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15 Golden
Prosperity
Principles
Andrea Chua Ai Chia
www.andreachuaaichia.com
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My former employer for 5 years, Mdm Jasmine Tan, thank you for your
patience in assisting me and giving me many opportunities to acquire
various skills.
My former supervisors, Ms Lee Jun Chien and Ms Yau Geok May, thank
you for guiding me to overcome challenges and teaching me methods to
handle children.
My mentors and teachers, thank you for all the knowledge you have
imparted and helping me progress in life.
Introduction
Take Responsibility
Live Below Your Means
Be Positive
Dream BIG
Believe in Your Abilities
Keep Taking Action
Persevere
Focus
Leverage on the Expertise of Mentors
Take the Path Less Travelled If You Need to
Continue Learning
Give Wholeheartedly
Express Gratitude
Spend More Time With Positive People
Love Yourself
Resources
Introduction
Hi, my name is Andrea Chua Ai Chia, Founder and Optimal Joy Coach of
andreachuaaichia.com and author of the eBook entitled
15 Golden Prosperity Principles.
Firstly, I would like to congratulate YOU for downloading this eBook!
After graduation, I tried sending resumes to banks but I was not hired.
So, I became a student care teacher where I took care of primary school
children after their school dismissal until their parents fetched them
from the centre. Even though I earned less than my peers who were
university graduates, I worked very hard. I also tried applying to the
Ministry of Education twice to be a school teacher, but I did not pass the
two interviews. Mainly to supplement my income, I started being a part-
time tutor at night.
About a year after I started my first job, I came across a value investing
course. I do not like trading on a daily basis. To hear that there is
actually a way to invest long-term earning an average of 20%
compounded returns per year really made me excited. I registered and
even though I still had about a S$20,000 study loan to settle, I was very
curious that there is actually a method to invest like Warren Buffett and
I paid the course by installments. This was the start of my investing
journey. However, I lost about S$1000 investing in the company whose
business I did not understand well. I reflected on this, took precautions,
sought for more knowledge and changed my strategy. Thankfully, the
money was made back and my returns now is able to cover the course
fee. I also finished paying my study loan and I am debt-free. I learnt the
importance of having mentors and the right knowledge as well as
overcoming obstacles.
As years passed, I was promoted to become the supervisor of the
student care centre. At first, I doubted my abilities, thinking about my
past experience and how to manage teachers older than me. However, I
took up the challenge and learnt the strategies for teaching, handling
and motivating students and became familiar with the primary school
syllabus in Singapore.
How come for many people life after graduation is just work and work
and work, and yet still not being able to afford a car or a
flat/ condominium/house? Why is it not easy to retire being financially
comfortable here? People study so hard here to get a job and yet I
always hear people getting laid off by companies.
I really wanted to know the difference. Why do 20% of the people earn
80% of the income in the world? Why some people earn money so easily
but some people toil from morning to night and yet have difficulty
getting by?
I truly hope that after reading and applying the golden prosperity
principles in this book, you can reap greater financial rewards, more
success and more happiness in your lives!
Golden Prosperity Principle #1
Take Responsibility
I am too busy.
I have no money to invest.
He is lucky.
She is from a rich family.
I am not tech-savvy.
He is successful because...
The economy is not good.
Sound familiar?
I tell myself, I have hands and legs. I can hear and see. What is stopping
me?
Define your goal. What do you want to improve in your life? By when do
you want to achieve it? Why do you want to achieve it?
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your
attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering
change rather than allowing it to master you. - Brian Tracy
We can look at a cup and say that the cup is half full or half empty.
There is a proverbial phrase that I like, When life gives you lemons,
make lemonade. No matter how our life is like, we can find things we
have that others dont and can think of people whose dreams are
manifested despite the hardships they face.
Every day, many thoughts run through our minds, positive and negative.
You may be thinking, How do we remain positive in a world where
there is much negativity?
Our dreams help us set the path on where we want to go, remind us to
spend our time wisely and not to give up in the face of adversity.
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs vision was to put a computer in the
hands of everyday people. Henry Fords vision was to build a motor
car for the great multitude. It would be so low in price that no man was
unable to own one. Thomas Edisons vision was to create a lamp that
could be operated by electricity. The Wright brothers mission was to
create a machine that could fly through the air
Their dreams really came true! The dreams of the successful people lead
to the comfort we are able to enjoy today. It all starts with a dream.
If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to
shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot. - Confucius
Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you
become what you believe. Oprah Winfrey
Make bold dreams. Dont worry if you can achieve it. The why is
crucial, the how will come later. I particularly like this timeless English
proverb, When theres a will, theres a way. If you have a burning
desire to make it happen, all walls obstructing you will be torn down to
manifest your dream.
You are capable of achieving greatness. As you strive towards your
goals, you will reach heights that you have never imagined at first.
Aim HIGH, youll be surprised how much you grow along the way.
Golden Prosperity Principle #5
Believe in Your Abilities
One of my favourite songs that I use to motivate myself to believe in my
abilities is Hero, sang my Mariah Carey. I like this part of the lyrics,
There's a hero. If you look inside your heart, you don't have to be afraid of
what you are. There's an answer, if you reach into your soul and the
sorrow that you know will melt away. And then a hero comes along, with
the strength to carry on and you cast your fears aside and you know you
can survive. So when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be
strong and you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you.
Have you heard of this song? If not, I recommend that you listen to it,
especially whenever you encounter any setbacks in life.
We all have fears. The difference is that successful peoples hunger for
success is greater than their fears. Successful people believe that their
dream and vision will come true and do whatever it takes to make it
happen.
Instead of thinking about how things will not work out, why not think
what will happen if we pursue our goals and really achieve what we
want?
