Am now at Ice Dreamland at west coast. this place is sort of becoming a favourite hunt. the ambience of the place is very nice and quiet. good for chilling out, studying or just hang ard with nothing to to. Since i recently got the Starhub mobile broadband 7.2mbps, it's sort of a good place to surf net as well. hahaha
Yesterday I accidently scratched my dad's car. i wasnt even scolded. they just told me to be more careful next time, as long as no one is injured, it's ok.
Hmmmm... work-wise, i have spoken to Kokwah about going to work some part time jobs. his reply was that if i were to be doing that, i'll be distracted from selling insurance. bascially, selling insurance or not, i still need to eat, drink, travel. if those basic needs are not covered, nothing else need to be said. not forgetting my policies that are in premium holiday.
recently, my reservist mate ask me if i wanna talk to his friend from IFA (Independent Financial Advisers), saying that he can offer a better deal than Prudential. well, i'm always open to options, so i asked him to go ahead and arrange for an appointment. Then one of my contacts on MSN ask me if i wanna hear more about IFA, so on Wed, i went with Raymond to meet up with her. Yesterday, Seagull called me. He's moving into IFA also and asked if i'm interested in joining him.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
24th Nov 2009
Didnt get to meet Yeo the last time. but coming thursday might be going with him to the PC show at EXPO.
Today something funny happened. My EP was supposed to have ended, but payment was still deposited into my account. hahaha then a guy called asking for the money to be returned. hmmm... good also la. going into the office tomorrow to meet with Kok Wah and ask him what to do now that my EP is over. the consequences and stuff.
Since i have proof of my EP terminated (the guy's call to have me return the money), i think its time to make a decision to stay or not. for some reason, prudential staff have been showing me a very bad management of paper work. might have to seriously reconsider what to do.
This morning's weekly meeting was sort of funny also. after telling the agency about someone approaching me to hold a seminar on financial planning, Kok wah, Lucy and Serene's eyes seems to have lit up immediately. This morning, kok wah sort of told me to share my ideas with the agency. hmmm... will see... anyway, its all in God's hands. Amen!
Today something funny happened. My EP was supposed to have ended, but payment was still deposited into my account. hahaha then a guy called asking for the money to be returned. hmmm... good also la. going into the office tomorrow to meet with Kok Wah and ask him what to do now that my EP is over. the consequences and stuff.
Since i have proof of my EP terminated (the guy's call to have me return the money), i think its time to make a decision to stay or not. for some reason, prudential staff have been showing me a very bad management of paper work. might have to seriously reconsider what to do.
This morning's weekly meeting was sort of funny also. after telling the agency about someone approaching me to hold a seminar on financial planning, Kok wah, Lucy and Serene's eyes seems to have lit up immediately. This morning, kok wah sort of told me to share my ideas with the agency. hmmm... will see... anyway, its all in God's hands. Amen!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
12th Nov 2009
Yesterday while i was waiting to meet Yeo for lunch. Kokwah called. when i told him i'm going to meet Yeo for lunch, he sort of ask me if i'm going to go back to IT line. hahaha, hmmmm.... cant say that will not come true, but i think i'll continue with insurance and other part times.
Meeting with Yeo is just to sort of let him know, i'm not there to take business away from him. Hmmmm... shrug.
Meeting with Yeo is just to sort of let him know, i'm not there to take business away from him. Hmmmm... shrug.
Monday, November 9, 2009
10th Nov 2009
Currently at Doris's office finishing up the upgrade for the 2 new laptops. Kokwah didnt sound too happy about me not going into the office for meeting today. shrug, so be it ba. taking a "not letting anyone push me" stance. it's true that if i went in today, both Lucy and Serene will be there to help me with my presentation skills, but what i need might not be presentation skills. what i need is to be free from debt, un-lapse all my policies and gain a higher level of product knowledge.
A few days back, a line from Bai Jia Jiang Tan struck me deeply. The talker was a proffessor sharing his experince when working. he was talking about making sure that your nose hair are trimmed before you meet ppl. regardless of how well you dressed, a single nose hair out of your nostril will give ppl the impression that you are dirty. His german boss once told him, unless you have no choice, never deal with a man whose shoes dont shine. at first, he tot that wasnt a very right statement to make, but later on, after he reflected on it, he found it to be very right.
Personal grooming is a reflection of personality. If you are not even able to take care of yoruself, how will you take care of your company? of important deals? of ppl's financial life? Being well dressed is not only a sales tool, its a mindset.
On the next day, no matter how big a 50 cents will look to me (when you are poor, 50cents look bigger than Singapore Flyer.) i went and got a bottle of shoeshine and polish up my shoes which was full of scratches.
