tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62073171277359142722026-11-07T03:59:03.864-08:00Hi! I'm Coach Amirul. Welcome to my scribe. This is where I share my passion with people so that it can inspire and empower others. My passion includes health, personal wellness, online business, passive income, motivation and inspiration. Plus I love comics and soccer!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger447125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207317127735914272.post-48793842335639016212026-11-07T03:59:03.864-08:002026-11-07T03:59:03.864-08:00

 Cloud Computing Made Simple: Understanding IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and FaaSTechnology doesn't have to be complicatedIf you've ever come across terms like IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, or FaaS and wondered what they mean, you're not alone.As I continue exploring cloud computing, I'm reminded of something important: complex ideas become easier to understand when we connect them to everyday experiences.That's

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 Beyond Words: Why Visual Communication Should Be a Leadership Skill, Not Just a Drawing SkillBy Coach Amirul Iskandar Mannan | 30 October 2026Sometimes the biggest problem in communication is not what we say. It's what other people understand.Think about the last meeting you attended.Perhaps someone presented a detailed report. Another person explained a technical problem. A manager gave

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 Bukan Sekadar Melukis: Membantu Pelajar UniSZA Menyusun dan Menyampaikan IdeaOleh Coach Amirul Iskandar MannanYayasan Wiba PrimaAda idea, tetapi sukar hendak menerangkannya?Dalam kehidupan seorang pelajar, cabaran ini boleh muncul ketika menyiapkan tugasan, berbincang dalam kumpulan atau membuat pembentangan. Memahami sesuatu dalam fikiran sendiri tidak semestinya bermakna kita mudah

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 Before You Upload Anything to AI, Read This!By Coach Amirul | Lead with AI, Lead with IhsanArtificial Intelligence has transformed the way we work. Whether we are drafting proposals, analyzing documents, or developing strategies, tools like ChatGPT can help us become more productive.But there is one important question we should always ask:Are we protecting the information entrusted to us?

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 Anak Guna AI Untuk Belajar atau Sekadar Cari Jawapan?Oleh Coach Amirul Iskandar MannanAI boleh membantu anak menyiapkan kerja sekolah dengan lebih cepat. Tetapi adakah ia benar-benar membantu anak memahami apa yang dipelajari?Ini persoalan yang semakin penting untuk ibu bapa, guru dan pelajar.Hari ini, anak-anak boleh bertanya kepada AI tentang Matematik, Sains, Bahasa Inggeris, Sejarah dan

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Komunikasi Visual Spontan: Kemahiran yang Mahasiswa Perlukan SekarangPada 23 Oktober 2026, Utusan Malaysia menyiarkan artikel Dr. Ruzaimi Mat Rani bertajuk "Komunikasi visual spontan penting dalam pendidikan tinggi". Artikel ini berkongsi pengalaman program Visual Leaders yang kami kendalikan untuk 20 mahasiswa UniSZA pada 20–21 Oktober lalu, anjuran Pusat Pemindahan Ilmu dan Pendidikan

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KITA MENGAJAR ANAK IKUT "WARNA" KITA SENDIRISatu pengakuan jujur seorang guru, dan pelajaran untuk setiap ibu bapaSabtu lalu, saya mengendalikan sesi pertama KPBA (Kenali Personaliti Belajar Anak), satu masterclass ringkas 30 minit untuk ibu bapa dan pendidik.Keesokan harinya, seorang guru yang hadir menghantar mesej kepada saya. Satu ayatnya buat saya berhenti seketika:"Saya lebih memberi

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 As Long As I Have Breath, I Have Purpose: A Lesson from Tun Dr Mahathir at 101By Coach Amirul Iskandar MannanWhat would you do if you knew you had only a little time left to live?Would you stop working? Spend more time with family? Travel? Rest? Or continue doing the things that give your life meaning?Recently, I came across a picture of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, now 101 years old, returning

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 Beyond Drawing: Helping Teachers Turn Knowledge into Visual LearningReflections from the Visual Teachers programme with Jabatan Agama Islam Perak, 13–14 October 2026By Coach Amirul Iskandar MannanTeachers Are More Than Deliverers of InformationEvery day, teachers face an important challenge.They may understand their subjects extremely well. They may have years of classroom experience and a

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 Which AI Is the Best? Why the Top-Ranked AI May Not Be the Best for Your WorkBy Coach Amirul Iskandar MannanChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok — which AI should you use?It's a question I often receive when conducting AI training programmes.With so many AI tools available today, it's understandable that people want to know which one is the best.Some people look for the smartest AI. Others want

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Apabila Setiap Garisan Ada Maknanya Alhamdulillah, pada 7 Oktober 2026, projek Certified Visual Teachers (CVT) menerima satu detik yang amat bermakna. Delegasi Sekretariat Malaysia-UN SDG Trust Fund, diketuai Ketua Sekretariat Encik Rizatuddin Ramli, bersama penyumbang dana Yayasan MySDG dan Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Johor, telah mengadakan lawatan pemantauan impak ke tiga buah sekolah di Kulai,

