May 27, 2013

My Top 10 Highlights of May

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts Monthy highlights

Pink bloom

May is almost over and the month long holidays for the kids are fast approaching. The kids and I are all psyched for June to arrive as we have a whole range of activities lined up for the whole family to enjoy. Without further ado here are the highlights which we had for the month of May.

Har Gao

1. We had been eating out a lot and have been feasting on Dim Sum over at Chinatown. There are two particular restaurants which we had taken to having our means at – Mouth restaurant and Yum Cha. You should check them out the next time you head to Chinatown.

The old and the new at Chinatown.

2. While at Chinatown I took the chance to take a look at the architecture of the place. Even though many of the old buildings have been torn down and replaced by skyscrapers there were still a few old buildings being conserved so that Chinatown is able to retain it’s cultural identity.

Yellow Tulips

3. I visit the Tulipmania exhibition at the Flower Dome and were really bowled over by the beauty of the flowers there. Besides tulips there were also roses and other lovely plants at the dome.

Blowing bubbles in the park

4. We had fun at Hort Park on Mother’s Day when we went there for a photo taking session. The kids got to play while we captured some family moments.

A yellow grasshopper

5. Sometime you have to take a look at different angles to be able to spot something new. Like this grasshopper was only seen at the kid’s eye level. There are many things which I would have missed seeing if not for the kids spotting it.

Things inside my bag

6. I gave a sneak peek into what was in my bag when I posted about 10 things inside my bag. I still feel that there are too many things to carry around and am looking to see how I can reduce the number of things I need to take out.

Monkey boy ironing

7. I can do less ironing now that Monkey boy has started to iron his own uniform with the Philips Perfect Care Steam Generator Iron which we got this month. It really irons on easily and now that he has learned to use it I have one less chore in the house to do.

Doggie boy doing the laundry

8. While the elder brother irons the younger brother helps to do the laundry. We use Comfort Ultra Pure in our wash and it really makes the clothes smell nice. Now if I can get Tiger girl to fold the clothes independently I can have my hands off the laundry in the house 🙂

Shroom Bites

9. Shroom Bites are one of my favourite snacks at TCC. I make it a point to order this dish if I am not having any slice of cake. They do have lovely cakes there too by the way.

Painting at Hearts Studio

10. I went painting at Hearts Studio and did my 2nd Acrylic painting. The first one I did was last year where I did a painting with tea session with my friends. This painting turned out better as we had the guidance of the talented Teacher Guz.

What are your top 10 highlights of May?

May 26, 2013

Self-Made: Generate Your Wealth Like a Millionaire!

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Self help

Book Cover

Self-Made: Generate Your Wealth Like a Millionaire!by Brian Koslow and Meryl Koslow is a 3 section book which will change your mindset on how wealth is generated.

The the book the authors talk about.

1. Credibility

How fast your establish your credibility and authority will determine whether you be able to make it in life. 3 seconds is all the time that you need for others to create an impression about you. It is to your benefit if you are able to create a favorable/good impression within that 3 seconds.

Credibility is a powerful personal asset and will help you accelerate your level of success throughout your lifetime. It is something which you can build up and help establish your status in life.

2. Changing your Beliefs

It is what you belief that gives you the drive to carry on and try to do your best. If one is able to orientate their beliefs towards success there is a higher chance that you will be successful.

3. Removing doubts

Doubts can be major stumbling blocks for one if you do have negative thoughts and doubts. By replacing the negativity with positivity you are halfway on your way to success.

4. Taking action and being proactive

Nothing will happen unless you take action. To constantly strive to improve yourself would one be able to reach their potential.

5. Affirm yourself so that you will be able to handle rejection

One is bound to get rejections in life. It can be an awful feeling to be rejected and your feel like a failure. However if you allow yourself to dwell in such negative thoughts it will be hard for you to move on and get to where you want in life. By affirming yourself you not only remove these negative feelings/thoughts it will also give you the energy boost that you need to carry on.

6. Focus and have a grand vision.

When one is able to focus it will be easier to follow through with the vision that had been created.

7. Create mutually advantageous business relationships.

It takes a team for a business to run smoothly. You will need to develop your relationships with others and have a great network to be able to succeed in business.

My thoughts

I like the checklists and exercises at the end of each chapter to access how far along one is to becoming a millionaire. May opportunities are self made and one has to be able to identify the weaknesses in one’s character or approach to be able to be better prepared in pitching yourself or getting yourself business prospects.

Even though I am not at the stage of moving out and looking for business partners/prospects at this time but the positive mindset which it evokes together with taking action is something which I agree with.

It is certainly a book worth looking at if you are desiring to become self-made.

Grab your copy of Self-Made: Generate Your Wealth Like a Millionaire!. Reading it will certainly change your mindset.

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