Hire someone who is better and smarter than you! Many feel that we shouldn’t hire someone ‘better’ than ourselves because human nature has it that we are worried we would one day lose our job. However when we hire someone better, we are in fact planning for the success of …
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Which entrepreneur, living or dead, would you most like to have dinner with and why?
Robert Kuok! He is an inspiration to many Malaysians and started life with his humble beginnings as an office boy. Having a strong business acumen he had moved from trading agricultural commodities to building his first hotel – The Shangri-La Hotel in which it has now become a 5 star …
Read More »What is your number one hack for getting yourself motivated when things seem hopeless?
Steering clear of work definitely helps but my real hack is to get out for some sun and fresh air which basically means getting a round of golf game, run or even skipping ropes but the ultimate recovery for me will be at the beach with my “ME” time. There …
Read More »What are your clients really buying? (the feeling beyond the product or service you provide)
Our clients are getting a sense of accomplishment! This translates to effective management of their daily business operations and not compromising on their safety & security. Our clients start to look beyond innovation and technology as just a product but instead a lifestyle or necessity in their day-to-day business operations …
Read More »What skill have you developed since leaving formal education that has been most useful in your career?
It’s my interpersonal skills! This actually has been fundamental in my career as it is something that I have acquired over a period of time and through life experience. Another skill set is the ability to read emotions or body languages that enhances my communication skill. Along the way I …
Read More »What misconception do people outside of your industry hold about it?
In both marketing and strategy, the misconceptions are both inside and outside of the industry. In far too many places, the idea that strategy is about deciding where your business will focus and what you are going to do to win is lost. And, in marketing, too many people have …
Read More »What misconception do people outside of your industry hold about it?
As a therapist, coach and trainer for professional money managers and entrepreneurs, people that are struggling with major issues believe you have to be “broken” to need a coach. This obviously does not apply to physical sports, where you are crazy NOT to have a coach. But in the financial …
Read More »What belief do you hold about your industry that is not shared by many?
For people interested in working in the billion dollar wellness industry, you can simultaneously work on yourself and your clients at the same time. I’ve heard time and time again from individuals that they would love to become a life coach, energy practitioner or psychic, but they “have a lot …
Read More »Where will you be in 20 years? What does an average day look like?
In 20 years I will be part of a regenerative retreat centre that not only regenerates the land, but also the people that come to it, both inside and out, from the mind-to the body-to the soul.
Read More »What is your number one hack for getting yourself motivated when things seem hopeless?
The entrepreneurship journey is like walking in a park which is Jurassic Park! We have to keep fighting the dinosaurs every day and the dinosaur of things getting hopeless is the most frequent visitor. My number one hack to fight this dinosaur is to listen to some speakers like Simon …
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