Based on the blogs at http://ResourceBasedLiving.com, regardless of whether if it’s realistic, it’s an enjoyable read, and the ideas presented are really worth a thought.

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* Find out when your organisations have discussions about pay rises and who is involved in the decision.
* Keep track of your achievements and initiatives and quantify them as much as possible.
* Keep up to speed with market rates for your role – look at recruitment adverts and source data from headhunters and the association for your profession or industry.
* Make sure that during the year you focus on the performance objectives in your annual appraisal and your development goals and monitor progress regularly, rather than putting the document to one side, as well as other proactive initiatives.
* Prepare a business case to justify the value you bring and how you have helped your team and organisation achieve its objectives.

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I wonder if these strategies are actually applicable here in Malaysia, a country where almost everything is rising, except WAGES. And not many business owners I know who are actually very open with ‘salary discussions’. It’s almost as taboo as sex education in schools. It’s only when an employee submits her resignation letter that the boss finally take serious effort to review the employee’s performance and contribution.

And the best form of pay rise I’ve seen around here is job-hopping. Yes, it might be bad for your reputation as a job-hopper, but heck, it almost always worked!

Yap Ming Hui’s ‘The New Rules of Money Management’ seminar is back again. For readers interested in ‘leveling-up’ their financial management skills, this is one seminar you shouldn’t miss.

And of course, all Meshio.com readers are entitled for 10% off the Seminar Fee.

Seminar: The New Rules of Money Management
Date: Saturday, 7th May 2011
Time: 9 am – 1 pm
Venue: D’rapport Auditorium, Jln Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Fee: RM 98 per person* ( inclusive of refreshments) payable in cash/cheque or credit card
* First 50 to register will receive a FREE BOOK worth RM 39.90

ARE YOU APPLYING THE OLD RULES TO MANAGE MONEY & GETTING NO RESULTS TO SECURE YOUR FUTURE?

Come and learn from renowned Financial Coach and Advisor, Yap Ming Hui – best selling author of 5 books on personal finance, TV Celebrity , and popular Newspaper Columnists who have helped many people, young and old, achieve Financial Freedom. Be a part of this eye opening 1/2 day seminar on 7th May 2011, to learn how managing money using the NEW RULES is the right way forward, and find out the “HOW TO’s” to manage your investment, plan your retirement, survive on a single income family, plan for financial security and more.

Financial freedom is attainable by anyone, anytime. All you need is the right planning and basic financial skills. And you can obtain it by equipping yourself with the knowledge to optimize what you have now, for the future. Remember, Take care of the present and the future will take care of itself.

WHAT IS THIS SEMINAR ABOUT?
The world has changed and old rules to managing money have become obsolete. To navigate today’s complex world of financial products and services, one must be equiped with ‘New Rules’ for today’s economy and renowned financial advisor Yap Ming Hui offers you just that.

Equip yourself with the knowledge to optimize what you have now, for the future.

This is NOT a seminar to sell you financial products. It is a seminar to educate and empower you to manage your money better TODAY.

WHO IS YAP MING HUI
Yap Ming Hui is a licensed Financial Advisor from the Securities Commission and Bank Negara Malaysia. To date, Yap Ming Hui has advised over RM 800 million worth of wealth portfolio for Malaysia’s multi-millionaires and business owners. He is the top selling author of five personal finance books including MAX WEALTH, THE FAMILY OFFICE: The Super Rich‘s Secret to Wealth Maximization, and Roadmap to Financial Freedom: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. Yap is the host of Financial Freedom Minutes on NTV7’s The Breakfast Show which airs every Tuesday and has his own columns in New Straits Times, Sin Chew Daily and New Man magazine.

HOW TO REGISTER:

* Call Jeamie Lee at 012 3900 048 or write to jeamie@yapminghui.com
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