcamp (Asian Internet Marketing) at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from 20-21 May 2006.
The speakers were really good. Do you want to know who they were? They were Alex Mandossian together with Armand Morin and we have been lucky to get them to speak to us for 2 full days in Malaysia, teaching us all about the different 'techniques' to use in search engine optimisation, building internet business online without a website, 1-minute website creation, how to automate your business, product creation from 'thin air', traffic generation strategies, traffic conversion strategies, copywriting secrets and eBay business setup.
This has been our first day at the seminar and I must say, I have learned so much on this 1 day versus reading internet marketing books and researching on the internet for hours. It was definitely worth every dollar I paid!
We were taught 'tips' and 'strategies' on the various topics and were also shown how to do it live at the seminar via broadband connection.
All I can say for today is I am mentally exhausted but feeling excited at the same time.
I have earn sales on my website which sold computer hardware but the profit margins there are too meagre to shout at. What Alex Mandossian and Armand Morin has shown us or myself personally, is that we can make 'unlimited' amount of money on the internet at anytime we want from where we want it, provided we follow the 'system'.
I am confident that I can double my income in the coming months, to demonstrate that their 'system' works.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Current Learning Experience in Internet Marketing
Alex Mandossian shared with us this example recently at 1 of the previews to AIMS Internet Bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He gave an example of a Bamboo tree, a strong and resilient plant that grows throughout Asia.
He gave an example of a Bamboo tree, a strong and resilient plant that grows throughout Asia.
How long does it take for a bamboo to see light, from the ground?
In fact, it takes 2-3 years for a bamboo shoot to see light at all, through the soil its grown in. The 1st bamboo shoot remains hidden underground, away from sunlight for 2-3 years. Thereafter, as soon as they see sunlight, they will grow 6 inches on a daily basis.
This is a good example of what a new entrant into internet marketing is. I mean, the journey that is required to walk through, for a beginner or newbie.
In the 1st year
It may be tough for a newbie to start off when we are not IT-savy. It took me 6 months just to read up most writeups about internet marketing. It took another month to learn Microsoft Frontpage to create the 1st webpage. Then its a few more months into looking for a product to sell - product development. This is the hard part!
Getting a hosting company and the webpage to go live is peanut. Plenty of freeware to help with that ( but don't rely on this too much). The next thing is testing out your Sales Letter on your webpage and the price of your product.
2nd year
Adopt a new marketing strategy, that is to go into Affiliate Marketing and market other people's product for awhile. You will probably be earning enough to make a living and work from home, by this time.
3rd year
You may have a number of websites set-up already and earning enough to make US$4,000 and above monthly ...... Who knows! Look out for joint-ventures and partners to leverage on each other. If you are good, you may get invited to be a JV partner.
Many internet marketing gurus make loads of promises of making you think you can earn plenty in your 1st year. In fact, there may be some truth in it for some technie IT savy people, but for most other non-IT savy (90%) of the population, they may end up getting more confuse after the end of a seminar.
So allow time for an internet marketing business to grow from strength to strength. Take this advice from Alex who, in my opinion, is a an honest, reliable, practical and down-to-earth man.
This is the type of "mentor" that any newbie or beginner should seek out to learn about internet marketing. As he says :
There are 3 kinds of 'mentor' out there.
1st kind - teach it but never done it at all
2nd kind - teach it and do it continuously, even in present day
3rd kind - teach it and do not plan to do it anymore and not ever again
So beware of who is pulling the sheeps wool over your head!
I have probably found a genuine 'guru' who is of the 2nd type from above.
Fortunately for me (as I have enrolled into his coming Internet Bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur).
As a reminder, you need to make some sacrifice in initial investment to attend seminars and boot camps to learn about internet marketing and spend plenty of time online to conduct research.
As Alex Mandossian always say "The more one learns, the more one earns!"
Friday, May 12, 2006
Reason Why Internet marketing
I would like to share the experience of learning to be an internet marketer, since the inception of that thought since August 2005, and the reasons behind it.
At 20s of age : graduated from university in the 1980s, looking for employment was the 1st thing in mind. Scouted around, send out resumes and attended interviews. After landing a job, a steady flow of income comes monthly. And the partying began. Became bored after a number of years, and went to work overseas to gain exposure in 1 of the cities in the Pearl of the Orient.
At 30s of age : age seemed to be catching up and began having the feeling of being maternal. So went out looking for a life partner, got married and build a family together and had children. And continued working for an international company.
At 40s of age : Work got caught up, got stressed daily, bosses were unhappy and so was I. Quitting was the only option. Spending time with the kids sounds great. Moved to a larger house that came with larger expenses. Soon, as the kids grew, boredom sets in. A hunt is on again seeking out a outlet avenue to consider working from home as the next option. Hated daily commuting in heavy traffic jams, travelling 3 days weekly to meet sales target, politics at the office was a thing of the past, at least for me. Searched around and attended previews to MLM, surfed the internet and joined Chat Rooms.
