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In the beginning, I don’t have the intention to write this. It just happened. But I was inspired after reading the comments I’ve received in the earlier post of “Going To The Next Level”.

I just know I need to write something to reciprocate what I’ve gotten from life. And from your time.

This article is all about me. Yes, me. And I’m proud to say that because I want it to be an example that we determine our own destiny.

And now, I don’t know how to start writing because my mind is empty and yet there are so many things I wanted to share and to hear stories of people all around the world how their life have changed. If you’re one of those, please post in the Comment so that I can read it.

Note that this article is not proof read to remain it’s originality and flow.

It’s almost 10 years now– the day I quitted schooling. I don’t know what to do then because I don’t have the money to go to a college or have the brain to continue my education in a University.

My richer friends are going overseas to study while the smart ones are hanging out together, choosing which Universities to go.

Me… I was left alone to live my life of uncertainty.

Mum was worried day and night, wondering where my life would be without ‘education’ and ‘connection’ to get me somewhere. Dad was busy driving taxi since he’s the breadwinner of the family.

I know at that time, THIS IS IT. Either I screw it up or do something about it because I don’t want to be just another person. I believe somehow, there are more to life than getting a job to live by.

My first ‘job’ was selling greeting cards, door-to-door without salary. If I sell a pack of cards for 10 bucks, I get paid 2 bucks in commission by the end of the day. I’ll walk office to office to sell cards and stand at shopping mall entrances trying to convince visitors to buy my greeting cards. Once in a while, I need to hide my stack of cards or else the shopping mall security guard will chase me away like my life is worth pennies.

Life wasn’t hard. Life was… interesting in its own way of expressing. And challenging. However, I was motivated to sell the greeting cards. Maybe, I was unconsciously avoiding the reality that I have no direction in life.

You see, I know I can live an ordinary life with what I can do at that time but the question was, for how long? Then I started going to seminars and read books.

At seminars, I would be all excited trying to learn as much as I can– taking as much notes as possible until my hand will soar. If the seminar is out of my city, I would take a bus ride, sleep in a cheap hotel and eat bread to attend. Just thinking of that, I could smile right now.

At seminars, I’ll try to ‘network’ with as many people as I can but no one would want to entertain or mix with me because I was a Nobody. It’s kind of depressing when you’re all motivated and doing your best to be successful but the Universe doesn’t seem to respond.

Why!?

It’s either I was innocent ore irritating. But I could always remember a person that will spend his time to answer my questions and sincere to chat with me. His name is Sam and he’s probably isn’t reading this article. From the bottom of my heart, I like to say, thanks Sam. It means a lot to me. That’s another lesson I’ve learned about success– you’ll gain more respect by showing respect to others and maintain humble regardless of where you are.

Most of them will give me one of kind of look… the look that says, “What’s wrong with this guy?” They just don’t understand how eager I was to become successful and prove to the world that I ‘chan’ do it. And I think most of them are just where they’re today since years ago while I’ve traveled to 11 countries as a speaker, wrote my own book and inspiring thousands of people across the globe today.

Then at one time, I was told that Robert Kiyosaki, best-selling author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad was coming to my city to speak. At that time, I saw an opportunity. Immediately, I contacted the seminar organizer asking their permission to allow me to sell the seminar’s ticket as a reseller.

That was my paradigm shift– because for the first time in my life, I was able to make 5-figure income in a single month.

I would photocopied the brochure and ride my motorcycle to ALL OF THE OFFICE UNITS in my city and several condominiums. There, I’ll slip in the brochure to every single letter box I can see.

If you’re wondering why I was riding a motorcycle instead of driving a car, there are many reasons to it. First, my car is an old car which not something cool to be seen in. Second, it’s cheaper to ride than drive. Third, I could bypass the security guards pretending to be a delivery boy when I was going to office blocks to delivery brochures.

On the surface, it looks like an easy job. But in reality, I was going through bitterness– that no one could understand. Maybe you would since not many people knew this story.

I earned $30 per ticket sold but I was able to make over $10,000. Work on the maths and you would see that I’ve probably filled the whole room with participants.

Before this happens, let me share with you my simple love life. I used to have a girlfriend. A wonderful girl, I would say. But she left me. When she did that, my life was upside down. Ever have that kind of feeling that everything seems to be meaningless to you? All you can see is her smile and yet, that smile no longer belongs to you anymore but to another man. All but flashing memories of happiness which was that moment, sadness.

It’s not her fault, probably mine. But that event has changed my life. You know when they, ‘everything happens for a good reason’? This is one of the cases. Although I cried day and night wishing she’ll accept me back, even when I was alone in the office I would burst into tears, it have changed me to be a better person. A stronger one too. An inspiration on it’s own weird nature. After that, I realized two things– never take what you have for granted and I’m worth more than what I think I’m worth.

I became a working machine.

My first venture of entrepreneurship was organizing and marketing sales seminar. There’s no employees. I am the human resource, sales, finance and customer service department. And with my trusty bike, old car, a phone and fax machine, I think nothing’s going to stop me. I could have never started if this gentleman did not give me his trust and sincerity– Marco Robinson was my speaker and partner at that time. I’ll do everything and he’ll speak. What a combo. Today, he’s someone that I would called, a friend. Someone that I would do what I can if he needs a favor and I know, he’ll do the same for me.

Speaking of friendship, how do you define friends?

I’ve seen speakers and authors in my circuit who claimed to have many friends. More like namedropping to me. If they’re no longer having the wealth and recognition that they have today, will their friends still be around?

Friends are people who never exploit you or hurt you mentally or physically.

