"Network Marketing is a sham!"

If you are reading this because you saw the title and AGREED with it, then I have news for you: you are officially an "idiot".

And nope, I'm not being mean.

If you felt offended by my words, think of how we (the genuine and honest network marketers) feel everytime someone calls us "con artists" or "direct sellers". We are PROFESSIONAL ENTREPRENEURS, not a bunch of "salespeople" because we don't have any sales quota to meet! Well, not at Platinum Networkers®, at least. (No offence to people who do sales though.)

[In general, people tend to vilify or have strong opinions about something they don't know or don't understand. E.g. "I don't know any Asians so all Asians are Chinese," and "I don't understand what this 'networking' is so it must be *insert vilification here* And people hate what they don't understand. Sorry, even though that was more about networking in general, the point is when people don't understand what is what in the world around them then they tend to group things together (generalisation) by what is seen to be "common denominators" hence: Traditional Business = GOOD! Network Marketing = BAD!] - quoted by Tony Willis, my fellow teammate from New Zealand who is a lecturer at a local university (and also a pastoral team member of City Church, KL)

Tony is absolutely right! Yes, they are MANY scams out there and they are either illegitimate or unethical; or both! But it's idiotic to burn down the entire forest just because of a few bad apples. The industry is approaching US$100 billion in wholesale revenue; RM4.2 billion in Malaysia alone. Hello... there are more than 46 million people who are already involved in network marketing worldwide!

(It's like saying Christianity is a sham because of cults like JW, M, etc. Well, you know what they are, believers.)

Legitimate home-based businesses (don't confuse it with 'get-rich-quick' schemes or "pyramid schemes" -- they are illegal!) is a growing trend in America. It is estimated that in the future, 90% of wealth will be accumulated from home-based businesses because it generates over US$400 billion a year in revenue.

We, the Platinum Networkers®, are marketing a technological breakthrough in immunology and we operate on a Blue Ocean Strategy, which renders the irrelevance of competition thus causing exponential growth of our business especially in times of economic recession.

My team and I are currently expanding our marketing arm and seizing pioneer market share in Malaysia as well as the whole of Asia. With PassiveResources.com (an automated training and support system created by Platinum Networkers®), we have led many people to financial success and global business entities through our recession-proof business.

At Platinum Networkers®, we focus on personal mentoring and coaching and we are dedicated to unleashing your true potential by empowering you in personal character and leadership developments... because your business only grows exponentially when you grow!

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Sometimes, we have to let go of the good things...

... and move on to greater things. Lots of good things may have happened in your life, but if you keep relishing on those good things, you are limiting your potential from greater things! Some people succeed and live the rest of their lives in that one success, that one achievement... that they never move on to the next level of achievement, the next level of success.

What would our life be like if Jesus died on the cross, but stayed there and never moved on to the resurrection? Christ's death without the resurrection would have been the biggest waste of time. We could not be redeemed and set free from the bondage of sin without the resurrection. What I'm saying is, even Jesus had to forget the past. When Jesus heard about the death of John the Baptist, it made him weep. Jesus wept for John. Jesus had to let go of the past and move on to continue His work on earth.

So DO NOT ALLOW:
- the failures of yesterday keep you from trying something new.
- the past hold you back from what God wants to do in your life.
- the past keep you from doing all that God has called you to do.

The target is perfection. If we keep our aim on perfection, we may not hit the mark dead on all the time, but we will at least hit something around it. Perfecting yourself is your ultimate destination.

"We are glad whenever we are weak but You are strong; and our prayer is for Your perfection." (2 Corinthians 13:9)

Push on through those hard times, push on through those weaknesses. When all else seems to fail, press forward, push on, keep on keeping on. You will be blessed in the press!

Build The Bridge

Verse:
Do we live in the physical world
That we can touch?
Or do we live in the world
That we create in our minds?
Human beings exist to save
Each other from ourselves
But when will we really know
How to walk the line?

Pre-Chorus:
Destiny is the bridge you build
To the one you love
But love is not the freedom
Of a thousand doves

Chorus:
All I know is that
When destiny wants
To accomplish something
It can't do it alone
You still have to build a bridge
To the one you love
So build the bridge to me
Build the bridge to me

Bridge:
I like the way you handle me
I feel the cloud begin to lift a little bit
I wish you a story with a happy ending
And the wisdom to look for it

Build the bridge to me
Build the bridge to me

Words & Music by Michelle Kirsten Tai
© 2009

(Inspired by 'My Sassy Girl')

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This song was written and composed for the same Comet who brought art, direction, beauty, meaning, dreams, passion and so much more to my life. But this is NOT a love song; it's a song that connotes different kinds of love.

