What Type of Training do you Prefer?

There Are Only Two Types of Training in the World: One Shrinks the Mind, One Expands It

After 29 years of training thousands of professionals, leaders, and organisations, I have come to a very simple conclusion:

All training falls into just two categories:

1. Training that narrows the mind

2. Training that broadens the mind**

Most people don’t notice the difference, 
but this difference determines whether your organisation grows or gets stuck.

Let me explain."

Type 1: Narrowing-the-Mind Training

This is the most common type of training in the corporate world today.

It teaches one method, one formula, one fixed way of seeing the world.
The trainer insists “This is the right way,” and everything else is dismissed.

It’s training designed to create compliance, not creativity.

This type of trainer is often very sure of himself, too sure, in fact.
They love to position themselves as gurus, but many end up behaving like “sukus” (the Malay word for crazy).

Narrowing-the-Mind training can be useful when precision is needed:
safety procedures, finance compliance, cybersecurity protocols, etc. But even that, you need to get buy-in, not force-sell. 

But when every training becomes this kind of training,
the organisation becomes rigid, fearful, and resistant to new ideas.

People become trained followers, not thinkers.

Type 2: Broadening-the-Mind Training

This is harder, and because it is harder, many participants resist it at first.

Broadening-the-Mind training gives options, possibilities, frameworks, and perspectives.
It doesn’t give you “one answer”, it gives you more ways of seeing.

Some participants feel uncomfortable and start asking:
“Can you give me the model answer?”

 But in life, growth doesn’t come from memorising answers.
Growth comes from learning how to think.

Most higher-learning institutions use this approach.
And many of my breakthrough programmes are designed this way:

• How to Wake People Up with Love

• Peaceful Warrior Strategies

• Leading with Love Intelligence (LQ)

• Art of War Leadership

• Yijing for Decision Making

These programmes expand a person’s capacity, flexibility, and strategic awareness.

They prepare people not just for tasks, 
but for complexity, uncertainty, and leadership.

How I Broaden Minds: The 3Cs of Love Intelligence

People think love is soft.
But in my work, love is a discipline of the mind.

When I broaden someone’s thinking, I use the 3Cs:

1. Care: I create a safe space for honest thinking

I let participants express their thoughts freely, without labelling right or wrong.
Care opens the door.
Care removes fear.
Care makes learning possible.

2. Courage: I encourage boldness

I help participants challenge assumptions, confront blind spots, and consider new angles.
Most people are not short of intelligence, 
they are short of courage.

3. Connect: I link their new thinking to real-life situations

New thinking is useless if you can’t apply it.
So I guide participants to connect ideas to real decisions, real dynamics, real work.
Sometimes I even get them to record a short video to capture their new clarity.

When people connect internally,
transformation happens externally.

The Reality: Great Training Needs Both

I’m very honest about this, 
as a trainer, I need to earn a living.

Some clients need Narrowing-the-Mind training for clarity and structure.
Some need Broadening-the-Mind training for innovation and leadership.
The truth is:

A world-class trainer must master both.
But the real transformation, the kind that changes careers and companies, 
comes from Broadening-the-Mind training powered by Love Intelligence.

And that is what I specialise in.

What About You?

What kind of training does your organisation need right now?

Do you want people who follow instructions…
or people who can think, lead, and adapt?

Do you want workers…
or warriors?

Do you want compliance…
or intelligence?

Share your thoughts, I’m genuinely curious. WhatsApp to me at +65 93672286