Business and Money Tips

No need to go for counseling or motivational talks, just follow these 3 proven steps and you can improve the performance of anyone in this world, including yourself: 1. Find good now .  Regardless of how bad or good the performance is right now, say good things about it.   If currently, the performance is no good, say, "I feel that there is one more thing you want to do to be better, right?  By having this thought you are already better than many people". The will feel elevated that finally someone sees the good in him.  If he is doing well now, such praise is also welcomed The key is to do this sincerely and not just go through the motion 2. Ask if there is anything new that the person is attempting.   If none, say, "You are focused".  If there is something new, say you look forward to it 3. End your communication with another praise, the time round can be more specific and use the magic phrase, "I believe in You" The above has worked for myself and my co

Power of Intention: Much Bigger than Goals or Aspiration s Many people confused intention with goals and aspirations.  An intention is something that you intend to do, which means, you want to do it.  It is much bigger than a goal, for a goal is a target that you set.  A goal is more specific, whereas an intention is more general, but it is an indication of where to want to go.  For example, I intend to go to China for tour, but this is not a goal for a goal will have more specifics including when, where and how.  You must set an intention first before you can set a goal.  Many times our goal is not a goal but just a wish or fantasy.  An intention is not a wish, for it is something that you want to do, deep from your heart.     At the end of the day, your intention must be pure and good .  Pure means your intention cannot be mixed with other things, like what you want in return.   For example, you want to treat your customers well, that is a pure intention, for you have no other goal

Thank you for Your Kind Words....(Are You Real?) I have 2 Facebook accounts and 2 WeChat Accounts.  Combined, I have over 13K friends, plus another few thousand in WhatsApp groups, LinkedIn, etc.   The common reply I get from my social media friends is "Thank you for your kind words".   It seems that I never give negative comments, never criticize and seldom ask the question 'Why?"  Many times I am the only person commenting on their posts and the only one that praises them.  Some people asked me, Andy, are you real?  Why do you only praise and never criticize? There are 5 reasons for my kind words Firstly, people already know their weaknesses, so criticizing serves no purpose other than being annoying Secondly, there are always 2 views: when I criticize, I could be wrong. But when I praise, I can never be wrong, simply because everyone loves praises Third, when I criticize other people, I may attract in return criticisms in my posts.  So to protect myself, I don