Is it too good to be true?

“It’s just too good to be true!”

When people come face to face with a huge opportunity, a gigantic responsibility or a heaven sent gift, people normally react negatively. Why is that? _­Our brain is designed to function like a watch tower, always looking at obstacles along our path. If something is out what we ordinarily do, we tend to get frightened. We question the blessing because your brain told you that it has never happened before, therefore it must be bad. You know you want to be promoted after 10 years of working. Your boss gives you the chance and then you back off. You win the lottery then get scared that hoodlums might sneak up on your house one night to steal it. You want to live a better life but you shy away from opportunities that would make it happen. When a friend wants to give you something, you always ask, “Anong kapalit?” or “What’s in it for you?”

Despite the everyday bad news that the media brings us, there still live beautiful souls who desire nothing but the good for our country and the betterment of our fellow brothers and sisters. These people beg to differ. These handful have visions greater than what you and I can think of. Think of famous people who have been persecuted, humiliated , discriminated and laughed at.

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

The Wright Brothers

Mother Theresa

Albert Einstein

Martin Cooper - inventor of cellphone

..and the list goes on

We tend to forget that we were born in God’s image and likeness and that we were born pure. In our heart of hearts, we live to have good relationships with God and with others. We help and we live to be helped. First World Philippines? Impossible? I daresay NO.

Public Speaking Experience

Can you imagine me on a stage speaking in front of a crowd with the aim to inspire others and reach their own potential? I sure didn't see myself trodding that road. I'm the silent type kasi. I used to hide from any spotlight. I don't even raise my hand in class for recitation. I shy away from people.

The other day, I was invited as a speaker in one of the seminars that ChE students in UST were organizing. Last night I planned. This morning I executed. Funny, I never thought I'd say this, but.. what surprises me most from this kind of experience is that I enjoyed it.=) I enjoy public speaking. When you are passionate about something, you will surely do unexpected things. Things you never thought you'd do. I want to spread the community's mission of raising our country's financial quotient to be competitive with our neighboring countries. To get this message across, I volunteered to coach in our free courses. But somehow, knowing that when we talk in front of an audience, we can get our message across faster and with less effort. The professor liked it and said that she'll be inviting me again to talk to other batches. =)

I'll be doing this again soon and I'll be doing this again and again. If you also want to learn what is not taught in schools, we can schedule a seminar in your school, organization, community, etc. These ChE students were lucky, they became aware of their financial quotient, unlike during my time.=) Thank you Kristine Alberto for inviting me! Thank you for the opportunity, the food and the souvenir. Thanks so much for those who attended. =)

The true meaning of life exists in a single, universal truth. If we conquer fear, we can accomplish anything.

CA2020 Warrior Camp

I attended CA2020's Warrior Camp last Fri to Sun. It was an amazing experience na ang overwhelming ng mga realizations. Parang maya't maya gusto ko magnotes to preserve yung mga sharing ng iba't ibang tao. The variety of the people I met was so vast, from a student to retirees and everything else in between. May dancer, SPED teacher, ex-Mayor, OFW, engineers, accountants etc... May from Palawan, Bohol, and even from Dubai. As individuals we were so different. But what we all have in common is that we have dreams that we want to achieve, for ourselves, for our family, for the people we love, and for our nation. I grew up being shy. I didn't like talking to people. Never did I thought I'd enjoy conversing with people so much. Sabi nga sa Maslow's hierarchy of needs, when you focus on fulfilling he highest level of need which is Self-Actualization (growing and developing as a person to achieve individual potential; able to answer what is my purpose), everything else below the hierarchy gets achieved. To achieve that purpose is something that all of us aim to achieve. =) I want you to experience what I experienced because merely sharing what I got won't give u the same realization, nor the same feeling. The things that I got won't necessarily be the things that you need nor the things that you'll realize if you yourself experienced it. I'm grateful for the experience, the growth and the great people surrounding me. Thank you thank you thank you!

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Will Money Make Me Bad?

When I share my vision of becoming wealthy to be able to uplift the poor and help achieve First World Philippines, I get different reactions from people. Of all the comments that I had, one struck me the most. It was a long conversation but I believe this is what the person was trying to point out: God wants us to be poor and humble. He doesn't want us to have a lot of money because it will only destroy us.

