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Adam Khoo Biography

Adam Khoo Yean Ann is a Singaporean entrepreneur, motivational speaker and teacher. Adam was expelled from primary school and was a consistent poor performer until at the age of 13 he was enrolled by his parents in a Super-Teen Camp. Based on NLP, the five-day residential program unlocked the potential in the formerly disruptive and lazy teenager. Suddenly he started to excel in his studies, eventually graduating with an honors degree in business administration from NUS.

While still at school, Adam Khoo was starting companies with is friends, was visiting the United States to attend NLP training courses and visiting schools in Singapore as a motivational trainer. After graduating he set up an events company - Creatsoul Entertainment - with three university friends; completed his NLP license and began coaching businesses across Singapore.

He claims to have made his first million at the age of 26, and inspired by Warren Buffett, started trading in stocks and options. Whether Adam actually trades or not is up for debate. Adam claims to own several properties in Singapore, and has written 13 books on the topic of "becoming a success."