Thursday, December 11, 2008
WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE???
@ 5:18 PM
my new blog is http://www.5amuelchan.com/blog/
and all my archive can be found here http://www.5amuelchan.com/blog-old/
Re-link me =D
No tagboard there yet and Im thinking how I can implement that in wordpress. So anything you wanna say, jus leave a comment there ;)
@ 5:18 PM
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Just tot some of you might be interested in my VPess final. Its actually printed on 4 A3 paper and mounted on mounting board. When put together, it looks like this. All the layout is actually done all within 2 and a half hours. Include looking for all the images and stuff....
Also this might be 1 of last few time Im posting on this blog. I will inform you moved to my personal website 5amuelchan.com As Im writing this post, Im already setting a wordpress blog there. Dun worry, changing to self hosted domain won't make me sound more pro. Still the same old me posting, same self-obsessive posts, same lame, senseless, rantz...
Its actually easier for me to manage since I can also do my business in sync with blog posting (will be all manage in the same admin area) and also I have plugin to download the whole blog as a backup ;) something blogger or any free services can't really do at this time.
So hopefully, that blog will be permanent. Archiving my next... 20 years or so?(dunno by then is blog still popular. haha) There will be more of me, more of samuel, more of samuel poor grammer(ehhhh...) and more of the feelings I have towards my path of being a designer cum entreprenuer ;)
@ 2:01 AM
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Just came back home. Rest a while, write this blog, take some stuff and off to another place soon ;)
@ 3:37 PM
These few days, or rather weeks... Im living a very fulfilling and productive(not the type of productive, the government is encouraging =P) life. And I think God has not let me down. Well, not in the sense of transaction or I need something back from God to do His work. What Im trying to say is that we need to use whatever "talent" God has given us. It might be money or ability. If we use it wisely, He will increase it so that out lives will glorify Him.
I just received my "leaked" copy of the church 50th Anniversary yearBook that I have being doing for the past months yesterday... so excited I brought it to school to show my frens n lecturer the fruits of my labour. It isn't showing off. I know maybe some people can do a better job than me, but Im rather proud of my achievement this time round.
Btw, after all my church stuff... Im going to start managing my internet business again. Im looking for more income stream that is like this, fully automated, and doesn't drained out my bank account like this one did. I actually paid US$997 with US$97 recurring each month for a video course and a whole suite of web automation apps. Im investing in gaining knowledge and in the mean time, paying $$ so I can automate things and freeing my time.
The course Im into will teach how to generate FREE traffic (im using PAID traffic now) and to quickly setup tonnes of high quality micro niche site quickly.... cool huh. ron, interested =P?
Of course now is abit neater, I've packed but see... my room have more space now =D
This is already quite old news... i 'revamped' my room layout.
Of course now is abit neater, I've packed but see... my room have more space now =D
Some random stuff I made with mac. Cool huh... at the very end of the seemlessly never-ending printscreen is a picture of me. Told'ya i always have cam-whore pic in my posts XD lol
@ 3:37 PM
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
How To Increase Productivity
Value isn't what you say it is, its what the customer says it is.
Use your time and knowledge to create things customers think are valuable.
BAD things:
1. Multitasking hurts you, it makes you inefficient. It lowers your IQ!
2. Distraction and Interaction. If your distracted it takes about 20mins to get back to the point you were at before you were distracted.
3. Friction. Something not supporting you. E.g. uncomfortable work environment, mind thinking about other things. Eliminate all friction to get more done.
4. Monkey Mind and Emotions. When your mind runs away on other topics.
GOOD things:
1. Clean Focus, work in long chunks of focused uninterrupted time of a minimum of 2 hours. Work on one thing with no distraction or multitasking. -Customer Pillar, go out and get customers, advertising, social marketing etc. (40% of time) -Conversion Pillar, what to do after prospects show up on your site, your offer, headline, guarantee etc. (20% of time) -Content Pillar, products and services you create (10% of time) -Management Pillar, time, people and business management, keeping your books up to date, customer service, managing your time and outsourcing etc. (30% of time)
2. Clean Breaks - Pulse, after working chunks take complete rest and then work solid again and then take another complete rest and repeat.
