Many go into business without realizing the importance of this phrase that is often used in marketing. Your Unique Value Proposition distinguishes your product or service offering from others. It defines the unique value you offer your customers and the reason why they should be buying from you and not from the others. Here are…
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Why does the bible teach gradual increase in wealth creation? Understanding this important principle is a key to understanding and acting on the stewardship mandate, which we kingdom people are involved in everyday of our lives. What are the reasons for gradual increase? 1. People want instant solutions to problems they themselves create without acknowledging…
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I used to believe that I can stay in my comfort zone and reach my goals in life. Now I realize that the comfort zone is the danger zone. The comfort zone is a place where I take pleasure in predictability and resist discovering the unknown because of fear. It is also a place where…
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There is a story about an eagle. While still an infant in its nest and being nursed by its mom, the mom died and the baby eagle was orphaned. One day, the nest fell from the rocks where it was nestled and the baby eagle was on the ground, struggling for survival when a flock…
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I started understanding what entrepreneurship is after I failed in my first attempt. I was employed and after six companies in 10 years, I left employment and tried consultancy. Nine months after, I was bankrupt, sold my car and went back to employment. After 3 more years of being employed, my consultancy business started picking…
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Desperation is something no one would wish to fall into. But for some, it is the most important thing that happened in their life. There are many successful people who became what they are because in their desperation they did not lose hope and made one crucial step. Imagine yourself about to drown in the…
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A lesson on doing a project or business, or confronting a challenge, can be learned from Peter Skillman’s Marshmallow Experiment. He gathered 4 groups of people. 1st group are business graduates, the 2nd group are lawyers, the 3rd group are CEO’s and lastly, a group of kindergartners. He provided each of the teams, 20 pieces…
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Ask a group of 5-year-old kids who among them can draw and everybody will raise their hands. As the same kids grow older, I’m pretty sure and I’m sure you will agree––fewer and fewer hands will be raised. The sad thing is, as they learn more and more, they become less and less creative. Imagine…
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Mental capacity is not the issue, mindset is. With a wrong mindset, our mental capacity diminishes. For example, if we believe in luck, our mind will refuse to grow in knowledge, and life becomes merely a series of events with unpredictable outcomes. We lose control and we become victims. I have met people who believe…
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When asked what he does, my painter friend, Sherwin Tan, would always say, he brings peace with his art. The answer seems to be far from what he does because the fact is, he is a painter. But then for him, painting is more than just canvas and paint. He pours himself into his…
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