Then I remembered Brother Obet Cabrillas talked about this in one of the Feast Manila sessions I attended to. He used to think the same way and eventually realized otherwise. I firmly believe that wealth will not shatter my faith nor my values. Striving for wealth with a positive purpose will only harness my God given Talents and make better use of my limited Time and abundant Treasures.

My friend even told me, "read your bible." I'm not a bible expert, but I can recall that David and Solomon are wealthy and powerful biblical figures. And so this morning, as I read Bo Sanchez' invite for his Feast February Series entitled "Peso-nality," I remembered our conversation. I'd like to share excepts form Bo's invitation:

"Let me shock you with what the Bible says: If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth? (Luke 16:11)

That’s scary.

But think about it. How a person manages his money (no matter whether big or small) will reveal whether he’s gracious or greedy, honest or dishonest, loyal or disloyal.

Money doesn’t bring anything new to the table. Money, by itself, doesn’t make you gracious or greedy, honest or dishonest, loyal or disloyal. Nor does it make you happy or unhappy.

I love saying this: money is just a magnifying glass. It simply enlarges what’s already there.

Money reveals your character—or the lack thereof.
That’s probably why Jesus spoke about money more than any other topic. Out of 57 parables, more than half were about money...."

Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs

If you remember Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs from Psychology class, we tend to satisfy the lowest level of need first before we can move on to the next. The most basic of these levels is the Physiological Needs wherein our body feels the need to eat, drink, sleep, breath and reproduce without even thinking about it. After satisfying these basic needs, we think of Security and Safety. We seek something to provide us income, to ensure the health and safety of our whole family. These first two levels require a small amount of money but not a lot of thought to be satisfied. After establishing the stability of the two, we go on to the next level with deeper needs. We seek relationships. We feel the need to belong, to love and be loved. And so we build friendships. The fourth level then makes us aim for achievement, confidence and respect. We realize that after we build relationships, we also want to feel that people look up to us. We now want to prove something out of our experiences with others. We now want to have value. When these needs are not met, we feel weak and sad and frustrated. Finally, when people overcome their weaknesses and all the four levels of needs are satisfied, that is the perfect moment when the need for self-actualization presents itself, coming from the depths of our being. In this final fulfillment of needs, people realize what they were born to do. To reach our full potential. To do whatever it takes. To utilize our God given talents for His glory, to be a blessing to others, to be an inspiration to all. A lot of the unfortunate in the Philippines and the rest of the world can't even get past the first two levels of needs. You are fortunate enough to have overcome them. All of us are in search for that one thing that defines who we are. What are you born to do? When will you do it?

Starting My Journey Towards Success

I wrote a blog @ 10/19/2010 12:42:00 AM

"After more than a year of inkling, I finally decided to take the wealth course starting last August. Finishing all four modules in a span of about 2 months got me all pumped up into excitement. I haven't been as excited as this since probably 2nd year college. =) The things that I am able to learn in this community, the challenges it brings me, the realizations I am able to discover, seeing the world in a different light, makes me feel ecstatic. Nothing can stop me now. Last Saturday, having finished the 7th step in the 8-step Core Team Process which was the panel interview, mounds of questions and fear started as this is it. Of course I am looking forward to all the challenges, but I am not looking forward to stress and most specially, physical pain that I will endure. Emotional and social issues within myself are still factors. My inconsistency and negativity. They're still there. I need to involve myself more in CA. I need to indulge myself in their mission. Because now that I'm part of the core team, it's my mission as well. How do I play the game of business? I have a lot to learn and I can't wait to learn everything. I wished for this to happen and now, it is happening, so fast. I wished and God is granting that wish now. I will make it happen no matter what. As I've heard from today's first audio teaching about success, Clarity! Being able to describe in as much detail and substance your dreams, to attract all the elements of the universe to conspire in achieving that dream, making it a reality. Clarity is the first step, and with CA, it's becoming very clear, what I want to achieve. The 101 reasons why I want to be part of the team: for my personal growth in achieving my life's purpose, to fulfill my passion in teaching, helping others in different ways, touching their lives, and being of service to God and our country, to be able to give my family the life they deserve, most simply, to be happy. =) I promise to finish what I've started. =)"