The Millionaire Mentor | Saturday, February 25, 2006 @12:11 AM
Book 3: The Millionaire Mentor
Author: Greg S.Reid
Recommended For: Anyone who agrees that we need a mentor in life
Here comes the next one. I decided to do book reviews because I thought reviewing each book after I finish reading it not only helps me to revise but also to helps it stay in my head. So here I am. However I do realise that I am still new and there lots to learn. I am no expert, just someone who loves sharing knowledge. To me, knowledge shared is worth so much more than knowledge kept to oneself.
I got this book from FED. Initially I didnt want to buy this book cos I didnt really like the cover. The guy on the cover looks kinda old..haha..I know its lame...anyway Dr Wong (President of BWW Malaysia) recommended it and I saw many people rushing to buy it..I thought why not. Its only a thin book, no big deal.
What I like most about the book is that it uses simple English Language. I had no idea what this book was about and that never happens before. I always make sure I research about the the book I want to buy before actually buying it. The purchase of this book was merely spontaneous.
Basically this story is about 2 people, Oscar a young boy and Oscar, his mentor. They got onto a good start with Roy mentoring Oscar about dreams, goal setting, desire, leadership, persistence, having a positive attitude, purpose and many more. What makes the story interesting is how Roy uses every situation teach Oscar something useful about life. After all, learning and applying certainly works better than just learning without applying.
Another feature about the book that I really like is that it comes with success cards. The success cards consists of lessons to be learned behind each and every situation. What really amazes me is how Roy managed to give the right card at the right time. His pocket must be big to keep all the cards. Haha..This continues from the time Oscar was a boy until he became successful and became a millionaire himself.
Imagine having a millionaire teaching you how to be one too, not just in terms of monetary but also in terms of spiritually and morally. This book proves that not all rich people are selfish, proud and arrogant. There must be a reason why they are called rich and we are not..not yet anyway right?
My favourite quote:
Winners never talk about how hard they worked, but how great it was to win.
I like the cards so much that I photostat it and keep some of my favourites in my organisers and at my table- both at home and work. They are a reminder for me to always stay positive no matter what happens.
I recommend this book to everyone especially new ibos. Its a thin book and I finished it in 3 days. Woohoo!
Reject Me! I Love It! | Thursday, February 23, 2006 @11:56 PM
Book 2: Reject me! I love it!
Author: John Fuhrman
Recommended For: Anyone who understands that rejection is part of life and wants to do something about it
I have been trying to get this book since last year! This book is out of stock everywhere! Anyway, thank goodness for FED KL cos I managed to grab this book there.
I like books with short chapters. It makes reading seems so much faster.
This books explains the thousands of rejections we often face as child. We hear the word "no!" too many times and as we grow older, we become accustomed to it. We often fear it. We lose confidence in ourselves because of all these noes that we often hear. We forget that when we were younger, we never stop at a "no!" answer. Basically we lost our childlike dtermination as we grow older.
This book also states the importance of association. Hang out with a negative bunch of people long enough and we will end up being negative sooner or later! John Fuhrman keeps stating the problem of people just wanting to be average...nothing to extraordinary. That is the problem! Too many people wants to be average, who is going to lead us?!He says that the best way to solve the 'average people problem' is not to be one of them!
Rejection is inevitable, in fact every no that we get means that we are closer to the yesses! In fact, a no means that we are right on track cos if everyone says yes, there will be a problem with the economy cos there will be no white collar workers. Am I right?
Towards the end of the book, John Fuhrman states that to be positive, there need to be positive input all the time. No use emptying the negative and leave your brain empty. By reading, positivity are being put into your brain and that is when we dilute the negativity in us.
For those of you who keep complaining that you have no time to read, think about this:
Setting aside just 15 minutes a day will enable you to read up to 2 dozen books a year. Keep it up and you will have read 1000 books in your lifetime. Thats equivalent to going college 5 times.(G. Gordan)
I cannot agree more. I am not talking about storybooks or novels ok. We are talking about books that can help us improve ourselves as a human being. Reading fiction books does nothing to us. It just messes with our feelings, not thinking. If we are not thinking, we are denying God's greatest gift to us human beings- the brain.
Charlie Jones mention here, the greatest difference in your life over the next 5 years will be in the books you read and the people you meet. Read any good books lately? Met any great people? If not, you might want to do something to change it, or you will most likely be in the same place as you are now, 5 years from now.
Parable of The Pipeline | Wednesday, February 22, 2006 @10:37 PM
Book 1: Parable of The Pipeline
Author: Burke Hedges
Recommended For: Everyone with common sense
Hi guys, this site is a site for book reviews. I will mostly be reviewing books recommended by BWW. As we all know, the tools play a major part in our business and it is important to be refreshed frequently. The reviews here mainly consist of my own point of view. You may choose to agree or disagree with me. My hope is that the books reviewed will inspire you to read them, even get them for yourself as I am what I am, thanks to the education of the books.
As an opening to this site, I am going to review the first few books that I read. Parable of the pipeline.
I bought this book when my upline says that its a fantastic book. It is.
Just like other Burke Hedges books, this book is filled with simple English language (not difficult to understand) and a powerful message. The main message in this book is that JOB WILL NOT MAKE YOU RICH. If you still dont realise this, wake up man, its all around you..a lot of retired people are coming back to work not because they are bored but because they are bored because of being broke .
Burke also explains (with drawings and diagram all) the concept of residual income.
Imagine we have no tap. What are the two ways to get the water?
1. Bucket Method: By going to and fro to the river, fill up your bucket and walk home. And when you walk home, there WILL be spills. Come on be honest for some of you denying this. So what happens if you are sick? No water? And how long can you actually go on carrying buckets of water? You think you spine can take it? This method is just like your job man! If you still dont get it, think harder.
2. Pipeline Method: This is where the concept of residual income is all explained clearly. Burke said that by buiding a pipe, you only to do the work once and you will have water forever even when you are sick and even when you are gone! This is the business that Burke has been talking about. Its this business and thank goodness I am doing it.
The catch with the second method is that not everyone will do it. This is because while you are building your pipeline, which need time and effort, you will not be paid yet. The trick is to keep your eyes on the PRIZE not the PRICE. Be careful here. And when you complete this, you will receive the income that will continue to come in as long as forever. This is not just about you. This is a legacy for your children man. Now what do you think about this? Really think about it man!
This book is ideal for everybody. Even prospects and new ibos . It will help them understand what this business can really give.
You know what the best part of this book is? Diamonds Rashmir and Smitha signed in mine.
The Very First Entry | Tuesday, February 21, 2006 @5:15 PM
Today is special because it marks the very first entry I am going to make at this blog. I am writing here mainly to reflect back on the things I read and how I can improve myself. I hope to accelerate learning this way and I hope you get that litte bit of knowledge from what I have taken the time to write down.
Hope you are at least a little bit uplifted and inspired by your stay here.
This site was created by Etsu and Noi,self proclaimed bookworms. We have created this site to share what we have learn from books. We only review positive books that we feel can help the individual reading it. Each book that we review consist of our own opinions. We do not represent any book, author or publishing companies. Feel free to leave your comments or recommended any great links of books site or authors site.
