On the 8th of July, Sun, I went to one of Enyouth company seminar, through an invitation by my friend. Although my friend gave me a wrong timing (Two hours earlier) and I wasted much time waiting for the seminar while sitting in BK restaurant, but the seminar speaker made all the wait worthwhile.
For people outside of Singapore, here are some backgrounds regarding Enyouth. It is a MLM company that had its roots in Singapore and specialises in selling Magnetic Therapy products. Personally, I like the features found in their products, but their company history is the juiciest bit.
Their CEO, Mr Raymond went bankrupt for three times before he started the company. Although he is ridden with damaged reputation and zero assets, he had managed to garner the trust of some people and set up a company with its own unique and distinct culture. I think he is a persuasion guru of some sort… His office literally started in a coffee shop, and then it moved to a bigger office and he continued to do so until he owned half of a building in Singapore busiest district. From their latest update, I know that they are renovating the place and going to own its own corporate building soon, all accomplished within a decade.
I must clarify this; I am in no way associated with the company, either as a distributor or a customer. But I am most impressed by the brute perseverance and rock-solid beliefs he had displayed. Despite his multiple rock-bottom failures, which many will use as excuses, he had stayed focused and started up a company which is truly his. I salute this man.
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Initially, I had promised my attendance to support my friend. I know he is truly a good man and had work very hard for his recognition. Proof: Despite my repeated warnings of never approaching me to buy anything, he still did it. Even though it irks me, I am proud to acknowledge him as a friend. His perseverance and beliefs is definitely something I can learn and follow.
At the seminar, I heard a few remarkable thank-you speeches, in particular, the life philosophy that they live by. What’s even more inspiring is their average age. They are no more than three years from my age and yet they have success in their grasp. This realisation really struck me hard. For every minute that I have wasted on trivia, they are using theirs to inch closer to their ultimate prize, how can I ever lose out? Must CHIONG LIAO!!!
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The hype behind any seminar is built up around its speaker. The speaker for the seminar was no small fry. He joined Enyouth once before going to Malaysia to set up SIX more companies. He is also the Malaysia consultant for China and holds a doctorate. There are much more mentions of his credentials and deeds, but the entire list is simply too long. And my whole mind is more occupied with the anticipation for the man to take the stage. Just a side note, I realised I had forgotten his name. @_@
Note to self: always write down names
Now about the speech, he started off the standard way; getting the audience to shout, message each other, give positive affirmation to your neighbour and hug them. Then he began with the ‘sperm and winners’ relativity theory. Although it is a cliché, he mentioned something very accurate: YES, there may be a first place, second place or a third place, but the reality is; only the champion gets the booty. No 2 and 3 will eat dust with the rest.
Important lesson aside, most people who never check up on the process of fertilization will never know the truth. The fastest sperms in the canal will actually die first in order to neutralize the acidic environment. They are clearing the minefield for second fastest wave, which will also be sacrificed to ‘disarm’ the egg. Only the late and moderate speed sperm get through. Personally, luck does not register as a winner to me. Even though I have a great urge to explain it to my friend, I rather that I don’t discourage him again.
IMORTANT!! The speaker mentions that to achieve any form of successes in life, you only need to do two things. Although they are very brief, the concept is all encompassing.
One, Be your own boss. Although he is referring to offline start-up companies, it actually applies to most forms of success. Being your own boss means taking charge of every aspect of your life; from your self-disciplines to your personal finance. If you do not have the courage to be your own boss, you can kiss success bye-bye.
Two, Leverage your time. How very true. Athlete takes supplement and body treatment to reduce length of time spent resting. Professionals use software to perform tedious calculations, mundane routines and multitasking. Sales and marketing personnel outsource all their workload outside of their forte. And apprentice uses their mentors’ experience to guide and enlighten them on their mistakes. It is so obvious. You can scrimp and save or scrutinise every seconds spent in meaningless activities, but until you realise the real key to success is simply time leverage, you will not get far in your field. It is exactly how the rich does it. They can just use a few months to replicate what would be a year worth of effort. They leverage a lot on a huge pool of intellect capitals and other people’s time. (technologies, professionals, relationships, etc)
In my next post, I will show you a special joke that the man made.