A few days later when i went to my uncle's office, my auntie4 commented that i look different from before. sort of larger. hahaha
A few days back, a line from Bai Jia Jiang Tan struck me deeply. The talker was a proffessor sharing his experince when working. he was talking about making sure that your nose hair are trimmed before you meet ppl. regardless of how well you dressed, a single nose hair out of your nostril will give ppl the impression that you are dirty. His german boss once told him, unless you have no choice, never deal with a man whose shoes dont shine. at first, he tot that wasnt a very right statement to make, but later on, after he reflected on it, he found it to be very right.
Personal grooming is a reflection of personality. If you are not even able to take care of yoruself, how will you take care of your company? of important deals? of ppl's financial life? Being well dressed is not only a sales tool, its a mindset.
On the next day, no matter how big a 50 cents will look to me (when you are poor, 50cents look bigger than Singapore Flyer.) i went and got a bottle of shoeshine and polish up my shoes which was full of scratches.
A few days later when i went to my uncle's office, my auntie4 commented that i look different from before. sort of larger. hahaha
Thursday, November 5, 2009
6th Nov 2009
Somehow i realised some things. things that are very easily confused. I might be in Prudential selling insurance, but that doesnt mean that i'll have to make use of EP. strangely, when i decided to stay on, i felt peace. but not when i think of EP. maybe the first few screw-ups with EP is trying to tell me something.
All in the hands of the Lord. I thank you, Lord, for providing all that i need. Amen!
All in the hands of the Lord. I thank you, Lord, for providing all that i need. Amen!
5th Nov 2009
Went to Doris's office today to assist them with thier PC prob. Hmmmm... have to go for a second trip on monday to resolve all the issue. Might be getting Raymond to come in to assist me. shrug, it will depend on how the meeting with yeo goes tomorrow and how to go about arranging for things. Will be going to my Uncle4's office tomorrow with Yeo.
Went home to put down my bag and prepare to go for RT. then it started raining heavily. when i open the door, about to go out, a loud thunder boomed. so i decided to skip today's RT and go to sleep instead.
Seagull called and had a chat with me. seems like he's considering how to move on his career. we called about some of the things that i realise through the past month.
My lack of product knowledge which brought out my lack of confidence.
My urgency to meet the target which brought out my pushing of sales.
My lapsed policies which convey a lack of conviction in the need for insurance.
Seagull asked if i can still survive for how long without the allowance. the truth is, what i have now, is whats left from the last allowance, which is less than half. and coming sat, i'll need to be spending to socialise as well as meeting client. shrug, at most, no money to move, just hide at home lor. yah, its a vicious cycle i know. the alternative will be to do insurance as part time, and get a full time work.
Hmmmm... let things flow the way that they should ba. alot of dejavu feeling has been happening recently. sort of feeling that this is the way things should be happening. no worries. all good.
Went home to put down my bag and prepare to go for RT. then it started raining heavily. when i open the door, about to go out, a loud thunder boomed. so i decided to skip today's RT and go to sleep instead.
Seagull called and had a chat with me. seems like he's considering how to move on his career. we called about some of the things that i realise through the past month.
My lack of product knowledge which brought out my lack of confidence.
My urgency to meet the target which brought out my pushing of sales.
My lapsed policies which convey a lack of conviction in the need for insurance.
Seagull asked if i can still survive for how long without the allowance. the truth is, what i have now, is whats left from the last allowance, which is less than half. and coming sat, i'll need to be spending to socialise as well as meeting client. shrug, at most, no money to move, just hide at home lor. yah, its a vicious cycle i know. the alternative will be to do insurance as part time, and get a full time work.
Hmmmm... let things flow the way that they should ba. alot of dejavu feeling has been happening recently. sort of feeling that this is the way things should be happening. no worries. all good.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
3rd Nov 2009
Went to office early this morning. Kok Wah had to go off for a meeting. Serene and Lucy helped me with my presentation. Raymond went for his M9 tutorial and then came to look for me for lunch. kok called and asked why we never waited for them for lunch. :p if we waited for them, i think we'll be late for raymond's class.
Went to Togoyo to buy some stuff before going home to check on the scanning of one of my HDD before going to camp for RT.
Today's RT training was very tough. legs were shaking when i was going back home.
Something miraclous happened. as i was walking from the interchange to a bus-stop to take 13 to go home, i spotted the bus at the traffic light waiting for the red-light to pass. the bus-stop was slightly beyond next traffic light which was at least 200 metres away. Sian... waiting for the next bus will take at least half an hour. but a voice told me to run to the next bus-stop. i started running despite my aching leg muscules. it was a slow painful jog. many time, i tot to just give up and wait for the next bus, but the voice "spoke" to me again, keep running, dont look back, i'll take care of the rest. My heart keep falling as some car sped pass, that must mean the traffic light had already turned green. Keep running and leave the rest to me, the voice told me over and over again. i continue running without looking back even once. finally i reached the bus-stop, i turned back to see the bus stopping at the traffic light just before the bus-stop.
Went to Togoyo to buy some stuff before going home to check on the scanning of one of my HDD before going to camp for RT.
