Awaken The Healer In You - Part I - Introduction (Video)

Being unemployed but have a new business is really tough for me.  Our new franchise business Pinoy Pao is currently at loss.  We spend more for this business everyday.  As the days and weeks pass by, my body is getting more weary.  I'm getting more insecure and really worried. It then came to a point that I got sick.  I had a slight flu.  For two days, I just rested.  I slept more until my body was good enough to work again.  I know there's still a long way to go for our business to be stable, so I need that strength from God to just keep going and trust in Him. 


Every Sunday, I go to The Feast where there is a mass, worship, and a talk from a great preacher Bo Sanchez.  I'm really grateful that he opened a new teaching series entitled, Awaken The Healer In You.  I thought, "I think this a great teaching for me.  I really needed this.  Thank God!"  


This talk applies to all of us.  Since we are humans and there will be a time in our lives that we get sick.  And this is the reason why I'm sharing it to each and everyone of you out there.  May this inspire you to Awaken The Healer In You.  I know this video is a bit lengthy, but I'm sure it is more than worth to watch this.

Thank you to the internet and the Kerygmafamily for sharing this video talk to the whole world.  May God continue to bless your ministry.

Or you can read his blog about this talk here.
Watch out for the next part of this series here soon.

Who Moved My Cheese? The Movie

This is based on the book Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, MD.  I have already read this book but I had a different interpretation that time.  They created a mini movie cartoon based on this very inspiring book.


I was once riding on a bus and someone went inside and started talking to us.  He was asking for alms because the previous company that he worked for had stopped operation.  Most of them got really mad because the company did not give them any compensation.  


There are times that we get very contented with what we are doing. We often times begin to build our very own comfort zone and decide to stay there.  Often times we do not see that the source of our contentment and comfort is getting thinner and thinner by the day.   We do not prepare ourselves to what ever misfortune that would happen.  We often times get confused when we are dragged outside our comfort zone.


Let's learn from two mice Sniff and Scurry,  and the two small people, Hem and Haw.




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One Thing I Did Not Miss In My Corporate World

I was just in my previous office this afternoon.  They requested a training on an application that I handled during my office days.  It had been 4 months since the day of my retrenchment.  I thought to myself... hmmm.. just for a day..... uhmmm... Why not?.... So, I immediately agreed to the offer.  And I thought, I haven't visited our company for a long time now. 

Unfortunately, I had to go to Quezon City for an errand that morning.   So I went. Due to severe traffic, I got to the office before lunch time. We just ate lunch first before starting with the training.  


We started the training at around 2 in the afternoon.  One of the attendee started feeling really drowsy.  And in a matter of minutes, he was already asleep.  I felt really insulted since he did not even attempted to awaken himself.  I should understand him since I also have that tendency - falling asleep during trainings.  But at that moment I felt really bad.  And thought that what the company was paying me was put into waste.  And my effort was also put to waste.  What was worse was he went out to buy food.  Woah! To think he was still new in the office.  It's such a very degrading act.  I started asking myself... Am I that boring? Hmmm.....maybe....Maybe I lacked passion for this since I'm not an expert on this application.


When I checked the time, it was almost 5 pm.  So, I just finished the training and told them just to ask the next trainer if they have more questions.  


Looking back at my office days.... I spent a lot of idled hours and wasted time.  There were lots of boring moments and very unproductive days.  That was one huge vacation I did at the office. I was like a big slob in our office.  Sometimes I felt really useless and worthless.  There were no more projects and we just were trying to keep ourselves busy.  I became an expert... on facebook and youtube.  I had mixed feelings of contentment, uselessness and incompetence.  


Yes, being employed in an office gives you a sense of security specially financially.  But in the midst of that security still lies insecurity and feeling of lacking of self worth.  No offense to all companies out there.  I'm speaking about companies that does not have continuous projects.  Or even if there are continuous projects, is this really what you are passionate about?  Do you really love what you are doing?  Are you really excellent on what you are doing?  


As far as what I have observed during my training, the attendees were not really into this project.  One is not a bit interested, and the other is trying really hard to understand what I was talking about.  And as for myself, I could not even explain it really well since my understanding on this application until now is really shallow.  In other words, as far as honesty is concerned, I admit that I too am incompetent for this application.  


All of us have a choice.  Why not do the things that matters most?  Why not do the things that we really love doing that is worth paying?  We are too blinded by corporate looks and big buildings.  Why waste our time sleeping in the office?  Life is precious.   Let's not waste it.

Secret Of A Millionaire Mind

I was searching for more inspiring videos from motivational speakers.  I want to learn more from them as I'm just starting a new chapter of my career.  I need to feed my mind with information that would boost up the power of positive mindset.

