Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires

Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires

Brian Tracy, one of the world's highest paid motivational speakers, says that successful people do the same things over and over again. Drawing on numerous polls and surveys of self-made millionaires, he declares that your success is unrelated to your educational background, your grades or even your intelligence. (Most self-made millionaires are of average intelligence.) Here are some of the principles outlined by Brian Tracy.

Dream big dreams. Our lives are shaped by what we think about.Do what you love to do. Surveys show that self-made millionaires became wealthy when they started doing the things they enjoyed -- they got good at them.

A related principle is: Focus on your unique strengths. Ask yourself: "What do I do easily and well that's difficult for most people? "Never think about failure. Successful people suffer setbacks. But they see them as pointing the way to success.

Set clear goals. Oil billionaire H.L. Hunt put it best:

"There are two rules.

1) Decide what you want.

2)Decide what you'll have to do to get it and start doing it.

"Get around the right people. Harvard's David McClelland has proved that associating with people you want to emulate helps you succeed -- and that being with failures will drag you down.

Do one thing at a time. With your goals, what's the most valuable use of your time right now?

Do first things first and second things not at all.

Be honest with yourself and others. Are you fulfilling 100 percent of your commitments to those who depend on you?

A reputation for integrity will get you help when times are tough. Be utterly persistent. Your most valuable asset -- and sometimes your only one -- is your Unwillingness to quit.

Discipline yourself. Tracy says self-discipline is the quality that makes the previous tips work.

Successful people do what they must do, when they must do it, like it or not.

Now, get going.

The guy who loves you...

The guy who loves you, can't tell you the reason why he loves you. He only knows that, in his eyes, you are the only one.

The guy who loves you, actually always makes you mad, but he never knows what stupid thing did he's done, as everything he's done, is for your own good.

The guy who loves you, seldom praise you, but in his heart, you are the best, only he knows it.

The guy who loves you, will scold or complain, if you didn't reply his message but others, because he cares.

The guy who love you, only drops his tears in front of you, when you try to wipe his tears, you are touching his heart, the heart which beats for you.

The guy who love you, will remember every word you said, even if it's accidentally. And he will use the word always at the nick of time.

The guy who loves you, will not give any promise that easily, because they don't want to break the promise, they want you to believe him and they want to give you the happiest and safest life ever after.

The guy who loves you, always tells you not to think too much, because they already planned it for you, he wants to give u the best life in the future, he wants to give you a suprise, believe him that he can do it.

The guy who loves you, maybe can't remember special occasions like somekind of anniversary, but, he does know that, every second he lives, he's loving you, no matter what day is today

The guy who loves you, won't say " I love you" that easily, because everything he's done for you show that he loves you already, but he will only tell the words at the special situation, because he doesn't want you to missunderstand, he wants you to know that he loves you.

The guy who really loves you, will feel that, sometimes, something have to be told only once, because he thinks that you might already understand him. If he says more often, he will feel that there's nothing you will cherish.

The guy who loves you, will go to airport to fetch you, he won't carry a bunch of roses and call you darling like what you expect. But he will carry your luggage and ask you "why are you becoming that thin within two days?" with his sincere heart.

The guy who loves you, will listen quietly to you, when you are mad, and when you finished, he will say, "you still got class tomorrow, sleep earlier", with smile.

The boy who loves you, doesn't know whether he should call you when you are angry, but he will send a message to you after few hours, if you ask him why he calls that late, he will say, "when you are angry, my explanation are all rubbish. But when you've calmed down, my explanation will really work".

The boy who loves you, always calls you little girl, but everytime he wants to make a big decision, he will first want to hear your advice.

The guy who loves you, doesn't like little toy like teddy bear, but he will always put the bear you gift him at his bed.

The guy who loves you, while quarelling, will apologize uncontrollably, although you are the one who's wrong, and later, he will send a message to you with "baby, actually you know its your fault, you know it yourself "

The guy who loves you, while really missing you, will want to buy a bunch of rose and wait for you stupidly under your apartment. But he never knows, what he bought are daisies, but it doesn't matter, because in his heart, that's roses.

