Never Stop Learning

In the Age of Human Capital, one needs to keep on improving one's self. This is very evident in the workplace. Younger blood coming in with more skills and knowledge, people who refuse to "upgrade" lag behind. Eventually they see themselves being replaced by the new ones or worse being subject to the leadership of the "juniors". The "losers" try to retaliate by grapevine and the ending? The gossip-monger ruins his/her own reputation and eventually kicked-out of the organization.

Have you stopped learning? If you are humble enough to say you do, what's keeping you? You see, to say "Never Stop Learning" doesn't always mean you need to enroll and get a master's degree and Ph.D after... what I'm trying to say is you just need to learn something new to better adapt to the increasing demands of "today". It is not bad to aspire to be on top but the question is what are you doing to get there? And if it is a self-centered motivation, man you're a candidate for depression. That place on top is never enjoyable. I wonder why people 'kill' each other to be there.

Let me leave with you with this if you are taking the challenge NEVER to STOP LEARNING (that you may set your heart right on what you are about to embark)

A pastor in CCF talking to company, community and church leaders said, "Work to reach your full potential NOT the top position."

  

 

Paradigm Shift Part1: The Calling

People are normally proud. Self-dependent. I can do it alone.

That was my mindset before until I met Jesus in a deeper sense. I learned that it's Him who causes people to rise and fall - the only thing that matters is who do we try to please and conform with.

Since then my perspective in life changed. Paradigm Shift.

It's no longer about me but Him.

Not how much money earned but lives touched. Not talking about great things during class reunions but sharing the best things that may come after this life. Not the vehicle I may drive or ride but what causes this inner drive in me. Not about how many places reached but the ultimate destination of all. Not about pursuing a career but obeying the call. 

As Dr. Ravi Zacharias puts it "A calling owns you. A calling is greater than you are and you will take on the challenge even with lesser pay."

(to be continued...)

The Pouch Business

I’ve always been an entrepreneur by heart. Tried many businesses of sort to prove it. But none did well until this…

Challenging my family to venture into business, we first thought of making shoes!

We tried to put up a shoe business - a made-to-order one for ladies. But then after several months of trial, we just gave up. My mother who’s always been a partner to the business cannot make a good pair though having decades of experience as an uppermaker. My father has no idea either. We stopped there with some thousands down the drain – charged to experience.

Then we tried doing bags. At first it seemed so easy but then later we realize, it’s going to take loooooong before we can produce one of high quality to boast - for now, only bags good for “marketing” (yeah as in pamalengke)

The business concept was quite accidental (With God, none of course! :D) The spa which I use to manage needed a good packaging for our free mugs. That’s where our pouch making began. With cumbrella material costing 22 pesos per meter and 25-peso worth cord, we made our first drawstring pouch.

 We have since then played on with the concept and gave clients a wide idea on where to use the pouches – from jewelry cases, perfume bottle packaging, to wine holders and knapsack bags!

I wish we could still extract some more ideas from our little minds and serve our clients with more with less cost!