Archive for January, 2010

Weighing the Odds & Taking a Calculated Risk

I had an eventful day 2 days ago. As you may already know, I have been chasing a bad debt for some time already and we finally took action 2 days ago. Yeah!

When I first realised that the debtor has been pulling our noses along all these while, I decided to go all out to  claim back my rightful payment. But there were many routes

Defeat or Victory?

Recently, I have been plagued by the feeling of defeat. It feels like I have stumbled and stumbled and just as we’re about to take off, we’re stumbling again.

When things don’t go your way in business and when others have deliberately set out to take advantage of you, do you feel like it’s a game that you haven’t master?

I must remind myself that defeat starts in

Robery Kiyosaki – Before You Quit Your Job

I wished I knew about this book before I started my own business. It made me rethink my whole business model and pointed accurately what we have felt was lacking in our current business.
Some key learnings from the book that I found useful:
  • Difference between small business owner / self employed vs big business owner

    Are You Hungry To Get Rich?

    Making money is of course one of the reasons why businesses exist. However, I don’t think it is the main reason that makes a company successful.

    We’ve heard many times that it is actually passion that drives a great business. And money is a measure of how well you play your game in business; it is a measure of success.

    So, should an entrepreneur be

    So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?

    Take this test first:


    Enjoy! =)

    Go With Your Gut Instincts

    I have mentioned in a post below that I did not go with my gut feeling when I should have. And reading about learning to trust your gut instincts got me thinking.

    For the bad debt that we can’t collect, I have a bad feeling about it. Although the customer reassured us that he will not disappear and that the management is already making plans

    Why Choose To Be An Entrepreneur?

    From the time I first discussed about the possibilty of running my own business., it has taken me less than half a year to make up my mind and plan for my exit from my previous job.

    So, what made me decide to leave a job I love to start out on my own?

    I felt that I was no good at office politics and didn’t know how to

    Stock Ownership Certificate Pretty Packaging, Especially Suitable For Kids

    Ever since I started my own business, I have been more serious about my financial education too. Not that I wasn’t previously but now being fully in charge of making sure I can bring money home without relying on someone else’s company, I am even more serious about it!
    So, while surfing around for ideas, this cute website caught my attention: OneShare.com

    Donald Trump’s Get Even!

    I enjoy reading Donald Trump’s books. I used to think the books merely provided ego boosting opportunities for him but he does give some solid advice inside and of course, being a billionaire, his thinking is very different from many. Nonetheless, I think that’s lots to learn from him.

    One of the advices he dispense is when someone intentionally harms you or damaged your reputation, you must GET

    Pinky & The Brain

    How many of you out there loved the cartoon, Pinky and the Brain? I use them as my profile picture because of my background in Science and my past as a lab rat.