Leadership

Last Saturday, I went to school to have my Leadership Training Seminar under AMA. They got Mr. Lafferty, the General Manager of Procter and Gamble Phils., to share his insights to us. Here are some of the things that he mentioned during his talk:

1. A principle is not a principle until it costs you something.

2. When you're comfortable with where you are, you're not growing.

3. Using less of what was given to you is sacrificing the Gift.

4. Getting what you deserve is absolutely better than getting what you can get.

PS. Aiyo... I wrote something before posting this. I was planning to share it too, but then, at some point while I was writing it, I lost interest. Hahaha... Madalas akong ganun these days. Sayang tuloy yun. I'm starting to have a "high level of mobility".XD Tsktsk... This is not good.

Wisdom

I found this article from a website. It was originally written in Mandarin by a popular (and cute, hahaha) male artist who loves to write. I think someone just compiled and translated them (thanks to him/her). Anyway, I thought it'd be worthy to put it here to remind me of so many things about life and its beauty. :) Here it is!

Ya Lun said some things that are worth remembering!

01. Everyday, tell yourself once, "I'm really not bad"
02. Being angry is using matters other people made mistakes in to punish yourself
03. Without friends in life, is like not having any sunshine in life
04. Tomorrow's hope let us forget today's pain
05. If life is being stripped off of ideals, dreams, imagination, then life is just a pile of empty boards
06. Giving out light is not only the sun's privilege, you can shine too.
07. Foolish people use their body to control their mind, wise people will use their mind to control their body
08. The best and only way to achieve happiness is to treasure what you have, and forget what you do not have
09. Greed is the most real form of poverty, being satisfied is the most real form of wealth.
10. You can use love to get the whole world, you can also use hatred to lose the whole world.
11. How much one is worth, is decided by the moment one was under temptation (To see if he/she gives in to temptation or seduction)
12. Youth is the only time we have the rights to weave our dreams
13. Youth – an immediate classic that can never be redeemed
14. Without language that expresses love, all the words will be meaningless
15. True love, should exceed the length of life, the width of the mind and the depth of one’s soul
16. The power of love can be so great that it can make one forget everything, yet it is so small that it cannot tolerate a little bit of jealousy.
17. At the instant one is really enlightened, he will give up pursuing the world material gains and start pursuing the real wealth from his spiritual world
18. As long as one has confidence, one will never fail
19. No matter when you start, the important is once you start, then don’t stop. (Persevere)
20. No matter when you are ending, the important thing is not to regret and lament after ending.
21. A person’s biggest enemy is his own weakness.
22. A person’s best friend is his own courage and braveness.
23.”Impossible” only exist in a foolish person’s dictionary.
24. Bear the highest hope, put in your best effort, and be prepared for the worst results
25. Home! Home Sweet Home! There’s nothing more beautiful than home and family.
26. Idling will cause a person’s mental intelligence to rust
27. In every matter, one needs to look at it from many different perspectives
28. In places with ideals, hell is heaven
29. In places with hope, pain and sufferings can also become happiness
30. All kinds of victories, compared to conquering your own self, is not worthy of mentioning.
31. All kind of defeats, compared to the failure of losing one self’s (identity), is not worth mentioning.
32. God never did complain about man’s ignorance, yet man is complaining about God’s unfairness
33. Wonderful life should be filled with hope and anticipation, surprise and gratitude.
34. The most tiring thing in the world, is to live your life in hypocrisy
35. It is only a thought when you think if you are able or unable to do it
36. The first youth is given by God; the second youth depends on one’s diligence
37. You will feel more comfortable showing someone concern, if you do not have much anticipation (of any rewards)
38. Thoughts are like drills, it needs to be focus at one point in order to have enough strength
39. As long as one doesn’t lose his directions, he will not lose his identity
40. If you ever eulogized dawn, then please also embrace the night
41. Greetings does not have to be solemn and serious but it must be sincere and touching.
42. In life the important thing is not the position you are in, but the direction you are going
43. When you can fly, do not give up flying
44. When you can dream, do not give up on your dreams
45. When you can love, do not give up on love
46. Life is too short, when you give up today, you may not be able to get it tomorrow
47. Genius is 1% of inspiration with 99% of hard work
48. Man always treasure what they have not got, and forget what they have
49. Happiness can be doubled, only when you know how to share
50. You must first be able to look up to yourself, only then will others think highly of you
Translated by Tiffany@Fahrenheit Globa1
Source:飞轮海E视网

