Comments on: Your True Wealth & Security Lies in Your Mindset And Nobody Can Take This Away From You! http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/ Adam Khoo On Success, Business And Life Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Vanson Tan http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-11699 Vanson Tan Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:56:55 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-11699 Totally agreed with you, Adam! I was holding a 6k job previously. It was my first job after graduated from a well known school. To me it was great, having great easy money. But after reading your Self Made Millionaires, I realised that no matter how long I stayed in my company, my pay will never pass 6 digits. I quited after 2 years and found and company which is half the pay. But I got a lot freedom to start my own business. Right now I keep focusing on building businesses and upgrading myself, next plan is to quit my full time job and totally focus into businesses and investing. Hope you can come out with more good books to guide us along. Thanks Vanson www.funmobilephones.com.sg Totally agreed with you, Adam!

I was holding a 6k job previously. It was my first job after graduated from a well known school. To me it was great, having great easy money.
But after reading your Self Made Millionaires, I realised that no matter how long I stayed in my company, my pay will never pass 6 digits.

I quited after 2 years and found and company which is half the pay. But I got a lot freedom to start my own business. Right now I keep focusing on building businesses and upgrading myself, next plan is to quit my full time job and totally focus into businesses and investing.

Hope you can come out with more good books to guide us along.

Thanks
Vanson
http://www.funmobilephones.com.sg

]]> By: Ethan http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-11241 Ethan Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:47:51 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-11241 I guess many of us in Singapore hold a paper qualification of some kind, sufficient to get us into a job. But in our very competetive society, like Adam said, times have changed and we can never be secure, even in a big MNC, as we aged, our value decline and we more subjective of being retrench. We've heard alot about focusing on generating multiple sources of income, to build up our mastery skills. But the big question for me is, what skills to to big up?? what to invest in ourselves?? for me, mant times I find myself wanting to do soemthing about my life, about increasing wealth, but often than not, I find myself "stucked at the cross roads of life" not knowing where to venture and what to do to invest in myself..hmmm...comments anyone??? I guess many of us in Singapore hold a paper qualification of some kind, sufficient to get us into a job. But in our very competetive society, like Adam said, times have changed and we can never be secure, even in a big MNC, as we aged, our value decline and we more subjective of being retrench. We’ve heard alot about focusing on generating multiple sources of income, to build up our mastery skills. But the big question for me is, what skills to to big up?? what to invest in ourselves?? for me, mant times I find myself wanting to do soemthing about my life, about increasing wealth, but often than not, I find myself “stucked at the cross roads of life” not knowing where to venture and what to do to invest in myself..hmmm…comments anyone???

]]> By: Danny http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-10855 Danny Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:25:03 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-10855 Hi Adam, I am reading the book written by you, Secrets of Self-Made Millionaire. Its one of the BEST I have read so far. Thanks for your guidance. Hi Adam, I am reading the book written by you, Secrets of Self-Made Millionaire. Its one of the BEST I have read so far. Thanks for your guidance.

]]> By: karen http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-10401 karen Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:28:05 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-10401 I absolutely agree with Sean The mind one possess is the most important in achieving the success or maybe I should say achieve wealth beyond one's imagination I did not believe it either until I saw my hubby's life turnaround when he starts to invest in his mind and believe he is the one who controls his life Share our little story at our blog http://secretofunlimitedprosperity.com/43/practicing-success-invisible-keys-to-law-of-attraction-my-turning-point/ You too can achieve absolute greatness in your Life! Cheers Karen I absolutely agree with Sean

The mind one possess is the most important in achieving the success or
maybe I should say achieve wealth beyond one’s imagination

I did not believe it either until I saw my hubby’s life turnaround when he starts to invest in his mind and believe he is the one who controls his life
Share our little story at our blog
http://secretofunlimitedprosperity.com/43/practicing-success-invisible-keys-to-law-of-attraction-my-turning-point/
You too can achieve absolute greatness in your Life!

Cheers
Karen

]]> By: Sean Toh http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-10228 Sean Toh Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:43:43 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-10228 You can lose all the money and you still can come back to be rich again because your control of your mindset is the main factor that decide if you will make it again. However, wealth is just beyond how much money you have. It's about that knowledge and humanity to empower others to be wealthy too that really determine the true meaning of wealth. The power to give is true wealth and to be able to give, you have to change your mindset from recieving and taking to giving it away. Yours Sincerely Sean Toh Author of " 4 Steps To Financial Freedom" http://creditplushealth.org/ http://www.4stepsfinancialfreedom.com/testimonials.htm You can lose all the money and you still can come back to be rich again because your control of your mindset is the main factor that decide if you will make it again. However, wealth is just beyond how much money you have. It’s about that knowledge and humanity to empower others to be wealthy too that really determine the true meaning of wealth. The power to give is true wealth and to be able to give, you have to change your mindset from recieving and taking to giving it away.

