How many steps are you ahead?

It is not important whether you are walking, jogging or running to a finishing line. But, what is most important is how many steps are you ahead of others.

I am attracted to a billboard illustrating the current world number woman squash player. She, Nicol David, has been at the helm of the woman squash league. She is a distant away from her challengers. The footage of the billboard says “winning is about being a step ahead!” by a regional bank based in Malaysia. She also a Malaysian that makes all Malaysian proud.

I had an opportunity to be parts of 30 Malaysian team selected to be 2004 Olympic torch bearer in Greece. Nicol David is selected to be in the team from sport category. I had a chance to speak to her few times during the few days period in Greece.

One thing for sure, she is extremely clear with her vision and objectives. She also knows what it going to take her to be world number one player. She plans her training schedules and move around worldwide on her own. She is few steps ahead of most sport persons. She BELIEVES in herself of being world numero uno (number 1). No wonder, she is the world champion and I strongly believe she will be there for another 5 years or more.

Do you know where are you heading in life? Which directions? How many steps? etc.

Please find answers to these questions!

Pump Up Your ENERGY Level!

I was invited to deliver motivational talk in one of secondary school in my neighborhood. I was asked to motivate 80 fifteen year s old students for their upcoming national exam.

I prepared myself to deliver a one hour interactive session focusing on increasing their confidence level and their belief that they can score straight As.

At the beginning of the session, I greeted them by saying “Good Morning”. They reply by saying “Good Morning” that lasts for 4 seconds with 20% of energy level. I greeted them again several times and expecting they to answer louder, firmer, and in less than 2 seconds. Finally they did it!

I purposely did that because I want to boost their inner energy level UP! Once you are able to do that you are ready to receive and absorb information sensed by you. You also would be more focus.

Next, I asked them their ambitions. As expected, they answer to be a doctor, an engineer, an architect, a policeman, etc. What I expect from them is not just the answer but the way the answer and the body language. Are they say it together with their desire to be one? Some of them simply say it while their body language acts negatively.

Well, boost up your energy level, maintaining it at a high level is crucial for a successful person. Can you do that every morning, all day long, all year long ….

I know you can do it once you set your mind to it!

Can you SURVIVED?

I just got back from 3 days business trip to China. In particular, I went Guangzhou and Shenzhen. I travel to China few times a year.

Do you wonder how China with 1.4 billion people can be a FACTORY OF THE WORLD? I bet at few products in your house or you personally used come from China.

I had opportunities to visit their big, medium and small factories. After those visits, I just realized China deserved to be called FACTORY OF THE WORLD. Their hard working people and with SURVIVAL mentality, perseverance, and fully use of internet communication channels like MSN, Skype, etc are their main success ingredients.

ZERO subsidy mindset is the answer. They simply work hard.

Company set up is fully focused on production of goods! Nothing lavish or unnecessary office make-up! Most of their factories are located in a 7 floor building. The best part of it, most of them without lift. In my last trip, I have to climb up to six floor using staircase. The climbing efforts drained 50% of my energy for that day. At least I am slimmer now. (Most Chinese are not over weight :))

Their concept of ONE PRODUCT PER DISTRICT does great help in synergize their business. Sharing of business to achieve client requirements are their main objective.

Believe me, a good real life experience for an entrepreneur who plan to start a manufacturing company is to pack your back and go to China. It helps to restructure your planned business and perhaps boost up your success in business.

SURVIVAL is the key to success. You must get a feel that you need to survive to push you forward. However most of us are in the COMFORT ZONE! Where are you heading …. You know the answer.

Dr Izhar

Dare to be DIFFERENT

Should you be different? Please answer this question before you proceed with your reading.

Most of us like to follow others. When you ask why? Most of them would answer ‘to be safe’, ‘easy’ or simply ‘why not’.

Then when you ask them again, do you want to win? ‘Yes!’ or ‘Sure!’ are the popular answers.

I would like to state here ‘you are definitely not going to be a winner by just being a follower’. Let say there are 50 contestants and you are one of them. Your chance to win is 2%. If you are the only one better and DIFFERENT, you probably would have 100% chance to win.

Why don’t try to recall history or observe successful person around you. The one that is different is the one going to win.