Hindi dapat ganito...

pero sa katunayan, ganoon na nga...

http://vicissitude- decidido. blogspot. com/2008/ 12/world- is-fucked- up.html

Matagal na sa aking ipinadala ng kaibigan ko ang link na ito. Sa ym pa nga. Paulit-ulit niyang sinabi sa akin na kailangan kong basahin ang nakasulat dito pero dahil masyado akong maraming ginagawa ng mga panahon na iyon, hindi ko na ito naasikaso. Akala ko kasi isa lang ito sa mga "OMG-my-crush-smiled-at-me" na tipo ng blog entry. Hanggang sa nakita ko na naman ang link na ito sa isa sa mga mensaheng natanggap ko sa email.

Ang lapit. Pakiramdam ko ngayon ang lapit ng mga pangyayaring ito sa akin. Nung isang araw, sa news ko lang napanood ito. Ngayon, nababasa ko mula sa isang pangkaraniwang estudyante... na kasing edad ko... na marahil ay katulad ko rin... ang ganitong pangyayari.

Sa totoo lang, hindi ko alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko. Wala pa sa ayos ang aking pag-iisip dahil kasasalubong ko pa lang sa bagong taon. Ang gusto ko lang, ibahagi sa ibang tao ang saloobin ng dalagang ito. Kailangan ng pamilya niya ng dasal. Grabe siguro ang takot at poot na nararamdaman niya, ngunit hanga ako dahil matapang niyang naisulat ang mga ito.

Haaay... Nakalulungkot isipin na maraming umaabuso sa kanilang kapangyarihan.

"Hindi nila kami kilala! Sabihin mo nga sa kanila kung sino ako!"

"Tatandaan kita!"

Pangarap ko pa namang maging isang politiko. Kaya lang minsan, nakatatakot. Nakatatakot na sa pagpasok ko roon ay baka masilaw ako sa kapangyarihan at umasta na lamang ako na kagaya nila. Sila... Minsan tuloy, naiisip ko, ganoon ba talaga sila kasama? Siguro naman hindi sila pinalaki ng mga magulang nila nang ganun. Ano ba talaga ang problema, yung mismong sistema o yung mga taong nakaupo sa puwesto at nagpapatakbo ng gobyerno?

Lahat na ata ay nabanggit na ng mga taong nag-comment sa post ng dalagang ito na may 56 anyos na ama at 14 anyos na kapatid na naging biktima ng pang-aabuso ng kapangyarihan, kaya dapat ko na atang itigil ito.

Ipinagdarasal ko lang na sana huwag magpadaig ang mga taong nasa posisyon sa kapangyarihang taglay nila. Naniniwala ako na may kabutihan pa rin na natitira sa kanila. Sana naman gamitin nila ito upang makagawa ng mabubuting bagay. Kung tutuusin, ipinagkaloob lamang ito ng mga tao sa "ibaba" eh, ng mga karaniwang tao. Kaya wala silang karapatang magmalaki at gamitin ito upang kunin ang nais nila habang may ibang naaabuso.Tulungan naman sana nila tayong ibangon ang bansa natin at ang estado nito sa mundo.

Madalas kong nararamdaman at nakikita na marami pang mga kagaya ko na umaasang makababangon muli ang Filipinas mula sa pagkakalugmok. Sana naman huwag hayaan ng mga pinuno na mawala ang pag-asang ito. Sana, hindi pa SILA ang maging dahilan ng pagkamuhing nararamdaman ng mga kapwa ko Filipino.

Manigong bagong taon!