Today's RT training was very tough. legs were shaking when i was going back home.
Something miraclous happened. as i was walking from the interchange to a bus-stop to take 13 to go home, i spotted the bus at the traffic light waiting for the red-light to pass. the bus-stop was slightly beyond next traffic light which was at least 200 metres away. Sian... waiting for the next bus will take at least half an hour. but a voice told me to run to the next bus-stop. i started running despite my aching leg muscules. it was a slow painful jog. many time, i tot to just give up and wait for the next bus, but the voice "spoke" to me again, keep running, dont look back, i'll take care of the rest. My heart keep falling as some car sped pass, that must mean the traffic light had already turned green. Keep running and leave the rest to me, the voice told me over and over again. i continue running without looking back even once. finally i reached the bus-stop, i turned back to see the bus stopping at the traffic light just before the bus-stop.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
2nd Nov 2009
The prob with not blogging for a long time is that, when you wanna blog, you forget what you wanna talk about. but the thing is, there are so many things happening at the same time, i'm really unsure what to talk about.
lets start with some minor things first. got the issue sorted out that its my USB hub that was faulty, causing my phone to be unable to sync properly with my laptop. was terribly crippled during that period of time.
Feeling rushed and helpless in my attempts to be selling insurance, i started praying for better result, for more contacts. My prayers were sort of answered. I'm talking to more ppl in the past month than the past year. Even Vicky, my ex-gf, messaged me in Facebook.
I believe tat in this line, i'll be able to do well, if i stay in it long enough. IF i stayed in it long enough. but will i stay in it long enough? thoughts are going through my head. regardless of what kok wah say about keeping me "hungry", i should have realise this fact long ago. when i have debts/bills weighting on my mind, i dont function well. it has happened when i was working with yeo, he tot i was having a medical condition and keep sending me to see chinese sensei with him and had acupuncture done to try to improve my condition, but the simple fact is, if i was paid enough to clear my bills and get those lawyer letters off my back from M1, i'll be able to work. saying that he also has lawyer letters from M1 wont really help improve my motivation to work. If i'm going to be bankrupt by a mobile bill, might as well dont work.
In rich dad poor dad, they mentioned that, purchasing assets that generate wealth should come before repaying debts. that i agree, but i think when talking about debts, there's a distinction between debts and bills. Bills are necessities you'll need to pay for your daily living.
hmmmmmm.... being in the finanicial industry, i'm seeing a better picture on finance and interests. if i dont pay my singtel bill on time, they will charge me additional $5 for late payment. $5 dont really seems to be alot, but taking into consideration that my monthly subscription is only $7, its an additional 70%.
When you stop seeing small money as money, no matter how much BIG money you earn, will only be going to paying things that make other ppl rich. When you stop seeing where your money goes properly, you'll just lose all of it.
Currently, kok wah has been giving alot of coaching in my presentation and so on. think i'll keep working on it for now. When the deadline for EP arrives, i'll see how to move on from there ba.
lets start with some minor things first. got the issue sorted out that its my USB hub that was faulty, causing my phone to be unable to sync properly with my laptop. was terribly crippled during that period of time.
Feeling rushed and helpless in my attempts to be selling insurance, i started praying for better result, for more contacts. My prayers were sort of answered. I'm talking to more ppl in the past month than the past year. Even Vicky, my ex-gf, messaged me in Facebook.
I believe tat in this line, i'll be able to do well, if i stay in it long enough. IF i stayed in it long enough. but will i stay in it long enough? thoughts are going through my head. regardless of what kok wah say about keeping me "hungry", i should have realise this fact long ago. when i have debts/bills weighting on my mind, i dont function well. it has happened when i was working with yeo, he tot i was having a medical condition and keep sending me to see chinese sensei with him and had acupuncture done to try to improve my condition, but the simple fact is, if i was paid enough to clear my bills and get those lawyer letters off my back from M1, i'll be able to work. saying that he also has lawyer letters from M1 wont really help improve my motivation to work. If i'm going to be bankrupt by a mobile bill, might as well dont work.
In rich dad poor dad, they mentioned that, purchasing assets that generate wealth should come before repaying debts. that i agree, but i think when talking about debts, there's a distinction between debts and bills. Bills are necessities you'll need to pay for your daily living.
hmmmmmm.... being in the finanicial industry, i'm seeing a better picture on finance and interests. if i dont pay my singtel bill on time, they will charge me additional $5 for late payment. $5 dont really seems to be alot, but taking into consideration that my monthly subscription is only $7, its an additional 70%.
When you stop seeing small money as money, no matter how much BIG money you earn, will only be going to paying things that make other ppl rich. When you stop seeing where your money goes properly, you'll just lose all of it.
Currently, kok wah has been giving alot of coaching in my presentation and so on. think i'll keep working on it for now. When the deadline for EP arrives, i'll see how to move on from there ba.
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