Wednesday, August 13, 2008

LTS Hatyai

Hey there folks!

it's been a long time since my last blogging in this site..actually i've been busy for the past few weeks with my work, my business-CNI and other personal agendas. My daily activities has been hectic with all datelines to be met, business activities to be arranged and the biggest 'rock' was preparing the upcoming final examination for my fellow students.


In spite of all these hectic environment that i have faced and endured, suddenly there was a light at the end of the tunnel. It seemed to be well planned by God where finally he heard my plead to be free for a while as if it's like a 'leash' that was clutching on my neck and i managed to break it free and finally can spare a little time and space for myself. I am truly grateful to CNI and if it is not because of this extraordinary business that i have involved into, i wouldn't have the chance in a lifetime to set a foot at Thailand.

So, as my story goes, I was treated with an all-expense paid trip to Hatyai, Thailand. The date of the trip was from 7th August 2008 to 12th August 2008. I reached LCCT terminal at around 11am (7th August) and quickly got myself a ride for just RM9 to downtown KL using the Aerobus, AirAsia's subsidiary transportation company that offered transit routes from KL Sentral to LCCT and back. The bus was always available on every 15 mins of the hour so i didn't get caught into any delay to get to KL. As i reached KL Sentral at about an hour later, i decided to scout for a few money exchange shops around the area to see if i could get good rates to change for Thai baht. By 4pm, my sideline Abg Annuar arrived at KL Sentral with his wife. I have high admiration for both of them because they came all the way from Saratok (a division not far from Sri Aman) and including the latest LTS trip, they have been awarded 4 free trips by CNI due to their outstanding performance and group's positive growth. At about 5pm, their downline, Ady, which is also a fellow from Saratok arrived and all of us took the KTM train to Shah Alam and from there, hopped into a taxi to CNI HQ.

Here as some of memorable photos captured during our trip to Hatyai. This actually serves as a strong proof & indication that CNI delivers what that has been promised to all its distributors, provided that the distributors are exercising this business well & the virtue of honesty, that is with a kind heart to help people achieve better being in their respective lives.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

The critical success of having a positive mind

Tahukah anda, jika anda ingin menjadi orang yang berjaya anda
perlulah memiliki minda dan pemikiran yang positif. Dengan
berfikiran positif hidup anda akan lebih tenang dan tidak mudah
stress. Stress juga akan mengakibatkan emosi anda tidak seimbang
dan anda tidak mampu untuk menggunakan sepenuh potensi anda untuk
berjaya. Saya teringat satu cerita...

Al-kisah, ada sebuah bas yang penuh dengan penumpang tapi bukanlah
padat sangat cuma tempat duduk dalam bas tu sahaja yang penuh.
Jadi, seorang pak cik ni dengan 3 orang anaknya yang masih kecil
baru sahaja menaiki bas tersebut. Anak-anak kecil tersebut
tersangatlah nakal! Mereka membuat bising, memekik, mengacau orang
dan sebagainya. Bayangkan... anda berada dalam bas tersebut dan
anak-anak kecil tersebut membuat bising. Kemudian, ketika anda
sedang membaca surat khabar... anak-anak kecil ini datang dan tarik
surat khabar anda. Ayah kepada anak-anak kecil itu pula hanya
senyum dan buat tak tahu.

Saya pasti sudah tentu anda sangat marah dengan anak-anak kecil
tersebut bukan? Saya pasti jika diberi peluang sudah tentu anda
mahu lempang anak-anak kecil tersebut hahaha! Ada seorang mak cik
di atas bas tersebut begitu hairan. Kenapa ayah beliau tidak marah
kepada anak-anak kecil tersebut? Mak cik tersebut segera menanyakan
soalan kepada pak cik tersebut. "Kenapa tak melarang anak-anak kamu
yang sedang membuat kacau dalam bas ni?" tanya mak cik tu kepada
ayah anak-anak kecil tersebut. Beliau menjawab "Biarlah... biarlah
mereka bergembira seketika kerana anak-anak kecil tersebut masih
tidak tahu bahawa ibu mereka meninggal pagi tadi di hospital. Kami
ni naik bas untuk ke sana" jawab pak cik tersebut tunduk.

