tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:15:08 +0000Consciousness and AwarenessGeneralAttitudeCourage and FearPurposeEntrepreneurshipBusinessGetting Things DoneGratitudebooksjokeshttp://freddyng.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-1070895259902124747Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:24:00 +00002008-06-28T20:24:58.688+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessGeneralPurposen his autobiography The Wind Is My Mother,[3] Muskogee shaman Bear Heart relays a lesson he as a child was presented by his uncle, Jonas Bear: Jonas Bear once took me down to a pond and told me to look into it, asking, "What do you see?" "I see my reflection.""Put this stick in the water and stir up your reflection."After I stirred it up, he asked, " Now what do you see?""My face is all http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/06/reflection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-7573616560621130668Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:27:00 +00002008-06-07T03:36:41.427+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearGeneralGetting Things DoneGratitudePurposeYou can stick with the team, you can do anything, and when the time is up for you to vote someone out, you're always wrong if you cannot make a decision. You lose if you cannot stand up for yourself.In all the seasons of The Apprentice, we've seen numerous strong people get voted out at the end of the date, all due to the fact that they did not defend themselves. They ended up cursing why http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/06/stand-up-for-yourself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-3574795607523842278Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:31:00 +00002008-04-09T00:53:21.068+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessGeneralGetting Things DonePurposeI have been pushing myself really hard. Although, my final income output is not really any much higher, I tend to see it as a desperate attempt to better improve myself. To some extent, I have gained new insights into the other side of our fellow citizens from Singapore.Though it might be generalizing, I personally find most Malays to be more carefree and not so bothered about work. They tend to http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-want-you-in-meeting-by-8-hourssaf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-391196352414579903Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:38:00 +00002008-03-31T23:55:42.818+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearGeneralGetting Things DoneAs I've been really having long working days and hours juggling 2 jobs, I've not been able to stay awake reading my books and sorts for quite a while. However on reading the tipping point, it managed to captivate my attention and I was able to read on.The book is highly insightful and interesting. One of the theories it put to explain for high-crime rate was that the streets was highly defaced. http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/03/broken-window-theory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-30644707471261580Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:10:00 +00002008-03-19T13:25:36.435+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralPurposeAs much as I would like to believe that I am highly oriented towards success and I'd be the only few that have directed goals, it's actually not that feasible. There are more people willing and wanting to make it big and prove themselves. We have varying degrees of that want some more than me, some less than me. Nevertheless, since I've for a short period of time thought I was the only one, with http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/03/we-arent-just-few.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-3525591075881347473Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:40:00 +00002008-03-13T00:52:30.807+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearGeneralGetting Things DonePurposeTen cents mean a lot to me. My team was having a meeting together and we were wondering how to get more volume for our weekly coffee tasting. When we finally decided that the reason was that it was not catchy enough, we wanted colour printouts, and not the dull black and white copies our store could produce. I was in charge of that and the team wanted me to print it. They wanted me to pay for it.http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/03/ten-cents-nah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-2715470054200771694Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:48:00 +00002008-02-06T13:59:46.504+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearGeneralPurposeI had a dream yesterday and it brought me attention to something. Although I remembered that it felt really intense at that time, and now it feels absolutely normal, I still wish to say something about it. In the dream, I was in a dangerous position, and would be about to die. As I was about to die, I thought of all the things I wouldn't be able to do, haven't acomplished and how life would just http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/02/dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-492419647466204075Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:16:00 +00002008-01-30T22:37:12.494+08:00AttitudebooksBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralGetting Things DoneGratitudePurposeI love working for Starbucks, even though I hate the pay. There's one thing that makes working in Starbucks a very pleasant one and that is how they do not contradict the culture they are trying to cultivate. In a few companies, salespeople are told to collaborate only to have the company rate their promotions chances based on their sales, which literally tears them apart. Such kind of http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/01/starbucks-culture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-3900364227445421568Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:14:00 +00002008-01-29T09:36:12.661+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralGetting Things DonePurposeI have been watching The Apprentice quite abit after the introduction to it by a friend a while back. I'm starting to like it as I get to see people and people's interaction and the possible conflicts and then when they get interviewed, the parties normally let out all they can. It's probably identical to how we all function when we get projects. We may get uncomfortable with how the person says http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/01/lessons-from-apprentice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-1598875583403805893Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:51:00 +00002008-01-23T12:52:53.802+08:00BusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralGetting Things DoneI've been reading a book named iCON which is about Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs is a founder of Apple which started Ipod, Itunes, etc and I find the way he works amazing, irritating and immoral.According to the book, Steve had an uncanning ability to inspire and he is a master of impossible goals. In one incident, he came into the room, threw down a telephone book and insisted that the technicians camehttp://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/01/steve-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-7286146983026279486Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-01-19T23:11:21.741+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralPurposeIt has been quite a hectic week for me. I've been working back to back almost everyday starting from Tuesday until today where I finally got to rest and splurged all my time on merely sleeping alone. Work has never been that tiring for me while I'm on it and reality that I actually get tired catches up with me when I end work.As I was walking back home today morning from that shift from yesterdayhttp://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/01/jolt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-8977943808633099376Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:00:00 +00002008-01-11T11:43:40.505+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearGeneralPurposeMany of us make a mistake of being too focused on ourselves. Every thing in the world is about us. Whether we ask our friends to go out to have fun or to help others, there's always this part of self-interest involved. That however is no problem. Being human, that's always a part of us, the self-centered part, but what the problem is, is letting everyone know that whatever you do is merely for http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/01/be-genuinely-interested-in-others.