Francis Kong
30Jul/0912

Be a Positive Persuader

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A married couple was driving down the highway doing 90 kilometers per hour. The wife wanted to persuade her husband to agree for a separation.

The husband was behind the wheel.

His wife looked over at him and said, "Honey, I know we've been married for 15 years, but, I want to separate."

The husband said nothing, but slowly increases speed to 100 kilometers per hour.

She continued to persuade her husband.

She then said, "I don't want you to try to talk me out of it, because I've been having an affair with your best friend, and he's a better lover than you."

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29Jul/098

You’re Invited!

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Culture of Personal Excellence Poster

September 4, 2009; 9am to 5.30pm at SMX

Culture of Personal Excellence by Francis J. Kong

What separates you from who you are and the best that you can be?

Excellence

Discover how Francis J. Kong - the country's foremost inspirational speaker - made it to the pinnacle of excellence in this remarkable experiential learning event.

Call 687.2614 for details and reservations.

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22Jul/099

It’s the Traffic

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It’s a rare opportunity for my wife and I to take a casual and leisurely walk along the mall. What is normal for us is to rush from one place to another doing all those talks and giving all those seminars.

And so after our workout in the gym, The Ilocana and I took our sweet time, strolled inside a shopping mall; afterwards got inside my car and drove to a gas station and that’s when my cell phone rang. It was my all time faithful and reliable associate Rara sounding-agitated-trying-to-keep-her-nerve-tone-of-voice as she practically screamed, “Sir where are you? They are waiting for you.” I realized to my horror that I have forgotten about giving a talk that evening. I have mistakenly assumed that the talk was for the next evening but I was wrong.

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15Jul/097

Do Well What You Can Do

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Roger Crawford is an inspirational speaker. So what makes him special?

Somebody wrote a story about him and I do find his life inspiring.

Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis - except two hands and a leg.

When Roger's parents saw their son for the first time, they saw a baby with a thumb-like projection extended directly out of his right forearm and a thumb and one finger stuck out of his left forearm. He had no palms. The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his shrunken right foot and a withered left leg, which would later be amputated. The doctor said Roger suffered from ectrodactylism, a rare birth defect affecting only one out of 90,000 children born in the United States. The doctor said Roger would probably never walk or care for himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't believe the doctor.

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9Jul/097

The Wind and The Fog

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Arriving late at Heathrow Airport, after a long flight, taking a long walk riding a long bus ride I finally arrived at the heart of Commercial London called Oxford Street. It’s not easy traveling alone but somehow I have gotten used to that. I had to spend the night in the city and prepare to leave for Queen’s College in Oxford University and attend a one-week conference – another item in my bucket list that I have drawn up years before.

And as I look at picturesque London my mind brought me back to some historical events that happened many years to this country that few people in ours remember. Steve Farrar in his beautiful book entitled “God Built” talked about this and allow me to share it with you.

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30Jun/097

The Jump Shot

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One day, two elderly men were talking about their favorite sport, basketball.

"I wonder if there'll be basketball in heaven?" Ed asked.

"Of course there will," Henson responded, "or it wouldn't be heaven."

Not long after that, Ed passed away; then, one night while Henson, was sleeping, Ed appeared in all his radiant glory- in a bright light at the foot of Henson’s bed. Henson was badly shaken.

"Calm down, Henson," Ed reassured his friend.

"Everything's going to be all right. I just came back to visit and to bring some good news and some bad news. "

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25Jun/0920

Oops! and Mistakes!

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One day an extremely upset newspaper subscriber stormed into a newspaper office waving the current edition, asking to see "whoever wrote the obituary column".

When referred to a young reporter, he stormed, "You can see I'm very much alive, and you've put me in the obituary column! I demand a retraction!"

Replied the reporter, "I never retract a story but I tell you what I'll do. I'll put you in the birth column and give you a fresh start."

I certainly have.

Some people will never admit their mistakes and worst, some people will never want to correct their mistakes the proper way.

Have you ever committed mistakes in your life?

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19Jun/0912

Mayonnaise and Coffee

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One day a conversation took place between the husband and the wife.

The wife was not in a very happy disposition that morning and so she complained:

"You think so much of your old game you don't even remember when you were married."

The husband calmly replied: "Of course I do, my dear; it was the day I sank that 30-foot putt." Oops. Priorities!

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17Jun/093

Happy Father’s Day

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"My father did not tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it," says Clarence Budinton Kelland.

This is why I am so careful. I know that my children may not believe 100% I say but they certainly believe 100% I do. The best thing I can leave my children is a good example.

To all the warriors out there:  Happy Father's Day!"

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14Jun/096

What is a Father?

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Somebody wrote this material and I simply added a little side comments of my own.

What is a father?

A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic.

He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death. He needs to be a picture of strength even though he may be scared and sad from the inside.

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