Road to Riches and Parables of the Baker and his Apprentice.

How many of us go to a surgeon and ask him to teach us to become a surgeon in 5 minutes?

How many of us go to a lawyer and ask him to teach us to be a barrister in 5 minutes?

How many of us go to an accountant and ask him to teach us to prepare a complete account in 5 minutes?

No, right.

But, how many of us go to a successful person and ask him to teach us to be rich and successful in 5 minutes?

U think that is possible? Maybe, but it seems to me more deep-rooted to motivation.

Here, I would like to share with you the parables of the baker and his apprentice in the bread story.

Say, an aspiring apprentice decided to build a yummy bread tailored to the master, but, he decided that he will only follow the baker's ingredient per se, will he be successful?

I guess no.

Why?

In getting the yummy bread, we need, a few factors:

1. Ingredients
2. Amount of each ingredient
3. Recipe
4. Baking equipment
5. Baking environment
6. Right Temperature
7. Right Timing
8. Waiting Period.

Yet, one thing still separates the apprentice from the master baker. You guess what?

Passion.

Jesse Livermore always sum it up "You cannot break good principle, you can only break yourself, going against a good principle in life"

May your day be blessed.


Servant of God,
Dr. Lion.

The most important asset to an organization or a country.

What is the most important asset to an organization or a country?

It is creativity!

Creativity is creating something out of nowhere. That's why Honda advertise this concept as Honda selling point "The Power of Dream"

Let me illustrate further such a great concept.

Do you know that tires for automobiles was initially created in the form of the square since the Flintstones days and they realized that it would be better to make it round and thread after realized about the theory of physic on friction? Hence, the axioms "Don't reinvent the wheel."

Creativity starts the ball rolling for all innovation to be innovative.

Why?

Creative. Show that things are possible and when the human brain agrees with the concepts of indefinite possibility serendipity happen. Henry Ford always likes to challenge his engineers for more and more greater height. He mooted the idea of a v12 engine which is not possible at that time. But, his idea for v12 was successful and revolutionized the car industry to think more, making his engineer more creative and more innovative.

More important, Henry Ford is a great man bigger than his name because he subscribes to the principle of  "Do more than what you are paid for" and he has a utopian dream of providing cheap automobiles as a means of transportation for everyone.

In God we Trust.

"Father, may your will be done"

Bless day,

Dr. Lion.

Ever wonder why are we being paid in the first place?

Everyone will only be paid if we solve other people's problem.


Let me illustrate it in the micro and macro ecosystem.


Micro

1. Teachers - paid for solving students' learning problem.
2. Mechanics - paid for solving problems of car owners.
3. Doctors - paid for solving health problems.


Macro

1. Google - paid for solving search database for knowledge.
2. Facebook - paid for solving social networking problems.
3. Amazon - paid for solving online marketing problems.


As a gesture, I seem to be unable to come across any scenario that people would pay another person unless you help to solve their problem whether ethically or unethically unless on the humanitarian ground like parents, children, family, kinship, society or on the good Samaritan basis.


So. my friend, if u want to be rich?

The secret is to solve a bigger problem for more people. 

That is why the axioms are "adding value to other people's lives"

This shows that being genuinely helpful to solve other people's problem, really paid off, like the Rockefeller, with cheap clean gasoline for cars from oil production from his refinery in Standard Oil Company.


May your day be blessed.


"In God We Trust."


Serving God,

Dr. Lion.

Three Financial Gurus and the Company they keep

British people always have the saying "Bird of same feather flock together" or in other words, we "build up our character on the company we keep."


So, I want to discuss three little Gurus investing because our "Gurus" are what that builds us up - "First build a habit and soon the habits will build our Character - whether for the Good or for the Bad.  (excerpts from Steven R. Covey's book - Seven Habits of Highly Effective People)

Say, we have 3 Gurus.



First Guru, Mr. Crook.

Second Guru, Mr. Average.

Third Guru, Mr. Security.



Their name, would have given them out right?


Let me elaborate further:

The first is a crook. The second gives u a mediocre return and the third gives u a secure return.


Let's do a "situational analysis" based on "risk asset management"

The following are 4 hypothetical scenarios of investing that might happen over our lifetime:

1) Say, I want a very high return. Which Guru should I go to? Definitely, not Mr. Average or Mr. Security. Right? I will be mad if I go to them and I expecting to get a high return. That will be akin to low risk but high return.

