Down and out for 20 years- But goes the Distance to Live Dream

THE SECRET NOTES
Monday, March 19th, 2007

By David Siddall

A burn out journalist gave up on his life long dream spanning 20 years only to see all the pieces of the jigsaw miraculously fit together in the space of 2 weeks due to some weird coincidences- maybe it was FATE, maybe it was the Law of Attraction at work.

Gerald Chuah thought his book on ‘The Eye of the Tiger’ would take off after meeting Sylvester Stallone in 1997. However this wasn’t the case, so he gave up hope and was down on his luck. 10 days before the final installment of the Rocky series- Rocky Balboa- he decided to act and be it strange coincidences, luck, destiny or fate his dream is set to take off.

START OF HIS PASSION
When Gerald was 16 years old he first discovered his passion for Stallone that would eventually change his life… though he didn’t know it. It all started when he saw First Blood, being glued to the screen and engulfed by the enormous sense of inspiration, spirit and determination of one man.

He then saw Rocky III- I’m sure we all remember the brute of a man Rocky is up against- Mr T. aka Clubber Lang. At the same time the hit song ‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor was sweeping the charts. From this point onwards Gerald’s passion for Sylvester Stallone and the truly inspirational lessons behind his characters and movies was becoming an obsession.

In his early 20s Gerald was at an all time low and had no vision for what his future would hold. One day lying on his bed it suddenly came he had a Eureka moment and staring at the Stallone quotes on the posters on his wall set about writing a book of his passion. 7 weeks later the first draft was written.

The life affirming story of Gerald living his dream almost has as many sequels as the Rocky movies themselves:
Despite all the effort in trying to get the book published his dream was dead in the water. With only 10 days to go to the premiere of the final installment of the Rocky series time was running out. . .

DESPERATION

This was the last chance saloon and in a moment of desperation Gerald emailed Jackie Stallone (Sylvester’s Mum) having been in contact with her 2 years beforehand. Incredibly he got an instant reply, and Jackie had in fact been looking for him. She happened to be in Bangkok and got a flight straight to Kuala Lumpur to see Gerald and launch his book. Surely the shock of his life!

Left: Jackie Stallone and Gerald Chuah at the book launch on Jan 22 2007
A strange coincidence was that the book launch took place on the same date that Gerald met Stallone, Jan 22, exactly 10 years later.

“Indeed, it was a miracle considering both events happened exactly 10 years apart. It is strange but true.”- Gerald

MEETING BOB PROCTOR AND GETTING A PUBLISHING DEAL

By chance Gerald got to attend an event hosted by Bob Proctor, the motivational speaker and main philosopher that introduces the life changing movie The Secret. His colleague was meant to attend the event but was forced to drop out; Gerald stepped into the breach and presented the book to Bob Proctor.
He was so impressed that Gerald walked away with a publishing deal and an endorsement from one of the most highly respected gurus around today.
Left: Bob Proctor- main philosopher featured in the awe inspiring movie The Secret

UNCANNY COINCIDENCE ONCE MORE

One day Gerald was scheduled to conduct a routine interview for his paper with an top internet marketer but the day went down a very different path.
The internet marketer the previous night had seen the Rocky movie for the first time in his life (Who hasn’t seen the Rocky films?!),and there was Gerald sharing his book with him. He felt so passionate about the book that he would help to promote it.

LIFE AFFIRMING STORY-
Gerald’s Journey The Laws of Attraction at Work

All these coincidences and strange occurrences have proved to Gerald that the laws of the universe are working in his favor. From being down and out he has had an uprising to get endorsement from Jackie Stallone, Bob Proctor and a leading internet marketer and his dream is set to take off.

Gerald’s incredible story mirrors the story from Rocky almost perfectly- he, like Rocky was an underdog who has risen up from nowhere to live his dream.

SYLVESTER STALLONE’S STORY:

“Rocky turned out to be the kind of metaphor for everyone’s struggle. It wasn’t about me, Sylvester Stallone and money. It was about wanting to fail on your own terms, Rocky never thought he’d succeed. But like him, I just wanted to try. Little did I know that 20 years later, that philosophy would end up being respected.”

GERALD CHUAH’S STORY:

“I will always remember what Rocky means to me, the silhouette of a man triumphant with his arms held high, which symbolizes hope for all who persevere and are willing to go the distance.”

You can buy this incredible book by visiting the Gerald Chuah website>>
Get inside his mind on the Gerald Chuah blog>>
Has the Law of Attraction been working for you lately? Do you also have an incredible story to share?

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