The guy who loves you, seldom says sweet words, but you know, his kisses already transfer all his passion to you.

The guy who loves you, if he can't always see you, will try to make himself busy, to not having any time to remember you, because he knows, if he did, he would keep on missing you until he could do nothing.

GALs in crush, love, do you think the guy who's beside you do really loves you?If yes, wish you have the happiest day ever after.. :)

Overjoyed

Overjoyed

Over time, I've building my castle of love

Just for two, though you never knew you were my reason

I've gone much too far for you now to say

That I've got to throw my castle away

Over dreams, I have picked out a perfect come true

Though you never knew it was of you I've been dreaming

The sandman has come from too far away

For you to say come back some other day

And though you don't believe that they do

They do come true

For did my dreams

Come true when I looked at you

And maybe too, if you would believe

You too might be

Overjoyed, over loved, over me

Over hearts, I have painfully turned every stone

Just to find, I had found what I've searched to discover

I've come much too far for me now to find

The love that I've sought can never be mine

And though you don't believe that they do

They do come true

For did my dreams Come true when I looked at you

And maybe too, if you would believe

You too might be Overjoyed, over loved, over me

And though the odds say improbable

What do they know

For in romance

All true love needs is a chance

And maybe with a chance you will find

You too like I Overjoyed, over loved, over you, over you

Don't break the elastic

Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.
Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.
And, there on television, she said it was "exciting."
Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring everyday...like her breasts.
They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.
The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words!

Maya Angelou said this:

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights."

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."

"I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life."

"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."

"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."

"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."

"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said,people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Career or Family?

Subject: CAREER OR FAMILY(Hannah Pajo)

CAREER OR FAMILY?

"Career or Family" (excerpts)

EVERY moment in life, we are faced with a choice. Which should command our preference -- the demands of our job or the duties to our family?IF there is a board meeting today at the same hours that our son graduates from school, where should we go -- to the boardroom or to the graduation ceremony?

IF we have to make a very important presentation tomorrow, so as to advance our career, but our wife says she has to see the doctor on a suspicion of cancer, which appointment should we keep?THESE are the daily battles of conscience we have to wage, trying to keep a balance between our responsibility to earn a living and our opportunity to live a life. And our choices invariably reveal who we really are.

OUR preferences indicate our true character. Our priorities are the best indicators of our real identity. What profits success? I know that many of you out there would go for career on the pretension that after all, you are doing all these for the family.MANY of us, would rather become outstanding employees, model personnel instead of being doting fathers or loving husbands.

MANY of you would opt to perform exceedingly well in the office even if you work 12 to 16 hours a day, going home only to change clothes or catch a few hours of sleep.BUT what for? At the end of the day, what have you accomplished? What profits a highly successful professional or wealthy businessman if ultimately, he loses his family, wrecks his marriage or dishonors the name he will leave to his children?WHAT has a rich man accomplished if he has built a fortune and founded conglomerates of highly profitable companies and yet drives his own wife to vices or infidelity, his children to drugs and delinquency and himself to spiritual decay and total burnout?

WHAT matters most?

Look around you. The evidence is overwhelming and irreversible. Families are shattered. Marriages are broken. Lives are reduced to utter emptiness.EVEN as man advances in wealth and success, he deteriorates on the basic standards of joy, peace and serenity. As we all compete and struggle for power and possessions, we often neglect what really matters most. In our insatiable mania for supremacy over the rest, we often forget the most important things in life.

I WILL respect your choice. But as for me, my priorities are clear. Between career and family, I will always go for family. I can forego that board meeting and earn the ire of my boss or make a bad impression on my peers. But I shall not inflict a lifetime trauma on my son by sending him alone to graduate without his dad. I can forget that business presentation and lose a valued client or waste a career promotion, but I cannot leave my wife alone in her moments of anxiety.