Comet

Verse:
You swept across my night sky
Caught me by surprise
Saving me from darkness
Calming my nerves
You always race my heartbeat
Every time we meet
'Cause you're once in a lifetime
Oh, our souls will bind

Pre-Chorus:
Every dream I've ever dreamed
Is coming true in you

Chorus:
Just like a comet
You're out of this world
You brighten my sky
You make my head whirl
You are my comet
My soul wants to sing,
"You are my everything"

Bridge:
A star in my heart
You're a work of art
You inspire my soul
You make me whole

You are my everything
You are my everything

Words & Music by Michelle Kirsten Tai
© 2009

(Inspired by 'One Tree Hill')

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I saw the comet in March 2008 and I felt as though my life had a new meaning.

When it went away, I waited for a long time for it to come back to me.

It was more than just a comet because of what it brought to my life: art, direction, beauty, meaning, dreams, passion. There are many who couldn't understand, and sometimes I walk among them. But even in my darkest hours, I knew in my heart that someday it would return to me, and my world would be whole again.

And my belief in love and art would be reawakened in my heart.

Song From A Broken Heart

Verse 1:
Don't ever hold my hand
If you're going to let me go
Don't ever say you love me
If you're going to leave me alone

Pre-Chorus:
You said I meant the world to you
So why did you tear my heart in two?

Chorus:
Oh baby, why?
Why didn't you appreciate my love?
You know I cared about you
More than anyone else in this world
Please tell me
Baby, tell me what I did wrong
If loving you is wrong
I don't wanna be right
I would do anything
To get you back in my life

Verse 2:
I have tried to move on
But there are just too many fond memories
And it's so hard to forget
The feeling I had when we first kissed

Words & Music by Michelle Kirsten Tai
© 2003

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I wrote this song in March 2003, after Remon Chang and I broke up. Remon was unfaithful to me so I was heartbroken for the first time in my life as he was my first boyfriend, the first guy I was in love with. Hence, I wrote this song to let out my feelings then.

Remon passed away on 13 October 2007.

What exactly is an "entrepreneur"?

In the most general sense of the word, an entrepreneur is someone who organises a business venture and assumes the risk for it. But true entrepreneurship goes way beyond that simple definition.

Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurs are NOT generally high-risk takers when they cannot affect the outcome of the situation. They tend to set realistic and achievable goals, and when they do take risks, they are usually calculated ones based on facts and experience, rather than instincts.

Entrepreneurs are driven not by the need to make money, but by the need to make their dreams a reality. More often than not, money is a byproduct of an entrepreneur's motivation rather than the motivation itself.

Entrepreneurs are participants, not observers; players, not fans. And to be an entrepreneur is to be an optimist, to believe that with the right amount of time and money, you can do anything.

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'Here In My Home' by Malaysian Artistes For Unity

This is a non-profit, non-partisan, independent project from Malaysians directly to Malaysians. The project was produced by Pete Teo.

song features:

afdlin shauki . awie . ning baizura . atilia . jaclyn victor . reshmonu . pete teo . jason lo . klg sqwad . altimet . suki . daniel lee . nikki palikat . melina william


video features:

tony fernandes . maya karin . harith iskander . singletrackmind . stephen chua . izzy mohamed . shebby singh . nell ng . mak wai hoo . mak wai hoo . badri ibrahim . chan fong . mark teh . kamal sabran . sharifah amani . ng choo seong . pang khee teik . jerome kugan . january low . amber chia . nick lee . liang you cheng . muid latif . chong ji ann . ida nerina . muhamad safwan . anissa abd aziz . fadly sabran . danny one . nurhanim khairudin . joe loy . ho yuhang . yasmin ahmad . all the singers & project volunteers

Selamat Menyambut Hari Merdeka Ke-52!

Yasmin the Storyteller (7 January 1958 - 25 July 2009)

A visionary filmmaker of unparalleled storytelling ability, someone so blessed with the ability to reach into our hearts and minds to produce films of a quality that has never before been matched, Yasmin Ahmad, born 1958, has passed away a few hours ago.

I am very upset that the person I have always wanted to work with is gone.

I am still in shock.

And I am heartbroken.


"Kaulah satu-satunya di antara berjuta insan teristimewa. Patah tak tumbuh lagi, hilang belum berganti... kerana kau tersendiri. Kau kebanggaan kita, kau budayawan bangsa. Engkau... LAGENDA."


