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Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires

Finally the review on Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires by Adam Khoo is ready =)

What we are going to review today?

Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires
By Adam Khoo
Best selling author of "I Am Gifted, So Are You!", "Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny" and now, a best seller also for "Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires".

This books talked about how you can create an extraordinary income and build a million-dollar new worth..Starting from scratch.

Nature and content of this book?

-Money mangement
-How you can accumulate your wealth
-How can you hit your million dollar net worth

Personal take on this book?

Awesome! This is a a loaded with not only information but actions that you can take right away to be in control of your financial status. I took around 2 weeks to finsh reading the book. I was taking down side notes throughout =)

There are really many many ideas and actions that you can implement from this book. So before I comment, go get this book when you pass by the book shop or lucky for you, Adam just launched the digital version with bonuses at a reasonable price, you can look at it here.

Alright with that said, lets carry on with some insights that I am going to share with you at no charge =)

First things first, the term "mindset" has been discussed umpteen times. And sometimes we just go ya ya ya.

Now, let's take a look of the mindset from the millionaires' point of view.

Winners' Mindset VS Losers' Mindset

In Adam's book, the following is his definition.

--> Winner’s mindset: Take 100% Responsibility & Ownership
--> Victim’s mindset : Give excuses/Blame others/Complain

Does this ring any bell in your head?

Taking responsibility is key!

Next, the habits of a millionaire. There are 9 habits in total, of which I am going to quote 3.

1. Millionaire Habit 1: Always Exceed Expectations
Like what one of my mentors', Mr Jerome Tan from Executive Directions always quotes, "Millionaires do what non-millionaires don't want to do." It's all about going all out and exceeding expectations. Of course you exceed expectations legally, ethically and morally.

2. Millionaire Habit 2: Be Proactive
This from my personal point of view is taking CONSISTENT ACTION, it is not just taking action once and forget it but always and consistently taking action. Implementing new strategies.

3. Millionaire Habit 7: Be 100% Committed
This is linked to taking action from my point of view. You got to be committed to take consistent action. So they are linked.

And finally before I conclude, I am really impressed that Adam actually included a in dept guide of running an online business. And also investment.

I can't go in dept to this two areas because they are huge. And it will be pointless to just point out the keys here and there. It has to go with the flow.

Wait wait wait, i haven't share the last point. And that is, there is the final segment on Designing My Millionaire Roadmap. This is really powerful. You are in control of your own financial state.

Basically for this review i have touched on the winners' and losers' mindset and 3 millionaire habits that i shared. This is by no means comprehensive. Getting the book from online or in a bookshop, it doesn't matter. As long as you get your hands on it.

By the way, i have got a official blog up and running at www.ChiaJiaYu.com and if you do have any questions, please do not hesistate to drop me an email at ask@chiajiayu.com

Have a splendid day my friend!

Blink

BLINK
-The Power of Thinking Without Thinking -
By Malcolm Gladwell
No.1 International Bestseller

- The nature of the content & Insights
- What you can get out of the book

--> How a snap judgment can be far more effective than a cautious decision
--> It’s all about those moments when we ‘know’ something without knowing why

My personal take on this book:

Oohh..It is a truckload of information and insights I got from this book! Like what I mentioned above, this book is all about snap judgments and the moments when we just ‘know’ something without knowing why.

In my personal opinion, this book consists of true case studies on how snap judgments effect changes towards fellow human beings and the environment itself.

Sounds complicated?

Let me share with you one of the case studies here; the gist of it.

Before I dive into it, I would like to mentioned a term used in this book, it’s called “Thin Slicing”.

Let me quote this from the book:

*The Theory of Thin Slices: How A Little Bit of Knowledge Goes a Long Way*

With that, let me share with you one of the case studies mentioned in the book.
(I have summarized it)

4. The Secrets of the Bedroom

For this particular example, if you are an employer; you may consider this method of hiring your next staff. And for the applicant, beware! Not to scare you if you are an employee reading this but you may consider using this as a great reflection tool.

