Bits of Inspiration

For once in your life, have you tried meditating? Where you zone out yourself from all distractions and think deeply or focus your mind for a period of time, in silence? If your answer is yes, then congratulations! You're one step closer to be successful. The first step in the success roadmap is synonymous to meditation. It starts with the letter "C". Can you guess what it is? Alright, that's a great guess! The "C" on the CHART your journey series is "Contemplate". Wikipedia defines contemplate as "thinking about something; to think deeply and at length; look thoughtfully for a long time". This is the first step in our journey to success. To give you more context, contemplating involves the following activities: 1. Assess your current reality. If we are traveling, isn't it that the first thing we consider is how far is our destination from our current location? The same is true in life. At some point, we need to critical...

Like most successful people in the world today, I also came from humble beginnings. I wasn't born with a silver spoon. I grew up in a simple, traditional Filipino family setting. I am the eldest of three siblings and my parents were not rich. We lived in a small but neat and tidy house in a remote barangay in San Miguel, Bulacan. My dad worked as an employee for more than 20 years on a farm of a well-known manufacturing company, while my mom was a pure housewife. We don't have much money at that time but my parents were so passionate about giving us a great life that we were able to survive, at least having to eat three meals a day. I admired my parents for working very hard over those years. They did a fantastic job in raising us, making us finish our education and giving us a bright future. At a very young age, I already saw, felt and learned how tough life is; that in order to survive, one must really exert a lot of effort and hard work. At a very young age, my pa...