There is no get-rich-quick method out there. There are people who win
the lottery, received a huge sum of money and yet be in debt after that.
If something is a MUST for you or you want it badly, you will take
massive action to realise it. After acquiring the knowledge in a specific
field, it is essential to take steps towards your goal.
To counter this problem, we can write a to-do-list and jot down the 3
most important things that we want to get done within a day and take
action. This way, it will not be too overwhelming and we will be more
motivated to get what we want. Prioritize and get things done.
We can start small. It is okay to start small. Then the task at hand will
be less daunting.
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out
- Robert Collier
Golden Prosperity Principle #7
Persevere
More often than not, when we put in all our effort to learn something or
to solve a problem, we may not get the results we want at first. We need
to keep on trying. In the process, there will be valuable takeaways or we
may find out what we really want and change our strategy.
I did not get my dream job at first. I did not know how to do internet
marketing after my first course. When I first started to learn value
investing, I made mistakes
I have not failed, Ive just found 10000 ways that wont work.
- Thomas Edison
Every time you do not attain your goals, do not give up. Ask yourself
these 2 questions:
1. What can I learn from this experience?
2. What should I do next to move myself closer towards my aim?
Golden Prosperity Principle #8
Focus
We need to focus, be it completing the task at hand or learning
something new.
(a) If you are reading a book and you hear a lot of noises around
you
(b)If you are doing an assignment and the phone keeps ringing
It is better to find a quiet place, switch off your phone or to silent mode
before reading your book and completing your work. Then you can
finish reading the book or your work more quickly and continue with
other tasks. If your aim is to lose 10 pounds, you need to focus on
exercising and not giving in to tasty food high in calories.
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the
man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. - Bruce Lee
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, two of the most affluent people in the
world, believe that their most important reason for their success is
FOCUS.
Golden Prosperity Principle #9
Leverage on the Expertise of Mentors
I am really grateful to have mentors sharing with me their experience
and mistakes which in turn, shortened my learning curve. I would not
have found out about the various methods to build multiple income
streams if I did not learn from them. Yes, I can learn from the Internet or
books but mentors help us acquire deeper knowledge.
Imagine what would have happened if the professor put the sand and
water into the jar first?
All of us have 24 hours in each day. Our time is very precious. We can
allocate for example 10% of our monthly income to learn from expert s
and leverage on their knowledge and skills to minimize our mistakes,
save our time and speed up our success. Investing in our own education
is very important.
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Golden Prosperity Principle #10
Take the Path Less Travelled If You Need
To
From my personal experience, I know sometimes the road less travelled
can lead us to places we have never expected. So dont trust the bad
things that people say blindly. Do our own research and learn from
successful people. Never take negative comments too seriously.
I have heard many people say Investing is risky. But is it really so?
After attending the value investing course and learning about investing
in stocks, I found out that investing is not risky with the right
knowledge. Many people just buy by listening to what other people say.
If someone says a particular stock can make money, we still need to do
our research.
Besides, do not fall prey into scams, those that promise high returns
within a short period of time and yet require little or no work. When
people ask us to invest a certain sum into a business venture, we need to
know how the business works and NOT invest only because they say it
is profitable.
The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
- Voltaire
If we are busy, we can find time to read when we are taking public
transport, having our lunch break or during a holiday.
Golden Prosperity Principle #12
Give Wholeheartedly
Heres a meaningful story that I hope to share with you.
A boy was selling goods from door to door to pay for his school
fees. He was hungry but did not have enough money to buy food.
So he decided to ask for a meal at the next house that he was going
to. When a lady opened the door, he was frightened and instead,
he asked for water. She thought he was hungry and brought him a
glass of milk. He drank the milk and asked, How much do I owe
you?
The lady replied that she he did not owe her anything.
He was really thankful.
Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. The local
doctors were not able to cure her disease and they sent her to the
big city to be treated. The boy who had grown up by then, Dr
Howard Kelly, did his best to save her life. Eventually, her illness
was cured. The lady was worried that it would cost her an arm
and a leg to pay the medical bill.
To her surprise, at the side of the bill, it stated, Paid in full with a
glass of milk with Dr Howard Kellys signature at the side.
Her eyes brimmed with tears of joy.
Moral of the Story: When we treat others with kindness, our kindness
will be repaid in ways we have not imagined.
Many successful people donate to charity, help the needy and set up
scholarship funds. They have a higher purpose other than to provide for
themselves.
When people treat us well, we want to treat them well too. Although not
everyone treats us the same way as how we treat them, if we are
generous and help many people, we will be rewarded in some way that
we have never expected.
This is what I always tell myself, I am grateful for the things I have,
more good things will happen.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to
celebrate.
-Oprah Winfrey
When delightful things happen to you, write it down. If you keep doing
this, you can commit them to memory and remind yourself about the
positive experiences whenever you encounter any obstacles in life.
Golden Prosperity Principle #14
Spend More Time with Positive People
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
- Jim Rohn
We become like the people we mix with. We talk more to people whom
we spend time with the most and they will influence us, positively or
negatively. If they spend time attending seminars or reading books, we
are likely to do the same. We are affected by whom we associate
withHow we act, how we think, how we feel
If you are ambitious, attend seminars and you will get to know more
like-minded people.
Golden Prosperity Principle #15
Love Yourself
You can love yourself more than anyone else. When you love yourself,
you will be happy, no matter what circumstance you may be in. Loving
yourself does not mean accepting yourself as who are and not
improving. It means that you are happy with who you are whether or
not others like you, whether or not you are good at something, whether
or not you are wealthy
To Your Prosperity,
Andrea Chua Ai Chia
Founder and Optimal Joy Coach
www.andreachuaaichia.com
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