What a feeling....

WOW! What a feeling...

That is the first thing my partners told me the moment they came out from the Public Bank Training Centre.

I guess this is it... They experienced the feeling of an entrepreneur making a successful presentation.

Fuh... you could have seen their face... before the presentation... sooooo stress up!!!

And now they finally did a great job to present some worth and valuable to the bank.

We understood very well, that when ever we present something.... we should always focus out to the customer and think what can they really get the value out of this. I personally believe that to sustain a long term business, we must always give more that what the customer wants....

So now that the bank are able to see the value in the program, our pilot project for this bank will be in September... 3 months of preparation??? Bring it on... we are ready all the time!

Hank

Angel Investor: Catalyst or Burden???

Meet up with a great friend of mine today. We discussed about getting an investor for Shine.

Something to ponder about is that, getting an investor is a two way process. Not anyone with million dollars can be the investor. What is more important than that is the right mindset in being our partner.

Having the wrong investor/partner is very detrimental for the biz. As a matter I can be a burden. Imagine our passion for training is driven purely by money. That is out of our vision!

But having the right investor and right mindset definitely will set and accelerate the company... fuh.. still going all out on this???

Anyway tomorrow is d day for our first presentations... it will be presented by Lokey and Lady Billion. What will happen???

Will let you know tomorrow.....

Hanky

Going all out 100%

Today for the first time in my whole entire working life... I experience going a 100%. What really drives that I wonder?

Firstly, I believe it is the compeling desire and the passion of really must have it enough... on the goals. I mean it is not enough just to want it but rather you must trully desire it. What drives me? My goals... (will share my goal in next write up).

Secondly, it is the teammate... your team must be really strong and align with the whole vision of the company. That is the reason why the first day we meet up, we ensure that we share the same values, vision and drive in our company. Now I understand that this truly build a long term relationship among the members.

And lastly, is of course... how much I enjoy doing what I am doing now... It doesn't feel like a chore at all. To me this is truly challenging yet interesting. People says that we retire so that we can do what we truly enjoy doing. I guess I must be retiring now... hehe coz I truly enjoy pushing all the way for this dream!!!

Two more days for our presentation to Public Bank. How will it be??? We spend the whole day researching on the bank, designing the program for them and rehearsing on the presentation. Now this is what we call as precision.... Going all out 100% to achieve what is desired!!!

Hanky

Oh! We are so not connected...

Today is the second day of our Shine journey....

Munching away the "wantan" mee early morning, the three partners start the day with some thoughts about our ex-employer in the prestigious bank. Come to think of it... it was funny and it reminds us that everything that happen, happens for a reason... and I'm sure it is for a good reason.

After breakfast we went straight to our office hub in Segambut... which is Lokey's house. Since yesterday at Hanky's house it was noisy and darn hot...

We finalised our budget for the whole year and prepare it for our potential investor. Yes, at this point of time we are still searching for the "angel" investor to be part of Shine. We are looking for someone who has the same vision and passion for creating and inspiring people of all walks of life. Hanky manage to get a friend to help on this thursday.

What was ironic today is that Lokey's internet connection is down. Never happen before to him. Sigh... all this small challenges feel like a mosquito bite in the ass. Itchy... but nothing much you can do about it.

Today task completed was: Our namecard printed, laptop bought and budget is ready for review by investor.

We also manage to spend some time with our Financial Advisor, Mr. Fun. He is truly a fun person with his light and easy sharing on the accounting factor. One of the most interesting accountant we ever met... but he is still single lar... any taker????

Well, time really really flies when we go all out. For the first time in my life, I push whole day and it feels so satisfying. I guess this is the life of an entreprenuer. Truly challenging yet inspiring. Looking forward for this friday.... 2 days to go.....

Hanky

1st Day: Director report for Duty

Well, today is the first day of our directors' meeting. It was a great eye opener to see the arrival of all the directors.

Venue of the 1st board of directors meeting : My (Hank) house at Kelana Puteri Condo.
Time : 9.15am

The meeting started with the alignment of our values, vision, mission and laying down the work culture.

