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Hey Guys,

I just received an email from Adam Khoo that he’s giving away 3 of his best selling books (in digital format) for the first 100 people who qualifies…

Adam is giving away “The Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires“, “Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny” and one of his latest books “Secrets Of Millionaire Investors“.

All you have to do is to invest in Adam’s Patterns Of Excellence home study course today…

The offer is only valid for the 1st 100 people only… If you have always been interested in Adam’s books/courses, then now is the time to take action!

As Adam Always Tells Us in POE… “Success happens by choice, NOT by chance.”

I don’t know how fast this one will sell out… but as they say in Singapore… “Good Things Must Share!“… I have already done my part in sharing with you… the rest is up to you now…

P.S. Pl note that the site may be experiencing heavy traffic… Do be a little patient and wait for the page to load =)

Yes I know… It’s been some time since my last post. In case any of you were wondering what I had been up to lately, well here’s a little glimpse…

I was coaching Patterns of Excellence (POE) and we had a great time!

As usual here are some of the pics…

If pictures tell a thousand words, then what about videos?

Here are the silly games we played to keep ourselves awake (coaches only sleep about 3hours per night on average)

Of course, coaching isn’t all fun and games. We are constantly stretched and made to step up to a higher level so we can inspire, motivate and touch all the people that we meet… =)

I hope this post will spur some of you to take up coaching… it’s really rewarding in its own right.. you’ll see…

For you guys who are going to Module 2 on 16-20th April, I’ll see you all real soon!

Tonya Reiman is the author of “The Power of Body Language“, currently the number 1 best-selling book in amazon in its category.

In this video, Reiman explains some of the key concepts in her book on Body Language using real life examples from the streets of Manhattan.

I found it interesting that according to our Body Language Expert over here, putting your hands into your pockets is an unconscious way to “show off your best asset” and is considered to be a sexual move…

For more interesting insights into non-verbal communications, do check out Tonya Reiman’s “The Power of Body Language”

This is for all the lazy people out there… (Just Kidding… Not!)

Ok, a couple of you have reflected that you’re way too strapped for time to sit through a 1 hour+ video on time management… You busy people you!

Well, here’s a detailed summary of the key concepts in the time management lecture by Randy Pausch… You can skim through it to get the points you need… don’t tell me you’re too lazy to do that ya?

Enjoy…

Introduction

• Time must be explicitly managed, just like money
• Much of this won’t make sense until later (too late?): that’s why this is on the WWW
• Faculty vs. Grad Students vs. Undergrads
• Lightning pace, heavy on techniques

Outline

• Why is Time Management Important?
• Goals, Priorities, and Planning
• TO DO Lists
• Desks, paperwork, telephones
• Scheduling Yourself
• Delegation
• Meetings
• Technology
• General Advice

One Good Thief is Worth Ten Good Scholars

Time Management for Teachers, Cathy Collins, Parker Publishing Company, 1987

CareerTrack Seminar: Taking Control of Your Work Day 1990

Why Time Management is Important

• “The Time Famine”
• Bad time management = stress
• This is life advice

The Problem is Severe

By some estimates, people waste about 2 hours per day. Signs of time wasting: .

• Messy desk and cluttered (or no) files
• Can’t find things
• Miss appointments, need to reschedule them late and/or unprepared for meetings
• Volunteer to do things other people should do
• Tired/unable to concentrate Continue Reading »
  Time Management for Lazy People
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I am so glad I came across this inspirational and touching video by Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon Professor who is dying from pancreatic cancer. Randy spoke about the lessons that he learned in his life and taught those who were fortunate enough to be a part of this entertaining and light-hearted sharing session how to really achieve their dreams.

I believe this video is something that should be shared with everyone you know… because you don’t want people around you to end up like the man who was too afraid to go after his dreams do you?

So without further ado, I present to you “Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams” by
Professor Randy Pausch…

For those of you who love to read, here’s a transcript of the video. And you can also buy the book based on The Last Lecture here.

Feel free to share with me what you have learnt through the comments!

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