Are you ready? Let’s go …

Imagine yourself as an employer, you need to hire somebody. You have all the resume of the applicant but it doesn’t tell you if he/she is a hardworking person, is he/she honest, reliable etc.

In order to evaluate the personality component, you gave the applicant 2 choices.

1st: Meet you twice a week for a year – to the point when he/she becomes your best friend

2nd: Drop by the applicant’s place for half an hour to look around when he/she is not in

Which would you choose?
Most folks will prefer the 1st, the reason being the more time you spend with the applicant, you will know him/her better.

This is known as the thick slice.

However, a psychologist did an experiment by doing a personality workout with 80 college students

Ultimately, the point I am driving across is, the results are the same!

Amazing isn’t it?

If you are honest, it will reflect in your bedroom.

If you are systematic, it will reflect in your bedroom likewise.

So as an employer, I bet you will choose the 2nd option which is considered thin slicing and it is more time efficient.

And for the aplicant, time to pack your room!

Just kidding, but just be yourself =)

So in essence, I would like to share with you the contents that will be covered in the book:

Introduction: The Statue That Didn’t Look Right

One: The Theory of Thin Slices à How a Little Bit of Knowledge Goes a Long Way

Two: The Locked Door à The Secret Life of Snap Decisions

Three: The Warren Harding Error à Why We Fall For Tall, Dark, and Handsome Men

Four: Paul Van Riper’s Big Victory à Creating Structure for Spontaneity

Five: Kenna’s Dilemma à The Right and Wrong Way to Ask People What They Want

Six: 6 Seconds in the Bronx à The Delicate Art of Mind Reading

Conclusion: Listening With Your Eyes: The Lessons of Blink

So here you go, you can head down to you library to borrow this book or to a bookshop to purchase it =)

Before I sign off, I like to commend that this is a very insightful book and yes even it’s dealing with snap judgments, to me it is full of logic.

Or should I say, ‘it’s common sense that is not so common’.

And most people are apprehensive accepting these ideas because it is out of the norm. Nevertheless, it is a good read, and if you are the kind of person who is analytical and is concern with human to human interaction. Well, this book may be for you.

With that, I sincerely hope that this review has served well. I literally twisted my neurones to do this book review so that you can comprehend it with ease.

Like I say, please share these book reviews with your friends who may be interested (“,)

Next up, it will be a book review on a recent book launch by a Singaporean. Yes! He is a multi- millionaire. And Yes! I bet you would have heard of him if you are a Singaporean.

It’s going to be exciting because I really do admire this person a lot =)

Please do stay tuned for:

Secrets of Self- Made Millionaires
How You Can Create an Extraordinary Income & Build a Million Dollar Net Worth Starting from Scratch
By: Adam Khoo
Best selling author of:
“I Am Gifted, So Are You!” & “Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny”

Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite

Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite
By Paul Arden

Author of the World’s Bestselling Book:
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be.

~ The nature of the content & Insights
~ What you can get out of the book

- Controversy of our thoughts
- How thinking the opposite at times can be helpful too

My personal take on this book:

This is another great book that I have as a birthday present (“,)
Thank you dearest!

Zooming right back to the content of the book. Simply AWESOME!

The messages are short and to the point. It makes one think.

This book strikes the same sentiment that I have while reading
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking By Malcolm Gladwell, which will be the next book review.

Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite pushes me hard to think the opposite because it is out of the norm. The way of thinking that seldom or never cross my mind.

This book brings the messages across with graphics, pictures and even mini prop (within the book of course)!

I finish reading this book within the span of 25 minutes and I have a big “AHA”

Let me quote a portion of what the inner jacket reads:

“Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite will force a rupture in whatever it is you used to think- even if you didn’t know you thought it. And it will give you the confidence to take bigger risks and enjoy your work more than you can imagine.”

