🇸🇬 Yang Mu Ming’s Post

#day184: clear answer comes from strict questions What do you want? There are a million thing we may want. What do you NOT want? Likely lesser, though still a tonne of them. What do you hate and absolutely want to solve (or get solved)? Now it takes much more critical thinking power. There’re endless desires and problems we could have or avoid. And since every sane person know that we each have 24 hours a day It’s sane to pick problems that’s worth solving. If we don’t know what we want, we could consider everything as distraction. Once we know what we want, create a project to solve what we want to get solved. Question: What do you “hate” and absolutely want to solve (or get solved)? ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I help professionals create cashflow & active-retire with $100k capital (15 mins, Fridays) I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a simple 100k2Retire strategy. With a $100k portfolio, we can choose to active-retire building what we believe AND reinvest for further growth. I’m now reinvesting beyond >$300k; where it can practically be “self-growing” and fund a particular mission and lifestyle. I write daily on Growth, Entrepreneurship & Satori Investing (in broken English). BLOCK/UNFOLLOW IF THESE DOESN’T SERVE YOU. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day183: “Do you want to be right or happy?” Textbook answer: many want to be happy! In practice: many lives to be right! But what if we can be both Right AND Happy? 🔲 be so good that very few can say you’re bad/wrong. 🔲 work extra mile to become a person of elite standards. 🔲 good or bad is subjective, prove it with benchmark & numbers. 🔲 beauty lies in the eyes of beholder, don’t sell beef to vegetarian. 🔲 pick your battle: what are you exceptionally great at? 🔲 pick your battle: whom might best appreciate what you do? 🔲 for the remaining few that says you’re wrong/bad, you didn’t make what you made for them. 🔲 Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. 🔲 Everything is a gift. But every individual gift is a treasure for few and trash to many. Go to where you’re celebrated, not tolerated. 🔲 Stay active & healthy. Eat clean. Improve investment acumen. Build freedom of choice. Stay away from disbelievers. You deserve a life you choose to build, not a life you choose to tolerate. Either way, you’ve made a choice. Make a choice that makes you Right & Happy today. Have a great week ahead! ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I help professionals create cashflow & active-retire with $100k capital (15 mins, Fridays) I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a simple 100k2Retire strategy. With a $100k portfolio, we can choose to active-retire building what we believe AND reinvest for further growth. I’m now reinvesting beyond >$300k; where it can practically be “self-growing” and fund a particular mission and lifestyle. I write daily on Growth, Entrepreneurship & Satori Investing (in broken English). BLOCK/UNFOLLOW IF THESE DOESN’T SERVE YOU. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day182: He’s Teo Zi Jie (Marc), my alignment coach. Because of him, I get to stand straight again. He’s the main culprit on my daily writing with a selfie picture. JOKING LOL. This is probably my 3rd time seeing him in person. Our first 1v1 zoom call was around October 2022 I was considering job transition back then. He sold me something, I didn’t buy. One year later, Oct 2023, we had a 1v1 zoom call again. I was in a same position, just that in different company. I transited, But my life was the same, while he continued to progress. I was still hesitating to invest 4 figures with him …but somehow, my helpless mind was thinking: “Aiya I don’t know what will happen next. JUST TAKE MY MONEY LIAO LA.” Did magic happen? I don’t know, but one time I seriously think that he’s a scam. Our initial conversation during Nov 2023 was - “Marc, I’m overwhelmed” - “Marc, I don’t know about…” - “MuMing, you’re overthinking”. - “MuMing, you’re overthinking again”. I wasn’t consistent with my routine and commitment. I stop and start something “new” every 2 weeks. Then along the way, we stopped talking often too. We stopped talking about overwhelm or overthinking. I stopped asking him questions (because I have not apply the learnings yet). I realised that - more goals doesn’t mean better outcome. - more activities doesn’t mean progress. - do and reflect simple actions DAILY is key. Still, had magic happened? A bamboo seedling shows no progress for years until it becomes an ‘overnight success’. Looking for magic has been disappointing to me. There’s only work, consistent work, and ongoing optimisation. If we love the process more than the outcome, we’re the fortunate handful out there. The process is in you. It’s usually NOT what the social media shows you. Marc helps people align their values, TAKE ACTION and build a lifestyle business around it. Align, stand straight again, and never ever say “I’m overwhelmed” again. ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I help professionals create cashflow & active-retire with $100k capital (15 mins, Fridays) I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a simple 100k2Retire strategy. With a $100k portfolio, we can choose to active-retire building what we believe AND reinvest for further growth. I’m now reinvesting for beyond >$300k; where it can practically be “self-growing” and fund a decent lifestyle and a particular mission. I write daily on Growth, Entrepreneurship & Satori Investing (in broken English). UNFOLLOW IF IT DOESN’T SERVES YOU. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day181: “there’s NO REASON why you cannot succeed in Singapore” Melvin made >35M coaching top teams and industry leaders. “Information and technology today are free or cheap.” He’s now living in a place where one can HARDLY find any library around …yet the countryman thrive. Thus, the people using the info and tech is the key. “…we need to reinvent ourselves”. Picture this: you’ve a plasticine in front of you. A facilitator first ask you to build a house. You built one. Then the facilitator ask you to built another house. …and then another. …100 times. Did you built 100 houses, or 100 types of houses? We got to decide whether we’re an employee or entrepreneur. A good employee is hardly a good entrepreneur. Vice versa. Entrepreneurship is like marriage. You’ve decided to marry one. You may notice others at times. You stick with 1 and you make it better. Everyday. He’s been running big education events and mastermind for more than a decade. And at one point, his partner wanted him to do his usual stuff (but in mandarin). He knew nuts about mandarin. First hired a translator, but fell flat. Then tried again, fell flat less. He kept trying… from Malaysia… to Taiwan… each forces him to level up or die. He made it happen and is still pushing personal limits today. My personal takeaway: We don’t lack motivation. We don’t lack willpower. We lack desire. To lead OURSELVES, keep exploring what might we truly care about. To lead OTHERS, light up THEIR FLAME for what THEY truly care about. If we don’t know what we want, everything is a distraction. If we don’t know what THEY want, everything is a nuisance. ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I help professionals create cashflow & active-retire with $100k capital (15 mins, Fridays) I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a simple 100k2Retire strategy. With a $100k portfolio, we can choose to active-retire building what we believe AND reinvest for further growth. I’m now reinvesting for beyond >$300k; where it can practically be “self-growing” and fund a decent lifestyle and a particular mission. I write daily on Growth, Entrepreneurship & Satori Investing (in broken English). UNFOLLOW IF IT DOESN’T SERVES YOU. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day180: Bryan = brilliant. I knew it way before I FINALLY meet him in person. I absolutely admire the way he thinks and writes around business and marketing. Objectively, he has generated $30M+ in revenue. Here’s my takeaway from his mastermind sharing: “The 5 Killers of Growth” 🔲 Weak positioning Good positioning = You’re the ONLY logical choice in the market, and you’re the go-to person to solve ONE’S problem. Weak positioning = “someone is cheaper than you and clients won’t miss you for being cheap” (Eh it’s abit crude, not by him). 🔲 Rising cost per attention Advertising = Getting people to know about you and your product. 
Great Advertising = Getting the RIGHT PEOPLE to know about you and your product. 🔲 The 7-11-4 Rule We’re in a Trust Recession. Google released a data that consumer needs 7 hours of engagement, across 11 touchpoints, in 4 separate locations. It takes alot of work for most leads to become clients. Just running paid ads to a funnel, cold DM/email isn’t enough anymore. 🔲 Generating (low quality) leads To solve this, understand killer #3. 

More touchpoints + content = more trust is built. Thus, you generate “Ready Buyer Leads”. You will also eliminate the need to hop on multiple sales calls and tedious follow ups. 🔲 Inconsistent lead flow Some days you get 10-15 leads and feel like a boss. 

Other days you get 1 or 2 leads and feel like a broke boss. 
