I Was Conned $400 Bucks Today, WTF?!

Alright, maybe not conned. But rather, sold.

I finally made up my mind to go for Gym, and I chose Celebrity Fitness for this, I'll be frequenting the branch in 1 Utama.

Now, today what I wanted was to go down, check out the prices and maybe join next week. But guess what? I was sold - the way I used to sell people stuff online.

There was the "sales page" - 1 Indian fella came over took us through the tour and explained everything we needed to know. When I showed I couldn't quite afford the price up front ($800), there goes the "exit page pop up", those pop ups that you see whenever you leave a page saying they'll give you a discount - the price went down to $400 (I knew it, damn..), but I was still contemplating, the guy was so desperate to get my card out of my wallet, he gave me the "scarcity" - he said this offer only last for the FIRST visit. (So I took my Card out, why? he gave me an offer I couldn't resist, especially when I already wanted to join). Then he went processing my details, and here comes the "upsell" - one dude he came over saying hello, explaining the "personal trainer" stuff to us, which costs about $4000+, crazy... And then, when we express that it's too much for us, here comes the "downsell"... He said maybe we could get some basic trainer first for $1,800.. And lastly, after giving me the receipts and stuff, the indian dude perform the "viral" method, he gave me a list to fill my contacts with so he could call them up (great, spot on, I was doing all these things in the Internet..)

All in all, I paid the $400 and that's it. We were sold. I find it funny because I actually LEARN such marketing techniques in Internet Marketing - we do this in Websites. And this is the first time I encounter this in real life.. This is THE system, no matter you're doing your business online, or offline, this is THE system you should think about. It definitely increases conversions, you sales, by a ton..

Just As I Thought I Had Everything I Wanted..

I was too obsessed, I indulged myself too much into my own thing, my own thoughts, and I thought I am happy, but I could've been happier, made all of you happier.

I would say, I would live a leisure life with my Internet Marketing career, I would make friends all around the World when I start hitting the "travelling" route, next few years in my life, I would give my family the best life ever, I would make seminars making other people's life as happy as mine.

All those all those - "I would"s. I totally missed the whole part.

I work my ass off trying to get the wheels rolling for my career, although I work at home, I was working more than 10 hours a day, dedicated, yeah, but after seeing things closely, and finally got rid of my hurdles (my mum shows supportive). I realize - WHAT THE HECK JOE? What is the rush for? It's not like, I'm gonna have a heart attack in next 2 months now.

I missed out many things, precious things, of my life, up til now, some are lost, damages are done, some remained. But there are those that are still neutral out there - My friends, my long lost friends that I've never been able to meet up with after all these years that I was in Singapore.

Seriously? I MISS YOU GUYS

As shameful as I could be, I only miss you guys when I'm back, when I need you all. But still, I'm shouting out to those that are reading this, I know all of you are busy, working, but here I am now, Malaysia, for long. I'm not really sure when will you guys be free, but you know you could always hit me up with a phone call whenever you want, and we're all set to go get a drink. Ya?

I want my life back, my friends, too. Nothing is too late. Just hit the damn call button. (This, I'm talking to myself, be prepared to hear from me you guys..)

Joe

Everything Had Been In Place For Me, But..

Alright guys, it's been a long part since I've updated my blog here.

I hope all of you have been fine. I've finally spilled the beans about my career to my mum after much contemplating - I braced myself, expected some fiery scoldings, showed her my earnings as an "Internet Marketer", she didn't quite understand it but she wasn't angry, at all.

Your future, your choice. She even offered to help me open a bank account.

All these while, I've always linked her with the old scary mum, which would burst out as she didn't like something. But I noticed, I hadn't been paying attention to her, and not only her.. Once I start realizing, she's been supporting all my activities, I got into a small accident which cost her $1000, she didn't say a thing, just a few mumble grumble. I wanted to use the car, she would ask "why" and nothing else, she didn't stop me. I told her, I'm not working, she helped offer me advice and how to settle the bonds that I'm escaping..

If only, I could be more attentive, to my loved ones around me. It all seem SO simple, if only I "talk". I was always thinking too much to myself, assuming this assuming that, I think way too far and in the end? I got everything all wrong.

This is me, my problem, and I've ignored this problem for so long until I finally come back, and SPEND time with my loved ones. Lucky for me, my mum's been tolerated me for don't know how many years and she's still there to support me, forgive me. But there are certain things where damages had been done, and there''s just nothing I could do to heal them...

I learned this the hard way, but it's still not too late. I will get better, and even better. I won't give up, improving myself.