Celebrating 12 Years of Growth: How We Built & Sustained Our Gym Business

Hello Grasshoppa, Recently, my gym celebrated its 12th anniversary, a milestone that marks over a decade of growth, challenges, & victories. We gathered with our coaching team & shareholders to reflect on this journey. The path has been anything but smooth—especially during the pandemic when we faced gym closures & zero income. Yet, through sheer […]

2023 In Review & Aspirations For 2024

Hello Grasshoppa, 2023 has passed, and now we find ourselves at the beginning of 2024, where many of us are setting our New Year resolutions. It’s always good to have resolutions, but sticking to them is more important to ensure we can achieve what we’ve planned. There’s something I often share with my loved ones […]

8 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Making A Purchase

Hello Grasshoppa, Many of us have a threshold for items we consider purchasing, whether they cost as little as RM100 or as much as RM100,000 for substantial investments like cars or houses. Typically, my minimum reconsideration threshold starts as low as RM100, and I grant myself up to 24 hours to contemplate the purchase. The […]

My 2023 Goal & What Are The Significant Changes Moving Forward

Hello Grasshoppa, In my last week’s post, I shared my 2022 wrap-up. In this week’s post, I will be sharing mainly my 2023 goals & what are my significant plans moving forward. Setting a goal & executing it is not the easiest task especially when life is unpredictable. No one actually knows what will happen […]

Celebrating My Gym 10 Years Anniversary With A New Venture

Hello Grasshoppa, This year marks my 10th years anniversary of the gym that I co-founded with my partner back in 2012. Over the past few years, we never had thought to expand or grow our gym as we think that our current gym is enough to cater to our members. As years go by & […]

How To Fund Your Passion

Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous previous few posts, I have touched on Turning Your Passion Into Income & also Why Should You Invest In Your Passion. In both posts, what was lacking was the actual process on “How To Fund Your Passion?”. Over the years, the investment of my passion was particularly in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu where I have […]

Why You Should Always Invest In Your Passion

Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous topic of Turning Your Passion Into Income, I did touch a little bit on how I turned my passion into income by opening my gym in 2012. We have been on a roller coaster ride for the past 10 years but the journey has been pretty good so far. Even […]

What Has Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Taught Me On Investment

Hello Grasshoppa, How does Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) relate to investment? When I started my blog, I decided to name it based on my 2 ultimate life goals. Firstly, is to be a BJJ Black Belt & secondly, is to become a millionaire. After 3 years of writing this blog, I am still not a BJJ […]

Lessons I Learned From My Gym Business

Hello Grasshoppa, The past few weeks have been busy for me with my old gym dismantling, new gym renovation & moving. It has been a tiring journey for me but seeing a glimpse of how the new gym is shaping up really gets me excited. I started my gym with my business partner in 2012 […]

How I Started My E-Commerce Store

Hello Grasshoppa, Recently, I have successfully launched my e-commerce store Black Belt Tape during the MCO. It took me more than 6 months of planning, sourcing, testing & launching the product. To be honest, it is harder than what I expected it to be but the result of the website & product are pretty satisfying. […]