Taking on New Challenges

If you ever dream of taking new challenges, this is the time when you have plentiful opportunities. See, the world is not lack of opportunities for you. Just that it may not come at the time when you expected for it. Just take it as it comes.

How will you really feel? You are going to have fear in you. There is no doubt about it. Now, you need to learn to concentrate of doing the work at hand and stop worrying. So what if I fail? I will try again and again until I hit the right one. That is life.

Couping with Multi-Tasking

There is no doubt that in the new world, multi-taking is common phenomena. You are going to coupe with demands from different sources that asking for your attentions.

Oh yeah, you must learn to coupe with multi-tasking. (Just wonder why this term is so common these days. I used to be only people in the IT circle using it...). What is the first thing you realised from the effect of multi-tasking? For me, it is cutting down of my sleeping hours.

Yes, I know this is bad. But, for the moment, I just have to live with that until I found my way out. Learning to multi-tasking is another powerful skill. You need to learn how to multi-task yet when you are on each task, you put your 100% focus on the task at hand. Without such sub-focusing, you will not achieve the productivity you needed to succeed in this extremely demanding world.

One thing that can help you to achieve more is also to learn how to make decision quick. Stop sitting on the issue at hand. Make a choice and move on. Make mini plan for each tasks: Collect Information, Analyse, Decide and Act. Use these simple 4 step formula and allocate time for each of the tasks. Then you will have more control over your time.

These 4 simple steps are nothing more than common sense. However, have you implemented them? How successfully have you done so? I must readily admit that I am still learning too. You can never be able to perfect these skills. Let's say we improve inch-by-inch everyday.

Survival Skill # 10: Use 4-Step Mini Plan

Wish you success & happiness!

Have you considered Internet?

You can start Building Your Internet Income and Stop looking for a job!

There are various possibilities opening up in this "NEW ERA". It is up to you to explore. When you open your mind, you will see more opportunities. Conquer your fear about "Internet Scams". Look, scams are everywhere. The fact that there are so many Internet Scam proves that Internet is a POWERFUL media to reach out to people. In some countries, the government even ban Internet campaigning for political elections. This also shows that Internet is a double-edged sword. If you use it correctly, you will harness its power to your advantage. Start exploring and do not trust everything you see. Check and verify everthing. You must learn to have your own mind. What you read from your trusted Newspaper everyday may not be exactly accurate anyway.

Survival Skill # 9: Conquer Your Fear Within!

Proven Formula for Success

After10 years of searching, I have an summarised answer for this. I come to this conclusion from reading many books, listening to audio recording and attending seminars. After analysing what they put forward, at the end of the day, it still falls back to the same formula. The standard and probably proven formula is this:

1. Define Your Goal
2. Define Your Timeline
3. Break down into smaller chunks
4. Work on the plan until you achieve your final Goal

This simple steps are all proven. You just need to follow exactly. In between, there are many other factors that will affect the plan and the process. These are called distractions.

That calls for focus, concentration and perseverence. You need to keep all your energy on this target and keep working towards the target until you really hit it. There is no other way. Practice is the only way. That means, you keep doing it until you succeed.

LEARN TO IGNORE FAILURE! Tell yourself, there is no Failure, just Learning Experiences. Believe in it and you will conquer your difficulties.

Survival Skill #8 : IGNORE FAILURE

Stock Taking

Have you ever worked in manufacturing, distribution or warehousing environment? If you had, then, you know what I mean by taking stock.

I mentioned before that you need to THINK before you lauch your next career hunt. There is no better time than now to reflect upon yourself WHO you really are, WHAT you really want to do. Once you identify your areas of interest, next thing to do is to do a stock taking for yourself. Here I mean you need to do an internal check of WHAT you really have in terms of SKILLS.

If you don't know what you have, how are you going to sell them? That could be the reason for not getting that Interview you wanted. Try to check on the market, how much your skills are WORTH. That will be your Market Price. That determines how much you should be asking for! Not your previous salary.

Once you know what you want to do, how much you want to get, you are very much in control of the situations. You know your own cards well, you can talk with a lot more confident and sure.

You are ready to take on any challenges and move on...

Survival Skill #7: Know Your Own Worth

Good, Truth & Success

When you are downsized, redundant, or whichever word your previous company uses on you. What is you first reaction? What is your state of emotion during then? Dejection, Shock, Disbelief, Worried, Angry, Dumbfolded... All these are just normal human reactions to somethign negative. No big deal. I said, NO BIG DEAL!

You disagree. Because you have mortgage to pay. You have car loan to service. You have to pay for your children's school fees, childcare fees. You have to pay for your meals, transportations. You little savings.

I KNOW! Just Listen! Didn't I told you that you need to relook at your expenses? But, let me tell you this: This is NOT THE TIME TO PANIC.This is the worst time to panic. This is not the end of the world. When you sit back and take a closer look, you will find a way out. Follow the method I told you earlier.

Now after you have settled your expenses, you started to look for jobs. You send in applications after applicaitons. Guess what? 3 months has gone past. You have not gotten any interviews! Now you are down. You mood is down,down, down... You don't think there is hope...

Let me let you this: Whether you think your life is full of hope or there is no hope, either way, you are right! What? I must be nuts to tell you that! NO! I am not. You must keep up your Hope, your spirit. Your thoughts will be reflected into everything you do. Including your application letters and your resume. More importantly, your family and friends.

In my 9 months of searching for something to do, I had kept constantly reminding myself to stay POSITIVE. My children, my friends never felt the pressure when they are with me. I want them to be hapy and I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY!

You must only think of GOOS, TRUTH and SUCCESS at this point of time. Believe me. Nothing Else Counts.

Let me tell you the Ultimate Survival Skill #6: POSITIVE THINKING

The Power of Concentration or Focus

The Power of Concentration or Focus

To achieve you goals, you need to first identify the goal. This goal needs to
be specific and with timeline. You need to quantity the goal. For example, to
make 20 business friends within next 6 months. Another one, to be able to swim
10 x 50m laps within 12 minutes in next 3 months.

Once you have identify that, you need to have a plan. Details of the actions to
be taken to take your there.

These are easy part. Now comes the difficult part. That is to focus on the
plan. What determines success and failure is not so much of whether you have a
goal or plan. It is the determination and concentration to carry on the plan
nor matter what happens.

You must put your focus and concentrate on getting it. Keep hitting until your
get it.

If you waste your time reading sensational stories or worthless newspaper
items, you exite the impulsive and the emotional faculties, and this means you
are weakening your power of concentation. You will not be free to success.

Concentration of your mind can onle by developed by watching yourself closely.
All kind of development commence with intense concentration. If you stay on
course and keep sticking to it, you will get it.

CONCENTRATION - Survival Skill # 5
Survival Skill for everything you do... Job seeking, self employment, starting
business, selling, learning, teaching and so on.