Saturday, August 29, 2009
"The Daily Dozen" by John C. Maxwell
Today's Attitude.......Gives me Possibilities
Today's Priorities......Give me Focus
Today's Health..........Gives me Strength
Today's Family.........Gives me Stability
Today's Thinking......Gives me Advantage
Today's Commitment..Gives me Tenacity
so re-commit every day...=)
Today's Faith...............Gives me Peace
Today's Relationships..Give me Fulfillment
Today's Finances...........Give me Options
Today's Generosity.......Gives me Significance
Today's Values...............Give me Direction
Today's Growth.............Gives me Potential
Whatever you do today, even though little, do that every day, it will compound into the future. =)
What you focus on grows.
Peace...
Friday, August 28, 2009
Life is a collection of Buckets...
Go read his article here : Do you want a life of abundance?
Well... Just like what he said, "life is a collection of buckets"... Here are mine.
Phewh... I'm putting myself on the line just by telling you my life goals and dreams.
I hope this challenges you to do the same, to set goals for yourself and achieve them. =)
The first 12, I got them from John C. Maxwell's "Today Matters" The daily dozen... Whatever you do today, compounds into tomorrow.
So Here goes...!
Attitude
Every day I Gabby will be cheerful, positive, and will always play to win.
Priorities
Every morning I Gabby will set my priorities for the day.
Health
I Gabby will follow my schedule for my work out days.
I Gabby will take my vitamins every day.
My maximum time to stay awake is 1am.
I Gabby will achieve my ideal weight of 63 KGs by November 28th 2009.
Family
Every week, whenever I can, I Gabby will talk to my family, grow my relationship with them.
Thinking
Every morning, during my sacred times, I Gabby will think about the different areas of my life, of what I need to improve in.
Commitment
Every Morning, I Gabby will recommit to my goals by reading and declaring these.
Faith
Every morning and every Evening before I sleep, I Gabby will have my formal prayer time, but the whole day I will remind myself that I am always in God’s presence.
Finances
By the Age of 27-28, or earlier, I Gabby, will be a Millionaire in US$, with a cash-inflow of US$1 Million per year.
By the time I graduate, I Gabby will be earning US$15,000 per month through the internet, real-estate, and network marketing.
By next year April 11th 2010, I Gabby, will be earning US$5,000 per month through the internet, REAL ESTATE, and network marketing.
And by this year October 30th 2009, I Gabby, will be earning US$200 per day through the internet, and network marketing.
I Gabby have achieved my very first sale of singing success, though 5 days late, but still. I made it. Yeahh....
OK so the lesson here is to be flexible.
Relationships
I Gabby will be open to new relationships every day, for friendship and self-knowledge.
With the friends that I have right now, as much as possible I will get close to them, and love them as best as I can.
I Gabby will hangout more with the people who will bring me up, and encourage me.
Generosity
I Gabby will give to the needy whenever I pass them. I Gabby will treat one of my friends once a month beginning September 2009.
From the income that I will be getting, I Gabby will give to God 10% every time I receive.
My goal is to give to God 90%, and I will live on the 10% comfortably and still in financial freedom.
Values
I Gabby will always follow my higher values every day. Greatest of all is Love.
Growth
I Gabby will continue to seek wisdom, continue learning, and will be teachable every single day.
I Gabby will read and complete at least 2 new books on personal development every month.
Short Term Goals
Financial
How to get to the $200 per day?
Network marketing and internet marketing.
Network Marketing
Get everyone off my list by end of September.
Achieve ETT and have 12 customer points by September 18th 2009.
Achieve ETL by October 31st 2009
Achieve TC by November 28 2009
Internet Marketing
How to achieve US$200 per day?
Achieve first sale of my Dad and I’s business by Sept 31st 2009.
How?
Research more in blogging forums, change the header. Dig for more relevant keywords.
Improve CTR and quality of ads.
Improve my squidoo lens by Sept 5th 2009.
How?
Research singing forums, change site tag, make squidoo article shorter.
Make 5 more articles for singing by next Saturday September 5th 2009.
Study Goals
Achieve HD for all my subjects.
How?
Prepare before hand for classes, the pre-reading.
Submit all assignments and projects on time.
If I don’t understand something, always ask.
Always time-chunk and do everything as fast as possible, that way I tend to focus more.
Follow my study time schedule, 4-6.30pm.
Make a schedule for studying materials following the Adam Khoo Style. Revising each chapter within 24hours, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months.
Remember the deadlines of all the assignments and finish them as early as possible, that way if I need to improve on something, I will always have time.
Do more than what is needed.
Long Term goals
April 11th 2009 achieve US$5,000 per month.
How?
Internet Marketing, Network Marketing, Real-estate.
Before I go back to Jakarta from the Philippines, I will have my very first house. December 31st 2009.
Before I graduate from university I Gabby will be earning US$15,000 per month.
How?
Achieve RVP by August 2011.
Have 3 houses by Aug 2011 to be rented out.
Internet Marketing, have all sites up and running and earning a stable income.
Yep... I seriously am putting myself on the line for telling you this.
Now I'm accountable to you, whether I achieve these or not.
