Tuesday, October 30, 2012

2012 challenges

 
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When I just stepped in to the year of 2012, the sign of challenge has appeared at the beginning. As what I had expected from last year, this year is going to be my crazy year. Crazy means not to be crazy for real but it regards to the big challenges coming this year to test my real capabilities. It had its first came in the beginning. It was all about New Home progress which is being one of my successful plans now. But, to outdo this challenge, I have been through a lot of troubles in the early 2012 such as being cheated by the contractor, spent out half of my annual leave to monitor the progress of renovation, painting works and budget management. However, the meant project had been succeeding at 98% but the big mistake incurred when the budget is exceeded from what it supposed to. Therefore, the following months later the self financial has been affected and challenges have more coming without failed. I need to stabilize back the situation.
Previously, I let myself being controlled by the numeric motivational figure called the 27. At least, it was about 50% - 60% achievement I had compared to the few years back which only afforded as higher as 30%. Now, I still need something like that again to push myself forward since the entering of 2012. My mistake was to have myself being survived without any motivational plans and since then, my achievement was decreased drastically. The reason of this lost is cause by poor of attitude, discipline, faith and no awareness. But, this plan 27 is too far from what I have expected because it could control me at one side and the other side is waived. Other side I meant is only about financial management and future planning. That is another challenge comes onto me and yet I have no clues how figure it out to outdo it at this moment. I am no longer need to sketch the structure plan, what I need is chances, awareness and action. Other than that, are not really important.
I am blogging for myself since year of 2009, the domain have been changed 3 times and at last I have decided to remained with the word of “ceciter.blogspot”. The meaning of this word has been told here at few entries back. Actually, I still can feel that to be a blogger is not worthy as much as a time I spent to post the entries. It is all about my personal conflict and to be aware of it, there is no other internet users are really interested to read about blogger’s background unless the bloggers have been created something unique about them as well as their pages which have turn them to be famous to the public’s eyes. But, in the other angle of my view, although it is not worth for me economically, some other improvements could be seen here. Knowledge, writing skills, the thinking ways and acknowledgement, these are the things that I worked for all this while. The earliest entry here has told about it already. The general objective of this blog is improving me internally and externally. Now, the new challenge has applied here and this is one of it.
 
2012 is my first full year of being husband and father together. The responsibilities are the most important for me to take care. This is another challenge and task for me to monitor thus I can afford to outdo any possibility later. It touches about financial matters, marriage, love and parental. My own financial management is nearly killed me and already in full of distress mode. Fortunately, I am so glad that I am still can stand on my own feet with support of my wife. The understanding and helpful really worked in our marriage and the love is not wasted since year of 2010. As a father, I need to act more mature to make any decisions wisely. Future planning for family is must not left a side, this is about filling the right answer of possibilities to our blank future. What should accompany my daughter growth and what things I left for her?
When talked about financial matters, the most related into it is the carrier that I involved. Building my carrier more than 10 years as a banker seems like set to the limit already. The company transformed their business structure and does affect the positive growth of staff relationship and carrier opportunities. They are making a lot of money for the top people only. Currently, the lower grade staffs including me are fighting for the right by united in one roof of association. I make it clear here, we are not against the company who paid us wages but we are on the strained with the people who act like the company, actually they are same with us. What differentiate us are the several of grades in the organization itself. The dispute is really change the carrier environment and working as a banker today is not same as previous time. The obsession of the high rank position, demand of respect from lower grade, being famous among others, the power of command and professionalism are the staunchly reasons in the making of the dreary office environment. I loved working as a banker and I described it as a second home but to be honest for all, love happened a couple of years ago until the environment has changed drastically. It is not only happened to me, other people as same as non-executive level feel the same. Almost all of them are not happy anymore. For me, I feel like being trapped in the middle of giant Transformers and I am nowhere to go since I could not turn right or left to escape. The only thing that I can do to escape is transform myself as big as they are. If I don’t do it then I will be trapped here forever. This is one of the challenges coming this year. No, it is already happening.
Chances may not come too frequent in our live. If we just feel it, view it and examine it to no end, we absolutely will lose it in the very fast moment and then to be waited for another chances probably quite a long time to appear again. It is true that we need to make a right decision in order to avoid any losses occur in the future, but we are more encouraged to be particular in running decision a long with positive thought and risks fairly. The two most important things to apply here are the fast think and the right choice. I already had these two elements in the way of deciding reside in my plan 27 and so far, it works in least of case’s percentage (the27 timeline). However, there are few cases that I failed to make a right decision and grabbed wrong opportunity. There are countless of mistakes and losses occurred in few years back.  In this matter, challenge meant here is relate to the plan 27 which is running internally and the objective to outdo this challenge is to be someone who affords to stand by his own decision. Get strong the principle and core it towards every single of action.
                                              
The summary of entire content for this post title is mostly about financial matter (future planning). I have put up the target for this year’s challenges as minimum as to break an egg. That is supposed to be a good starter for the momentum. In the middle of the year, I have started in many kinds of small businesses just to seek more and more chances to evaluate. I am exposing myself to the risks and this is the major challenge of the year. If I fail means the real and big failure in my life will occur and drive me to the any possibilities thought. This matter is looks like serious things and actually it is more than that. 