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 Beyond the Certificate: What 20 UniSZA Students Taught Me About EntrepreneurshipBy Coach Amirul Iskandar MannanOn 9 October 2026, my article “Daripada Kemahiran Kepada Pendapatan: Peluang Melalui Usahawan Tutor Online” appeared in Utusan Malaysia.Alhamdulillah.Seeing the article in print felt meaningful, especially after the long Usahawan Tutor Online (UTO) journey.But the real story is not

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 Anak Susah Fokus Belajar? Mungkin Kita Perlu Tanya Soalan Yang BerbezaWhen a child struggles with learning, it's natural for parents to want to solve the problem.We look for more exercises. We consider another tuition class. We reduce screen time. We tell them to concentrate. Sometimes we simply ask them to study longer.But I've been thinking about a different starting point:Before asking a

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 What Happens When Students Have to Launch a Business — Not Just Write About One?There is something wonderfully imperfect about the photograph accompanying this article.It is simply a whiteboard.Nine team names. Marketing channels. Responses. Bookings. Revenue figures. Scribbles. Corrections.It isn't particularly beautiful.But to me, it represents something important about how we might

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 Before We Teach Students to Solve Problems, Should We Teach Them to See the Problem?My reflections on Dr Ruzaimi Mat Rani’s latest Utusan Malaysia article — and why visual thinking matters even more in the age of AIThis week, my friend, partner and mentor Dr Ruzaimi Mat Rani published another thought-provoking article in Utusan Malaysia titled:“PISA cemerlang: Ajar murid cara memvisualkan

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 Visual Leaders: Making Complex Ideas Clear, Visible and Actionable We live and work in an environment filled with information. Emails. Reports. Presentations. Meetings. WhatsApp messages. Dashboards. Documents. Yet having more information does not necessarily mean we have better communication. Sometimes the real problem is much simpler: We understand the idea in our own head, but we

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 Resilient Entrepreneur: When Business Gets Hard, How Do We Respond? By Coach Amirul Iskandar Mannan Alhamdulillah, today I had the opportunity to spend the morning with the participants of the ProBiz Smart Agro programme at Kolej Profesional MARA Beranang for a session on: Resilient Entrepreneur: Mengurus Stres & Cabaran Perniagaan It was a small group, which made the session even more

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 Melakar Bukan Sekadar Seni: Mengapa Saintis Juga Perlu Belajar “Berfikir Melalui Tangan”Alhamdulillah.Pagi ini saya membaca satu artikel di Utusan Malaysia yang benar-benar menarik perhatian saya.Artikel oleh Prof. Dr. Rashidi Othman bertajuk “Lakaran: ‘Bahasa senyap’ selesai masalah dalam kajian saintifik” mengemukakan satu perspektif yang saya rasa perlu diberikan perhatian lebih luas —

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What 11 People Taught Me About AI Training in Two DaysReal numbers from a recent programme and the one honest caveat most trainers leave out.Last week I stood in a training room in Senai with a group of technical professionals from a government-linked technical organisation. Two days later, the room had changed. Not because AI is magic, but because the way they used it had a method for the first

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 Train Like You've Never Won, Compete Like You've Never Lost: A Lesson for the Age of AI I came across a quote from Olympic champion Eileen Gu recently that stopped me from scrolling: “I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost.” At first glance, it sounds like another motivational quote. But the more I thought about it, the more I realised that those few words describe

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 The Robot Running Faster Than Usain Bolt Isn't the Most Important Part The real story is how quickly technology is improving — and what that means for us. Something remarkable happened at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. A humanoid robot called Tiangong Ultra completed the 100-metre sprint in 9.39 seconds. For comparison, Usain Bolt's human world record is 9.58 seconds. It makes a

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 “I Thought You Understood”: The Silent Cost of Miscommunication at Work One of the most expensive sentences inside an organisation may be: “But I thought you understood.” We hear variations of it everywhere. A manager gives instructions. The employee listens carefully. The manager asks, “Understand?” “Yes.” Everyone walks away believing the communication has been completed. Several days

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 POWER UP! Preparing UniSZA Students for Careers in the Age of AI What does it really mean to be ready for the working world today? Having a degree is important. Having knowledge is important. But as graduates prepare to transition from university into their careers, they also need something more — the ability to understand themselves, manage themselves, communicate confidently and adapt to

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 Anak Susah Belajar Bukan Semestinya Tak Pandai: Kenal Pasti Masalah Sebelum Cari Penyelesaian Sebagai ibu bapa, kita tentu risau apabila melihat anak mula ketinggalan dalam sesuatu subjek. Matematik susah. Sains tak faham. English kurang yakin. Ulang kaji pula perlu selalu diingatkan. Reaksi pertama kita mungkin mahu mencari lebih banyak kelas, lebih banyak buku atau lebih banyak latihan.

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 Miscommunication: The Silent Killer of Organisations, Businesses and Relationships By Coach Amirul Iskandar Mannan One of the biggest myths in the workplace is this: Most organisational problems are caused by incompetent people. In reality, many problems begin much earlier. They begin with miscommunication. This morning, I read an excellent article by Dr. Ruzaimi Mat Rani in Utusan

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