Yours Sincerely
Sean Toh
Author of ” 4 Steps To Financial Freedom”
http://creditplushealth.org/
http://www.4stepsfinancialfreedom.com/testimonials.htm

]]> By: Calvin http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-10047 Calvin Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:59:35 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-10047 Wow Isaac, I must say you've presented both sides of the coin of pursuing a formal degree really well. I'm currently pursuing one myself in NUS, and perhaps just share some of my views. I feel that there is still much to be gained from pursuing that degree. It's not the degree that matters, but the process. Through university life, I've managed to broaden my network and my thinking matured. It also gave me more time to discover my interests and pick up new skills. And there are knowledgea acquired that can be applied to my business now. But the problem is, most university students are totally preoccupied with getting good grades and securing job internships that they neglect the other important skills that are more important their success. Hence, personalIy I would still recommend pursuing a degree. However, one must still constantly upgrade themselves in other areas. Lastly, dreams and goals can still be pursued even when studying. Just have to manage your time well. All the best! Wow Isaac, I must say you’ve presented both sides of the coin of pursuing a formal degree really well.

I’m currently pursuing one myself in NUS, and perhaps just share some of my views.

I feel that there is still much to be gained from pursuing that degree. It’s not the degree that matters, but the process. Through university life, I’ve managed to broaden my network and my thinking matured. It also gave me more time to discover my interests and pick up new skills. And there are knowledgea acquired that can be applied to my business now.

But the problem is, most university students are totally preoccupied with getting good grades and securing job internships that they neglect the other important skills that are more important their success.

Hence, personalIy I would still recommend pursuing a degree. However, one must still constantly upgrade themselves in other areas.

Lastly, dreams and goals can still be pursued even when studying. Just have to manage your time well.

All the best!

]]> By: C Y Tan http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-7827 C Y Tan Sun, 27 May 2007 15:16:24 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-7827 All, How true. That's why I POE and WA!!!. Am working on multiple sources if income...it's the only way. The earlier we do that, the better as time can then be on your side. Wait too long and you lose the time factor...then you end up having to take more risk...thta's where options kick in..to build capital in the shortest time possible. If I had to do this all over, better to start early and take the route of lesser risk. All,

How true. That’s why I POE and WA!!!. Am working on multiple sources if income…it’s the only way. The earlier we do that, the better as time can then be on your side. Wait too long and you lose the time factor…then you end up having to take more risk…thta’s where options kick in..to build capital in the shortest time possible. If I had to do this all over, better to start early and take the route of lesser risk.

]]> By: ledailycollector http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-7822 ledailycollector Sun, 27 May 2007 12:54:55 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-7822 I have to say that I totally 100% agree with you. If we just sit down and procrastinate every day, nothing good will every going to happen except the bad things, or negetative ions. A positive and optimastic person will always be the successful person in every aspect in life.. I have attended your Wealth Creation seminar once and that is all I need to push me to get up from my dreams and work towards achieving my dreams in life! I have to say that I totally 100% agree with you.
If we just sit down and procrastinate every day, nothing good will every going to happen except the bad things, or negetative ions.
A positive and optimastic person will always be the successful person in every aspect in life..

I have attended your Wealth Creation seminar once and that is all I need to push me to get up from my dreams and work towards achieving my dreams in life!

