Saturday, May 19, 2007
90/10 Rule!
Author: Stephen Covey
Discover the 90/10 Principle.
It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).
What is this principle?
10% of life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of life is decided by how you react.
What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us - We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole
schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.
We have no control over this 10%.
The other 90% is different.
You determine the other 90%.
How? By your reaction!
You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.
Let's use an example:
You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened.
What happens next will be determined by how you react.
You curse.
You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.
Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.
After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it
continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home.
When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why?
Because of how you reacted in the morning.
Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is "D".
You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.
Here is what could have and should have happened.
Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and
cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.
Notice the difference?
Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.
Why?
Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!
React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.
How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated?
It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.
The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.
It CAN change your life!!!
Enjoy!
PS: Thank you Coach Nadhra for your contribution!
Discover the 90/10 Principle.
It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).
What is this principle?
10% of life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of life is decided by how you react.
What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us - We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole
schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.
We have no control over this 10%.
The other 90% is different.
You determine the other 90%.
How? By your reaction!
You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.
Let's use an example:
You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened.
What happens next will be determined by how you react.
You curse.
You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.
Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.
After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it
continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home.
When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why?
Because of how you reacted in the morning.
Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is "D".
You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.
Here is what could have and should have happened.
Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and
cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.
Notice the difference?
Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.
Why?
Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!
React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.
How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated?
It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.
The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.
It CAN change your life!!!
Enjoy!
PS: Thank you Coach Nadhra for your contribution!
Labels: Inspire
TekadMon at 12:04 am
Thursday, May 17, 2007
From Coach Anang - The act of wearing TEKAD T-shirt
One fine sunday morning, I went to my friend's house for a simple gathering among postgrad students, right here in Melbourne. I was wearing a TEKAD t-shirt (haha.. since i really missed being with TEKAD clan). Out of my expectation, some of the postgrad students were asking me about TEKAD. "Anang, apa projek TEKAD tu?"
Then, from the great life experience of being in TEKAD, I explained to them about the whole thing that I've gone through with you guys... They get excited and inspired to be a part of TEKAD... and they mentioned to me, if they have finished their studies, they also want to be a part of TEKAD... being a volunteer, and giving back waht they earned to the society....
Well..TEKAD is an inspiration...So, don't be shy to wear TEKAD T-Shirt - wherever you are, whether abroad, or even at your kampung. Who knows, you've might have spread the wings and call others towards the spirit of volunteerism...
ps: Coach Anang is currently in Melbourne doing his phd. He had joined projek TEKAD Selangor, TEKAD Perak and TEKAD Kelantan. In Projek TEKAD Perak, he was the head.
Labels: Postcards from Abroad
TekadMon at 3:20 pm
Monday, May 14, 2007
From Coach Ziad
[I] just got this from a friend... it's a good reminder that success is not something that happens overnight, but is something you build over the long haul...~Coach Ziad~
Coaching With Warren Buffet – How To Set Yourself Up For Success
By Jason Osborn
Warren Buffet is a man that has achieved great success in his lifetime. He is a role model to both investors and non-investors alike. In your journey of success and greatness you should always learn from people that have success in their own lives. You don't always have to agree with everything they say, but you do have to remember that they are successful because of specific reasons. Some of these reasons can help you become successful as well.
When you think of Warren Buffet you may think of someone who has done great things, and maybe even some impossible things. It's easy to look at people like him and automatically think that the only way to have great success is to jump huge hurdles and do incredible things in life. However Warren Buffet doesn't give that advice. As a matter of fact, he once said, 'I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.'
You see, he may have some big goals and dreams but he didn't set himself up for failure by trying to do things that were impossible for him to do. Instead, he found things that he could do that made it easier for him to become successful on a consistent basis. If you become consistently successful at something, you eventually become an expert at it just as he did with investing.
The amazing thing about this is that once you start to consistently step over the 1-foot bars, the seven-foot bars somehow shrink in size. The reason this happens is because you have grown. You have grown in experience, wisdom, and knowledge. You keep growing to a point where people begin to look at you in the same way they look at Warren Buffet; and they believe that you are great at doing big things in life. What they don't know is that all you have been doing is consistently stepping over the one-foot bars!
By Jason Osborn
Warren Buffet is a man that has achieved great success in his lifetime. He is a role model to both investors and non-investors alike. In your journey of success and greatness you should always learn from people that have success in their own lives. You don't always have to agree with everything they say, but you do have to remember that they are successful because of specific reasons. Some of these reasons can help you become successful as well.
When you think of Warren Buffet you may think of someone who has done great things, and maybe even some impossible things. It's easy to look at people like him and automatically think that the only way to have great success is to jump huge hurdles and do incredible things in life. However Warren Buffet doesn't give that advice. As a matter of fact, he once said, 'I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.'
You see, he may have some big goals and dreams but he didn't set himself up for failure by trying to do things that were impossible for him to do. Instead, he found things that he could do that made it easier for him to become successful on a consistent basis. If you become consistently successful at something, you eventually become an expert at it just as he did with investing.
The amazing thing about this is that once you start to consistently step over the 1-foot bars, the seven-foot bars somehow shrink in size. The reason this happens is because you have grown. You have grown in experience, wisdom, and knowledge. You keep growing to a point where people begin to look at you in the same way they look at Warren Buffet; and they believe that you are great at doing big things in life. What they don't know is that all you have been doing is consistently stepping over the one-foot bars!
From The Editorial Team: Thank you very much Coach Ziad for the uplifting article! We'd like to see more contributions coming. Email your thoughts, feedback, questions or whatever it is that you have in mind to us: tekadmon[at]gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
Labels: Inspire
TekadMon at 11:24 pm
Sunday, May 13, 2007
IDP Education in Australia 2007 Exhibition
Champions and Coaches,Thinking of getting a degree from an Australian university? Or weighing options to further your studies? MA, MSc or MBA? What about PhD? Well, there's an opportunity for you to know all about studying down under.