Kini, jika anda berada dalam bas tersebut... saya yakin anda tidak
akan marah terhadap anak-anak kecil tersebut. Betul tak? Jika
sebelum ini anda stress dengan kelakuan anak-anak kecil tersebut,
kini anda tidak marah lagi. Kenapa? Bukan kerana ibu anak-anak
kecil tersebut mati... tetapi kerana ANDA BERFIKIRAN POSITIF! Jika
anda berfikiran positif, pasti semua masalah yang datang akan dapat
diselesaikan dengan cara yang terbaik.

Selepas ini, beranggapan baiklah sesama manusia.

(courtesy from CNI yahoogroups)

Thursday, July 10, 2008

The Ah Kau Story


Ah Kau is a guy who sells newspaper every morning next to your apartment, and you are one of his daily regular customers. Before dashing off to your office every day, you will go to his small stall and buy The Star newspaper. Wearing a newly pressed shirt, a tie, and a pair of Clarks shoes, you grab a copy of The Star, pay RM1.20 and exchange smiles with Ah Kau and greet him.

“Apa macam Ah Kau ini hari? Bisnes ada baik?”

The normal greeting like you do every day. Yes, Ah Kau doesn’t speak English. He speaks Chinese and knows a little bit of Malay. He speaks a little bit of Malay but with a very thick Chinese accent.

“Biasa saja… ini bisnes aa, kadang kadang baik, kadang kadang tada untung oo….”

“Biasalah hidup. Kadang kadang ok, kadang kadang tak ok.” You give Ah Kau a pat on the back. You smile and walk away and get into your car. You start the engine and start driving to your office, a multinational semiconductor company located in a premier industrial area. You are a young and promising finance executive and the future looks bright for you.

A year goes by and things look pretty good on the track. You decide to marry your fiance and have your new wife moves in to your place. Both of you feel happy because you can save more money as the two of you will be sharing one apartment and can live as one.

Ah Kau is still selling the newspaper as usual. Sometimes in the morning your wife gets the newspaper from Ah Kau instead of you.

A year later a child comes along, and you decide to buy and move into a newly developed condominium just across the street. This place is bigger so it will be perfectly fit for the 3 of you. But since both of you are working, you decide to get a maid to take of the household and your kid.

By this time you’re offered a managerial job from another multinational; the remuneration package offered is much better in terms of the pay, contractual bonus, medical benefits, ESOS scheme and a few others which make it impossible for you to decline. So you join this company happily.

You get busier. You realize that you spend less and less time with your family. When your department is busy preparing for the next audit, your working hours become more and more ridiculous. Any internal issues arising in the office means you’ll be stuck in the office until 8 or 9 pm. Sometimes, during the weekend, you’ll spend your time in your office, buried under paper works and documentations, instead of taking your family for a walk in the park.

One morning, on your way to get your copy of The Star, you realized that Ah Kau is no longer in his stall. So is his rundown motorbike. Instead, there’s another young Chinese guy at the stall.

“What happen to Ah Kau?” You ask out of curiosity.

“Oh, he is still around, but he is no longer taking care of this stall as he has opened up a new grocery shop down town. I am running this newspaper stall for him.”

“Ok,” you smile. You feel happy for Ah Kau. “At last he manages to improve his life.”

Your normal life continues. A year passes by and at the end of your company’s fiscal year, you’re rewarded for your effort with a 5 months bonus pay-out by your employer. Wow. Now that is a very handsome reward. You feel your effort has been equally compensated. To celebrate, you decide that it’s time to trade your 5-year old Proton Wira to the latest Honda Civic model. It won’t be much a problem to you to get a loan scheme from the bank as your pay slip will provide you an easy gateway to access financial help from any bank.

One day, the hardest reality of life hits you right on the face. The company that you’ve been working for years announces that they’re moving their business to China for cost and competitive reason and has asked you to find a job somewhere else. “What?” You scream out cold. “I got a lot of liabilities on the card! Who’s gonna pay for my mortgage? My car? My credit card? My gym fees? My bills?” You yell like there’s no way out.