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-1888754068298235917Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:06:00 +00002008-01-06T12:32:23.524+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearGeneralGetting Things DonePurposeSometimes I have shifts from 4 pm to 1 am the next morning, and one would be wondering, if so, how the hell do you get home? I got home at 2.30 am yesterday and slept soon after. The pending question is still, how do I get home actually?Starbucks Changi Airport actually caters a van to bring all of us partners home. Even if you live in Woodlands, you'll get sent home. Obviously, there is a driverhttp://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/01/bus-uncle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-1952533603703184933Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:05:00 +00002008-01-03T11:52:42.690+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearGeneralGetting Things DoneIt has been almost a month since I've started running 5km daily, and thankfully I've quite the achieved that goal. It's not easy to motivate yourself to run daily, when you've all sorts of crap happening: 1 hr before you'll be late for work, a delay in waking hour, feeling just plain tired, and even because I'll be out the whole day. Generally speaking, I find running best before I go to work andhttp://freddyng.blogspot.com/2008/01/about-running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-5735867600570238906Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:32:00 +00002007-12-29T23:41:29.805+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralGratitudePurposeReading the fantastic book by Norman Vincent Peale made me conceive this idea, of what I'm gonna start practicing soon.The author had said of worrying and holding grudges and how they harm you, and I totally agree with it. We all know that if we get angry our blood boils and our blood pressure increases. That's no good to our body. In addition to that, chemicals get released into our body and ourhttp://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/acknowledgement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-5578989775592238717Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:40:00 +00002007-12-28T23:55:25.356+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGratitudePurposeThe book recommended by Donald Trump written by Vincent Norman Peale is absolutely amazing. The book name is The power of positive influence. The book is totally amazing. Despite the fact that I can barely recall the contents in it, I felt totally amazing while reading the book. It kept me feeling so high.I often tell fellow partners that I live in Boon Keng area to which they inquire.. why? why http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-train-rides.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-8343314152631261669Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:27:00 +00002007-12-29T00:30:02.195+08:00 find the arrow in the logo.http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/find-e-arrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-4324925030269803959Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:09:00 +00002007-12-23T11:32:05.142+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGetting Things DoneMomentum to win.I just finished reading a book by Donal Trump titled Trump 101. In one of the chapters, there was this anecdote that happened to him:William Levitt was a master builder of Levittown and was literally the king of 1950s. He would literally come up with new projects and made a lot of money on them. Finally he decided that he would sell his company and he did, to ITT for 100 millions.http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/momentum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-2765729818363241659Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:23:00 +00002007-12-18T21:40:24.965+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralPurposeToday was my first day with Starbucks and I did my in store training. As much as I tried to fulfil my 8 hours with much energy, I ended the last module rather lethargic. It was however obviously that I was paying much attention to it.When it came to the role of busing, it was really easy task. I was quite competent in fulfilling the role and even managed to speed up some of the processes with http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/baristas-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-5702856088649522782Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:00 +00002007-12-15T01:15:17.813+08:00AttitudeBusinessConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralGetting Things DoneGratitudePurposeIt's my fourth day with Starbucks, and I love every moment of it.Starbucks definitely is the best choice I've made. The pay no doubt is challenging, for it's only 3.50 now as I'm training, but I have no qualms as how much the company wants me to be successful. I simply love the culture and the training they have.I'm exposed to 2 days of training of foundation groundwork, mostly about Starbucks http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/starbucks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-1335517763149739270Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:09:00 +00002007-12-11T09:25:32.934+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessGeneralGetting Things DonePurposeOn Monday, I went for a Starbucks Barista interview. Seeing that I had no prior work experience, the store manager offered me a part time job instead with a rather pathetic pay. I decided I'd take it as it is part of my goal.This manage is a friendly person, and he does apply some of the things I think Starbucks trained him on. He actively listens, and makes his statements by replying some of thehttp://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-3483228303648354584Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:35:00 +00002007-12-08T20:51:46.631+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessGeneralPurposeThere are friends who stick with you because of need or because you provide benefits to them, and there are those who really stick to you, irregardless of what. Being the kind of person I am, I know it's not possible to be the latter to all friends. Firstly, it's too tiring, since that is not really natural, secondly, we all have ourselves first regardless of what. Most likely, sacrificing http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/fr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-2141764800302724080Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:06:00 +00002007-12-07T18:58:20.669+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessGeneralI wondered if what I did was right. I came to this conclusion. I did what I should have done. Though it seemed like a total display of ego, not too good for my friends nor me, but I was glad I did so. I felt it was a total outrage of my dignity, from words of a friend. One of my other close friend commented that I was too petty, and I gave it some thought. Is it just because when you feel put http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/12/hardest-word.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-3671736356157142490Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:23:00 +00002007-11-30T09:49:10.090+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessEntrepreneurshipGeneralPurpose Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.Chinese ProverbAs I am nearing my ORD, I can feel a sense of mixed feelings within me. I feel a sense of gladness that now, I'm able to start doing what I always wished to, to further improve myself, yet, I at the same time feel a sense of helplessness, as if the world now is too big and too http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/11/give-man-fish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865298.post-1460085570633297231Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:37:00 +00002007-11-27T16:51:18.843+08:00AttitudeConsciousness and AwarenessCourage and FearEntrepreneurshipGeneralGetting Things DonePurposeA wonderful video I've just recieved from my girlfriend, make me ponder on a few issues:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLVRQCjh8cIt's pretty obvious what is here. What is truly symbolic of a dare to face a sense of impossiblity. Can you do that if you were in their shoes? I'm not sure myself. I do however know, that is one of the most beautiful things I've seen, against all odds, to accomplish http://freddyng.blogspot.com/2007/11/she-without-arm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2