MDRT Day 2008

2nd August 2008. I had the opportunity to take a snapshot with Mr. Walton W. Rogers, The Current President of MDRT. During his session on the MDRT Day 2008, he address the audience and shared valuable information.

One area that I like was the "Whole Person Concept", which I feel is the fundamental areas if we want to find the balance and also significance if we are a practitioner in the financial services industry.

The "Whole Person Concept" outlines the following seven areas of importance for us to find the right mix and balance.

1. Career
2. Education
3. Family
4. Finances
5. Health
6. Service
7. Spirituality

Hopefully as we go through our daily work and personal life, we do take some time to think about what is really important to us and find that balance in life.

If you want the materials from the MDRT Day 2008, leave a comment on the blog and type "request materials". Be sure to leave your full name and a valid email address for me to send it to you.

Have an awesome week ahead.

Seeds of Greatness from Dennis Waithley

I had the opportunity to meet this extraordinary person on 29th March 2008 at the KL Convention Centre.

This paragraph is taken from his book that I read called the seeds of Greatness.

Living is Giving

Living is giving your best self away
Living is helping someone every day
Living is giving more than you get
It's treating an animal like a person, instead of a pet

It's helping the handicapped across the street
It's smiling at the new person at work that you meet
It's the respect for all notions, color and creeds,
It's sharing and caring for your neighbor's needs

Losers keep betting that living is "getting"
But there's one of God's laws that they keep on forgetting
And this is the one you can live and believe
The more that you give, the more you'll receive!

Our Greatest Wealth

We are born with two eyes in front because we must not always look behind, but see what lies ahead beyond ourselves.

We are born to have two ears - one left, one right - so we can hear both sides, collect both the compliments and criticism, to see which are right.

We are born with a brain concealed in a skull, no matter how poor we are, we are still rich, for no one can steal what our brain contains, packing in more jewels and rings than you can imagine.

We are born with two eyes, two ears, but one mouth, for the mouth is a sharp weapon - it can hurt, flirt, and kill. Remember our motto: talk less, listen and see more.

We are born with only one heart, deep in our ribs, it reminds us to appreciate and give love from deep within.

- Author Unknown

Becoming a giver

''Becoming the hand that gives is better then the one that receives''

"The more you give, the more you get"

I often hear this expression. However, there is another aspect of giving that I don't recognize some times. Giving is a form of energy that not only helps others but creates more for me as the person who's giving. This is a natural law, whether I agree with it or even realize it.

I then apply this on the subject of money. Money is also a form of "energy", or I can also call it a form of "circulation". It needs to flow. Same as electricity, we only receive the benefits when it is flowing. So lets observe this, when I'm selfish, focused on myself and my own interest or even when I'm frighten that I may not have enough, I stop the circulation. We stop the flowing of energy. So I end up blocking or clogging up the pipelines. Thus we make it difficult for money to flow back in our direction.

The way to get the energy to flow back into my life again is simple... just become a giver. Start giving, be generous, pay others well, tip that extra one ringgit. Support a charity, several even better, start giving back into my community and I want to watch what happens!

This is the same with a lot of other aspects in my life. If I want more love in my life, I become the source that gives out more love. Giving and receiving is like the two sides of the same coin.

So now I know that if I want to receive more .... be it love, fun, success, respect ... and yes money, it's no longer a secret. Just give more of it ... simple. Don't worry, the universe works in a wonderful way, and everything I give away will come back to me ... even more.