Monday, November 22, 2010

Can't finish what you have started?

Do you have the habit of starting something but can't finish it? Are you sometimes slow moving towards finishing something?

Here's two tips that i want you to consider for now:

1. Don't be a perfectionist.Don't force yourself to perfectly accomplish a thing. Remember this - any one who strives to succeed on something fail their way to success but they never give up.If some of your moves and decisions did not work then be patient with your self and plunge into making the next action to finish what you have to.

2.Be glued to the pursuit.Keep your eyeballs on the subject, to your goal, to your dreams or to what you really wanted to achieve out from what you have started.

More tips are coming your way as soon as i am feeling well.I wish you all the smiles today and remember that Life is not a dress rehearsal- it's a live show!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Beauty of Solitude

It is only when we are alone that we can reach in to ourselves.By being alone you can have the gift of:

Knowing yourself more
Face the demons that is disturbing you and deal with them
You can unwind
You can make a deep reflection
You ca find your self
You can gather your thoughts
You can see things that you have a hard time seeing when you are busy.

Learn the beauty of solitude. Get a schedule for a quite time and be revived and empowered.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Changes

I will be a year older on August 9. Gosh! i cant believe i'm way over the numbers in the calendar. Ten years ago i was young and cute, now i'm just cute ha ha ha.Any way heres something that has gotten into my realization after all these years, after all my mistakes, failures, successes and staying unripe.

" nothing in your life changes until you do" and
" all the changes you have seen in your life happens because something changed"

I wish every person who happens to read this post all the joy today and may the Lord smile on you always1

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Don't boggle your mind

Here's another story i wanted to share today. By the way have i told you that each of our personal stories are not just stories but are sacred stories? Here's one for your daily dose.

From the very moment he made his first cry (uha uha uha) Lloyd Duhaylungsod declared to the world that he will be successful inspite of the given fact that he is born out of a complicated relationship.His grand mother took care of him and showered him all the love, cares and guidance. He smells the difficulty of being poor and growing without parent.

He goes to school which is seven kilometers away from his home.That means he does 14 kilometer of brisk walking a day.On Sundays he works a a janitor during his high school.He earns eight pesos every Sunday.His heart pumps faster every end of the month because he receives 32 peso check which he fairly use for his personal needs especially his favorite soap Argo. He also give some to his grand mother and the rest is his allowance.How did he do it? Ask him!

There were times that out of great need his grand mother would eat less and give to him the rest of the food.He wondered why at first but later he realized that its all because of love.(His grand mother deserves an Ulirang Lola Award)His grand mother wasn't the only good person in his life because even mother nature provide Lloyd a protection from the rain through the banana leaves planted along his path to school.

Fascinated by his achievements in school and his dedication his step mother offered to support his college education.Fast forward... After graduation he choose to work for a bank so he can have just a five day work and spend a day for church.

He applied to one of the biggest bank in the country and pass the exams and interviews.But he was devastated because when he was ask to go to the branch office for interview he was turn down with out second thought like he is not needed.The fire
is still in him and so he applied to another bank with a 3 word name.(make a guess) Pass the exams and interviews but just like the first one he was rejected.(I guess he cried a rainfall of tears that day)Anyways lets continue with his venture.Two straight denial is not enough to bring him down and he applied again to another bank. This time he decided to look for a bank that will give him a solid future and so he applied to a bank that has a very solid name.(i guess you know the name of the bank now)He pass the exams, the initial interview but once again denied on the final interview.

He believes in the saying "try and try" and so again he applied. This time to a not so solid and big bank but a bank that has many friends(read between the lines so you can guess the name of the bank)To his surprise he was accepted!When he went to apply everyone in the bank welcomed him with excitement like he is very much needed.Not only that, instead of getting the clerical job which he applied for he was hired as an auditor.Now thats really a WOW!

Just a few years after that he became the manager and was invited by another bank (a huge bank ... Metro Bank)He accepted the offer and he was assigned in Leyte but not for long because he was sent to Cebu to manage a branch.Days before he went to report for his new branch he went out to see personally the location of the bank and he almost fall to his knees.Because the bank the he is going to manage was actually one of the bank that denied him. It was bought by Metro Bank!The second bank that denied him was also bought by another bank.

Had he worked there probably he will be out of job sooner than he thinks.Or he will not be getting the position that God desired for him.He desires for clerical job but God wants him to be an auditor in preparation for managerial work. Can you see how God works now? Sometimes we can't understand why things happen and why doors slammed in front of us.God's plan for you is really big.

Let me share to you a text message from my friend and former teacher Dr.Gladys Fuentes...

"When you cannot understand God's reason for doing things the way He does, pray and whisper " Lord please give me a trusting heart and not a questioning mind"

You are inscribed in Gods hand my friend.Trust His heart and plans for you.Don't boggle your mind with a million and one question why things you did not expect are happening.That shows He is working out on something bigger and better.

P.S. The 32 pesos salary that he was able to fairly and equally allocates to his needs and to his lola is the first financial management lesson that he gets.God is amazing indeed!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Sweeter as the years go bye

Men gives all the needed sweet words and promises to capture the heart of the lady they wanted to live forever.Usually the promises goes like this
"I promise you the heavens, the moon and the stars, the flowers in the garden and all the chocolate bars". But thats during the courting.After the wedding the woman will see all the stars while waiting for their husbands to arrive home.Or the husband will eat all the sweets because the wife is diabetic ha ha ha.

Here's some tips from the single guy (thats me)to keep the marriage sweet.If this doesn't work,please don't sue me...remember i'm single.Single ladies who happens to read this item may you find my worth as a bf or husband to desire ha ha ha.

Here's the tips:

Honor each other- Give your spouse all the honor in the world in words, in kind and in action.

Be a nurse, doctor and care giver to each other- I remember one sick husband who told her wife " your love keeps healing me"(how sweet)

Bring back the courtship- Go out for a date. Walk in the park where you use to walk.Go to the mall like you use to do a decade ago.(please don't bring your credit card)

Always re-structure your family and couples activity to avoid boredom and predictability.Keep each other to look forward to a coming soon event.

Go to church together- Attend church the way you do when your where still sweethearts where you hold hands while listening to the homily.Where you listen more to the beating of your hearts than to the preaching ha ha ha.

Use Paraphrasing in your communication- This will help you and your spouse be cleared about some issues or concerns.It will help you both to get to the point vividly.

Have no secret- Let your spouse have access to the inbox,out box, and sent messages of your mobile phone. Give him/her access to your face book.Have a joint bank account.

Always Empathize- Before you decide to react or decide always think of how your spouse would feel about it.Put your self in their situation before you give a decision.

Marriage is a sacred thing.Others stormed all the sacred sites and even the heaven to find a wife and husband while you got yours.That makes you blessed.Value and treasure the privilege of being married.As for me...the search is not yet over.