Excuse For Not Generating Money ?

There are times when I really feel frustrated with the kind of people out there who are searching for ways to make additional money. They will respond to newspapers or others form of ads to find the opportunity they are looking for and upon calling the Advertiser, they will probe as to what is offer so much so that it became they were interviewing the advertiser.

What these people are really doing is to size up whether that opportunity as advertised is attractive enough for them to venture into but what they do not realized is that most Advertisers will not reveal too much on the phone. The Advertiser will usually try to coax these people to attend the interview or business talk or in-door demonstration that they have prepared for these callers.

These are some of the responses that I have personally encountered for an offer to recruit some Freelancer for a simple electronic gadget that pays commission instantly when committed :

1. They REFUSED to identify themselves when asked for a Name ( Rude )

2. They insist of wanting to know what is the detail prior to making a commitment whether to attend the interview or what-not ?

3. They say they will call back WHEN INTERESTED ( who cares ! After all, I am offering the opportunity )

4. They quietly accept my invitation to the Open Talk where Date and Address is given ( Great ! )

5. They ARGUED that some of the offer made over the phone is not attractive enough for them ( Do I owe them a Living ? )

After 3 days of advertisement and a respondent list of 25 people, I deem it a success as the number is considered high enough, but this is what happened on D-Day, the Open Talk itself :

The Date / Time : 10am to 12Noon / Venue for this Open Talk has already been emailed or verbally informed over the phone to the callers days earlier. The venue is 100m away from the nearest MRT Station.

i. At 9.45am ( Open Talk to begin ) no one came yet

ii. We proceed to make call to ascertain if the respondents are coming for the Talk and there are some who did not answer the call at all, there are some who obviously sound sleepy ( I must have woke them up ) and some who says that they are busy with something else for the day. Do you think these people will appear at the Talk ? nah, not in a Million year !

iii. At 10.15am ( Yes ! The first guest arrived ) then followed by another at 10.20am

iv. By 10.30am, we have to start the session with just this 2 gentlemen. The situation is extremely awkward. But the show need to be carry out

v. At the completion of the talk ( Almost 11am ), another man turns up ( so another awkward situation ). Nevertheless, we proceed to show the Demo of the program.

vi. At the closing stage, we encourage the Attendee to consider the Proposal we made by filling a Form of Intention. Only 2 of 3 want the form but did not fill up as they want to consider the matter ). Holy molly, another respondent turns up ! 12Noon -- At the program End Time ( phew )

This episode tells me very clearly that when people are not hungry for something, nothing you do can get them interested in what you are offering especially Singaporean. Why ? Because many of us have not feel the pinch yet ! Despite all the negative hearsay about the economy getting worse in time to come, these people might still have a job that they can rely on.

Secondly, we all know that Singaporean are REALLY choosy about the things they want to do ( that's why the Foreign workers are able to grab it fast ! Keep hesitating and one day, you'll have all the crumps ). These are sign of complacency that has build up over time in the way we live our life, we have so much to choose previously and we still think that the situation is similar. I know it because I personally have experienced it. But I also do know that I will hop on to any wagons now which can make a quick buck if I put in some effort doing it.

Thirdly, the mentioned of doing Sales petrified REALLY PLENTY of people ! Each time they knew that Sales is involved they will give you thousand and one reasons why they cannot do it. The fact that they speak so smoothly and convincingly why they can't do it is itself a SALES PITCH. Some of these people feel embarrassed to knock the door of others, or approach strangers or even feel embarrass doing it but I think its plain LAZINESS that did not make them move their butt to do something to improve themselves.

I simply cannot understand how anyone can find so much excuse for not generating money for themselves and I have encountered plenty of these people out there. Is the society reaching a stage where these excuses have become acceptable and nothing can be done about it or everyone simply DON'T CARE !

I cringe each time I think about it because I have seen many younger adults having this kind of mentality too. I am still finding ways to make ends meet and I cannot imagine what life will be if I too succumbed to this kind of thoughts.

"If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go in spite of it all. And so today I still have a Dream."
Martin Luther King Jr.

A New Beginning !

The past few articles were written to allow those who come to my blog to understand that everybody has their own dream to pursue in life. Not everyone will appreciate what was written in this blog, however, my purpose for getting involved in Blogging is :

1. I can learn a "new" technology (been around for at least 5 years or more) to reach out to others in the web to gain knowledge.

