GOALS FOR THE MTH OF NOV??

DEAR ALL.
HAPPY NOVEMBER!!

i believe that part of what we agreed on was to post our nxt MONTH goals on the last day of every mth 2359.
as of this current moment in time, it is 1208AM 1st nov 2009.

hence,
to our joy/horror, i believe we have $50 contribution from wai sun & $50 contribution from miss pey.

Have the bigger picture in mind

Starting to get abit tired this week chasing after goals.
At times will feel breathless and stressed that so many things not done and so much money at stake.

Haha.. was showering this morning and thought about it.

Reminded myself that I have to see the big picture.
All these tasks are supposed to help me achieve my bigger goals.

Just a short sharing in case any of you feel the same. =)

The weather is turning cold and rainy... X'mas is just round the corner! ^^
Feeling it...It also spells the end of 2009.
That's why I'm reviewing my dreamboard and looking back to the past 10 months.

Love you, VG!

Singapore is a FINE city

I FINALLY joined the bandwagon. Anyhow, this week zipped by with much anxiety - why? Cos am in a FINE system! Ok, probably I should not hub on this, and probably we should rename this to be some GREAT system. It's making all of us track our commitment! $800 at stack is not funny, especially today, when I know that if I failed to collect my contact lenses / get the video out, I will be contributing $200 to our charity fund, the adrenalin to push both tasks through is tremendous!

Haha, 'drey and cat, I am with you, this GREAT system is a brilliant outside in approach. I am checking who will be the FIRST contributor :D

Forward!

My 1st chp!!!!

Make a Decision NOW!

In a class of 40, around 2 may get A*
In a school of 400, Around 20 may get A*

Do you want to be 95% of the people who score averagely or to be the TOP 5%?

Bruno normally wakes up at 7am. He will bring his favourite Axe to the forest on the hill behind his house. Then he will start to chop his trees diligently until 6pm in the evening. It was hard work. However, at the end of the day, he will happily bring down the 20 chopped trees in his giant cart and down to the market to get his earnings for the day. He did that everyday and his joy is to see his family and play with his kids when he reached home around 10pm.

Usually as he walked past the market, people in the market will greet him “Bruno the GUY”. They all knew that he was one of the best guy to buy wood from as he will wheel in with his giant cart the 20 trees that he chopped. Bruno walked past a big crowd gathering around a stall selling tools and he overheard something that amazed him.

“Did you know Pablo bring in 200 trees today?!? I wonder how he do it..”
“Well, He’s using my new tool. Of course he is able to do more than Bruno!” Said the owner.

Can you imagine how shocked is Bruno? 200 trees!!?!? “I could not be able to do it even though I chopped the whole day!” thought Bruno. The next thing that Bruno is going to hear is the REAL amazing truth that he simply could not believe it. He could not even dare to dream about it. It is simply a success story that he thought he knew. Bruno chose not to work on it because he simply thinks it is out of his reach. However, he is keen to listen more.

The owner continued, “And I heard that Pablo only worked from 9am to 2pm daily and
he took Saturday and Sunday off to accompany his family.”

This is really killing Bruno as he thought back to the pain that he is seeing so little of his family. He had so little time to play with his kids. Bruno decided to use the money he got from selling the 20 trees that he chopped to buy this new tool although he loved his Axe.

“Can I have one of the tool that Pablo is using?” asked Bruno.
“Sure, let me show you how to use..” replied the owner.
“It’s alright. I am great at chopping trees! Remember?” Bruno said smugly.
“Fine..”

The next day, Bruno brought his new tool to the forest early in the morning. He feels so excited as he examined the new tool yesterday. It has razor sharp edges with jagged teeth. Bruno starts to bring down his 1st tree. He began to use his new tool and chopped at the trunk. By the 4th time he wields the new tool into the trunk, he broke it!

This is really getting Bruno mad. He felt cheated. He is very sure that the owner is lying and he rushed to the market with the broken tool and determined to give the owner a piece of his mind.

Just as he was on his way, he met Pablo in the wood who asked him what happened. Pablo broke out into laughter when he saw the broken tools and brought Bruno to where he is chopping his trees. Pablo placed his hand on the handle of his tool and pulled hard at it. Suddenly, a loud roaring sound from the tool is heard.
“WHAT!?!” shouted Bruno.