It is a truly monumental loss for Malaysia. I remember watching 'Sepet' and 'Gubra' and I understood how significant those films were to the Malaysian collective. I understood how significant she was as a director. Her movies were leagues above the rest in the Malaysian film industry and her advertisements were always superb.

May she rest in peace, and may God watch over her soul.

If you think you can only retire at age 55, think again.

Who Says That You Can Only Retire At Age 55?


'Who Says That You Can Only Retire At Age 55?'
authored by Michelle Kirsten Tai* and Cheanu Chew**.


*MICHELLE KIRSTEN TAI
(Former Marketing Executive & Advertising Copywriter)
Creative Strategist; Public Speaker, Author, International Entrepreneur & Personal Development Trainer


**CHEANU CHEW
(Retired at Age 25; a Former Financial Auditor)
Founder of Platinum Networkers®; Public Speaker, Author, Successful Business Entrepreneur & Personal Development Trainer


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Michael Jackson: The Greatest Entertainer That Ever Lived

I missed the 'live' memorial so I'm watching 'Remembering Michael Jackson' on E! right now and I can't stop crying. I don't usually cry over a celebrity's death but MJ was more than just a celebrity to me; he was a big part of my childhood. And I'm sure MJ's fans around the world who were born in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s feel the exact same way I do.

As someone whose world revolves around music, I feel his loss greatly. His music and good works had brought together people of all colours and all beliefs so the world should remember him that way and not dwell on those false allegations that were propagated against him. I do hope and pray that our one and only King of Pop is in heaven with the one and only King of kings. Thank you for your wonderfully inspiring music, Michael, for my life would not have been the same without it. See you in heaven. I love you!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

My tribute to the greatest entertainer that ever lived:

Does Working Long Hours Equate To Super Performance?

Enter one of the departments in a giant corporation like IBM or HP at 8pm on a working day and throw a stone randomly. There's a chance the stone hit a high-performing staff in the department.

But does working long hours equate to super performance?

Research suggested that most of the high-performing employees in multinational corporations are those who finish their job much later than other employees. However, on the other hand, to say that one who finishes his or her job late is a high-performing staff is a TOTAL URBAN LEGEND.

When you work with big, private corporations, the stake is high among the employees to exhibit their capabilities and compete among others. This is because big corporations have the capability to attract the "cream of the industry's crops" to join their organisation and help them grow the company. As a result, the inner working world in the organisation become the combat zone for the staff to outdo each other.

The one showing the best results will become the hero.

Though this situation does not look healthy, but the one who gains the most out of this competition is the organisation that employs these people. As the staff performance is appraised on results, it is easy for them to duly compensate those high-performers by measuring their sales achievements, reports completed, turnover rate, collection speed and so on.

This, in turn, will make other employees work harder.

As for you, there's always a choice for you to go. You should bear in mind that if you work too hard and ignore your social and physical well-being, you will later put yourself in a great adversity.

Don't only work hard. Work smart too.

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My Crib (Living Room + Dining Area)

Home Sweet Home 2009, baby...

How Do People Become Successful?

Here's an interesting fact you may not know about.

In America, there's a millionaire made every five to ten minutes! And here's the most surprising thing: most of these millionaires (about 80% of them) either didn't finish college, came from poor families or didn't even speak English as their first language!

So when you actually look at who these millionaires are, you'll realise that virtually all of them started out as ordinary people just like you and me. So if they didn't come from rich families or win the lottery, how did they do it?

Well, millionaires became millionaires by learning the skills needed to make them wealthy. This shows us that success is just a skill that anyone can learn, regardless of how well you did academically. If you're willing to study success and discipline yourself to apply the knowledge you've learned, then you could also become a millionaire.

Having said that, you don't necessarily need to become slaves to work to become one. Like I've mentioned before, working hard for money is so passé. I wonder why people still do it. They're trading their time for money!

Life on earth is already so short and yet people are trading time for money to "give their family a better life". I would think that quality time with family is something money can't buy. Maybe they don't realise that passive residual income is more steady and consistent than active income.

Why work hard for money and become slaves to work, right? I prefer to have money work for me and have time for more important things in life: CLICK HERE

Many smart, business-minded people know that passive residual income equals to having money AND time whilst active income equals to working hard for money and subsequently having NO FREE TIME.

If you didn't know that, now you do.

Quality time with family should always be your number one priority.

Be wise!