International Rally 2008 Kuala Lumpur: Re-live the Excitement!

Hi! I'm very excited to share with you some photos from International Rally 2008. It's an annual gathering that honours our family members and top distributors from SkyQuestCom. It's like the Academy Awards that recognises the very best in our business. The rally was held at KL's famous Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa which travel writers hail as a "Resort-in-the-City". True to its famed reputation, it's one of the best venues in the world to stage a grand event. Let the photos speak for themselves:

What more can I say... truly a grand event! You should have been there!

Cultural dancers dazzling us with their glittering costumes and graceful moves. Encore!

That's me doing a celebratory dance of my own with some of our SkyQuestCom family members. They were such a fun lot!

Me and Roger Hamilton. Roger's a leading wealth consultant in Asia.

Steve Linder also took some time off his busy schedule to be with us. Steve's a peak performance coach with Anthony Robbins' companies. Thanks Steve.

That's me again. See the strobe ball? It's actually a special switch that reveals a hidden logo of SkyQuestCom on stage. High-tech stuff!

On stage with SkyQuestCom's top distributors from Singapore, Japan and China. Well done!

I truly believe that if we join our hands together and celebrate the multi-cutural world we live in, we can end all wars on this planet.

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Download Your Trainers' "Project Checklist"

Hi Trainers and Coaches-to-be!

By popular demand, I'm making this Trainers' Project Checklist available to you as a practical guide to getting started quickly in the seminar business.

For graduates from the Train the Trainer gathering, is there something you've learnt that you haven't applied? Or overlooked? This checklist will help you to keep track and reinforce what you've learnt.

Get it here>> Project Checklist

If you have something to say about your checklist or if there are parts of it we should improve, please feel free to drop me a comment.

With that, my bests and a toast to your success to your first seminar!

How to Run a Successful Seminar Business

Being a trainer is one of the most exciting and fulfilling professions on the planet! And we've invited our graduates from T. Harv Eker's Train the Trainer programme for a special gathering at our office recently. T. Harv Eker is the famous author of best-selling book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and a world-renowned Wealth Coach.

The event was an exciting one as you can see from the photos. Some of the graduates who attended are already professional trainers themselves!

I shared my years of practical experience as CEO of Asia's largest seminar organiser and gave them additional tips on how to run a successful seminar business (just like SR's!) and I'm very, very happy with the positive response and feedback. Quoting a phrase from Harv: it's a wonderful feeling to "teach teachers who will go out and make a real difference in this world."

Especially true in the business of changing lives!

Just for Laughs

This is Rebecca. She has been with the company for many years. She is in the sales department and has won the best sales award several time. I do not recall Rebecca sending me any email before. That is why I was surprised when I got an email from her this morning. The subject of the email was “Just for a laugh” but I think it is a lesson for all of us especially the leaders in the office.

This is her email to me.

"How to Kill Creativity"

1. Always pretend to know more than everybody around you.
   
2. Get employees to fill in time sheets.
   
3. Run daily checks on progress of everyone's work.
   
4. Ensure that highly qualified people do mundane work for long periods.
   
5. Put barriers up between departments.
   
6. Don't speak personally to employees, except when announcing increased targets, shortened deadlines and tightened cost restraints.
   
7. Ask for a 200-page document to justify every new idea.
   
8. Call lots of meetings..
   
9. Place the biggest emphasis on the budget.
   
10. Kill any idea that is not your own
    

We need to remember that creativity is what keeps things growing, keeps the mind sharp and keeps people enthusiastic in all their endeavors, from home to work to personal life. So next time you have the opportunity to stifle creativity – Don’t – whether it is in the workplace, the kitchen, or from a smiling 3 year old. Thinking out of the box is what brings society its leaders. Restricting creativity only hurts oneself.

Thank you Rebecca.

Anthony Robbins' "Date with Destiny" Seminar (Day2)

This is the second morning of the DWD program. We had a late supper last night with delicious crab porridge and dim sum at a nearby Chinese restaurant. The owner still remembers us as we come here annually. This must have been the 3^rd or 4^th year we have been here.

My room at the Conrad Jupiter is a suite with Jacuzzi long bath that can sit 2 people. We have a large balcony big enough to have a party too. Ha-ha, no time to use the long bath. Veronica asked if we could fix one in our house.

This is Michael. He is our partner. He is fun and honorable. He is a personal friend of Anthony Robbins and he is the one that brings Anthony Robbins to this part of the world.

He is the smartest businessman I know. He owns a public listed company here in Australia and is the best seminar promoter in the world. Over the years, I have learnt so many business skills from him. Even though he is very successful, he is a man with a big heart.

I am not staying for the rest of the DWD. I have to go back to Singapore today. Oh, Michael is here. He offers to drive me to the airport. Thanks Michael.

Anthony Robbins' "Date with Destiny" Seminar

"Date With Destiny" at Australia's Gold Coast is Anthony Robbins’s most passionate seminar. It is held at the Conrad Jupiters from 6 – 11 April 2008. This year we have 1200 participants from 30 countries.

Last night we had a welcome party for the Japanese delegate on the 21^st floor penthouse.Thanks to Learning Edge, our Japanese partner, for making this happen. Also thanks to Cris, Erico, Fredrick (Taiwan) and Catal for their continuous support. I have enclose some photos of last night's welcome party. If you have not attended "Date With Destiny", make sure you watch out for the next one in 2009. It will change your life.

Venue: Conrad Jupiters Hotel, Gold Coast Australia

Evelyn Tan and Lynn, all ready for the DWD program

Lynn stocking food for the 6 days DWD.
She is worried price of rice will go up!

Satoshi is welcoming the Japanese participants.

Lynn and Tegan. Where is Tegan's Husband?

Here he is ! With Lena : )