I was once told a simple way to define what is a friend…

Friends are those who will come to bail me out of jail if I’m stuck in other country without anything left.

How many do you have? Don’t tell me because it might be embarrassing to know the truth. I would say, I’ll probably have a handful of friends and I’m not ashamed of that but thankful I have them in my life.

When I was driving back from visiting a friend for Christmas, it was raining. I stopped my car at the traffic light when it turned red. Looking at my side, there was a young man riding a motorbike, all wet with rain. He was not smiling or showing any anger. Just slightly disappointed why he’s ‘stuck’. I was driving my 2-car sleek black Mercedes car and he was on the same bike I was riding just a few years back– when I was ‘stuck’ in life. When I look at him, I see myself going through the phrase of success. It was ‘me’. I don’t know why he’s rushing back but it reminded me about rushing home for dinner years ago. In our family, we always try to eat dinner together because it’s a way to show appreciation and love towards our old folks. And I do want to keep that culture in years to come. Also because, I don’t want to spend money buying dinner and no other people to have dinner with me back then.

If you can, do take the time to have dinner with your parents– or children. Trust me, you’ll have a joyful moment.

Today, I can dine dinner without caring about the bills. Whether it;s in London, Paris or Los Angeles, I know that my pocket will have the money to pay. Isn’t that a good feeling? It is.

But I will never forget my roots. I try to find the same feeling that I got when I eat at a posh restaurant but it could never be the same when I was struggling to pay for it. Don;t get me wrong, it still taste and feel good but it wasn’t the same feeling anymore. Success will only be meaningful if you know how to appreciate it.

I treasured the first coat that I’ve bought to attend seminars during a 50% sale more then my new tailor-made coat.

Years ago, I was looking for opportunities. Today, I have to decline opportunities politely because there are already too many of them on my table.

I could just pick up the phone to call many best-sellers authors when many years ago, I don’t even have the money to attend their seminars.

Sometimes, I feel like I’m dreaming– having all of the riches in life that have never been possible for a once-ordinary person like me. I’m not saying that I’m wealthy but I’m just very grateful. I will attract two types of people– those who celebrates with me or envy of my achievement. For those who celebrates it, I look forward to have the honour to celebrate your success with you soon. For those who envy me, don’t. But do envy me if it will inspire you to go to the next level of success because if I “Chan” do it, you “Chan” do it.

When I met the love of my life, Emily, I have some spare chance in my pocket but not millions of dollars. We have gone through thin and thick, happiness and sadness. She’s now my wife and I have plans to share my life with her in years to come.

When choosing someone to be with you for the rest of your life, it’s interesting that we love a person because of just one reason– we love him (or her). There are times that you’ll argue and be unhappy with them. That’s just part of package to be in lovel. And sometimes, you feel like separating. But once separated, you’ll then start to realize how much you miss them and regret for the rest of your life. Just so you know, it’s easy to love a person back from an argument– pick up his/her picture, look deep inside and remember the good things both of you have together– whether it’s hardship that both of you have been through or when both of are joyous. You’ll smile and appreciate what you have in your life. Summary? Love is very fragile. Treasure it or someone else will.

If I can rewind time, I would have… no. I wouldn’t think of it. Living in present is the key to live a fulfilling life. There’s no point to regret what you have done and hope that you have done it better. I’m not saying that if someone have committed crime, he should not feel regret about it. You get my point, don’t you?

We can never live in the past. Simply because, it doesn’t exist anymore and yet so many people can’t find to grasp that concept.

What you should focus is what YOU can do best today. That will make sure that you’ll never regret what you’ve missed. Doing best doesn’t means just about making money or advancing your career. It could be touching other people’s life or just taking the time to smell the roses.

If you can make more money now, do it.

If you can be healthier, do it.

If you love someone more, do it.

If you can become more knowledgeable, do it.

If you can climb Mount Everest, do it!

Do what you can like there’s no tomorrow.

You see, money is always an interesting topic to talk about. Many people are confused about money. Making money is NOT the purpose of life. We make money because it’s a useful vehicle for us to enjoy life.

Like, it’s Christmas now. If you have a lot of money, you can buy a bigger present. But it’s still the present that counts.

You need to have balance of life. It’s easy for me to say this today because I’m there. I’m sure I cannot say the same thing 5 years ago. That time, I would think that money is everything to the so-called, balance of life. To be blunt honest with you, the things I’ve bought today which I want them so much last time, do not have the same value as they are today. I’m not sad or happy. Do not get the wrong message. Money is IMPORTANT to live a richer life. I’m just telling that it’s no longer the same.

In my life now, I value time more than anything else in the world.

You got to know what you want, my friend. Money is just an end to another means. Whatever that sentence supposed to mean. If you can make more money but it’ll take up another big chunk of your time, then I would advice you to not accept it. Use your time to experience love and enjoy your life. Being richer doesn’t make you happier, although some see it as being more successful. Some will not resonate with me but that’s ok. It’s their life and they can choose to live it anyway they like.

I guess I’ve wrote a lot about myself today. If you’ve read all, I like to take the opportunity to thank you very much because it shows your sincerity to be connected. Although, changes are that we’ve never met or spoken, I feel that we’re kindred soul in a way, to cross path in this exciting journey of success that is full of uncertainty… and certainty.

If you like what you read, it’ll be cool if you can leave a Comment below. I’ll definitely appreciate it very much because I read every single Comment posted here personally.

You “Chan” Do It!

Patric Chan
Founder, You Chan Do It
Success Outcome System
www.ycdisuccessoutcome.com

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