Here’s some of the after M&Y –
What you can do before the next M&Y:
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* M&Y Super Series (Malaysia)
This is a follow-up program in Malaysia held every month where graduates get together to share greater distinctions on M&Y principles. Upcoming topic on “Money” and “Me”, Sat 21 July 2007, 10 am – 1 pm at M&Y Training Centre, 149-3, 3rd Floor, 3 1/2 Mile Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA.
* M&Y Revisit (Singapore)
Organized by a group of graduates on their own effort – Contact Joe Lee at +65-9101-8430/ joelee@actionpreneur.com for more info. Similar purpose with the M&Y Super Series.
Visit his blog at http://joeleeblog.com/tag/money-and-you/
* M&Y Toastmasters (Malaysia)
A fun-loving and supportive environment to enhance your full potential as a leader and communicator – Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm, M&Y Training Centre.
Find a toastmaster club near you at www.toastmasters.org
* Excellerated Sales Training (EST) - Malaysia
Discover the “essence” of sales – unlike any other sales training. It’s not about techniques, not about the how to’s of sales… It’s about the WHY and WHO you are being when you do sales.
If you never liked sales before – you’ll graduate from this program shouting “I LOVE SALES”…
Upcoming EST Program on July 28-29 (Sat-Sun), 10am – 6 pm, M&Y Training Centre.
* Bucky Group (Singapore)
This group has been in existence since 1994 – started by a group of BSE graduates. Contact Joo Hock for more info +65-8123-5509/ joohock@gmail.com
… And many more other special events will be coming your way
What I feel like saying is…
It’s been almost 3-years now since I started my journey with Money & You®. And I’ve only just noticed that each time the 7th-day after Money & You®… I get charged up with energy and start writing what I feel like saying.
Last July 2007, marks the 10th Money & You® I’ve been through including my visit to M&Y USA last May 2007.
I’d personally encourage you to make it a goal in life to visit M&Y USA at least once in your lifetime… go back to where M&Y come from, where it started in 1978 – almost 30 years ago. There is magic in knowing that no matter where you go in the world where Money & You® is being held… it feels just like “home”.
In just a few hours, we will be having the Money & You® Completion & Reunion Night at Holiday Villa Subang Jaya… and here I am having flashbacks of my journey… I remember the first time I was really hit by an “AHA” experience was driving on the way to my office about 3 weeks after M&Y. At that point in time, I was undergoing a lot of stress. After playing the DISC game in M&Y and learning about personally profiles (being a high C, high S) I began to realize how I see the world and how I behave especially in situations I’m not comfortable in.
Coming from an engineering background, I’m a person who loves details and quite an introvert. I hide behind my computer and was afraid to meet people or even pick up the phone. About 1 month after I did my M&Y, my boss said… Jacy, we’re going to setup an exhibition booth to promote M&Y during the Love Malaysia Expo 2004 for 10 days! On the outside, I kept a cool and calm façade – on the inside, my whole body was screaming – NOOOoooooo! What am I going to do???
One week before the exhibition, still we barely had anything to show in the booth and I most certainly didn’t want to be there talking to complete strangers about M&Y. It came to the point when I almost quit my job… and that was the day I was hit hard.
In M&Y, I remember my instructor stressing on this flipchart…
And what went through my head at that time was, “It’s just a game”.
I didn’t take it seriously because, I thought that “It was just a game.”
I saw myself in the M&Y room again… and how I was playing the games. And to my shock, that is how I play the game of life be it in my career, my relationships or my finances. It’s like having a big mirror in front of me showing me – this is me now – is this behaviour supporting me or is it sabotaging my success? And now that I know… who do I choose to be? What do I choose to do?
I always seem to be sitting on the sidelines, just observing – too afraid to take any action, or analyzing too much till I was paralyzed, or letting myself be stopped by doubts and fears… and procrastinating till time is up and use that as an excuse.
I realized at that time, a limiting belief I didn’t know was in me – that I didn’t deserve to have better results in my life and I would let others go ahead of me. It hit me then, that if I were to quit, I would go back to the same old habits… nothing would change.
By the time I reached the office, I made a new decision, to take on that challenge and pluck up my courage. Within 3 days, we had all the materials we needed to put up and the time has come to come out of my shell. The first 3 days over there was highly perturbating when I hardly knew how to answer their questions or talk about M&Y.
By the 4th day… I began to enjoy talking to people, being fascinated with the different personalities I meet. My teammate and I spent the whole day there identifying the D-I-S-C’s just from the way they walk up to the booth, how they pick up the brochures, if they’d come in and talk to us or walk away the moment we get up to talk to them…
Since then, I’ve become more aware of how I begin to see the same situation in a different way and that has made all the difference. Here I am today, writing to you.
Hope to see you at the next M&Y on Nov 29-Dec 2, 2007!
Whoossshhhh…!!!
