21 days into January 2008 - Here's what have been happening to me during these 3 weeks:
- Attended a 3-day leadership weekend camps
- Went M'sia with family
- 3-day The Courage to Create (TCC)Program
- 3rd week into my final semester at SMU
- Managed 7 TCC previews
- Assisting and coaching at Making Courage Work Program
- Co-authored, published, launched and sold 100 books, Pick Me Up, within 24 hours
- Embarked on another 24-hr challenge to sell 10,000 books
- Continued on another 72-hr challenge to sell 10,000 books to raise funds for charity
- Now doing the payment and order fulfillment tracking for the post-campaign
When Yixin is super stressed, overloaded with work, at her breaking point, she realized that she...
1. Barked at anyone whom gets into her way
2. Bitched, moaned and whined (BMW) at every opportunity she has
3. Feels sorry for herself
4. Fell asleep during morning classes while trying her best to stay awake
5. Sleep very little, like 2-3 hours a day
6. Slept alot, when she really do have the opportunity to sleep
7. Camped overnight at her dearest office many times in the week so she can avoid midnight cabs
8. Went for food therapy. Eat whatever her heart desired
9. Super low tolerance for anyone whom threw additional "shit" into her space. Either end in cat fights or threw the "dun-f*ck-with-me-look"
10. Distracts herself by organizing her laptop and creating folders
11. Distracts herself by doing anything but work
12. Avoid distractions and keep working
13. Keep sighing alot
14. Not bath or changed for days
15. Avoid people and back into her zombie-like-state
16. Keep promoting her book, Pick Me Up, at every opportunity she has
17. Felt like crap and wanna threw in the towel
18. Tries her best to cheer people up. B'cos to cheer ppl. up, she gotta cheer herself up 1st.
19. Miss her family, dates, friends alot... so she took up her calendar and scheduled all these appointments for herself to welcome some fun back
20. Did her best to appear "invisible" so her profs would not recognize that she was late for morning classes
21. Tried to enroll her profs to buy her book so they would excuse her for classes. Afterall, it's for a good cause.
Did i mention it's only 21 days for January? It felt like I've just lived thru an entire year itself.
Alright... enuff distractions for me.
Back to work again...
Monday, 21 January 2008
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Bet you have never tried so many roles in 1 week
The 72-hour book campaign is now officially over. Fret not if you still want to purchase the book. You may still do so at www.pickmeup-book.com Only difference is that only 20%, instead of 60% of the net proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish-Foundation. The remaining $$ will go towards a pooled fund to set up a social enterprise.
I really learnt a lot these 7 days ever since the whole book campaign began.
Here's a list of all the roles I've tried during these 7 days:
1) Overall in-charge for editorial team on 12 Jan, sat. As OIC, i had to ensure that the editorial team edit the 42 stories impeccably and forward to the chief editors to do up the final drafts, whilst ensuring that all these are completed within the deadline given to me
2) Blogger: Ensure the audience and our beloved supporters get the latest updates by the hour. It's a real madness blogging by the hour, i tell you. In admist of all the "shit" thrown around because ppl. are rushing deadlines, I have to learn how to stick to my deadline and not get distracted. Also, I have to be creative.
3) Editor: That was before I was suddenly made an editorial OIC. I had to edit others' stories. OMG!
4) Sales Order and Orders Fulfillment IC: I learnt how as an IC, i really should function like a commander, and delegate tasks out to ppl., instead of trying to do everything by myself >_<
5) Sales calls: Calling all my contacts and getting them to support me in the book campaign!
6) Payment tracking: This is one shitty job i wun wanna do again in the future. Imagine you have ppl paying you for the books via paypal, internet banking, atm transfer, nets, cheque, cash... and you gotta be able to account for every single transaction. TRY ACCOUNTING FOR > 2K books. I tell you again.......this is >_< JOB!
7) Sales Order Tracking: Another >_< job, after payment tracking. Gotta make sure that you know exactly how many sales are in and for what kind of books. Currently, ppl. can place orders via website, phone calls (there're many sales ppl around so you need to keep track of their sales orders), sms, and emails. You will need a consolidated sheet for all the sales that the whole team has made so far.
8) Cashier: Collecting all cash payments, nets and issuing receipts. Probably that's the only job i enjoyed doing most, issuing receipts! hahaha.... but i'm both the cashier and the payment tracking IC so that is erm... >_<
9) Welfare IC: Ensure that while the team is so caught up with meeting deadlines, I take care of their welfare by providing them with drinks, choc chip and paddle pop ice-cream!
10) Customer service: Handle all queries, orders made via sms and emails. Also, handle the COMPLAINTS! OMG! >_<
11) Fulfillment IC: Ensure ebooks are emailed to ppl. on time so they wun think that we are a scam or something
12) Public Relations: I tried (not much) calling up the radio stations to tell them that we've got such an exciting news!
I think i really have learnt A LOT in a week.
I really learnt a lot these 7 days ever since the whole book campaign began.
Here's a list of all the roles I've tried during these 7 days:
1) Overall in-charge for editorial team on 12 Jan, sat. As OIC, i had to ensure that the editorial team edit the 42 stories impeccably and forward to the chief editors to do up the final drafts, whilst ensuring that all these are completed within the deadline given to me
2) Blogger: Ensure the audience and our beloved supporters get the latest updates by the hour. It's a real madness blogging by the hour, i tell you. In admist of all the "shit" thrown around because ppl. are rushing deadlines, I have to learn how to stick to my deadline and not get distracted. Also, I have to be creative.
3) Editor: That was before I was suddenly made an editorial OIC. I had to edit others' stories. OMG!