Don’t be under mercy and emotional roller coaster of ads. Use the 7-11-4 rule to diversify lead source. 🛎️ My REAL Takeaway: “If someone copy paste your message, do people still remember you?” You know you meet a true master when they make a stand without parroting their way through. ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I help professionals create cashflow & active-retire confidently with $100k capital (15 mins, Fridays) I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a simple 100k2Retire strategy. With a $100k portfolio, we can choose to active-retire building what we believe AND reinvest for further growth. I’m now reinvesting for beyond >$300k; where it can practically be “self-growing” and fund a decent lifestyle and a particular mission. I write daily on Growth, Entrepreneurship & Satori Investing (in broken English). UNFOLLOW IF IT DOESN’T SERVES YOU. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day179: Stuart helped 500,000 people and organisation maximise their hidden potential and thrive (over 30 years). I’ve been hearing about this man for years and it’s a privilege to meet him live in a recent mastermind. I like how quickly he draws audience’ input and formulate metaphors on the spot as teaching points. “Can inner growth make you money?” It doesn’t. It’s necessary, but not the full picture. You have qualified leads. You have practical solution. You match them, you make money. What is your brand? The vibe, credibility, authority, messaging etc are external. Instead, focus on the inside — align our values and identity. Where is your lead? How do you get water when your business is thirsty? 🔲 Rain. It’s a good source, but cyclical. 🔲 Reservoir. Better attempt, though it runs low at times. 🔲 Malaysia. Great thinking, tap onto nearby resources. 🔲 Water plantation. Powerful, recycling leads is a good practice. 🔲 Warm water tank. It’s closest to us, cherish it. Create the best solution with 5 questions: What can we… - Do less - Do more - Start doing - Stop doing - Continue doing These help us remain focus, objective and always be improving. So, can inner growth make you money? It doesn’t. It’s necessary, but not the full picture. ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I help professionals create cashflow & active-retire with $100k capital (15 mins, Fridays) I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a simple 100k2Retire strategy. With a $100k portfolio, we can choose to active-retire building what we love, and/or reinvest for further growth. I’m reinvesting beyond >$300k; where it can practically be “self-growing” and fund a decent lifestyle and mission. I write daily on “Satori”, Growth, Investing & Entrepreneurship (in broken English). UNFOLLOW if it doesn’t serves you. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day178: Meet Darius, the young man who ‘accidentally’ made $169,000 in a month. Warning: this man is 10 year younger with a 10x bigger vision. I’ve never heard of any greater ice breaker than what this man does. But since it’s social media here, I shall spare myself with profanity. Teaser: it took him under 10 seconds to crack everyone up lol. Here’s my key takeaway from his sharing on mastermind: 🔲 people forgot to dream 🔲 solve small problem, get small reward. 🔲 since most people find solving small problem easy, this makes it competitive and hard instead. 🔲 when we focus on big, worthy, meaningful problems, we ignore the small nittygritties of life. 🔲 everyday, write down ten big ideas on the best outcome you want to see in your life. 🔲 never mind if it’s possible or it made sense, keep writing daily and look for the similarities. 🔲 choose a big worthy problem you want to solve and plan your life choices around it. 🔲 use leverage: get more result with lesser effort. 🔲 cut out 80% of the effort, “activities”, and even clientele, and hyper-focus on the 20% that truly matter. 🔲 once you get into the flow, then RUTHLESSLY CUT 80% AGAIN. Result: after changing his business strategy 🔳 He made $0 for a few months. 🔳 then $30,000 for 2 months. 🔳 then $169,000 the following. I don’t mind making $169,000 accidentally as well. ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a $100k simple retirement strategy. With a 100k portfolio, we can choose to retire with simple lifestyle or reinvest for further growth. I’m reinvesting for growth until >300k; where it can practically fund a decent lifestyle while growing on its own. I write daily on “Satori”, Growth & Investing (in broken English). UNFOLLOW if it doesn’t serves you. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day177: this is THE ABSOLUTE reason why we MUST be a GREEDY OPPORTUNIST from now on Before I sound like some con/scam artist, hear me out. After a few months of reflection and observation …I can’t help but fall back to this one concept. “Be an opportunist”. Do I take it when an opportunity comes? How it looks like: 🔲 prepare for certain conditions to happen so we may grab it when opportunities come. 