Saturday, October 20, 2012

WC Gathering 2012

 
 Last Sunday 14 October 2012, I attended a WC Gathering which has been held at Menara Usahawan Putrajaya. The event was organized by Persatuan Usahawan Internet Malaysia (PUIM) together with WangCyber.com, Majalah Niaga, FlareBiz, Putar-Putar and also not forget to mention the event sponsored by JomNiaga. The participants that paid RM60 for this gathering sure have a lot of experiences, knowledge, new friends as well as Networking. It is worth to spend or invests for this kind of event and good for business expand. Most of participants are independent Internet Marketers and some of them already success in what they are doing on the line, some of them also might be new to this platform. Whatever it is, why they are and who they are, from this gathering, all of Internet Marketers can share their experiences and vast value knowledge.
The event is the fourth time organized since couple of years ago if I’m not mistaken and Wangcyber itself remain as No.1 forum of Malaysian Internet Marketers for already 6 years. I’m new to this event but in WangCyber, I’m a member since before I started to blog. The founder of WangCyber, Tuan Mohd Suhaimy or familiar to be known as Shuth is really awesome guy, he is one of the IM Icons that can make 4-5 digits income per month.  Before this, I just saw him in forum but now I had have seen him live in the WC event. He is also one of the MC for the event beside the host, PUIM president, Tuan Gero Azrul.
The Host of this event, Tuan Gero Azrul is the president of PUIM and having a strong credibility as one of successful Internet Marketer. The program execution for the whole day was well instructed by him and smooth until the end of day. But, a little bit upset that day was a theme song that produce dreary environment. I think they must change the spiritual concept song from boring to more energetic song. It is important to move people with fast beat and nice melody. It should be memorable after leave the hall.
Programs in the gathering last Sunday were beneficial to all participants. I’m quite interested with what they called a “Table Talk with IM Icons” program. Actually, it was e-table talk because there was no table at all. The participants were divided by 15 groups. This program was about Internet Marketer (IM) Icons went personally to 15 groups for direct sharing of their experiences and open for Q & A. Among of the IM Icons that I remember were Shuth (Founder WC), Umar Taib, Ammar Zahar (jootawan.com), Jamal Online Ent, Haszoor (Digital Products Expertise), Norizam Shah (e-Bay expertise), Zamri Nayan (Otai IM since 2002), Hasbul Aqil (MajalahNiaga/Komik Niaga), Cikgu Hafis (Website Flipping Expertise) and Muaz (Digital Products Expertise). One group consist 5 – 7 participants and that small number of members would be nice for this kind of activity. I grabbed this opportunity to ask them so many questions about Online Business. They answered it well and clear. It is worth right?
Other than that, the last session was a Networking session and Joint venture opportunity. This time was quite happening when all participants were moved around to exchange their Business Cards, tell others what are actually they do for business. Unfortunately, I attended the event with nothing, without Business Card and specific Business at the moment but I still can share what I’ve done recently for getting myself involved into the business. One of my real points to tell my achievement until today, I had 120 packets Maruku Ruby sold just within a week promotion but I had stopped because of limited production. Visit www.facebook.com/MarukuRuby.
At the end of the Gathering, the host shared the incoming events that will be another platform for new and existing Internet Marketers can take part and PUIM presidents Tuan Gero Azrul also highlighted that there will be a continuity of relationship between all Internet Marketers via those events and programs under PUIM. Online Business doesn’t means you have to stay behind the Autoresponder, Search Colum, Facebook, Domains and anything digitally represent yourself, it would be better to come out and share what are doing for surviving as independent Internet Marketer. It might also open new door for you to build and grow your business to the next level.  
By the way, I want to thanks to the organizer and others for succeed such an event that create aggressive environment towards our circle of Internet Business nowadays. I hope next year will be more people gather under one roof to share some valuable things. Keep on rockin' the world of Internet Business guys!!

Salam - joy ceciter.


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Broga Hill 2012

Pernah dengar Broga Hill? Baru-baru ni aku dah ke sana bersama 4 rakan yang lain. Broga Hill ni terletak di kawasan Semenyih dan bersebelahan dengan Gunung Tok Wan. Ia menjadi tempat riadah dan rekreasi yang popular di kalangan orang Nogori dan juga orang bandor. Aku dan 4 rakan yang lain datang dari Perak menyertai payung besar kelab Kembara Maybank. Kelab kembara ini pernah bawa aku ke Gunung Kinabalu suatu ketika dahulu. Kelab kembara yang disertai lebih dari 20 staff yang berbeza cawangan diseluruh Malaysia tiba di Broga Hill pada 6 pagi di mana kami berlima sudah berada di puncak tertinggi pada waktu tersebut. Broga Hill ni ada 4 puncak dan perjalanan ke tiap-tiap puncak boleh dikira mencabar juga la. Permandangan yang menarik, cuaca pagi yang sejuk dan udara yang menyamankan. Sujud kami di atas mensyukuri ciptaanNya.
Suasana yang menenangkan itu mula pudar apabila didatangi beberapa kumpulan student muda-mudi yang terlalu ghairah dan riuh. Biasa la budak-budak baru nak matang. Ketenangan di puncak Broga Hill telah pun lesap apabila ramainya orang yang mendaki ke atas tak putus-putus sehingga ruang-ruang legar di puncak bertambah padat. Kami rasa ibarat di pasar minggu pula.
Pelbagai golongan yang mendaki Broga Hill ini dari bayi hinggalah ke orang tua, yang berselipar jepun hinggalah yang sempurna peralatan mendakinya, baik lelaki mahupun perempuan, orang tempatan mahupun orang asing dan yang naik satu keluarga pun ada. Ramainya atas sehingga memberi perubahan suhu yang mendadak dan akhirnya kami turun. Tapi, yang menariknya, nak turun pun kena beratur. Tempat ni memang boleh dikira menarik tetapi terlampau ramai sangat yang mendaki ke atas dan itu adalah sebab di mana aku dan 4 rakan yang lain tak akan datang lagi. Sesiapa yang nak pergi, boleh la cuba..