May God be my witness and my guide. x)
Start small... Dream big =)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Do we truly love??
Hey guys... Something just suddenly popped into my head. And I so want to talk about it haha..
So what is true love really?
I’ve been hearing a lot, or seeing a lot especially from the adolescent lovey dovey, and the like. “true love stays, superficial love doesn’t”
But really? Do we really know what true love is??
Yeah it is true “true love does stay”.
What I learned is, true love is unconditional love. Love for better or for worse.
A Love that forgets self, and is only interested in the good for the other.
So when we say those three little words “I love you”, do we really mean it?
I pray that we do.
I guess I am slowly learning love’s true meaning. I guess now, I can truly say, I love my family and I totally accept them as they are.
I guess that is where you learn to love unconditionally, your family. For better or for worse. =)
I now realize that whatever I thought of love was before, it wasn’t love. Those were the days huh... Boy girl relationships. Those were just nice feelings of love, but it didn’t mean I truly loved the other.
We really have to be brutally honest with ourselves. What are we really looking for?
Affirmation? To feel good? To be “in” because your friends are in a relationship too?
I guess maturity comes with time, and evaluated experience and the will to keep on learning and to keep growing, and always seeking wisdom.
I read from a book by John Powell, that the real acid test to real love. Have we truly forgotten ourselves?
Since true love is only interested in the good for the other. Or is it all about you? In this part we really have to be brutally honest to ourselves, since we have the capacity to actually lie to ourselves. I know I have done that too many times.
Yeah so just to conclude. True love only seeks the good for the other.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Stuck in a rut...
Benjamin Disraeli
That's right...
More like never apologize for your emotions, because you can't. You are feeling them and they are a part of you.
Emotions are like friends, they reveal who you really are at That POINT in time. But...a BIG BUT...
Yeah they are like your friends, they tell you stuff, you Listen, but it doesn't mean that you have to follow what they say.
Like friends, you never ever reject your emotions. But you don't always have to follow what they say.
You follow your Higher Values.
Accept them for what they are, listen to them, and then let go...
Well, for this post, it's pretty much just to remind myself just that...
I admit... yeah I do...
To describe; "I feel like a little boy who has just hurt his big toe, and in pain doesn't see any one to help him, all he can do is just wait until his big toe heals or at least hurt lesser, and he can get back up again."
Just a description of what I'm feeling at this point in time. (May not be totally accurate, but I'm working on to describing my emotions as accurate as possible.)
This is me, at this point in time... Of course you wouldn't really know exactly, because I haven't told you the "why." Lol...
Just one more thing I learned. Your emotions reveal to you on where you have to grow. Nobody causes your emotions, rather it is already in you, only that it is stirred up. So you can't blame anyone for your emotions, or "causing" you to feel this way. You own them.
Remember just listen, feel, no thinking, and then let go when it is time to let go.
If you believe in God, there's another part to the equation. Just listen, feel, no thinking, just offer up your feelings, ask him to hold your hand... Then let go of your feelings..When it is time to do so.
I've heard a saying from one of the saints.. Forgot who though.. Was it St. Francis of Assisi? or St. Ignatious?.... haha...Owh well...
"Never make life/major decisions, during the dark of the night."
Peace...
Mindset
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent
or praiseworthy--
think about such things.
Philippians 4:8, New International Version
About me
Try it out.. It's pretty neat =D
Oh yeah... I found out that that the percentage of INFJs in the world population is only about 1%!
More specific: Males 0.5%
Females 1%
Makes me feel real special haha...
Nevertheless try it out... You'll learn something about yourself. And then try it again in the future, there will be changes for sure. Well... People change.
INJF descriptions: (Pretty neat huh… :D )
“INFJs are gentle, caring, complex and highly intuitive individuals. Artistic and creative, they live in a world of hidden meanings and possibilities. Only one percent of the population has an INFJ Personality Type, making it the most rare of all the types.”
- Portrait of an INFJ (The Personality Page)
“INFJs enjoy a greater clarity of perception of inner, unconscious processes than all but their INTJ cousins. Just as SP types commune with the object and “live in the here and now” of the physical world, INFJs readily grasp the hidden psychological stimuli behind the more observable dynamics of behavior and affect.”
- INFJ Profile (TypeLogic)
“creative, smart, focus on fantasy more than reality, attracted to sad things, fears doing the wrong thing, observer, avoidant…”
- INFJ Jung Type Descriptions (similarminds.com)
“…desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions. Although Counsleors tend to be private, sensitive people, and are not generally visible leaders, they nevertheless work quite intensely with those close to them, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes…”
- The Portrait of the Counselor Idealist (Keirsey)
“INFJs tend to be devoted to what they believe in and seek work where their needs, values, and ideals can be deeply engaged. They move on the wave of their inspirations and are determined to see that their values are worked out in their lives. They will work toward their goals individually and, when needed, will put together a team of other highly dedicated people like themselves.”
- INFJ – The Mystic (Lifexplore)
First Blog Entry of many
Hey world.
This will be the outlet of my overloading brain of so many thoughts and inspirations or whatever rant.
So enjoy, and I hope whatever I will be sharing will give you added value to your life.
Cheers!