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2. In this episode

3. I want to share
with you
a powerful
strategy

4. I personally use on
many occasions to…

5. Getting started
on anything

6. And it’s called
TRIM TABBING

7. People often don’t
get started…

8. Even when it’s something
they wish to do…

9. For various
reasons

10. One key reason
is because…

11. The goal or task may
seem overwhelming

12. Let me give you some
quick examples

13. People may
want to…

14. Change their
careers

15. Get into a new
relationship

16. Start their
own business

17. Lose weight or
even to…

18. Migrate to a
new country

19. And the list
goes on

20. I REALLY believe this
episode will equip you…

21. To getting started on what
might be a major
goal or task…

22. Because it has worked for
me and many others

23. Now to start…

24. Trim tabs
are…

25. Small surfaces connected
to the trailing edge of a
larger control surface…

26. On a boat or
aircraft…

27. Used to control the trim
of the controls…

28. For the purpose of
stabilising the boat
or aircraft

29. It’s like a rudder
on a rudder

30. Richard
Buckminster
Fuller who was
an American
architect, author
& inventor…

31. Who lived from 1895
right up to 1983

32. Is often cited for his
use of trim tabs as
a metaphor…

33. For leadership & personal
empowerment

34. He once said in a 1972
Playboy interview…

35. “Something hit me very
hard once, thinking about
what one little man
could do…

36. Think of the Queen Mary
- the whole ship goes
by and then comes
the rudder…

37. And there's a tiny thing at
the edge of the rudder
called a trim tab…

38. It's a miniature
rudder…

39. Just moving the little trim
tab builds a low pressure
that pulls the rudder
around…

40. Takes almost no
effort at all…

41. So I said that the little
individual can be
a trim tab…

42. Society thinks it's going
right by you, that it's left
you altogether…

43. But if you're doing
dynamic things
mentally…

44. The fact is that you
can just put your foot
out like that and…

45. The whole big ship of
state is going to go…

46. So I said, call me
Trim Tab.”

47. And here you can see
his ethos inscribed
into his gravestone

48. So what Buckminster
Fuller is talking
about is…

49. LITERALLY the
domino effect

50. The first little action that
sets in motion the
rest of it until…

51. Everything falls
in place

52. Mark Twain
said…

53. “The secret of getting
ahead is getting
started…

54. The secret of getting
started is breaking your
complex overwhelming
tasks…

55. Into small manageable
tasks and then starting
on the first one”

56. Lao Tzu, an
ancient Chinese
philosopher
and writer…

57. Who lived between 604BC
and 531BC said…

58. “The journey of a
thousand miles begins
with the first step”

59. So now let’s see how we
can use this technique
and principle…

60. In REAL practical
ways

61. Remember this…

62. With any goal
or task…

63. You’re looking for the
smallest action you can
take immediately

64. One that seems to require
no effort at all

65. Let’s look at 5
quick examples…

66. Starting with one
I’ve always shared
with others

67. Suppose your
goal is to…

68. Start a new relationship
with the opposite gender

69. And you’re facing
a lot of inertia

70. Thinking about how you’ll
need to get out there…

71. And say hi to
people, etc

72. A possible trim tab that
will take less than 5
minutes…

73. Is to hop on a popular
dating site and to simply
create a free account…

74. Which will lead to you
filling out your profile

75. Browsing profiles of
the opposite gender

76. Messaging hi to those
that interests you…

77. And take it
from there

78. This, by the way, is
EXACTLY how…

79. 2 of my friends started
meeting new ladies
in the last few months! :)

80. Now for the 2nd
example…

81. Say your goal is to
change your career

82. One possible trim
tab is to…

83. Send a simple message
to a friend

84. Who you know is
already in the desired
career of yours

85. And to ask him or
her out for a coffee

86. Just to better
understand
their career

87. Or even find out if they
know of any openings

88. Another possible
trim tab is to…

89. Hop on an online career
assessment or quiz

90. This can be useful if you
don’t have an idea for
your next career move

91. As a 3rd
example…

92. Suppose you want
to lose weight…

93. Rather than wait till you
join a gym membership
and engage a trainer…

94. Your trim tab could
be as simple as…

95. Changing your top
to a singlet…

96. To go for a
short walk

97. This is especially useful if
you’re “waiting for the
right feeling” to arrive…

98. Before you actually
start exercising

99. Now for the 4th
example…

100. Let’s say your goal is to
start your own business

101. Rather than wait till
you have your perfect
business plan all written
or mapped out…

102. You can google
and either…

103. Watch or listen to a short
video or podcast…

104. On starting your
own business

105. For the final
example…

106. Perhaps your dream
is to migrate to a
different country

107. Your trim tab could be
to fill out a simple
online form…

108. For a migration specialist
firm to call you back

109. Or your trim tab
could be to…

110. Reach out to your realtor
to let them know…

111. You want to rent out or
sell your current place

112. Just some
ideas here!

113. Notice ALL of the trim
tabs I suggested takes…

114. No more than
5 minutes?

115. The WHOLE IDEA of
a trim tab is to…

116. Get us moving in the
desired direction in…

117. AS SHORT A TIME
as possible

118. Now please do
not despise this
technique

119. Here’s the MAGICAL thing
about trim tabbing…

120. Within a trim tab, you
can often find another
trim tab

121. It’s like the 0.1% effort
that creates the
1% effort…

122. That results in the
10% result…

123. Which finally results in the
BIG GOAL achieved!

124. Isn’t leverage
lovely?

125. In wrapping
up…

126. It’s now time to put
this into action

127. What’s your #1 goal
or task you want
to get done…

128. And have been putting off
for quite a while now?

129. Once you know
what this is…

130. Ask yourself…

131. What are some things I
can do RIGHT NOW…

132. To move me towards
this #1 goal or task?

133. Which one is the easiest
for me to do RIGHT NOW?

134. And this will act as
the trim tab for you

135. For some, the #1 goal
or task is to clarify your
purpose & mission

136. For others, it might
be to explore having
a mentor…

137. If this is you, feel
free to reach out @
KelvinChan.org

138. I’ll love to assist you
get started moving in
the right direction…

139. So you can have a
TRULY compelling life!

140. Thank YOU for listening
and be productive!

141. Hey! Thank You For Reading.. =)
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