MEANINGLESS.

WHY should a well-known public figure commit suicide given all his fame and fortune? Can his wealth and wisdom compensate for ruptures in his relationships?WHY should a wife of a famous politician commit adultery...? Is it lust or vain fixation for the pleasures of the flesh? Or is it the pain of being neglected and ignored by the husband she used to adore?WHY should a son cut his wrist or a daughter drink poison despite all the luxuries and pleasures they are showered with? Can money replace love? Can pleasure take the place of affections?

THE ULTIMATE HELL

TO succeed in career and fail in the family is, to me, the ultimate hell. John Grisham, that famous author of legal fictions wrote "The Testament," which tells of a highly successful industrialist who made billions of dollars but lost his family. In the first 10 pages of the novel, he jumped to his death from his multi-story building in front of his self-centered children. By his will, he disinherited all of them and bequeathed his entire estate to an illegitimate daughter who refused to accept it.THAT is the ultimate irony; those who lusted for money lost it. Those who were given all the money refused it. In all his dozen masterpieces, Grisham tells us about the importance of family. "A Time to Kill" tells of a father who went to jail for killing his daughter's rapists.

INDEED, we...should learn from the mistakes of others. We should straighten our lives and put our priorities in order.

I DON'T know about you. But as for me and my house, our credo is: There is no success in a career that can make up for a failure in the family.

BUT if forced to make a choice between career and family, I'll gladly choose the latter. This is my philosophy, my article of faith. I pray and work hard to live up to it.

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COFFEE and MAYONNAISE JAR

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items infront of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes."The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed."Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you torecognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things --God, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions--and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else--the small stuff.""If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you."Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always betime to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golfballs first--the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffeerepresented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."Please share this with someone you care about. I JUST DID."

"Move - one step at a time, but always forward." - Anonymous

14 Laws of High Trust Selling

14 Laws of High Trust Selling
by Todd Duncan

1.) The Law of the Iceberg. The truest measure of your success is invisible to your clients.
2.) The Law of the Dress Rehearsal.Practicing your lines elevates the level of your performance.
3.) The Law of the Summit.Your direction is a result of your perception.
4.) The Law of the Bull's-Eye. If you don't aim for the bestprospects, you're likely to do business with any prospect.
5.) The Law of the Shareholder. Successful sales people buy stock in themselves.
6.) The Law of the Scale. If you want more business, have fewer clients.
7.) The Law of the Ladder. The success you achieve is directlyrelated to the steps you conceive.
8.) The Law of Courtship. For a relationship to be right onthe outside it must first be right onthe inside.
9.) The Law of Leverage.You're less likely to fail when you'vetold others you will succeed.
10.) The Law of the Hook. A captivated audience stays tothe end.
11.) The Law of the Hourglass. You must make your moves beforeyour time runs out.
12.) The Law of Incubation.The most profitable relationshipsmature over time.
13.) The Law of the Broom.To build your business up, you mustfirst clean it up.
14.) The Law of the Encore.The greater the performance thelouder the applause

Descending to the Top

93rd SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Luce Auditorium Lobby
March 26, 2006

Descending to the Top
Delivered byMr. Menardo "Butch" G. Jimenez Jr.
Senior Vice-President, Retail Business Group PLDT OIC,
Wireless Consumer Division, Smart Communications


It is a privilege of mine to be here. In 2003, I was requested to be the commencement speaker for the graduating class of the University of the Philippines-Diliman. And after I gave that address, I said to myself-and this is true-the only other invitation that I will accept after UP Diliman is Silliman University. I have actually been waiting for almost three years. And I would have waited 30 more years to address you. You may be asking, "Why is that?" It is simply because of the Christian roots and the Christian heritage that this university has; the same roots and the same heritage that my great grandmother, my grandmother, and even my mother have tried to instill in my life.