I read from the internet a title "Secret of A Millionaire Mind".  Hmmm... This looks interesting and would probably be a good feed to my mind.   I searched on the Youtube for the Secret of A Millionaire Mind and found this, by T Harv Eker.  I found this really informative that I would like to share it to you.  This is a bit lengthy, but trust me, it is really worth watching.

Here, you'll know the root cause why we have financial problems.  And what can we do to solve this problem.



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Creativity vs School

After watching the insight by Dan Pink, I found another related link this time from Sir Ken Robinson.  We are all living in a very straight forward society.  We see that if you are good in Academics, you have a bright future; but if you are good only in Arts or anything that is non-academics, you have a slim chance of being successful.

Sir Ken Robinson tells us a different view.

Watch this and get refreshed and renewed.  All of us are naturally creative.

More Career Insights by Dan Pink

While I was browsing my Facebook, I found this interesting and very useful insight by Dan Pink.  This time animated by RSA Animate. I think this is a clearer insight of his book the 6 Career Guide. This is The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.

There are 3 factors that lead to better performance and personal satisfaction:

• Autonomy
• Mastery
• Purpose

Watch this to know what Dan Pink is talking about.



Let's not waste our lives and follow what our heart really tells us.  Let's fulfill our purpose why we are all here in the first place.

My 1st Pinoy Pao Opening Experience at Guadalupe Commercial Complex

My Inconvenient Walk

Last Tuesday was my very first time to open our Pinoy Pao store at Mart One, Guadalupe Commercial Complex by myself.  The day before that, I prepared myself by creating a checklist on what to do during Opening of our Pinoy Pao. Here is the checklist that I prepared

I conditioned my mind to be calm and not to get clumsy and finish everything that is in my checklist in just a few minutes.

Deep breaths..... 

Tuesday morning came, I placed the gulaman and the sauce inside the paper bag. 

I haled an Ibabaw Jeepney.  As I was sitting inside the jeepney, I realized that the paper bag was dripping.  It was the gulaman! The container probably was tilted.  Oh no!   There were gulaman liquid already on the floor of the jeepney.  When we reached MRT Guadalupe Station, I hurriedly got off the jeepney.  And started walking towards the Guadalupe Commercial Complex.  

There were gulaman drips as I walked on the street,  up the MRT Guadalupe Station, inside the elevator, and on the walkway.  

When I reached the entrance of the Guadalupe Commercial Complex, it was still closed! I should have taken the Ilalim Jeepney   since only the back door of the Guadalupe Mall is opened during that time. So, I walked and walked again.  With my non stop dripping gulaman.  Finally, I was able to go inside the Guadalupe Commercial Complex, and reach Pinoy Pao Mart One.  The paper bag with the gulaman inside was already dilapidated.  When I reached for the container, it spilled.  More gulaman liquid on the floor!  Woah!  I have to clean everything before I could start doing what was written in my Opening Checklist.  

Finally, I was finished cleaning, and started doing what was needed to be done.  

Steamer Problem

When everything was finished, I just waited for the siopao, ham and cheese and siomai to be cooked.  I waited, and waited, and waited.  Hmmm... the wait seemed endless!  Fortunately, one of my business

partners arrived.  We observed the steamer and waited a little while longer.  Then we figured, the steamer was broken!  Good thing, my partner thought of another great idea.  She told me to use our rice cooker with a steamer on it. We had that rice cooker since we used to offer siomai and rice value meal.  But it was stopped since no one wants to avail that value meal.  So there.  We took the rice cooker and place the siopao and siomai in the steamer of the rice cooker.  It took 5 minutes to cook! Wow! That was quick!  And it was a perfect timing since someone was already buying siopao and siomai!  Whew!  What a great relief!

  

Panalo ka rice cooker! hahahhaah!!

We just placed the cooked siopao and siomai in the steamer for display.  But when someone will be buying, we just heat it for less than 1 minute so that it will be freshly hot.

Advantages or benefits of using the rice cooker's steamer compared to the steamer only:

1. It has less wattage, therefore, less consumption of electricity

2. It cooks really fast (around 5 min.).  It does not wait for 45 minutes to cook even if the siopao were not yet thawed.

3. The crew will not be too bored waiting for customers to order.

Disadvantages of using the rice cooker's steamer compared to the steamer only

1. It costs more work for the crew

Trials are pathways that would lead us to greater blessings.  We could not see it at first.  We get irritated and complain about it.  But in the end, we realize that if we did not experience those things, we are not able receive a greater blessing.

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