With that let me share with you 3 Specific Thoughts that has created an immense impact on me. (There are more than 50 ideas/thoughts that you can find in this book) It’s for you to find out =)

Before I share with you the 3 specific thoughts, I would like to quote another portion of the inner jacket:

This book explains the
benefits of making bad
decisions.
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It shows how risk is
your security in life.
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And why unreason is
Better than reason.
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It’s about having the
Confidence to roll the dice.
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What a great introduction to a wonderful book of insightful thoughts.

When you are ready to learn, let’s go…

Thought 1: I WISH

The book’s definition of I wish means: wouldn’t it be nice if…

And it elaborated: If you always make the right decision, the safe decision, the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.

What a concise statement! Haven’t we always make decision based on the norm, following the crowd, the mainstream?

Thought 2: I WANT

And the book’s definition is: if I want it enough I will get it.

And the elaboration was Wow!

Getting what you want means making the decisions you need to make to get what you want.

Not the decisions those around you think you should make.

Making the safe decision is dull, predictable and leads nowhere new.

The unsafe decision causes you to think and respond in a way you hadn’t thought of.

And that thought will lead to other thoughts which will help you achieve what you want.

Start taking bad decisions and it will take you to a place where others only dream to be.

This I feel is a very strong support for people out there who dare to step out of their comfort zone and make a difference in their lives and in turn ignite positive change in others.

Like what Mr. Jerome Tan from Executive Directions, a mentor of mine quotes:

“ Millionaires do what non-millionaires do not do.”

Thought 3: It’s Better To Regret What You Have Done Than What You Haven’t

Let me quote from this wonderful book, “No one is going to cut off your right arm, take away your motorbike or put you in jail if you don’t succeed.”

And let me add, of course doing these morally, ethically and legally!

I have presented to you the 3 thoughts to you and I sincerely hope for this sharing to ignite some positive changes within you, within your mind specifically.

I couldn’t resist this temptation to share with you this following thought/idea which I consider a common sense that is not so common.

Please put on your thinking cap:

“Do It, Then Fix It As You Go.”

I am a culprit of this statement once too. I always thought I have to seek perfection before I can actually do anything successfully but that was gravely wrong. I realized that nobody is perfect at anything, they merely fine tune what they do and be proficient in it.

With that, I shall conclude this review (“,)

Thank you for being such a loyal fan to this JY-Reviews =)

Thank you for being my greatest guest here at www.today-books-review.blogspot.com

Oh, I almost missed the section on where you can purchase the book from. You can get it online via www.amazon.com or if you are residing in Singapore, you are able to get a hold of this book in major bookstores =)

Have a splendid day, and do stay tuned for the next book review on:

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking By Malcolm Gladwell

-- The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me --

-- The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me --
About Life & Wealth

By: Richard Paul Evans
# 1 New York Times Bestselling Author

->The nature of the content & Insights
-> What you can get out of the book

~Mindset of millionaires
~What millionaires do

My personal take on this book:

Firstly, like what the inner book jacket read: “Easy to understand and simple to apply, The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth is one of the most powerful books ever written about money. This book will change your life.”

I am glad that I got this book as a birthday present! Thanks pals (“,)

Belinda/Wendy/Shu Qing/Winnie/Gina

Coming back, YES! I finish reading the book in one seating =) I am totally engrossed in reading it.

I am going to share the 5 Actions! I derived from learning alongside with The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me About Life & Wealth.

I would like to share this very quote that is featured in the
Introduction Chapter: The Teacher.

The quote reads, “When the student is ready the teacher shall appear.”
Chinese Proverb

It is a very enlightening quote for me. Many a times we learn and follow blindly without sound reasoning. So are you ready? Are you ready to learn and apply these lessons?

When you are ready, let’s go…

1. MINDSET

If you want to be wealthy, you have to decide to be wealthy.

