Nov 6 2009, Fri by Celes [ | Email this post ]

Hey everyone!! My deepest apologies for not updating in the past 2 weeks! In case any of you are wondering, I’m NOT abandoning the blog, and I definitely have no intentions to do so. To summarize, it’s been a really exciting and adrenaline-filled 2 weeks with interviews/seminars/workshops/coaching. With the setting up of The School of Personal Excellence, there have been lots of big ideas flying around my head, and I’m just all too eager to get down to work and get everything rolling. More on that later.

Remaining 2009 Goals: Weight Loss and Talk Show

As 2009 is drawing to a close real soon, I’m currentlydoing a quick review of my goals which I set at the start of the year. Most of my goals have already been met, with the exception of 2 of them – my weight loss goal and my book. For the former goal, my weight used to be in check in the beginning of 2009, until I became caught up with my work and other things One of my biggest problems is I seek recluse in food whenever I’m busy, and that obviously didn’t help with my weight goal at all! For my latter goal, my engagement in other projects resulted in my book plans to slip into the back burner.

So in the remaining 2 months of 2009, I’ve committed myself to getting these 2 goals in place. I’ve signed up for an annual gym membership at the gym next to TSOPE office and I’m now visiting the gym regularly for exercise. In addition, I’m also adhering to a leaner vegetarian diet now – significant improvement from my typical carb-inflated meals of pastries/confectionery.

For my book (which is actually one of the items on my bucket list), i intend to get the full content written by end of the year. The book is going to be on Passion And Money – sharing my story of how I earned money with my passion, and how you can do the same too! I started a few days ago and am on page 12 now. At the current moment, I project it’ll be at least 100+ pages. To get it published will be one of my 2010 goals.

As mentioned on my facebook updates, I’ll do a summary and wrap up of my 2009 goals as the year comes to an end and also share my 2010 goals moving forward.

In the meantime, how about all of you? What were your goals for 2009 when you started the year, and what is your progress on them now? Have you accomplished them? Are you on track, or off track? If you are off-track, what can you do to get yourself back on-track?

If you didn’t set any goals, that’s okay. Think about this – What are some things you can set yourself to achieve for the upcoming 2 months before the year closes? If you look at it objectively, 2 months is a whole lot of time to get a lot of things done. What can you do to make 2009 an even more meaningful milestone for yourself when you look back in the future?

2010: Starting My Talkshow

A few weeks ago, I was just thinking about the developments thus far since I started pursuing my passion last year. I started off with the blog in Dec ‘08, expanded to 1-1 coaching officially in March ‘09, followed by speaking after that. Just last month, I began to actively give workshops, reaching out to people on an even broader scale. Regional expansion is in the plans for the next year, followed by intentional expansion.

I pondered aloud on what are other things I could do in order to reach out to an even larger audience. This is when the idea of a talkshow hit me. Something that’s Oprah Winfrey / Tyra Banks-esque. With a talkshow, it’s going to allow me to reach out to even more people than whatever mediums I’m using right now (with the exception of the blog). Not to mention that people who can’t afford my 1-1 coaching or workshops can still have access to what I have to offer. I can only imagine this will be a more impactful medium than any other mediums I have been utilizing so far, and the thought of it just excites me thoroughly!

Honestly, I have to say I’ve never had another idea that’s as vividly and deeply etched into my mind as this before! It’s been hovering my mind ever since it sprung in my head a few weeks ago.

At the moment, I’m letting this idea brew in my head as I focus on writing my book. For sure, this is going to be one of my top priority goals for 2010. LD One of my current ideas is perhaps to start it off as a blog TV, while working towards the end vision of a broadcasted talkshow like Tyra Banks Show (by the way, Tyra Banks is one of the few inspirational figures in my life). Of course, if any of you have any ideas, thoughts or even opportunities, please feel free to contact me as well!

My Latest Seminars & Workshops

If any of you are curious about my latest seminars, workshops or speeches, you can drop by The School of Personal Excellence website at TSOPE.net. All my latest engagements are updated in real time on the right menu. Additionally, pictures of my latest events and workshops will also be posted as updates on the site (the latest being my workshop at Pioneer Junior College on 22 / 28 Oct). My intention is to use The Personal Excellence Blog as the medium to share my thoughts and perspectives on how to live our best life through writings and articles. TSOPE.net will be the channel where I share my latest updates, workshops, and developments at the school.

Latest Media Coverages

As the final update for this post, here’s a quick sharing of the latest media coverage I have received, in conjunction with the launch of TSOPE last month:

Radio 938 LIVE

Radio 938 Live is Singapore’s only news-talk radio station. I was interviewed in The Living Room with Stanley Leong, who is the programme producer and host in the 1 hour segment (about 20 minutes, removing the commercial and news segments). The topic was Passion and Money – my story of why & how I pursued my passion, my learnings along the way and tips for readers to do the same as well. Thanks Stanley for being such an amazing host and for your great hospitality!

Download the audio interview (20 mins long, 10 megs)

Today

Lianhe Wanbao

Podcast Interview

Audio Interview with Vincent from HealthMoneySuccess.com (24 minutes long). Vincent is a Singaporean personal development blogger, and he has some great content at his blog which you should check out!

Thanks so much to all of you for your continuous support and I honestly love every single one of you. One of the items on my bucket list is to arrange for a mass party/gathering where all the visitors of the blog can get together and know each other in a positive, consciousness-raising environment. That’s something I’ll work towards for 2010 (I gather a good portion of you are not from Singapore, so I’ll bear that in mind and see how I can arrange around that)

Related Posts:

1. Media Coverage in Lianhe Wanbao (2nd Feature)
2. Media Coverage in ZB Comma
3. Update: 21-Day Exercise Trial, Latest Interviews, Guest Posts
4. Media Coverage in My Paper
5. Upcoming Career Workshop: Chart Your Career, Live Your Dreams!
6. Launch of The School of Personal Excellence
7. Update: Career Excellence Seminar on 16 Oct 2009 – An Excellent Turnout and Awesome Crowd!! :)

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