3. Create Routines for Everything you need to get done, do the important things at the same time each day.
4. Renew Yourself, when we work a lot we become overworked and lose touch with ourselves. Take time to do fun, enjoyable things.
Priority 1 - Make Yourself Healthy - The 1st meal you eat sets the context for the other meals the rest of the day. Exercise early on sets you up for the rest of the day. Drink a glass of fresh water in the morning each day and take some exercise to set you up for the rest of the day. Do 5 mins of meditation, calm deep breathing and then have a great meal.
1. Make a list of all the things that create distraction, interruption and friction for you and put a plan to eliminate the distraction, interruption and friction.
2. Make a list of the 3 activities that create the most value for your business. Spend a minimum of 1 hour a day clean focus on each of the 3 activities.
3. Create a morning routine where you spend an hour each day to make yourself strong and emotionally good. Exercise, water, meditation, read a book, healthy meal.
@ 2:12 AM
Value isn't what you say it is, its what the customer says it is.
Use your time and knowledge to create things customers think are valuable.
BAD things:
1. Multitasking hurts you, it makes you inefficient. It lowers your IQ!
2. Distraction and Interaction. If your distracted it takes about 20mins to get back to the point you were at before you were distracted.
3. Friction. Something not supporting you. E.g. uncomfortable work environment, mind thinking about other things. Eliminate all friction to get more done.
4. Monkey Mind and Emotions. When your mind runs away on other topics.
GOOD things:
1. Clean Focus, work in long chunks of focused uninterrupted time of a minimum of 2 hours. Work on one thing with no distraction or multitasking. -Customer Pillar, go out and get customers, advertising, social marketing etc. (40% of time) -Conversion Pillar, what to do after prospects show up on your site, your offer, headline, guarantee etc. (20% of time) -Content Pillar, products and services you create (10% of time) -Management Pillar, time, people and business management, keeping your books up to date, customer service, managing your time and outsourcing etc. (30% of time)
2. Clean Breaks - Pulse, after working chunks take complete rest and then work solid again and then take another complete rest and repeat.
3. Create Routines for Everything you need to get done, do the important things at the same time each day.
4. Renew Yourself, when we work a lot we become overworked and lose touch with ourselves. Take time to do fun, enjoyable things.
“Time management is a misnomer the challenge is to manage ourselves”
Priority 1 - Make Yourself Healthy - The 1st meal you eat sets the context for the other meals the rest of the day. Exercise early on sets you up for the rest of the day. Drink a glass of fresh water in the morning each day and take some exercise to set you up for the rest of the day. Do 5 mins of meditation, calm deep breathing and then have a great meal.
1. Make a list of all the things that create distraction, interruption and friction for you and put a plan to eliminate the distraction, interruption and friction.
2. Make a list of the 3 activities that create the most value for your business. Spend a minimum of 1 hour a day clean focus on each of the 3 activities.
3. Create a morning routine where you spend an hour each day to make yourself strong and emotionally good. Exercise, water, meditation, read a book, healthy meal.
source: my notes after learning Eben Pagan's method
@ 2:12 AM
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
time now is 4:54am. sleeping soon. jus wanna show you guys what i spend whole nite doing =D
@ 4:54 AM
its for my Visual Presentation module and we were supposed to redesign in our own interpretation of our favorite movie. Mine is 'a beautiful mind' starring russel crowe =D
*****EDIT*****
after consultation tis morning, i edited and submitted this.
@ 4:54 AM
Monday, December 01, 2008
I always knew my obsession of the web will lead me somewhere =D
@ 3:24 PM
from the article "15 Ways to Hack Your Brain For A Better Life":
"Surf the Net: Net-addicts unite! We’ve known it all along, and now we’ve been proven right. A recent study at the University of California Los Angeles found that searching the web stimulated centers in the brain that controlled decision-making and complex reasoning. A simple task like searching the web appears to enhance brain circuitry. Brain scans showed that much more of the brain was activated by internet use than by simply reading a book. Not to mention, there are all sorts of lovely online brain teasers and games on the web, just waiting to make you smarter. And here’s the clincher: the more you surf, the more your brain works."
@ 3:24 PM
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