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Unleash Your Potential - Part 2

Continued from Part 1:

There are many stories of successful people such as Colonel Sanders who received 1,099 times of “NO” (rejection) before he finally got a “YES” when he started selling his chicken recipe. Today, everybody knows the famous KFC. There are many more but I'll just spare them for this post. From these stories, there is only ONE conclusion which is successful people fail many times but their failure gives them experience and experience then brings about success.

Meredith shared with us her story too about how she was elected as the house captain of the house which always end up last in every sports event. She was the only captain who was not good in sports but she did what she does best - to lead and her house won the first place that year.

Let me share with you another two video clips:

Video clip 3:



Video clip 4:



From these two video clips, what do you see? Do you see shabbily dressed salesman and a little 6 year old girl with no teeth? NO! We see two beautiful people doing what they are passionate about and everybody was cheering for them. They manage to capture the judges' and the audience’s heart with their passion. If they were to fear that they do not have the appearance to win, they would never have won. This is also an important issue to discuss with my kids. They just need to know that they should go for something that they like and enjoy doing. This serves also as a reminder to us, parents, to encourage our children to have big dreams, even wild dreams and to try their very best.

The last part was very interesting - writing on boards, one side about what they want to achieve in life and another side about what is holding them back. Then, she made them focus, thinking beyond what is stoping them such as fear and lack of confidence and then .......

Breaking the board gives the teenagers satisfaction and boost their confidence that if they break the fear and lack of confidence or whatever is holding them back, they will definitely achieve their dreams.

Hearing the teenagers' expression of feelings at the end of the workshop made me cry. Maybe I'm the sentimental one but to hear how they feel this workshop has motivated them and will change their life just touch me tremendously.

Meredith had done a wonderful job and given the best gift to the teenagers before she leaves for Australia. Meredith, YOU ROCK!!!

Unleash Your Potential - Part 1

As I have mentioned in my previous post, I attended “Best Of You Teenager Workshop 2007” conducted by my friend, Meredith. This workshop was really wonderful!

The workshop was all about unleashing one’s potential. You can feel the whole positive energy circulating during the workshop. Meredith was fantastic with her presentation. She made the participants dance, she made them introduce themselves by writing a description in front of their names and she made them talk about their problems, their fear and what they want to achieve in life. As part of her presentation, Meredith showed us a few video clips and told us a few life stories that inspired us tremendously. Let me share with you the video clips:

First video clip: Facing the giants




Meredith was trying to tell us that everybody has a certain potential within them and they need a coach to unleash the potential so that they can use their potential to the fullest. We are often deceived by our eyes. The more we look, the more we fear. So, fear is something that prevents us from moving ahead. How true this is. We often fear that we are not good enough, we fear that we make mistakes, we fear that people would laugh at us, we fear everything and that are the reasons we are holding back instead of stepping forward.


Second video clip: Nick Vujicic, No Arms, No Legs, No Worries

When I saw this, I told myself that I MUST show this to my children and let them see with their own eyes how a man without arms and legs could do lots of things without feeling inferior about himself. He can even give talks to inspire people. "What happens if you fail? Try again!" A wonderful phrase I learn from Nick and that's just the phrase I need to implant into my children's brain.

To be continued ...

A Wonderful Friend

Last Sunday, I attended the “Best of You Teenager Workshop” which I mentioned in my previous post. I was there to help my friend, Meredith, who gave this course for free as her contribution before she migrates to Australia early next year. She has been very busy engaging movers to move her house contents but at the same time, she gave us her commitment to conduct this workshop. She is so wonderful!


During the workshop, she told us that she decides to migrate because she wants to give her children a better education. I totally agree with her because I could see the difference between local university graduates and graduates from overseas. Have you wondered why the top CEOs of big companies are all Europeans but not Asians?


I know the hassle of migrating. You have to sell your house here and buy a house there. Getting mortgages or home loan is an item to be added to your list of things to do. Expenses can never be low when migrating. There are just too many things to pay for such as insurance for traveling, fees for movers and expenses on new house and furniture.


There are many things to worry about but Meredith is very positive and knows that once she commits herself, she will definitely deliver and she did!


Let me share with you what I learnt through helping her in that workshop in my next post.

The Best Of You Teenager / Adult Workshop

"Turn your fear into power and make your dreams into reality"

Many of us have big dreams that are burning inside us but due to fear or too much worries, we tend to hold back and not allow ourselves to go forward.

This is a really good workshop to attend and best of all, it's FREE!

Sounds impossible? NO! My friend, Meredith, crew of Anthony Robbins, will be conducting this workshop without asking for a single cent! Why would she do that? She said that she's going to migrate in year 2008 and this would be something that she wants to GIVE before she leaves the country.

If you have any children aged 14 and above, do register FAST! Meredith only accepts 15 participants as smaller group would be more effective.

The good news is ADULTS CAN also participate! So, if you don't have children in their teens, YOU can register too!

Date: 2 December 2007

Time: 9.30am - 5pm

Venue: Sungai Long Buddhist Society

Holiday Workshop For Kids

What are you planning for your children this coming holidays? If you have not planned, maybe you would want to consider this holiday workshop for kids organised by the Sungai Long Buddhist Society. There will be no religious issues in this workshop.

If you can't see clearly, it's a workshop for children aged 6 and above (secondary school). The program includes:

Personal safety by PS The Children

Developing Self Confidence and Self Beliefs by crew of Anthony Robbins

Creative Recycling by Greenbeing Nancy

Fun with Art and Craft - Pinata and chest drawer

More information:

Date: 5, 6, 7 December 2007

Time: 10am - 5pm

Fees: RM180

Contact: Jackie (sumjackie@yahoo.co.uk)

It's fun to send our children to workshops like this, exposing them to other things besides academic, letting them mix and socialise with other people and to boost their self confidence. Afterall, we want our children to grow up into an all-rounder, don't we?

Want To Be A Disney Princess?

If you have a daughter aged 6 - 11. You may want to consider this:

I came across this when I was in Jusco a few days ago. It's the Miss Disney Princess Pageant 2007. Here's some of the rules and regulations:

• Submit entry form by 12 Nov 2007, attached with a 4R sized photograph (full body shot) of the child and a receipt for any purchase from AEON shopping centre.

• The child must attend all auditions, preliminary rounds and rehearsals if selected.

• Auditions: All contestants must wear genuine Disney Princess apparel and must perform (sing / dance / others) for a maximum duration of 2 minutes.

• Preliminary Rounds: Contestants who qualify will participate in 2 segments: fashion wear and talent. Contestants are required to dressed in genuine Disney princess apparel and have their own footwear an accessories, all at their own expense. There are a list of song titles to choose from. (see details in the leaflet below)

• Finals: Contestants who qualify will participate in 3 segments: fashion wear, talent and evening wear. Fashion wear apparel will be loaned to contestants but footwear and accessories will be the finalists' own. Contestants can repeat their performance or perform a new routine. Contestants are required to dress in evening gown inspired by any of the 6 Disney princesses.

• Please refer to the following flyer for further details.

Going Back To Hown Town

It’s a last minute decision. We are supposed to go back to home town last week but hubby sacrificed his “abalone and shark’s fin soup” which her mother prepared (That’s what he said jokingly) for THESE cookies. Thank you so much, darling! The children and I had a wonderful time making those cookies.

So, I can’t say “NO” to him this week when he said he wanted to see his mom and dad, can I? I did some last minute packing and did not take up too much time.

See all of you next week!