4) Sales Order and Orders Fulfillment IC: I learnt how as an IC, i really should function like a commander, and delegate tasks out to ppl., instead of trying to do everything by myself >_<
5) Sales calls: Calling all my contacts and getting them to support me in the book campaign!
6) Payment tracking: This is one shitty job i wun wanna do again in the future. Imagine you have ppl paying you for the books via paypal, internet banking, atm transfer, nets, cheque, cash... and you gotta be able to account for every single transaction. TRY ACCOUNTING FOR > 2K books. I tell you again.......this is >_< JOB!
7) Sales Order Tracking: Another >_< job, after payment tracking. Gotta make sure that you know exactly how many sales are in and for what kind of books. Currently, ppl. can place orders via website, phone calls (there're many sales ppl around so you need to keep track of their sales orders), sms, and emails. You will need a consolidated sheet for all the sales that the whole team has made so far.
8) Cashier: Collecting all cash payments, nets and issuing receipts. Probably that's the only job i enjoyed doing most, issuing receipts! hahaha.... but i'm both the cashier and the payment tracking IC so that is erm... >_<
9) Welfare IC: Ensure that while the team is so caught up with meeting deadlines, I take care of their welfare by providing them with drinks, choc chip and paddle pop ice-cream!
10) Customer service: Handle all queries, orders made via sms and emails. Also, handle the COMPLAINTS! OMG! >_<
11) Fulfillment IC: Ensure ebooks are emailed to ppl. on time so they wun think that we are a scam or something
12) Public Relations: I tried (not much) calling up the radio stations to tell them that we've got such an exciting news!
I think i really have learnt A LOT in a week.
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Words of Wisdom
“Sometimes the life we live do not belong to us. It is an amalgam of others’ intentions as well as popular dreams that are trendy at the moment.”
So what does it take to find yourself and live the life you want?
What does it take to have the courage and wisdom to seek the truth about your life?
To find out how 42 people from all walks of life manage to “Pick Themselves Up” and live their dreams, Order your “Pick Me Up” Book Now!
To read more on the amazing global charity campaign, please go to www.pickmeup-book.com
Each book you purchase, 60% of the net proceeds will go to the children of "Make a Wish Foundation" to help them fulfill their last wishes.
The remaining proceeds will go to a trust fund to set up a social enterprise.
Have you always thought of making a difference to others or the world?
Wait no longer, here's an opportunity for you to do so... Make your donation directly HERE.
So what does it take to find yourself and live the life you want?
What does it take to have the courage and wisdom to seek the truth about your life?
To find out how 42 people from all walks of life manage to “Pick Themselves Up” and live their dreams, Order your “Pick Me Up” Book Now!
To read more on the amazing global charity campaign, please go to www.pickmeup-book.com
Each book you purchase, 60% of the net proceeds will go to the children of "Make a Wish Foundation" to help them fulfill their last wishes.
The remaining proceeds will go to a trust fund to set up a social enterprise.
Have you always thought of making a difference to others or the world?
Wait no longer, here's an opportunity for you to do so... Make your donation directly HERE.
Sunday, 13 January 2008
The 24-hour Challenge!
11 January 2008, 5:15pm
42 people embarked on an impossible task of producing an e-book for the first time. What took others months or years, they took a mere 24 hours to make it happen! Not only did they produce the book (Pick Me Up Book)within a day, they also managed to hit 100 pre-orders on the same day.
And on Sunday, 13 January 2008, 1.11pm SG Time, the same team started another outrageous 24-hour campaign to sell 10,000 copies of Pick Me Up book. This time round, they are going to donate 20% of the proceedings to the Make A Wish Foundation.
They want to bring a message to the world that dreams can become reality. The book costs $49.97 but for a limited time offer, we are bringing down to price to $9.97.
CLICK HERE to watch us do the "Impossible" for Charity!
Tuesday, 1 January 2008
Theme for year 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!
2006's theme: Love, Wisdom & Courage
2007's theme: Performance, Effectiveness & Results
2008's theme: Integrity, Relationships & Discipline
INTEGRITY: Honoring all my words and promises. When I say "X", "X" happens. Having a clutter-free life and walking each step feeling clean. Being a source of Light and causing others to be source of Light in their world.
RELATIONSHIPS: Build deep, meaningful and fulfilling relationships with the people in my world. With my loved ones; to work on patience, space, love, acceptance and championing their growth. For my clients; to work on building lasting relationships, creating value, transforming their lives and championing their growth.
DISCIPLINE: To enforce integrity and ensuring my foundation is solid. To keep hitting "X" and scoring critical wins in my life. Chop wood, carry water and climb hill consistently to increase the speed and precision in getting my results. To embrace humility and inspiration in my beingness. To ensure I work on all areas of my life and be a well-rounder. To immerse myself in joy, magic, good health, good fortune and love in every tasks I take on.
2006's theme: Love, Wisdom & Courage
2007's theme: Performance, Effectiveness & Results
2008's theme: Integrity, Relationships & Discipline
INTEGRITY: Honoring all my words and promises. When I say "X", "X" happens. Having a clutter-free life and walking each step feeling clean. Being a source of Light and causing others to be source of Light in their world.
RELATIONSHIPS: Build deep, meaningful and fulfilling relationships with the people in my world. With my loved ones; to work on patience, space, love, acceptance and championing their growth. For my clients; to work on building lasting relationships, creating value, transforming their lives and championing their growth.
DISCIPLINE: To enforce integrity and ensuring my foundation is solid. To keep hitting "X" and scoring critical wins in my life. Chop wood, carry water and climb hill consistently to increase the speed and precision in getting my results. To embrace humility and inspiration in my beingness. To ensure I work on all areas of my life and be a well-rounder. To immerse myself in joy, magic, good health, good fortune and love in every tasks I take on.
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