That is why I am here. So thank you very much for the privilege. I am actually quite excited to address all of you.One of the questions running in your mind today as you graduate and move forward is, "How do I reach the top?" A fair question and one that needs to be answered. And since I now presently handle marketing for both PLDT and Smart, let me share with you some marketing principles that I have learned, that may guide you on your quest to the top. A battle for the mind.

Success in marketing is a battle to be the first in the mind of the consumer. That is the principle proposed in the '80s by two authors, Al Ries and Jack Trout, in their classic book, "Positioning." Ries and Trout said that success in marketing is a battle to be the first in the mind of the consumer. If you are first in the mind of the consumer, in most cases, you will rise to the top and become the leader or number one. So, the battle is to be the first in the mind. Let's give a couple of examples.

When I say cola, what comes first in your mind? It's Coke. And today, Coke has risen to the top and is number one. When you say beer, the first thing that comes into your mind is San Miguel. They are first in the mind, they are at the top, and they are the leader. When you say toothpaste, in most cases, what comes to mind is Colgate. The same rule holds true. Colgate is at the top of your mind, and they are number one. When you say photocopier, it's Xerox. They are first in the mind, they are the leader, and they have risen to the top. Let's try something more hip for the new generation kids. When you say mp3 player, what's first in your mind. I can actually read your mind. The iPod. They are first in the mind, they are at the top, and today, they are number one. So, in many instances, the rule actually works.

If you want to rise to the top, you have to be the first in the mind.The second thing that Al Ries and Jack Trout talked about, aside from being the first in the mind of the consumer, is burning an attribute or a characteristic in the minds of the consumers. For example, Volvo did that. They burned into the mind of the consumer the attribute of safety. If you want a safe car, Volvo is it. iPod, for example, is burning in all our minds the attribute of being cool. They want to drive into our minds that the Ipod is the coolest gadget in the universe today.

So, two concepts we learn from Marketing to reach the top: Be the first in the mind and burn an attribute in the mind. Then, you start rising to the top.So what does this all mean to you, as you go out into the workplace? If you guys want to start rising to the top, you have to do the same thing. You have to be the first or the top of mind amongst the people that you work for specially your boss. When the boss needs something done, you have to be the first in his mind. If you're just the third, or the fourth, or the fifth, or the tenth in his mind, you're just like a company that is in third, fourth or fifth position -- far, far away from rising to the top. But like I said earlier, being top of mind is not enough. You also have to burn an attribute in his mind.

Now, a slight word of caution. Burning an attribute in your boss's or co-worker's mind is a double-edged sword. You have to make sure that you burn a positive attribute and not a negative one. Ries and Trout explain that it is very difficult or next to impossible to dislodge an attribute in ones mind once it has been established. If you go into the workplace and the attribute you burn in your boss's mind is tatamad tamad ka (you're lazy), mahirap kang pakisamahan(you're not a team player), or di ka mapagkakatiwalaan (you're not trustworthy) then chances are, that attribute will stick in his mind for years to come and you'll have a hard time rising to the top.How many classmates do you know have been branded "lazy", "a flirt", "playboy", "cheater" etc. Think about it, no matter how hard they try to change their image, it just sticks and is so hard to dislodge from your mind isn't it? That's how powerful burning an attribute in the mind is, positive or negative. So, key lessons if you want to rise to the top is, you have to be the first in their mind and you must burn positive attributes in their mind.

Discipline.This leads me to the question, "What attribute should you burn in the minds of the people in today's world?" There are many attributes that I would have wanted to share with you, but in the interest of time, I will focus on two. The first one is the attribute of discipline. If we want to be able to compete not only with our peers, but with the best in the world, we have no choice. As a person, as a people, and as a country, we have to be disciplined. Discipline is a very fascinating thing. In the world of competition, you're always competing with somebody else. There is Smart competing with Globe, There is GMA competing with ABS-CBN, there is Sony competing with Samsung, and the list goes on. But when it comes to discipline, you are not competing with anybody else. You are only competing with yourself. And if you lose, guess who actually loses, only you.