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By now, you could have guessed. The tool is a chainsaw. It is designed to saw tree automatically once you started the engine. It required minimum effort and achieved maximum results in the shortest time.

Does more knowledge guarantee better result? Have you ever seen students who are very well-read and love reading guide books and still cannot produce great results? You might have the knowledge(tool), and you must know how to use your knowledge. (just like the chainsaw, you must start the engine to saw trees)

Does more effort produce better results? Would you be surprised that there are students who are very diligent in doing homework, assessments, test papers and still cannot score in examinations? You might be very hardworking, however if you are not using the right tools, (powerful self-created notes that have been proven) most probably you are not getting the results fast and good enough.

Do more techniques generate better results? How can techniques help for a child who is not motivated to excel in studies? Imagine you have mindmaps, own notes, teachers’ notes, tuition notes, guidebooks and there are numerous strategies taught. What if you have no clues how to apply them effectively? (can you imagine using a chainsaw to CHOP instead of sawing down the tree with the engine on??)

the rest of the stories.. GET MY BOOK !!!

I am printing 20k only!! get it before it is out of stock!!!!!

sunsun

i can ACTUALLY do it.

Dear Vgians,

as of now it is 5.48pm on a Sunday evening.
sharing the same sentiments as audrey,
i do like this fine system too.
probably because i jus went for a shopping spree last thurs & am reluctant to part with any $$ as of now.

apart from that,
i feel that what i have done today alone, is probably 3 times of what i wld do on the previous sundays.
recently i feel so packed & tired by my monday to saturday week,
that sunday which i am supposed to spend studying, i end up doing almost nothing.
jus resting, watching tv, eating, sleeping again, or using the pc.

TODAY on the other hand,
i have sat myself down, & read my readings after since 12 til now, & will continue reading after dinner,
& i think i can actually accomplish my reading goals!!!

from this i learnt that i can actually DO IT, if i want to.

i need to integrate more self-discipline in myself (especially when it comes to study),
cos i have a habit of not doing wat i dont want to do (although i noe i must/should).

CHEERS TO THE 1st END OF THE WEEK FOR VG GOALS & I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NXT WEEK :)



-goldhill kitty cat- (elsie liked to call me that)

Perservere (one of VG values)

Hehee... I'm starting to like this fine system.
Its working on me.
Makes me do things more efficiently.

I must admit I'm someone who gives up easily... Especially in the face of adversity.
Coz its the easiest way out! However, recent months the question keep coming back to me.
"How can you solve this situation?" I'm challenging myself with this question.

I see that I'm improving. Especially, after I have seen some part of me in Yanqi, Celest.
To be honest, I hate teaching science.
First of all, I'm not well-versed in the knowledge.
What's worse, I dont even have time to study.
Yet after Yanqi left, I had to handle the entire Sec 1 n Sec 2 class with diverse topics and even depth!!! Thank god I had Lynn to help me out abit.
Still.. Its super challenging for me and I'm literally stretching myself. (Nevertheless, I have explored potentials in me)

I know I'm supposed to pick up leadership role/qualities.
Yet I feel I personally inadequate, let alone to lead another person.
Hence you realised my sharing is always more on personal development and growth rather than the former.

Yah, I know some of you will say it comes hand in hand.

O well~~~

From: d'Rey

Shu Zhong Zi You Wang Jin Wu...

Dear V'gians,

As you are reading this, you can probably guess that i am reading a book in the washroom.
Recently as i started to pick up reading once again, i realised the essence of "shu zhong zi you huang jin wu".

The chapter on leadership really slapped me in the face that i am seeing things not big enough, working things not fast enough, planning not far enough.

There is a personal incident that i would want to share.
Although Elsie has left us for quite some time, it has always reminded me of my leadership abilities. I personally have communicated with her a few times, and i sincerely believe that her heart is good. She is going to make it big, she got tons of potential and the only reason that her loyalty is not with ISUN is my inability to lead.

I believe all of us are at a stage of growing. This is a time for sacrifice.
We sacrifice our rights to gain responsibilities which is the cost of leadership.
Thinking in a context of "one man show" is no longer applicable to us if we wants to take a big leap forward.

In times to come, there are challenges ahead that challenge our desire to advance in the face of adversity.

" I shall prevail, no matter what it takes. WE will persist, no matter how tough the going is. Cause at the end of the road, the pot of gold is still waiting for the ones who dig continuously"

:)