CHANGE YOUR ENVIRONMENT, CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
CREATE YOUR OWN RULE BOOK.
GROWTH WILL SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE, HELP YOU SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
CREATE YOUR OWN RULE BOOK.
LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT TO.
IT REQUIRES HOURS AND HOURS OF YOUR TIME AND ENERGY, THAT MOST PEOPLE WON’T SEE YOU PUT IN, TO MAKE IT WORK.
IF IT IS NOT TURNING OUT THE WAY YOU WANT IT TOO, CHANGE IT AGAIN.
FINE TUNE IT TO HOW YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
2026 IS AROUND THE CORNER.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
YOU HAVE AN IDEA.
TO HAVE A GREAT IDEA, YOU WILL NEED TO
HAVE MANY IDEAS.
THE CHOICES YOU MAKE DEPEND ON THE IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR YOUR FUTURE AHEAD.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
THE YEAR IS COMING TO A CLOSE.
YOU MAY BE
PUSHING FOR THE “LAST LAP OF THE RACE” IN YOUR GOALS.
THERE SEEM TO BE MORE LOOSE ENDS
TO TIE THEN YOU CAN IMAGINE.
CHRISTMAS IS DAYS AWAY.
YOUR ADRENALINE IS PUMPING ON A HIGH.
PRESSURE AND INTENSITY BUILDS UP.
ONE FINAL PUSH TO THE FINISH LINE.
CHOOSE TO FINISH THE YEAR WITH PURPOSE.
YOUR CHOICE.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, BELIEVE IT.
WORK FOR IT.
REALLY WORK FOR IT!
GROWTH REQUIRES STEPPING INTO DISCOMFORT.
GUESS WHAT? IT’S WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS!
ACHIEVE IT.
YOU CAN IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
🎵It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas🎄, everywhere we go🎶… and you know how the rest of the song goes. Join in the festivities.
Jeannie (The Batik Influencer) and I (also known by many as the Hatted Writer), together with my cousin and friends; have been on a tour of sorts, or pilgrimage if you may; of some of the major shopping centres in Kuala Lumpur (1) or Kay El (K.L.) and Petaling Jaya or Pee Jay; checking our the level of christmassness each of them had to offer. It was more of the company and building the drama towards the big day and then, being filled with the reason of Christmas.
Though we have not planned, nor it is our intention to cover each and every of the many (there are multiple x many in Subang Jaya, Kay El and Pee Jay) shopping centres or malls, I dare say we have visited quite a few over the last few days.
Our first “official Christmas visit” was Sunway Pyramid, obviously due to it being amongst the closest of all the malls to our house.
Our next was to Bangsar New Village, then Bangsar Shopping Centre, TRX, Pavillion, KLCC and Nu Sentral.
At KLCC, I decided to visit one of Malaysia’s most well known and premier bookstores – Kinokuniya. My book, SPARKS OF JOY – SEIZE THE MOMENT is available at their store. You can get your copy of the book at Kinokuniya.
Or, you can get it directly from me, whichever best suits your convenience.
I will be at Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya or Pee Jay P.J.), together with the Batik Influencer, my wife, Jeannie; tomorrow (Saturday – December 13th) and Sunday, December 14th. I will be very happy to specially personalise your copy of the book. I am looking forward to meeting all of you.
The Batik Influencer has a whole new range of her JEANNIE’S OWN Batik Cape Creation with her this weekend. They are, very, very limited number of pieces. Come on over as early as possible to get one, two or more of JEANNIE’S OWN Batik Cape Creations.
Christmas is just a wee number of days away. So, if you want to bring your guitars, violins, keyboards, trumpets, tubas, triangles to play and sing Christmas carols, the Batik Influencer and I will definitely join in the fun. Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la🎵🎶
It is also getting to be the time when we have to prepare our goals, directions, dreams and aspirations, if we have not done so already (for some of us). I, for one; am grateful for each moment that has not presented itself yet, for the “now” moment and for the one that has just left. I had a traumatic (can I say that?) experienced which began about 48 hours ago and lasted for about a day, until the clearance that all was ok was confirmed. This experience is for another essay, maybe soon.
Now, let the weekend began. Oh, it has already.
Address:
Amcorp Shopping Mall,
Booth 1.08, 1st Floor, ,
8, Jalan, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: December 13th – December 14th, 2025
Time: 10.00am to 5.30pm(can be extended to 7.00pm)
AS THE SAYING GOES: A MAN IS AS GOOD AS HIS WORD.
MIRROR YOUR IMAGE.
KEEP YOURS.
HONOUR COMMITMENTS.
THEY WILL DOUBLE BACK TO HONOUR YOU.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
“EXTRA” IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY.
DO YOU HAVE THE OOMPH TO PUT YOU IN THE EXTRAORDINARY?
NEVER GIVE UP, NO MATTER WHAT.
EVERYONE HAS TOUGH, CHALLENGING DAYS.
IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH ONE OF THESE DAYS,
PICK YOURSELF UP AND KEEP GOING.
IT’S THE OOMPH REQUIRED
TO PUT YOU IN THE EXTRAORDINARY.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
YOU SHOULD NO LONGER ALLOW YOUR PAST
TO RUIN YOUR DAYS OR
BE A MEASUREMENT OF YOUR FUTURE.
LIVE IN THE PRESENT.
EVERY MOMENT NOW, IS THE PRESENT FROM THE FUTURE. LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
THE SPACE BETWEEN
OUR BIRTH (THE BEGINNING) AND DEATH (THE END) IS CALLED LIFE.
WHAT WE DO IN BETWEEN IS CALLED LIVING.
IF SOME PEOPLE ACT LIKE THEY CAN LIVE WITHOUT YOU, HELP THEM DO IT.
NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON,
DON’T LET THIS DRAG YOU DOWN.
~ A DECISION YOU HAVE TO MAKE.
KEEP YOUR ENERGY HIGH.
BE THE POSITIVITY FOR OTHERS TO LATCH ON TO.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
Listen… Do you want to know a secret???
Whisper…
LIFE IS A GIFT.
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT.
LIFE IS A JOY.
LIVE IT.
~ Alan Ian Atkinson
Writer, Author, Storyteller