As an introvert, preference was given to an option that requires - less travelling time, no meetings with clients/customers, based at home, use of the computer and a broadband connection was all the basis for this option.
From October 2005, the decision to be an Internet Marketer was on! But how to start to become one and how to start an online business? Learn from a mentor, buy up courses and the learning journey began.
Throughout this journey, in a matter of only months, success was like 'a light at the end of the tunnel' and yet so far to reach. This was in May 2006.
A friend shared a quote from Thomas Edison... "It's not 999 failures that I've gone through to create the bulb successfully at the 1,000th attempt... It's in fact, a 1,000 steps process that I've gone through to create thebulb!"
See the difference? Don't give up at the sight of failure, but continue as these are just steps you need to complete to be success at the end!
Perhaps, God heard my prayers and I had a chance to a preview talk given by Alex Mandossian, a very successful internet marketing 'guru' who now lives in California, USA. I had read much about his work and strategies and are also aware that many other internet marketers from around the world attends his seminar on a yearly basis.
So, my learning process has just been spiced up again and ready to go, especially after learning Frontpage to create my 1st webpage of my own from scratch.
At 20s of age : graduated from university in the 1980s, looking for employment was the 1st thing in mind. Scouted around, send out resumes and attended interviews. After landing a job, a steady flow of income comes monthly. And the partying began. Became bored after a number of years, and went to work overseas to gain exposure in 1 of the cities in the Pearl of the Orient.
At 30s of age : age seemed to be catching up and began having the feeling of being maternal. So went out looking for a life partner, got married and build a family together and had children. And continued working for an international company.
At 40s of age : Work got caught up, got stressed daily, bosses were unhappy and so was I. Quitting was the only option. Spending time with the kids sounds great. Moved to a larger house that came with larger expenses. Soon, as the kids grew, boredom sets in. A hunt is on again seeking out a outlet avenue to consider working from home as the next option. Hated daily commuting in heavy traffic jams, travelling 3 days weekly to meet sales target, politics at the office was a thing of the past, at least for me. Searched around and attended previews to MLM, surfed the internet and joined Chat Rooms.
As an introvert, preference was given to an option that requires - less travelling time, no meetings with clients/customers, based at home, use of the computer and a broadband connection was all the basis for this option.
From October 2005, the decision to be an Internet Marketer was on! But how to start to become one and how to start an online business? Learn from a mentor, buy up courses and the learning journey began.
Throughout this journey, in a matter of only months, success was like 'a light at the end of the tunnel' and yet so far to reach. This was in May 2006.
A friend shared a quote from Thomas Edison... "It's not 999 failures that I've gone through to create the bulb successfully at the 1,000th attempt... It's in fact, a 1,000 steps process that I've gone through to create thebulb!"
See the difference? Don't give up at the sight of failure, but continue as these are just steps you need to complete to be success at the end!
Perhaps, God heard my prayers and I had a chance to a preview talk given by Alex Mandossian, a very successful internet marketing 'guru' who now lives in California, USA. I had read much about his work and strategies and are also aware that many other internet marketers from around the world attends his seminar on a yearly basis.
So, my learning process has just been spiced up again and ready to go, especially after learning Frontpage to create my 1st webpage of my own from scratch.
Learning Curves of Microsoft Frontpage for my 1st webpage
I have been working around the Microsoft Frontpage manual for 1 month in March and have not been very successful with getting round to creating my very 1st webpage to be published. The manual is wordy, like any other manuals.
Anyway, I managed to get round this problem as I had been lucky. I contacted a friend of mine on the isle of Penang and he told me, they will be organising a 1-day training course early April using Frontpage specifically designed for newbies to internet marketing. I thought it was a good idea to attend it but somehow, other activities cropped up on that day. In the end, I managed to get a distant-learning copy of the course material, and ended up working around the exercises given.
Low and behold! I managed to create my 1st webpage with music inserted as well as photo. I was so pleased I gave my testimony to this friend of mine. I was impressed with the course material as it the instructions were easy to follow and my 1st webpage was completed within 2 days. What a record!
To view this simple Step-By-Step course material, please check this link out ......
Anyway, I managed to get round this problem as I had been lucky. I contacted a friend of mine on the isle of Penang and he told me, they will be organising a 1-day training course early April using Frontpage specifically designed for newbies to internet marketing. I thought it was a good idea to attend it but somehow, other activities cropped up on that day. In the end, I managed to get a distant-learning copy of the course material, and ended up working around the exercises given.
Low and behold! I managed to create my 1st webpage with music inserted as well as photo. I was so pleased I gave my testimony to this friend of mine. I was impressed with the course material as it the instructions were easy to follow and my 1st webpage was completed within 2 days. What a record!
To view this simple Step-By-Step course material, please check this link out ......
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