A year and a half ago, I went to a leadership conference in Singapore that put together and assembled some of the best speakers in the world. I actually had to pay a huge amount-probably my whole month's salary-just to be able to enter that conference. Al Ries was speaking. Film legend, Francis Ford Coppola was speaking, Rudy Giuliani, who led New York to rise from the 911 crisis, was speaking and Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore was one of the speakers. I wanted to listen to Lee Kuan Yew and what he had to say. Lee Kuan Yew shared how he built Singapore from nothing to where it is today. He shared that Singapore, barely a generation ago, was far worse than many of its peers. But today, it is an economic superpower. He narrated that when he first started to lead Singapore, he asked his think tank to visit neighboring countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and figure out what they don't have. He said they all came back with one conclusion: These countries lacked discipline. So to differentiate Singapore from its neighbors, he decided to build his country on discipline. This meant that if Singapore promised something to its people, to its foreign investors, and to other countries, it will be fulfilled. A disciplined country and a disciplined people-that's what he built Singapore on. Discipline is a very important attribute all of us must have to be able to bring this country up from where it is today. If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline.

One of my good friends is the president of Alaska Milk, Fred Uytengsu. I used to see him on the baseball field when he used to coach his son's team and I was an assistant for my son's team. One day, I saw him wearing a shirt that said, "If you don't have discipline, you don't deserve to dream." No matter how harsh it may seem, the point is true. If you're 350 lbs. overweight and you're dreaming to become the next big hunk, but you don't have the discipline to watch what you eat, to exercise, and to make it happen, it isn't going to happen. Don't even bother dreaming, if you don't have the discipline to make it a reality. You'll just get frustrated. That's how important discipline is in achieving success. In the world of business, discipline is defined as work ethic.

I'd like to share with you an anecdote from a great man who epitomized what work ethic is all about. Thomas Alva Edison. At the age of 82, the President of the United States said it was about time he was honored with an award for his lifetime work. So they put together a huge event in honor of Thomas Alva Edison. Being 82, he felt a bit sick that night and fainted. Good thing they were able to revive him and he was still able to go up on stage. Edison upon accepting the award simply said, "I am tired of all this glory. I want to get back to work." 82 years old, and all he can think of is going back to work. That is work ethic. That is discipline. And that is one of the attributes we need to burn in people's minds if we are to rise to the top.

Execution. The second attribute we should burn is execution. We need to be able to drive in the minds of the people that we work with that we are the "go-to" guy. That if they want to make something happen, you are the guy to go to, because you are the person who can execute. Execution is one of the attribute that will help you rise to the top. I'd like to quote one of the greatest mentors of all time who said to his pupil: "Luke, there is no try. There is either do or not do." You know who that is? That is Yoda teaching Luke Skywalker of Star Wars one of the most important lessons in life: execution or making it happen.

An icon of execution, of course, is Michael Jordan. He is arguably one of the greatest basketball players that ever lived, but not without getting the ball, taking that shot, and executing the play. Can you imagine what would have happened to Michael if all he ever did was to plan on shooting the ball but never did? One of the things you have to remember about execution though is that it doesn't mean you have to be successful every single time. Part of execution is learning how to fail yet rising up again. Michael Jordan says this, "I missed more than 9,000 shots in my career and lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions, I have been entrusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life, and that's precisely why I succeed." When you go out to the real world, you will realize that there are many people out there who have great ideas and great plans. And that is good. But like I always tell my team in PLDT, what separates the good from the great is execution. We can spend endless hours and tons of money strategizing, planning, team building, and analyzing to come out with a great plan. But until we execute that plan, that's all it will ever be, a plan.

When something goes wrong in a company, the question the leader or the CEO almost always asks is not, "Who has the best grades?" "Who has a diploma?" "Who has all the awards?" "Who is the summa cum laude?" "Who graduated from an Ivy league school?" The CEO just asks one question: "Who can get the job done?" That, dear graduates is the importance of execution.