2. I can learn from the real experts all over the web on how to make money with minimal cost.

3. Learning has no limit, therefore, I prefer to ingest good stuff into my brain rather than all the negative craps I see daily. They comes in the form of advertisement, newspaper, Television news and much more. The information that these media gives out has more negativity than it was 10 to 20 years ago.

4. What I know, I can share with others who might be searching for it. What I do not know, I will learn from the wise ( as there are many in the web ).

5. I can communicate more effectively with close friends, customers or relatives as they will understand me more ( when they read my articles ). As long as the Blog is alive, they can always refer back to whatever articles that might influenced them at a later stage.

6. It will helps me to improve on my writing habit, fluency or grammar over a period of time. I believe that Information today is valuable. As more and more people are hungry for informations, we can make use of it to make a profit too.


With this blog, I will try to append as much informations regarding businesses, self-development matter or any other "lobang" which I feel will benefit those around me. As for business matter, the main Blog will be at GenerateSurplus.com which is shared by a friend who is also keen to embark on to Internet Marketing.

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin--real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life"- Alfred D. Souza

Factors that make people want to do a business !

The past few days was not a very typical day due to the turmoil in the financial markets…….and probably for many of the readers out there too…..

Some people may feel that this is not the right time to commit to attending any event that claims to be able to change your future.

The truth is just the opposite!. With so many unforeseen circumstances happening in the market, the banks and even many others industries … it is the right time that you MUST make a commitment to building your own financial future through some form of business.

Remember, nothing happens without action.

To find out why there are people who want to do business or what is your Life’s purpose, this simple Quiz will show you where you’re at the moment :

1. I sometimes feel that there is something missing in life.
2. I don’t felt much joy in my life.
3. I feel there is something I am supposed to do but not sure what it is.
4. It’s difficult for me to relax; I feel like I must do something.
5. There are things I want to do but I am afraid to embark on it.
6. I don’t enjoy what I am doing but I don’t know what else to do.
7. I’ve all the things that are supposed to make me happy but I’m not.
8. I believed I can contribute more than I could do

If you have answered YES to any of this questions, then either consciously or subconsciously you’re searching for your Life’s Purpose, or you haven’t figure out a way to align your Life’s purpose with your ACTION.

What are the motives that makes a person want to do a business ?

Make an idea happen
Develop a hobby
Make more money than before
Freedom to choose approach to work
Be my own boss
Get more respect
Dissatisfied in previous job
Challenge myself
Lead and motivate others
Continue family tradition
Been out of work
Make a lot of money
Follow example of admired mentor
Better position in society
Pursue personal Dream
Change into a Positive Environment

Surveys has shown that almost 80 – 90% of people who started their own businesses actually selected Freedom in approach to work as their most important motive followed closely by Make more money than before.

Why ?

In our society today, many of us are paid a salary to perform a certain role in a company for a period of time. We called it a Job, Employment or Occupation. However, the way things are right now is so much different from the earlier days.

Many soon realize that in order to save cost, these companies make them do more works to justify their salary that they were getting. They perform several tasks or roles in their daily activities so much so that they don’t have any time left for themselves or their families.

Many of these works that they are doing can be very boring, yet many of them keep doing it because they don’t know what else to do.

There are people who works for 10 to 40 years thinking that they have “job security” but is the job really secured ?

Look at recent events in the world, we can see or hear news of :

1. Companies going bankrupt without much warning,
2. Companies axing workers worldwide to save cost,
3. Tension between citizens and government,
4. Real Estate is not as promising as before,
5. Stock market is in a roller-coastal and many more.

The repercussion effect on these people, who are trading time for money, is so bad that it affects the country economy as well.



Hi, my name is William, my purpose in starting this Blog to is generate some sort of awareness amongst people whom I knew as well as those whom I am about to know that :

Life is always a struggle but to struggle and knowing what you get in return is better than struggling and not knowing what you get out of it.

I will endeavor to append as many informative articles on Business related issue, opportunities or discussion so that it can helps us directly or indirectly to improve our knowledge or our live.

I encourage anyone, who is reading this Blog, to participate in this program should you find it interesting. Let’s do it for the sake of ourselves or our family.

P/S: You are welcome to email me any articles that you want to be posted here. Just send to : kksiong@singnet.com.sg