This is the first time you feel let down by your own employer. All your hard work seem to go up on the smoke. You feel sick. You now hate your company. On the way home, you stopped by at a mamak restaurant for a cup of teh tarik while pondering about your future. Alone.

Suddenly you saw this new, shiny BMW 3 series being parked nearby. And to your surprise, it was Ah Kau. Yes, Ah Kau who used to sell newspapers nearby your old apartment. “What happened to old Ah Kau?” You whisper to your self.

Ah Kau still recognizes you, and sit next to you, and shared his story.

To make it short, Ah Kau had accumulated his money from selling newspapers to open more stalls, one after another. Every new stall is run by his workers so that he focused on opening more and more stalls, which in turn give him more and more money. Over the years, he had accumulated enough cash to open up new grocery store while at the same time buying more assets to grow his wealth. And his current wealth and success is achieved without any loan or financial help from banks and other financial institutions.

There you go. That’s the story. While Ah Kau is set to become financially free, you’re back to where you’re started before. Ground zero.

Before leaving, Ah Kau gives you a familiar quote, “Biasalah hidup. Kadang kadang ok, kadang kadang tak ok.” He gives you a pat on the back and walks away.

In reality, if you’re observant enough, there are a lot of Ah Kaus out there, that you will see every day and every where you go. The names are different, but inside them is every character of Ah Kau. They might be Uncle Dorai, Ah Chong, Pak Abu, Makcik Gemuk, Pak Man nasi lemak or others.

They look to be struggling on the surface, but if you look carefully and compare with you life, many of them are living with little or no liabilities. They ride an old ‘kapcai’ bike. They live in an old rundown house. They don’t have credit card to swipe. They wear a 10-year old shirt and short. No new, shiny Toyota Harrier. In short, their living means are far below than yours. But what you don’t realize is that many of them can save more money than yours, and over the years generate enough money to expand their business, or invest in properties. Their asset columns are much thicker than that of yours.

So the next time you see Ah Kaus, never look down on them, and never under estimate them. Or else you’re up for a harsh reality lesson.

(Courtesy from CNI yahoogroups)


Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Muhamad Ali the Legend!


I've always admired my icon, Muhamad Ali..the greatest boxer of all time..one thing that constantly reminded me of this person is the fighting spirit that he possessed, the spirit of not giving up easily, even when he's down..exhausted, the feeling of surrender creeps into his mind and the severe pain that he suffered at that time..he always said this to his sub-conscious mind, "one more round"..

"fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee!"

My dear old friends..


I've been wondering on how my friends are doing right now..seriously, ever since i left school in 2001, I've only managed to keep track only to few of my friends. As for the rest, some of them I've hardly heard any news from them since they left secondary school, some are working and the others, i guess have pursued their studies overseas.

I just hope that they're doing great in their career path that they have chosen. As for me, i chose to be involved in network marketing industry which i found to be lucrative, expandable, interesting and the most important thing is the opportunity to learn the true value of life, cherishing it and be empathic to the people around us..

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Managerial Communication presentation



I had just finished a session with my class's group presentation on the effectiveness of professional group discussions / meetings. It turned out be somewhat of an amazement to me as i can see young potentials are making their debut and as my admiration for them goes deep, i have a sense that this young graduates can actually do much better if they are being given much time on the hands on approach and personal coaching.

It grabbed my attention as i recalled back during my days when i was doing my Diploma, i attended a public speaking seminar conducted by Mr. Gerald Green, a well known toastmaster that showed us the ethics and critical essence while presenting. I can still remember some of his words of wisdom, ' if you want to be a good presenter, you must stick to these 3 rules of thumb: 1-practise , 2-practise and 3-practise'. What that has been taught to us still remains to this day and with that, i recall back what i've learnt to be passed down the the younger generations!

Welcome to my blog


Hey Everyone,
Greetings and a very warm welcome to my first ever published blog site..
My name is Yusuf Roy Fitri, initialed as yrf. Here, i will be sharing on topics relating to business, health, wellness, marketing and opportunties that may help average Malaysians for a taste of financial freedom, excellent health and limitless freedom.

So, please do stick around & i will try my best to offer any assistance to your inquiries and sharing of thoughts are mostly welcome here!