Sunday, November 24, 2013

Review of the event Business Think Different workshop by Anne Mckevitt and Pam Siow

Seriously when I first knew that I got the business scholarship, I did not know what to expect at all. The theme Business Think Different was something intriguing to me yet at the same time is what is it that cause that made Anne Mckevitt and Pam Siow so successful.

Day 1

Not knowing what to expect, I did not think that I would be meeting one of my friend who was one of Pam Siow's student , Lea at the event . I asked her whether if she has any idea on what is it going to be like and she said she had no idea too. So I decided to go into the workshop with an open mind to see what is it that makes the both of them so successful.

We started with Pam for the workshop for her to share and story and a bit of how this event got started. What was captured in Pam's sharing was this quote which is  "Keep calm and remember it is always your fault". Cos in business you can't blame anyone except for yourself. Whether when are u going to take action is the crux to your business. 

 Next was Anne talking about how do we differentiate ourselves from our competitors in the market.



Throughout the workshop, we were all given exercises which we are supposed to learn on the spot. I really like this method cos that is the best way to learn for me. Not only did it get registered into my mind, it was something that Anne taught that was really valuable.  According to Anne (2013) ,"Simplicity is the best".
 I made me realized that whatever I studied in the subject Operations Management came alive! Anne was the best example of that. The exercises the we did caught me thinking as there was one business opportunity that arise from that. Now is to do my research on it then. I really find the both of them really very approachable and real as compared to some other trainings that I have attended.

I got Anne's autograph!!!!
Imagine a billionaire getting so up close and personal to do an autograph~~seriously i nearly couldn't sleep last night.


Day 2

After attending 1 day workshop, my expectations got a little higher. I was thinking will they be teaching what is their trade secret to success. Indeed , they talked about it. It never daunted in me that personal branding is an important asset in a business besides getting the corporate image up. So my next step is to revamp my own look .. hoping that I will look more pretty by end of Dec 2014. Work in progress will be starting from tonight!!  Action , Speed , Your Key Drivers to Success !!


Indeed this workshop is really worth the value of going down.I got recharged and motivated from this workshop. Personally, I do have personal friend who commented that Pam was good.....Before I forget, there is another workshop that is going to be held in Kuala Lumpur on 30th Nov & 1 Dec. There are only a few places left. For business owners who finds that they need a tweak in their business, I highly recommend that you ought to go and attend this workshop.

To register, please go to http://www.businessthinkdifferent.com.




                                

Friday, November 22, 2013

The power of ambition




 My favourite motivational speaker
 
This man, Jim Rhon is really amazing . His philosphy is so clear cut and always never fails me to bring me back to my focus for my ambition.
 
This weekend I will be going for business training from one of the top notch online marketer Pamela Siow aka Pam Siow and her mentor Anne McKevitt, billion dollar business maker for this event called Business Think Different. I got is for free as I won the business scholarship.Hoping to grow more in knowledge for my business to get focus back to my ambition.

Talent Management-part 1

What do talent management actually comprises of ? It actually encompasses developing competency models,assessment tools and framework , recruitment, training and development of employees, identifying super keepers, engagement of employees inline with the company's mission and vision, motivating the employee, retention of talent,sucession planning , integration of work life balance planning into the work place, rewards and strategic work force planning.

What do u define as talent? Talent is supposedly to be able to cultivated and developed via deliberate practice and intrinsic motivation. However, there is no doubt to what the so called in born talent as to what Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences where some of us are muscially inclined, lingustics, bodily inclined like being an athelete, mathmatically inclined, visually inclined and etc.

Do you have a competency model in the workplace which is in place?Look out for it on my part 2

 

Name generator


I saw this interesting thing which is getting a new name so i find that is cute so decided to upload for all to find your other name.

For me,  I will be known as Sprinkles O'bourbon. Anyway , I can so called relax for one day since my exams are over by yesterday but I am planning to update more on the blog for a little while.

 

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

我的新爱的华文歌

Hee hee this song is being introduced by my friend jenny and it has taken some space in my memory with its lyrics. The song is quite suitable for those who are now hot in the heels of love. 爱有你才完整 these six words sound so simple but yet so deep in the meaning. Highly recommend for those who are searching the meaning of whether if they are considering if their other half is the one that the love.

Xmas is coming ~~~all are welcome to come to my church for this presentation

Sunday, November 03, 2013

Gelato Review at Mischiefous in Tampines

I did this review with one of my long lost chat friend, Arifin before I went on my impromptu Malacca road trip. It certainly feels good to catch up with long lost friend to do some catch up.


Mischiefous is a Homemade Gelato shop that is located at Blk 801 ,#01-261, tampines ave 4
Singapore(520801) 

Free reign drawing by some of the customers at Mischiefous

The range of ice cream offered at Mischiefous


Side view of the range of 20 flavours ice cream!!!



Normal Choco pepper mint

Taste like choco banana fudge

Taste like the normal Vanilla

Too rich in the Baileys ...not to my liking but was to my friend's arifin's taste buds

Taste too much liquor in it ..not to suitable for kids
 

 Pistachio - not that smooth still got the edgy taste

 Rich in its flavour


 
Ferrero rocher- taste like the real one

Chocolate

 
Highly recommended by staff for hot weather , lime sorbet 
 
 

 
Salted caramel - My favourite


Durian- one of the best sellers in the shop
 

 

 
 

 

Dragon fruit sorbet - My favourite too
 



Food Creations by the staff
                                                                      Cappucino

I wanted to try this cup of cappucino in the beginning . However since the coffee art done by the staff was so nice  I decided to let the boss take the chance to drink the coffee whereas I opted for affogato.
The boss even complimented his staff for perfecting the art as compared to the initial stage where Mischievous first started.  I really feel happy cos this is where positive and happy working relationships are there to last .

As for affogato, it was my first try. It was made up of ice cream with a strong brew of coffee, simply can be renamed to be coffee float in local context.

                                                                         Affogato




                       First time seeing a shop using air fryer to fry fries and nuggets~kudos to them

Must try !!!


                             Waffle with 2 scoops of ice cream - pistachio and salted caramel

This is my favourite for this review. The salted caramel ice cream is really nice. However, this is the first time i am trying out this flavour have yet to compare it with other shops like island creamy at serene centre . As the pistachio flavor ice cream , it is not as smooth as what  I have tried at Artisan Gelato or at Shloops at my church.




                                         various sizes for you to buy the ice cream home


Last but not least, I would like to thank Mr Yi Quan of Mischeifous and street directory for arranging me to do this review.

****Disclaimer: All the opinions are real as to what I felt during the review .