Let's learn a lesson from Mickey Mouse. Well, maybe not from Mickey, but from his originator, Walt Disney. Walt had four mantras: dreaming, believing, daring, and then doing. Of the four, "doing" is what turns everything into a reality. Walt said, "Dreaming, believing and daring without doing is just like Dumbo, the elephant, without ears. It just won't fly. ABRAKADABRA will never work." Only execution does.

Descending to the Top. In my UP speech, I talked to them about "what's better than," and I juxtaposed what's better than this versus what's better than that. Now, all of us want to ascend to the top. No doubt about it. And we should. We should plan on ascending all the way to the top. But I will pose the same question I did three years ago: "What's better than ascending to the top?" The answer is DESCENDING to the top. That may actually baffle a lot of your minds. "What is he talking about?" "How can descending to the top be better than ascending to the top?" It is a biblical principle. The Bible tells us that he who wishes to be the greatest must be the servant of all. That is the concept of descending to the top. What I want to share with you is that as you rise to the top, the more you have to be a servant. The keyword is humility. The more you start rising to the top, the more humility needs to become an important place in who you are and in your life.

I want to share with you what happened to Steve Jobs the founder of Apple computers and now the Ipod. We all know what a great visionary Steve Jobs is. But if we chronicle his career, Steve Jobs, as he was ascending to the top, as he was rising towards greatness, forgot all about humility. While he was hitting his peak, all he thought about was how great he was, how fantastic he was, and how the world and his company revolved around him. That is ascending to the top. The higher you go, the bigger your head. What happened to Steve Jobs as he hit the peak? He was driven out of his company both in failure and in disgrace. Then after having failed in many other endeavors, he started again and went on to make an indelible mark in the entertainment industry, and with the extraordinary success of the iPod, regained his reputation as the "greatest innovator of the digital age". And so Steve Jobs, after having ascended to the top and then unceremoniously booted out, now gets the chance to lead Apple again. But something was different about the man this time. People started to feel Steve had changed. And so in a big conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, there he was, listening to the chants of his people, demanding him to come back and run Apple again. Let me share with you how the new Steve answered the call. No longer ascending to the top, but understanding what descending to the ! top is all about. And I will quote from the book, "Icon: The greatest second act in business". For the first time in his public life, there on stage, Steve appeared genuinely touched when the people were starting to ask him to come back and take the CEO position. He wasn't brash or cocky anymore. Maybe his four kids and the complete failure of a company and the near failure of another taught him something. There on stage, he fought back the tears as he mumbled something to make it clear that yes, even Steve Jobs can change. He had made the transition into a world where feelings and passion could partner with business and technology. Steve Jobs said, "You guys are making me feel funny right now. I get to come to work with the most talented people on the planet at Apple and Pixar. The best job in the world! But these jobs are team sports. I cannot do it alone; I can only do it with a team." A team sport. Fifteen years ago, it would have been a lie. It would have been all about him and how great he was. But now, everything was different. He now understood that it was really the many others who helped him succeed. He did realize it wasn't all about him. That Apple is a team sport. That is descending to the top - the higher you fly, the lower the ego.If you're able to get a copy of Time Magazine's issue where they declared who their Man of the Year was for 2005 you'll see their choice was Bill Gates. But not because of what Bill Gates has done for Microsoft. Not because he revolutionized the computer industry. But because of what Bill Gates has started to do for humanity. If you read that article, Bill realizes that this is probably the generation where if health care were given enough resources, he can actually make a big difference in millions of people's lives. And that has become the man's passion and advocacy, donating billions to uplift the health of poverty stricken nations. This today is what truly defines him; no longer his technological achievements. It is now about serving and helping other people. In other words, descending to the top. A heart for our Country.