Music to our ears when the neighbour upstairs start doing some renovation work. Grinding and knocking some Berlins wall I guess. What the heck... and the heat wave starts to creep in by mid afternoon.....

After much of a toleration towards the "music" we decided to make a shift to Giant and continue of marketing strategy there.

Time really flies when you are working on something with passion.... I don't feel the heat of working at all... except for the part where my mind start to google due to the straining brainstorming session.

Later that evening, we decided to call it a day... on the way back something starts to happen. We receive call from a friend in Public Bank to inform us on a meet with up with a guy from the training division. We gave him a call and finally manage to secure an appointment this Friday.

Well, this is it. Our very first business presentation this friday at the Public Bank training centre.

Hmm... wonder how it will work out then....

The Journey Began...

Yes! Shine will live... that is the declaration of the remaining Shinernite.

The first lesson that we learn here is that, whenever challenges appear... we should always focus on our path and dreams again. Our action are make base on our vision not base on our judgement, assesment or emotions.

With that in our mind, we start the sail up and are ready for our journey of passion.

We do not know what will happen in this journey. Will we blown into a storm? Will we unveil a treasure in this journey? Will our dreams come true?? and most importantly will we live our vision and leave a legacy?

Tommorrow is the first day, we breath life into Shine. How will the 3 Shinernite prevail or live through this journey? This is the reason for this blog. We are capturing our daily lives and challenges and wish that this journey may be an inspiration and lessons to those who live ventures in their life...

The First TWO BIG HURDLE before the birth..

1st Hurdle: Losing A Close Friend

"I need to know, do you guys trust me?"

That is the first question popped by Sel (one of our partner) early in a monday morning. Yesterday we had a great time gearing up our plan for the entrepreneurship journey. But out of a sudden, on that particular morning, Sel was feeling very depressed. We do not know why... nether does she knew why...

An urgent meeting was called, all Shinernite (ahem... the directors) were called in by Sel. It was obvious that her health (mentally) is deterioting. It was very confusing.... We do not know what happen. She seems confuse and...

Out of a sudden in less that a month, our beloved partner and a great friend, Sel, has fell into a very very deep depression and seems to alienate herself from the world. Later one day, we found that she has resign from that prestigious bank and has left KL.... without a word.

2nd Hurdle: A Milk Turned Sour
As days goes by, one by one, we resigned from that prestigious bank. Lokey was the first to tender, followed by Hanky and then Miss Billion (resigned twice... hehe.. very soft hearted).
A few round of presentation was presented to Mr. Investor. He is extremely happy with the progress.

Then out of a sudden, one day Hanky received a phone call from Lady Billion, informing that the deal with Mr. Investor has turned sour. He is pulling back his investment.
Reason???? Due to some personal reason.... blah... that sound very professional coming from a GM of a prestigious milk company.

We were awfully sad on that day... Hanky is numb... Lokey was speechless... Lady Billion is finishing a box of tissue.

What will happen to Shine??? Will the remaining Shinernite persevere with the journey???

Epilogue: How it began...

The journey of Shine does not start over the night...

It all began when four lives come together one day, sharing their dreams and passion. Little did they knew that it would lead to a journey in the world of entrepreneurs. The four are:

Lady Billion
- A passionate mother working as the vice president in that prestigious bank in Malaysia.
Dream : Financialy free ASAP so that can spend great time with her daughters.

Lokey
- The chief trainer in that prestigious bank, father of 2 loving sons, certifite 7th Habits facilitator and certifite NLP practitioner.
Dream : Build a toy city

Hanky
- At the age of 25, the youngest trainer in that prestigious bank.
Dream : World class trainer

Sel
- Greatest negotiator in that prestigious bank dealing with hotels and suppliers.
Dream : Contribute abundantly to the community

Choops
- Our brand manager... she really geng chau one.... work damm super fast....
Dream: Opening her PR Consulting firm

Mr. Investor
- Would like to invest RM1 million to build Shinernite
Dream: Leave a legacy in the world

With the Mr. Investor into the picture.. everything seems to good to be true. Shine is ready to be given birth to and all directors prepare to come aboard.. but little did they knew, a storm is brewing...