*Today I have decided to be wealthy* Have you?

2. Taking Responsibility

You must be wondering, taking responsibility for?

Take responsibility for your finances! For your money!

Most of us know about the cash flow system. Liabilities vs Assets.

What I know about liabilities and assets:

I have learnt that liabilities take money away from you and assets generate money for you.

Which would you prefer?

Many times we learned without applying. Isn’t it high time we apply and act upon on these principles. Let’s do it!

3. Save 10% of what you earn

For example if you earn $2000/month, you should save $200. Set a monthly direct Giro to it!

4. Winning in the margins!

The chapter on winning in the margins from my personal opinion means how you can increase your wealth.

- How can you increase your wealth?
- Can you consider working part time?
- Starting an online business?
- Would you prefer to save more?

These are some suggestions. However I feel that the most important key factor is to have an open mind when it comes to opportunities.

Do your research and take calculated risks.

My personal quote, “When you believe, you can achieve.”

5. Giving back

This I shall not dwell on it, it is obvious. I personally feel that it goes round in a cycle.

You will receive good returns ultimately when you do good deeds, even though there are inevitable leaps and bounds along the way to success.

I have come to the end of the book review for The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth by Richard Paul Evans #1 New York Times Bestselling Author.

Now it is really up to you to take action!

I got this book as a birthday present, and I would suggest you to get this as a gift for yourself and get a few copies for your love ones too.

You can get the book through www.amazon.com

If you are living in Singapore, this title is available in major bookstores. You can get it at Popular Bookstore, Borders etc.

The price of the book is round about SGD$26 if I recall correctly.

I hope that you have learned something from this review and I hoped that this review served you well.
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Next up, it will be a book review on Whatever You Think, Knihk Eht Etisoppo.

Can’t comprehend the 2nd part?

Alright, please do not be offended by it.
This next book for review, is full of controversy. Interesting though (“,)

Do stay tuned for the book review on: Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite
By Paul Arden, author of the world’s bestselling book It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be.

Till the next review, have a splendid day!

Founder of Genting Highlands & Star Cruise [Mr. Lim Goh Tong]

My Story: Lim Goh Tong
By: Lim Goh Tong

- The nature of the content & Insights
- What you can get out of the book

--> Mr. Lim Goh Tong’s Biography

--> He is Malaysia’s most intresting entrepreneur

--> This is the first time readers are offered an insight into his life and unique approach

--> His back cover description goes: Beginning with nothing to his name, turning difficulities into opportunities, acting on bravewaves, taking calculated risks and confounding skeptics through sheer foresight and perseverance.

-->Business insights from a man who has been there
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My personal take on this book:

Wow! This is the word that screamed through my head after I finished reading this book. This book contains wisdom and enlightening business insights. I bought this book when I was on a holiday at Genting Highlands =) So do buy this book when you drop by Genting Highlands in Malaysia!

Coming back, the wisdoms I have learned from Mr. Lim Goh Tong are summarized in quotes that are found throughout the book.

Let me share with you the ones that impacted me the most:

key points are bold and they are in italics>

1. “…How a simple man with a vision, who is ready to work hard and the right opportunity time can succeed.”

2. When I was young, I was shy, an introvert. By a kind twist of fate,…., I realized my handicap and made a conscious effort to overcome it. I reached out positively with friendliness and sincerity and won friends easily. Since then, the same approach has never failed me in interacting with others.

3. “to be humble, polite and respectful”

4. When it comes to appointments, I have a habit of being punctual.

5. To me, all appointments are important.

6. I do not make excuses to cancel an appointment just because the other party is not an important person.

7. I believe in the power of conviction. When I made a decision and believe strongly that it is the right one, I will go head on with it, no matter what odds I am up against.