2) Say, if I want a very secure return, which Guru should I go to? Definitely Mr. Security. Right? This is because the lower the return, come with a margin of safety of lower risk too

3) Say, if I want a more than average return but an acceptable risk? I will go to Mr. Average then, Right?. This is because of risk commensurate with the return.

4) Say, if I want a high return, with low risk....where do I go?..... None of them. I think I need to see Mr. Lottery or Mr. Da Ma Cai...Ha Ha Ha.

See, none of us will go to Mr. Crook.


Why?


Trust and Reliability is an essential element for a person to handle our hard-earned money.


"Fate favored those who are prepared"

Good Luck! Amigo!

"In God We Trust."


Serving God,

Dr. Lion.

Best Survivor Tips during Crisis: Simple and Contented Living.

Human nature has unlimited wants but deep inside we have few needs only.

In a crisis, the supply of this unlimited wants or desire will be unavailable.

So, those with more desire will definitely suffer more.

A person with less desire will suffer less during a crisis.

Let, all of us show an illustration.

Some of us need cool temperature, proper lighting, proper pillow, no noise or even perfect music, soft blanket and our teddy bear to accompany us before we can fall asleep.

Just imagine, when you are going on a tour, will you have such comfort?

Hence the expression "Home sweet home"

Therefore a simple and contented life will make us satisfied easily and make us more happy and more gratitude to our creator.

In God we trust.

"Father, may your will be done"

Be bless,

Dr. Lion.

Good Principle is the basis of every Civilizations.

A good principle is essential in every field of endeavor.

Why?

A great thinker like Jesse Livermore or Warren Buffet had always claimed "You can never break Good Principles but you can always break yourself going against Good Principles"

Why is this so?

This is because the good principle is congruent with God Principle which is for the common good which is the basic building block for family, society, and civilizations.

In God we Trust.

"Father, may your will be done"

Bless day,

Dr. Lion.

The Guaranteed Way to be Successful in Life.

Do u believe me?

If i say, there is a guaranteed way to be successful in life.

Yes, there is.

The magic word is "To fail more than others in Life"

Every Great man in Life knows this Principle.

You want to be more successful than other people, fail more than other people. Take Thomas Alva Edison, he failed 10,000 times on the incandescent light bulbs before being successful and Soichiro Honda on the spark plug designated for Toyota failed so badly that he had to enroll himself in the university to learn on the spark plug for Toyota and his second failure was on the process of obtaining metals for Honda cars which propagate him to lateral thinking and success of attaching motor to bicycle and revolutionize the world with the birth of the Honda motorcycle or Honda cup as it is known then. The material to make the engine for the Honda motor come from the leftover aluminum from allied bombing as stated in his memoirs.

Nothing will stop such horrific man.

Success is great. But, the teacher of success is a failure.

If u get me a person who claimed that he never failed, he is either a born hero or he never tries.

"IF WE FAIL TO DO, WE DO TO FAIL"

"BIG SHOT ARE SMALL SHOT THAT KEEP ON SHOOTING"

"THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR EXCEPT FEAR ITSELF"


"IN GOD WE TRUST"

MAY YOUR DAY BE BLESS

"Father, May your will be done"

Student of Learning,

Dr Lion.

Making Wealth from the eye of a Mathematician

If you ask a mathematician "How to make money?"

He will tell you.

1. Earning is akin to adding to your wealth.
2. Saving is akin to multiplying your wealth.
3. Investing is akin to factoring your wealth
4. Protecting is akin to infinity or everlasting wealth.

How true is the wisdom of the ages?

In God we Trust.

"Father, May your will be done."

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Lion.

How to detect a strong and sustainable civilizations.

A strong civilization depends on its people.

The people live for God and avoid sin.

When you live for God. You will never regret, worry nor fear about your past or future and you can concentrate your resources for the future.

Furthermore, you know God is your provider and you avoid sin.


When you avoid sin, you avoid being wrong to your fellow brother and sister.

Take for example lust, if you lust your neighbor's wife, is like you are taking your neighbor's only cow, that he has. That is unethical. Imagine, putting yourself in his shoes.

When there is no more sin, everything is in harmony.

So, when there are grace and no sin. There is only blessing and harmony in this civilization.

That's why the acronym "when the man is right, the world is right"

God bless you.

"Father, May your will be done"

Be Productive,

Dr. Lion

SunTzu: Briliant Chinese Strategist

Sun Tzu as super strategist needs few introductions.

