Business and Money Tips

In our previous blog, we talk about how to use our eyes to close every sale.  Over 84 techniques were shared in our  courses   How to Close Every Sale  and  Sales Power , today we will dwell on one tactic: Using Nothingness. Nothingness is not to be confused with Nothing. Nothingness is also not the same as Emptiness. Nothingness is nothingness, nothing more or nothing less. This concept of Nothingness is from Lao Zi’s Dao De Qing book 道德经. Lao Zi is an ancient Chinese philosopher who lived in China 2,500 years ago. His philosophies share much in common with India’s Siddhartha Gotama (or The Buddha) and Greece’s Socrates.  These wise men lived around the same time but far away from each other. The fact that they can say the same thing proves that this concept is universal, it has nothing to do with Eastern or Western. Nothingness or 无 is defined as the state of being nothing, the state of non-existence of anything, or the property of having nothing...

One day, the Buddha sat down in the shade of a tree and noticed how beautiful the countryside was. Flowers were blooming and trees were putting on bright new leaves, but among all this beauty, he saw much unhappiness. A farmer beat his ox in the field. A bird pecked at an earthworm, and then an eagle swooped down on the bird. Deeply troubled, he asked, "Why does the farmer beat his ox? Why must one creature eat another to live?" During his enlightenment, the Buddha found the answer to these questions. He discovered three great truths. He explained these truths in a simple way so that everyone could understand them. 1.  Nothing is lost in the universe The first truth is that nothing is lost in the universe. Matter turns into energy, energy turns into matter. A dead leaf turns into soil. A seed sprouts and becomes a new plant. Old solar systems disintegrate and turn into cosmic rays. We are born of our parents, our children are born of us. We are the same as plants, as...

The Business Times on 18 Sep 2015 reported that because of falling August domestic exports, Singapore could be entering into a technical recession soon. Many people asked me what they should do.  We have already seen a large swing towards the ruling party in the just concluded 2015 General Elections. Singaporeans sent a strong mandate to the ruling party as they want the government to be strong in handling the recession that may come. So it seems that a recession is imminent. Instead of panicking when the recession comes, why not we ‘prevent’ the recession from happening to us?  In other words, can we ‘recession proof’ our career?  The proven way to recession proof your career is to go for upgrading courses, for when you know more, the easier your job will be. Some will tell you to stick to your current employer, for at least you may get some retrenchment benefits in case your employer gives you the pink letter. Recruitment firms advise employees to look out ...