Finally, as you rise to the top you should never lose your heart for our country.I always tell my team in PLDT, that yes, we have a business to run, but let us never forget we also have a country to serve. And that is the same thing I will tell you as you guys rise to the top. You will have businesses to run, you will have your own careers to take care of, and you will have your own dreams to pursue, but never forget you have a country to serve. You may ask, "How? How do I serve the country?" One way is actually quite simple. I'll give it to you in one word. If you are great, if you are smart, if you are the best, if you have a Silliman education, then, please STAY. Just stay in the country. You would have actually done a great service to our country just by staying. But if you can't stay, or you don't want to stay, that's fine. If you think you want to make it out there in the world, that's a-ok with me. But I want to ask two things of you.

First, go out there and show the whole world how great the Filipino is. In whatever field you're in, prove to the world how special we Filipinos truly are. Second, don't just plan to COME back. Plan to GIVE back to the country. If you do that, if every Filipino who goes out there into the world -- and there are millions of us already -- proves to everybody how great the Filipino is, and not only plans to come back, but actually plans to give back to this country, in less than one generation, we will be an even greater nation.

I will end with what I told the UP students in 2003. You must be asking yourselves, "How do I reach my dreams?" or "How far can I go?" I told them this: In the last 42 years of my life, I have realized one thing, "There is no destination beyond the reach of those who walk with God." So when you go out there in the world, take God's hand and walk with him. Because when you do, whatever destination it is you are hoping to reach, if God walks with you and takes you through, there will be no destination beyond your reach. To the graduating class of 2006, I will meet you at the top and nowhere else!

Things about me...:)

hmm..rainbow amazes me; sunset, sky, clouds, stars, waterfalls, flock of birds makes me smile; grass' smell, machafrap, flowers from the garden, windchimes relaxes me; i like raindrops the way i love morning sun; i enjoy seaside for the purpose of collecting pebbles and seashells; seawaves frightens me; loves christmas and sunday (bcoz theres alot of foods!); sleepyhead but always on the go.... i read alot of books to update my knowledge and have an opportunity to explore the world other than I have, to get an inspiration and motivation to pursue my dreams and lastly to entertain myself..:)

a person who longs to fulfill her mission and dreams in life. just a simple person who tries to make a difference in this world and hope that the world became a better place to live in because she had passed by on it. has a belief that you owe everything to God and without Him you can do nothing. serious looking but when you got to know she's so fun to be with and has lots of stories to tell and to laugh at....

a person who wants to be simple, happy and enjoy life to the fullest. i dont want to conform to what the materialistic world dictates. i'll stick to what matters most in life.. in the end, its the good deeds you've done and how much love you've shown and give that matters. i stand firm to my values and principles in life. definitely, exploring nature is one of those things that makes me happy...anything surrounded by the natural beauty, with those wonderful, mystiq, majestic and relaxing sights.. im in awe for a moment and then start taking pictures for my collection.. really, want to be one with nature! :)

however, with all these life's uncertainties, frustrations, twists and turns, all i wanna have right now is a life wherein i may able to enjoy all aspects of it and live out one's mission in life. may God help me to do so..

who am i looking for?

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hmmm.. dont have an idea, i just hope i'll know it when he finally comes.....(but then again, maybe ..hmm.. someone who will stick with me, hang around and patiently wait for me to grow up. someone real. someone strong yet vulnerable and knows how to love, how to give REAL kind of love.. i guess!)

hmmm.. also, the one who can understand me, who can make me laugh alot, witty and has alot of sense to talk with, carefree yet still responsible with his actions, has an adventurous spirit, kind and gentleman and has alot of love and faith to the One Up there.. (hahaha!!! wishful thinking...i better go to sleep..its much better in my dreams! (^_^ )

some of things i believe in:

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"what is essential is invisible to the eye."

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'the world see's what we do while God see's why we do it."

"Remember, you reap what you sow. What you put into the lives of others comes back into your own."

" God always puts us where we grow best and gives us good people to grow with..."

"The link between man & God is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive."

"There is no destination beyond the reach of those who walk with God."