Archive for July, 2007
Don’t Listen to Robert Kiyosaki
First of all, go to this link to read about Robert Kiyosaki
That link should tell you everything about the dangers of listening to every word of Kiyosaki. That site goes into great detail on disproving Kiyosaki. I’ll add some of my thoughts.
Kiyosaki is a good motivational speaker and a salesman. He does give good mindsets and inspirations to become rich. But his advices are pretty bad and even dangerous to people who mis-interpret his messages. Here are some of the advices he gives that people might mis-interpret:
CANSLIM Stock Trading Strategy.
This was my investment bible for the past six years. Wow. what a waste of 5-7 years. This is William J. O’Neil’s stock trading method: CANSLIM. CANSLIM stands for…
Art of Kaizen
Kaizen is a Japanese word that means “continuous improvement.” Read more to see how to apply this to your life.
My Job Hunting Style: The Method and the Madness!
I changed jobs pretty fast since the last two years. It was cool. I doubled my salary and I found a great place to work. It was pretty easy too. Besides being the cold blooded pimp that I am, there were external factors. The job market was great, my skill set was in demand, etc., I also got lots of different advices from many people. I used them all to varying degree of success. So I would like to share what my process was on finding a job…
What are the Two Hardest Challenges for Achieving Anything?
I write about two difficulties that get in the way of achieving anything.
Job Interview: What’s the Most Important Skill to Display?
What’s the most important skill to display during a job interview? It’s your people skills. It’s not the “I can work in a team” type people skills, but it’s how you interact with the interviewers. If you gain solid rapport with your interviewers you’re pretty much in. This might be hard to do if you’re not experienced in job interviews. It might also be hard if your people skills suck. Here are some quick tips on gaining rapport.
Job Interview Question: So What’s Your Weakness?
Here is another common question I got from job interviews, “what is your biggest weakness?” I actually asked a few of my friends this question just to see what they would say. They all said something to the effect of, “I’m a perfectionist. I like to make everything too perfect.” Man, I really hope that’s not their actual answer. I seriously hope they were joking with me. That is such a cliched answer. I would roll my eyes and bury my head in my hands if a candidate answered it that way to me.
Stock Market: Technical Analysis — Don’t Fall into The Trap!
I was a technical analyst. I did it for about five to six years. I knew all the chart patterns: cup and handle, double bottom, flat base, head-and-shoulders, etc., Later I wanted to expand my knowledge of technical analysis by studying Japanese candle sticks. So I knew all the major Japanese candlestick patterns: the doji, shooting star, bullish/bearish engulfing, piercing pattern, etc., I even dabbled in Elliot Wave Theory and Bollinger Bands.
Whole Life Insurance — The Greatest Scam in the Universe!
I had a financial adviser one time. He recommended me to sign up for Whole Life insurance. At first I had mixed feelings about it, but he used his high pressure sales tactic to get me to sign up. I should of been wiser since he was pure commission based. I now realized I made a mistake to get one.
Why are Manhole Covers Round?
From every interview I went, this was everyone’s favorite logic question. Interviewers shouldn’t ask logic questions in general because there’s usually one answer to a logic question. Also most people can read a book or go to a web site to find the correct answer.