He is a superb militarian.

One of his famous quotes is "Take all under heaven without fighting"

Is it possible?

To the human mind, it is impossible, right?

What if I tell you that, "it is possible"

Let me prove it.

How does an Emperor in China lose his throne?

When he lost "the will of heaven right?"

This shows that you can be congruent with Sun Tzu teaching if you have "heaven's will for success"

How to get this heaven's will?

1. Honour God
2. Live a righteous living
3. Do Good
4. Avoid Evil
5. Purify your mind.

You can call this concept civic, morality or religion. But, this is the basic concepts that form the basic building block of family, society, and civilizations. When civilizations prosper human life will prosper.

"What is the use of owning the whole world when you cannot own the blessing of heaven"

May the blessing of heaven be with you.

God bless you,

Dr. Lion.

Basic Recipe of Greatness in the family

Many people dream of greatness in the family

Can be.

1. Success to the youth
2. Wealth to the working adult
3. Safety to the housewife

But, the real thing that coalesces to greatness in the family is harmony.

When u have harmony everything go smooth. Tao Te Ching stress of going to harmony with nature.

Moreover, "family" come from the acronym "father and mother I love u"

Family is the building block of society and society the building block of civilizations.

May your day be blessed.

In God we trust.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Lion.

Secret of Success in the New World Economy after "Everything Collapse"

As the saying goes "Good day never last and Bad day never Forever."

Why?

This is because every "Events" of the world follow the "Theory of Seasons."

Let us recap an old story from Medieval China.


1. There is an old farmer with a horse.

2. One Sunny day, the farmer's horse get lost in the wilderness.

3. So, the farmers' relatives and friends pity such an unlucky man.

4. The next day, the farmer's horse came back with a female horse.

5. So, they congratulate the farmer.

6. The next day, the farmer's son broke his leg, while, riding on the mare.

7. The acclaimed what a pitiful sight.

8. In a fortnight, all the young man in the village was forced to be a soldier in the garrison to protect against the invading Mongols.

9, So, the farmer's relatives and friends proclaimed what a blessed family as the heir of the farmer is exempted from the national service.


Therefore, my friend, be ready to embrace the "Wind of Change."


"As the only constant is the change" and "all things will come to pass"


Therefore, we need to follow baby-steps to success in the "Aftermath" of "Everything Collapse":

1. Surrender to God's will.

2. Think Rationally.

3. "Do more than what you are paid for" or even better "Do more than what you are worth."

4. Embrace new Era with new Knowledge, Skill and Technology.


In God We Trust.

"Father, Let's your will be done"


May your day be bless.


Yours sincerely,


Dr Lion.   

Motivation Paradigm to Riches - Why? and How?

IF you have a very big WHY for riches.

You will definitely find the HOW to riches.

Because the WHY (aka the wife), will always stimulate and give valid reasoning to the HOW (aka the husband) to riches.

So, the magic words are "Why, why, tell me why???"


In God we trust.

"Know the truth and the truth shall set us Free"

"Build your riches in heaven."


"God bless you."


Yours sincerely,

Dr. Lion.

The Citadrel of Riches and why only less than 1% of the people are rich.

In order to be rich, we need to follow the principle of:

1. Earning
2. Saving
3. Investing
4. Protecting.

If you can repeat this cycle infinitely, your only option is only to be very rich.

The Pareto principle, on the other hand, says that 20% of the people, produces 80% of the results.

So, if you synergies both concepts:

1. 20% of the earner will be successful.
2. Out of the 20% of earner, only 4% will be a successful saver.
3. Out of the 4% successful saver, only 0.8%  will be a successful investor.
4. Out of the 0.8% investor, only 0.16% will be able to protect their earning.

Therefore, 0.16% of people only can be rich. In other words, out of 10,000 future students, only 16 will reach the citadel of wealth.

As you come here, you are the chosen one.

1. Earning - represent the employee.
2. Saving - represent the self-employed.
3. Investing - represent the investor.
4. Protecting - represent the business owner.

We need to evolve from Stage 1 to 4, to be really wealthy and carve a pie of the citadel of wealth for oneself.

In God we trust.

Total Surrender to the almighty is the pre-requisite for everlasting success. We store our riches, not only on earth but in heaven as well.

"Know the truth and the truth shall set us free"

God bless you.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Lion.