IDP Education is organising an exhibition for education in Australia. Details of exhibition as follows:
Date: 18 May 2007 (Friday)
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Venue: IDP Subang Jaya
If you miss this one, you can always catch it here:
Date: 19 - 20 May 2007 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 11.00 am - 5.00 pm
Venue: Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur (formerly Pan Pacific Hotel KL)
You can meet with the university representatives to discuss your options.
For more information, visit www.idp.com/malaysia.
Labels: TEKAD Opportunities
TekadMon at 9:52 pm
Friday, May 04, 2007
Tekad Gathering Is Coming Your Way!!!!
Dearest Coaches,
Greetings from 'Pangkor Gathering Fun Team!’
DUNGGA...!!!
Tekad Dipahat, Wawasan Dijulang, Kejayaan Digenggam.
Due to the overwhelming response received, we are happy to announce that the "Tekad Coaches Gathering" will be organized! Wohoo!!!
Date : 23rd & 24th June 2007 (Saturday & Sunday)
Venue : Pangkor Village Resort, Pasir Bogak Pangkor Island.
(* Note : The Fun Team will be waiting for you at the resort)
Theme : Ala – Ala Pantailah…..:)
FEES $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
For this gathering, the fees would be RM180/pax.
If your kids are below 12 years old no charges.
BUT
If your kids are 12 years above, additional RM60/kid
All payment should be made before 20th May 2007 by Maybank2U or Maybank Cash Deposit ONLY. (No Cash and Cheque will be entertained).
Please download the PAYMENT FORM and email your complete payment details to tekad_gathering@yahoo.com
Greetings from 'Pangkor Gathering Fun Team!’
DUNGGA...!!!
Tekad Dipahat, Wawasan Dijulang, Kejayaan Digenggam.
Due to the overwhelming response received, we are happy to announce that the "Tekad Coaches Gathering" will be organized! Wohoo!!!
Date : 23rd & 24th June 2007 (Saturday & Sunday)
Venue : Pangkor Village Resort, Pasir Bogak Pangkor Island.
(* Note : The Fun Team will be waiting for you at the resort)
Theme : Ala – Ala Pantailah…..:)
FEES $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
For this gathering, the fees would be RM180/pax.
If your kids are below 12 years old no charges.
BUT
If your kids are 12 years above, additional RM60/kid
All payment should be made before 20th May 2007 by Maybank2U or Maybank Cash Deposit ONLY. (No Cash and Cheque will be entertained).
Please download the PAYMENT FORM and email your complete payment details to tekad_gathering@yahoo.com
Click here for Tentative Programme.
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IMPORTANT!!!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GATHERING
1. Car
Those who come by their own transport will required to purchase a parking coupon (RM3/car/day) upon Arrival at the Lumut Jetty on Saturday Morning, The Parking Coupon can be purchased at Hotel Indah or Restaurant. Please refer to the majlis Perbandaran Notice Board.
2. Ferry Ticket
At Lumut Jetty you will have to purchase a return ferry ticket which will cost you RM10/person. The frequency of the ferry is every 15 minutes. It will take you approximately 35 minutes to travel from Lumut-Pangkor Jetty. NOTE! PLEASE KEEP THIS RETURN TICKET WITH YOU.
If you all move together in a BIG Group, the price can be reduced to RM8/person. If you are really good in negotiation skills, you might end up getting RM6/person...Good Luck!
3. Pangkor Jetty
You can hire a taxi @ van upon arrival at the Pangkor Jetty, and go to Pangkor Village Resort, Pasir Bogak. This trip will take you 10minutes.
4. Pangkor Village Resort, Pasir Bogak
The Fun Team will assist you with check in serve you upon arrival at Pangkor Village Resort.
5. Items to Bring
- Tekad T-Shirt (Wajib)
- Tekad Book
- Ala-Ala Pantai clothing for BBQ Nite
- Appropriate Swim Wear
- Sunblock
- Etc.
See you there!!!!! In your beach wear!!!
IMPORTANT!!!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GATHERING
1. Car
Those who come by their own transport will required to purchase a parking coupon (RM3/car/day) upon Arrival at the Lumut Jetty on Saturday Morning, The Parking Coupon can be purchased at Hotel Indah or Restaurant. Please refer to the majlis Perbandaran Notice Board.
2. Ferry Ticket
At Lumut Jetty you will have to purchase a return ferry ticket which will cost you RM10/person. The frequency of the ferry is every 15 minutes. It will take you approximately 35 minutes to travel from Lumut-Pangkor Jetty. NOTE! PLEASE KEEP THIS RETURN TICKET WITH YOU.
If you all move together in a BIG Group, the price can be reduced to RM8/person. If you are really good in negotiation skills, you might end up getting RM6/person...Good Luck!
3. Pangkor Jetty
You can hire a taxi @ van upon arrival at the Pangkor Jetty, and go to Pangkor Village Resort, Pasir Bogak. This trip will take you 10minutes.
4. Pangkor Village Resort, Pasir Bogak
The Fun Team will assist you with check in serve you upon arrival at Pangkor Village Resort.
5. Items to Bring
- Tekad T-Shirt (Wajib)
- Tekad Book
- Ala-Ala Pantai clothing for BBQ Nite
- Appropriate Swim Wear
- Sunblock
- Etc.
See you there!!!!! In your beach wear!!!
With Luv,
Pangkor Gathering Fun Team
Labels: TEKAD Events and Happenings
TekadMon at 12:52 pm