A good real-life example is Tony Fernandez of Air Asia who started a low cost airline. He bought a company which in debt and use internet to accept booking to cut cost and simplified operation. Other airliner operators predict he won’t survive. What make thing worst he is not from airlines industry. Can you imagine he is from a music industry?

Due to his unconventional thinking, a new business model on how to run airlines business, he has managed not just to survive but to championing the industry. Top 50 brands, most profitable company are among results Air Asia has achieved. Today Air Asia is the numero uno or biggest low cost carrier airline in Asia.

Can you think 3 other persons who is successful?

Be different, be different, and be different … please engrave them in your mind!

Are you a POSTIVE or NEGATIVE person?

Life is SIMPLE. Its either black or white, yes or no, win or loose, positive or negative, rich or poor, good or bad, etc....

It just like a coin with two sides either head or tail.

Why don't you take 30 seconds .. do nothing except crank your brain machine and see what is the outcome. Try to answer the above question. Are you a POSITIVE or NEGATIVE person?

How could you tell that? Well, are you experiencing good, positive, and happy life? If so, great! Otherwise you better buck up and discharge all negative elements form you mind.

For example, you could start by always perceive your world positively. When you are suppose to comment an event, do so from positive angle. Always used your positive mind first!

You can also start associate with positive people arround you. You can easily identify them. They always motivating people, success in life, very energetic and happy. You should listen more to them and pick up their experiences which can be a good guidance for you.

Well, lets full charge yourself with POSITIVE elements drive your SUCCESSFUL life.

LIFE is SIMPLE

Do you aware or realise that you make your life complex?

One of the main cause is because you feel that you are not safe or simply fear. You fear for no reasons and you worry about so many things or events that might happened. Such thinking does not make you moving forward even 1 cm.

Most of the time you are solving a simple life issue with so much effort, take too long, and off course it will cost your pocket more. You try to drag people surround you to be part of the issue. You put extra effort to convince them that they should joint you to solve the issue. My frank advise, simply solve the issue yourself and most of the issues should be done easily without the entire team.

Can you count how many IF, maybe, not sure, impossible words (+ similar words) that you used in 5 minutes. If you realised many words say more than 5 times, then you need to reprogram you subconcious mind. (I will talk about it in my future article)

Generally, I can easily tell whether a peson is a succesful or not. Based on words used, I can easily tell that he or she a successful person or otherwise. I am not a fortune teller ... but it is easy enough to see that. Wow!

You need to start seeing life from a simple perspective. That it easy to hadle it. It will accelerate your life success, one milestone after another.

Remember, LIFE is SIMPLE .....

Your MIND Can CHANGE Your WORLD

Do you believe the above statement? Well, you better believe it.

99% of us do not used or never tought about it. I don't blame them because they are not aware neither they being told about it.

Few years back, I wonder how one can become so successful from nothing. From a very poor person can become a multi-millionaire. You may find some people can constinuously achieve successes in their lives. I begin do my literature research and found that the answer lies in Positve Mindset.

I then experiment it to myself, and thanks to God ... its works! I am now setting my minds to achieve many things. Well most of them I achieve ahead of my plan. I have enormous energy and I also can do many things simultaneously. My friends always asked me "Dr Izhar, how do you have time to do this and that, etc....". I just say "Simply set your mind that you can do it."

You must have faith to God. God decides everything.

You must also strongly believe in YOU by setting your mind set to achieve whatever you want. Once you set your mind, it will automatically creates toughts, then feelings, then action towards your thinking. You will start prioritize your activities and achieving one milestones at a time. Next, you realised YOU DID IT!

I will continue writing on this topic .... if you find my writing stimulate or provide you with fresh perspective then keep on coming back to this blog.

Trust me You Mind Can Change Your World ...................

My First Blogging Words

I would like to express my thinking in this blog by writing my toughts about how we can better ourself, other people and this world.

Some of this writing is uncoventional because it is only tought by 1% of people out there. Please be positive, read between lines, patience and you will see what I am going to say has some truth to it.

I am writing this based on my personal experience and others. I am sure you will enjoy them, since I am going to use layman words to explain thems.

Enjoy reading, and keep coming back!

Dr Izhar 09062008