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Billi Lim
No. 1 Best-selling author
Billi Lim, the author of
International best – seller “Dare To Fail” was born into a large family
of 14. His days as a teenager, student and later in business have been checkered
with lots of failures. He failed to get into the local university in his first
attempt. He would have been rejected again in his second attempt had he not held
a state bursary. He has failed a few times in his love life and has gone through
an emotional ‘hell’. He has built businesses to great heights and seen them
crashing down.
His business experiences range from
direct-selling / MLM to supermarket and retail outlet trading , TV response
marketing and TV Placement-advertisement business . From almost being an obscure
person and totally knowing next to nothing about the book business, he could
write, publish and launch a book which become No. 1 best seller in the region.
Today he is a very much sought after
speaker, trainer and consultant in the region and has spent over 20 years in
Entrepreneurial training and human development. He makes his audiences
laugh-hard while he delivers messages that touch their hearts and break their
mindsets. He inspires all audiences as he mixes common sense with laughter and
breathes life into every topic.
He has spoken to more than a hundred
organizations including multinational companies like Nestle, Glaxo, SmithKline,
Prudential, Nu Skin, Bombardier, ICI Paints, Exxon Mobil, Internet, Ford,
Godfrey Phillips, Indomilk, just to name a few.
His current speaking circuits covers
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, USA, China and
India. He is ready to go anywhere in the world to spread his message. He is the
only speaker who conducts in 5 different languages namely English, Bahasa
Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin and Thai.
He holds a B.Sc Degree and a Diploma in
education from the University Of Malaya. He also finished a marketing course
from the University Of Singapore and a managerial course from the Asian
Institute of Management, Manila.
He is the founder of IHK
(Institute Of Hardknocks) and the Originator of the renown “Born To Be Free”
seminar. His book “Dare To Fail” is now available in English,
Hindi, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, Taiwanese, Thai,
Filipino, & Vietnamese. The Spanish and German versions are already on the
pipe-line. The books have captured the first and second spot in the best-seller
list in the New Straits Times. With it, he has launched an entire Dare To Fail (DTF)
movement in the region and in so doing has created an immense interest in the
DTF concept with his series of Dare To Fail books.
He has contributed much to uplift the
spirit of all the people who were affected by the Asian Financial Crisis.
He created national sensation by
running in the Malaysian 10th and 11th General Election as
an independent candidate against a few formidable opponents. Although he lost he
was the most publicized candidate in both the elections owing to his innovative
ideas of campaign.
He is also a very popular Talk Show
guest having appeared on many radio and television shows in the region. Millions
have heard him talk. He is also often seen on TV3 MHI-Malaysia Today and
recently on Inspirasi Pagi (Morning Inspiration) on TV1 & on Doordarshan
India. He is fondly known as the “Failure Guru” – a man who helps you
when you are down. Recently he just established a record by building the
Tallest Book Tower in the world. It was endorsed by the Malaysia Book Of
Records as the Tallest in the country.
The Book Tower has so far been to 16
different venues not only in Malaysia but also at the Famili Expo in Singapore
and in Thailand where it was graced by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Recently Billi entered India and
was granted an audience with the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari
Vajpayee. He was also recognised by the King Of Thailand recently for his
contribution to His Majesty long distance learning program.
He is one man who walks his talk and had inspired many to bounce back in their lives.
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