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FTP 1…

Today is the training for FTP 1 for the whole day. Well, it’s about the legal and compliance that as Financial Consultant, we will have to learn and understand.

For the first part of the session, it’s kind of dry with all the legal aspects of the process and how we’re supposed to do up all the paper work.

For the second part, it’s more on the compliance issues and it’s being emphasized as being more important as it will also be tested in the test after the session.

I was supposed to take the test because I’ve already completed the FTP 2 and then left only this before I can go for the BFC.

All in all, it’s just compulsory training for being a Financial Consultant that all of us went through a rigorous training and compliance regimen before becoming fully-fledged professional consultants.

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FTP 2

For the last 3 days, it was a really jam packed day. I was being feed with a huge load of info from the trainers themselves.

It was really taxing on my brain but I know that I needed to learn all these stuff very well in order to transit into my next career smoothly. Hmm… on the hindsight.. “very well” seems like an understatement. I needed to internalize all their teachings before I even meet up with my first potential client.

Now then I realized the real importance of training. (Only applicable to mental aspect and not physical aspect in this context) Training is a key element of anyone who wants improvement in their life. Knowledge is power. But I feel that to really internalize and apply the knowledge in your life then it’s really powerful.

After these 3 days, I realized that next year will be a challenging one but definitely a much more fruitful and fulfilling one than 2008. I am really looking forward to this next career in less than 3 weeks time.

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SIC Health Insurance Exams…

Today was my health insurance exams and I sort of panicked for awhile yesterday. But owing to Jack’s advice, I stayed focus and planned out my schedule to make full use of my time to conquer my exams.

So I did my best to study and memorize all the stuff in the textbook even though I didn’t take any leave from my work to study. Suddenly I can understand the people who studied part time as it really take utmost displicine and focus to be able to study at night after a long day of work.

I really admire those university part-timers, especially since some of my friends were studying part time previously. Now I really know how they felt that time. Even though my paper is just one MCQ but still I had the experience of studying late at night yet had the desire to pass the paper. Well, as what Jack always drums into me, “Tough times don’t last long, tough men do”.

I’m not exactly saying that I’m a tough guy physically in physique but rather the mindset and mentality in facing challenges. So I perservered on and completed the revision.

As I was going through the paper in the exam hall, initially it was okay. I knew the answers but gradually the answers slipped by me… so I was struggling but I wanted to pass. So I hang on and did a last double checking on my answers before submitting.

When I clicked on the confirmation button on the computer screen to submit my answers, I was sort of praying for a pass. But the unthinkable happened… the results showed FAIL… I was stunned for 5 seconds before really leaving my seat to collect my failed result slip.

Suddenly I just had the feeling that my time and money was wasted and I will need to invest somemore into retaking the paper again.

So I called Jack the moment I got out of Suntec and he just told me some tips to remember the questions so that I can revise on them later on for my re-take.

Suddenly I appreciate the feeling and experience of passing and scoring exams since it’s been some time that I have failed any kind of subject. So I immediately booked the next exam date, 19 Nov, one week later.

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