]]> By: Isaac Chua http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-7812 Isaac Chua Sun, 27 May 2007 07:47:25 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-7812 Honestly, I'm still deliberating on whether I should pursue a degree after my NS (I'm in NS now). There are reasons I have for not, like what Adam mentioned. What I believe is that formal education (i.e. degrees, etc.): - Qualifies one for a job - Certifies that the graduate is able to pass through the various obstacles presented in the course of study—i.e. does not mean the graduate is able to do the same in life, job, etc. - Imparts mainly hard knowledge and skills and little relevant soft skills like personal mastery, effective communication, etc. - Doesn't teach much on leadership, marriage, family, relationships, finances, etc., if at all, which are so much more important - Usually more theoretical than practical (more less so in applied degrees though) - Tends to put limits on the student subconsciously (usually through the false sense of security that Adam mentioned, and too much [theoretical] knowledge can be more of a hindrance than help) - Costs usually around 3 years (undergrad) and thousands of dollars, not very worth for some information that might become obsolete at graduation There are many non-degree holders who are extremely successful (Gates, Jobs, Winfrey, Sim) and many degree holders who are just an average Joe—this shows that the degree does not guarantee anything! And I'm not saying formal education is bad. It is good. But formal education is just a slice of the pie. Besides, the world often works more informally than not. Informal education comes through an attitude of learning (which comes through humility), through one's and other's life experiences, and through books. I think Adam covered pretty much on this. I could be very much convinced on those logical points alone. It's just that there are other factors: - Gives credibility (regardless of whether it is true)—Stuart Tan once shared that his paper-chasing was simply a stepping stone to be a speaker—consequently opens doors and possibilities - The hard knowledge itself too opens doors and possibilities - Increases one's network and thus one's net worth (assumes that you know how to choose the right people to mix with) I find so much more worth and practical knowledge in the self-help literature around. What do you think? I feel both sides of the coin are valid and thus puts me on a dilemma. Then again, it is true that the choice should be based on my dreams, interests, goals and so on. At this moment my choice lies more towards the "do not pursue" side. But I can't help but to hear that nagging that I should. Honestly, I’m still deliberating on whether I should pursue a degree after my NS (I’m in NS now). There are reasons I have for not, like what Adam mentioned. What I believe is that formal education (i.e. degrees, etc.):
- Qualifies one for a job
- Certifies that the graduate is able to pass through the various obstacles presented in the course of study—i.e. does not mean the graduate is able to do the same in life, job, etc.
- Imparts mainly hard knowledge and skills and little relevant soft skills like personal mastery, effective communication, etc.
- Doesn’t teach much on leadership, marriage, family, relationships, finances, etc., if at all, which are so much more important
- Usually more theoretical than practical (more less so in applied degrees though)
- Tends to put limits on the student subconsciously (usually through the false sense of security that Adam mentioned, and too much [theoretical] knowledge can be more of a hindrance than help)
- Costs usually around 3 years (undergrad) and thousands of dollars, not very worth for some information that might become obsolete at graduation

There are many non-degree holders who are extremely successful (Gates, Jobs, Winfrey, Sim) and many degree holders who are just an average Joe—this shows that the degree does not guarantee anything!

And I’m not saying formal education is bad. It is good. But formal education is just a slice of the pie. Besides, the world often works more informally than not. Informal education comes through an attitude of learning (which comes through humility), through one’s and other’s life experiences, and through books. I think Adam covered pretty much on this.

I could be very much convinced on those logical points alone. It’s just that there are other factors:
- Gives credibility (regardless of whether it is true)—Stuart Tan once shared that his paper-chasing was simply a stepping stone to be a speaker—consequently opens doors and possibilities
- The hard knowledge itself too opens doors and possibilities
- Increases one’s network and thus one’s net worth (assumes that you know how to choose the right people to mix with)

I find so much more worth and practical knowledge in the self-help literature around.

What do you think? I feel both sides of the coin are valid and thus puts me on a dilemma.

Then again, it is true that the choice should be based on my dreams, interests, goals and so on. At this moment my choice lies more towards the “do not pursue” side. But I can’t help but to hear that nagging that I should.

]]> By: Kenny Tran http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/comment-page-1/#comment-7203 Kenny Tran Thu, 17 May 2007 20:13:13 +0000 http://www.adam-khoo.com/89/your-true-wealth-security-lies-in-your-mindset-and-nobody-can-take-this-away-from-you/#comment-7203 "Technology and knowledge is changing so fast that 80% of what you learn in school is OBSOLETE by the time you graduate. The nature of jobs are changing so fast that 50% of the jobs that exist today will not exist or exist in a different form 10 years from now." I believe it's true. I graduated 2 years ago, have a good salary thanks to my degree, and now see myself... changing my career for better prospect. The world is really changing so fast. We can't just hide behind our degree to deny that truth. “Technology and knowledge is changing so fast that 80% of what you learn in school is OBSOLETE by the time you graduate. The nature of jobs are changing so fast that 50% of the jobs that exist today will not exist or exist in a different form 10 years from now.”

I believe it’s true. I graduated 2 years ago, have a good salary thanks to my degree, and now see myself… changing my career for better prospect. The world is really changing so fast. We can’t just hide behind our degree to deny that truth.

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