8. In business, I believe in going step by step, slowly but surely. I prefer to seek out opportunities with good potential and build on them. Besides getting the satisfaction of nurturing a venture from infancy to maturity, I avoid on stepping on others’ toes and making enemies…

9. I believe to succeed in business, one has to be what the Chinese say “dan da xin xi”, be bold but cautious. Once a decision is made with sound reasoning, the rest is hard work, determination and perseverance to see it through to fruition.

10. When it comes to delegation of responsibilities, I always abide by this policy:
"If I don’t trust a person, I won’t employ him; if I employ him, I will trust him."

These I should say are the 10 major lessons I learned from this single biography. If I could meet Mr. Lim in person I would thank him for authoring this book for the benefit of entrepreneurs’ education!

That’s about it for Mr. Lim’s book review. For this particular book, I have no direct link for you to purchase the biography. All I know is they are available for purchase in Genting Highlands, it is in a museum dedicated to Mr Lim's achievement in building Genting Highlands. Well, perhaps you can purchase it in Star Cruise? This I am not sure = I haven't board on one yet; I will one day (",)

Anyway, I hope that this review has served you well, even if you don't get a chance on this book, these 10 key success quotes should enlighten you on important business wisdoms and personal development!

One of the quotes' that rings a bell for myself is this:

"When I was young, I was shy, an introvert. By a kind twist of fate,…., I realized my handicap and made a conscious effort to overcome it. I reached out positively with friendliness and sincerity and won friends easily. Since then, the same approach has never failed me in interacting with others."

I can share a snippet of my experience, I am still young though (",) haha..I am 19 this year. Anyway, my major turning point was last year when I was 18. Before the age of 18, i have always been an introvert and I fear public speaking. And yes! by a kind twist of fate, i stepped out of this obstacle and today i can accomplish much more with enriched confidence.

I shall not dwell on it. But that very quote ring a bell in my head, heart and soul!

Do come back and revisit the quotes (",)
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Next up, the book review will be on:

*The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me*
About Life & Wealth
By: Richard Paul Evans
# 1 New York Times Bestselling Author

So do stay tuned. Till then, have a splendid day!

One Minute Millionaire

The One Minute Millionaire
The Enlightened Way To Wealth

By: Mark Victor Hansen & Robert G.Allen

--> The nature of the content & Insights
--> What you can get out of the book

- How you can develop a mindset of abundance
- How you can be a millionaire, an enlightened millionaire
- 24 Ahas! Each AHA, will give you insights on being an enlightened millionaire
- This book caters to both the left brain and the right brain, on all the left side of the book, it lays the content of the book in a chronological manner whereas on its right, it is a story laid out.

My personal take on this book:

Enlightening! The 24 Ahas opens my mind on being an enlightened millionaire.

It is not only about the money. It is the means and how you eventually make money work for you and not the other way around.

One of the most attractive factor from this book is the immediate actions that you can take to build wealth over the long term by using the “one minute” habits.

It is not difficult, it is how much effort and commitment you are willing to put into. And don’t worry if you are bored by standard facts, because this book has its right side catered for the right brain who enjoy reading stories more. I have read both sides and I should say that the story is touching and yet insightful.

You should seriously consider this book if you are a:

Entrepreneur

Self-employed

Business owner

Trapped in the rat race

You want to master your finances better

You want to find out how to be an Enlightened Millionaire

Would you like to know the secrets to making all the money you’ll ever want?

Grab the book today =)

Bookstores that I know of carrying this title à Borders

Online Portal: www.amazon.com

The cost of this book is around: SGD$35

I have 2 of this title in on my shelf, the soft and hard cover. I have enjoyed reading this book a ton, and I hope that you will too.

That’s all for the review on The One Minute Millionaire (“,)

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In the next review, we will be looking at a biography on Lim Goh Tong, his biography entitled: My Story Lim Goh Tong.

If you are wondering who is this person, you are in for a deal, have you visited Malaysia’s Genting Highlands Resort or ever board on a Star Cruise? He is the man.

Till the next post,
Enjoy Your Read!