🔲 work strategically to create your own luck, your own door, and your own opportunity. 🔲 extract lessons from mistakes today so we can avoid them tomorrow (instead of beating ourselves up). 🔲 look for the good side of someone when we’re feeling agitation/impatience sensations. 🔲 spot growth opportunities while doing something seemingly stupid or irrelevant (to the preconceived mind). Life happens, and we WILL NEED to get out of our comfort zone. Aligned or misaligned, there will ALWAYS be an opportunity within all circumstances. Let’s be greedy opportunist today, I absolutely need to work on this. ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a $100k simple retirement strategy. With a 100k portfolio, we can choose to retire with simple lifestyle or reinvest for further growth. I’m reinvesting for growth until >300k; where it can practically fund a decent lifestyle while growing on its own. I write daily on “Satori”, Growth & Investing (in broken English). UNFOLLOW if it doesn’t serves you. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day176: Boring stuff works. Recently, I was a little down with a small investment loss from an experiment. While it’s figuratively “small”, I guess I was kinda affected by it. Analysis: I was emotional about it because there was too much emotion in it. Not playing with words, but let me explain. With a 100k portfolio, risking $1-5k on something NEW is huge. Thus I wasn’t able to sleep well. With the same 100k portfolio, risking $100-500 prudently is more palatable. The initial profit target of $100-1800 per day looks sexy. And a target of $10-200 looks kinda boring. And it’s exactly because it’s boring — that I’m not as emotionally charged with fear, greed, highs and lows. Boring works, it helps us get better before we killed ourselves with emotions. I used to believe I need to work on something I’m superbly passionate about. Going forward, instead, I’ll seek to work on something I moderately enjoy. So I might moderately get better without getting overwhelmed. So I might let the consistency compounds the results itself. Whatever we want to achieve: embrace both the outcome and process holistically. Behind being a full time author, there are countless days of typing and mind block. Behind being a full time investor, there are tonnes of trial and error to find our style. If we can’t embrace the process, it’s really tough to maintain the result either. Have a great week ahead! ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a $100k simple retirement strategy. With a 100k portfolio, we can choose to retire with simple lifestyle or reinvest for further growth. I’m reinvesting for growth until >300k; where it can practically fund a decent lifestyle while growing on its own. I write daily on “Satori”, Growth & Investing (in broken English). UNFOLLOW if it doesn’t serves you. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire

#Day175: how I’m using money to spark joy in my marriage… Just attended day 1 of a quarterly mastermind with my community. This time, something sink in for good. My coach shared that on top of taking notes, create a separate “ARQ” list. ARQ stands for action, resource, question. I’ve since scheduled following 3 action ideas with my wife right after this day 1 event. 🔲 have solo dinner (every Thursday night). This is when we individually spend time with ourselves to reflect/recharge outside of family/work. 🔲 climb stairs, sweat, or donate $50 (every Sunday morning). The goal is to age healthily together and we want to step up our measurability and accountability. 🔲 $100 date out (first Saturday of the month). Within the budget, plan a date to experience what we don’t usually experience. I plan even months, she plans odd. How this idea came about: 🔳 it’s easy to reply “ok lor” when people ask “how’s your marriage”. She deserves more than an “ok lor” husband. 🔳 a Facebook couple often have their 3 children select gifts for one another. When we think from another person’s perspective, we develop empathy and sense of ownership. We’ve been making decision together all along. This could infuse new experience based on each of our individuality. 🔳 there’s a difference between having money and feeling wealthy. While we’re better off financially today after prudently saving up for years… let’s not forget to spend guiltlessly sometime to experience new experiences together. Money is meaningless if it doesn’t spark joy in marriage. lol, tagline idea for some marriage advert. ————————————————————— 👋 Mu Ming here. I rebuilt my life after YOLO-ed $200,000 away. Now PERFECTING a $100k simple retirement strategy. With a 100k portfolio, we can choose to retire with simple lifestyle or reinvest for further growth. I’m reinvesting for growth until >300k; where it can practically fund a decent lifestyle while growing on its own. I write daily on “Satori”, Growth & Investing (in broken English). UNFOLLOW if it doesn’t serves you. #CreateYourRules #LiveYourTruth #100k2Retire