Thinking Wealthy Rich =)

           Who knew that a suspense/thriller movie would turn out to have so many moral lessons that could be applied in real life! Just this evening, I watched The Darkest Hour with my cousin and a friend. At first I thought it would be just another typical boring film. But throughout the duration of the movie, I had fun since there were so many moral lessons practically found in the film!

            1st lesson - "You gotta have team work to make your dream work" The film showed a group of teenagers bonding up with each other and basically sticking up for each other as they find possible solutions to the problem at hand - aliens. (oops spoiler xD). Just like in real life especially in business, you gotta have a team that will pull each and all of you to your destined success. In a team, there's always a leader, the one who stands out the most among the group. He leads every one to their goals/dreams despite the circumstances and hindrances. In the movie, the leader portrayed strength, determination, and courage. His "team mates" would be down every now and then and as a leader, he pulls them up and motivates them as well as lead them to the right direction. Now why do we really need a team? Well, not all of us are a one man man/woman. Unless of course you're into I Am Legend. Basically, we know some stuffs that others don't and likewise, we don't know some stuffs that others do. So we compliment each other.

           2nd lesson - " Why are you so positive!" The main character of the film was shown to be so positive and optimistic that others around him just didn't get it. In life, you have to be positive. I mean, would you be with someone so down and negative, who would IMMEDIATELY GIVE UP ON ONE FAILURE and be scared of finding solutions and just stick to the comfort zone where one feels most safe? Or be with someone with a vision in life who despite negative events, remains positive and focused? Of course, I'd rather go with the positive person! At least may patunguhan kesa puro reklamo, dakdak ng dakdak eh wala namang ginawa. :)

               3rd lesson - "You're young. You tend to make rash decisions. But that's why you're here. That's why you survive." The film was led by a group of young people (20ish) who went against all odds. They didn't stick with the status quo (the majority of the OLDER survivors just remained in one area and worse- barricaded themselves with a brick wall)  They didn't explore other possible solutions like the young ones did. They even mocked the young ones telling them they're just kids. But in the end of the movie, the so called "just kids" were the very reason why those oldies came to find a new ray of hope. Para lang kasi yang totoong buhay. Older people tend to have ACNE haha I mean AKY (Alam Ko Na Yan) attitude. They think they know so much thus they shrivel down to mediocrity because they are afraid to commit mistakes. Well let me tell you my friend, never ever be afraid to make mistakes. That's how we learn stuffs. How will you know if you don't try in the first place? Just because someone else failed in that department doesn't mean you too will fail.  All you ever need to do is try. It's just like the stairs. You don't have to see the entire staircase. Just take the first step. Because in life, you don't have to be great to start. But you have to start to be great. :)

Overall, the movie was okay for me. Perhaps of course, I might just be one of the few who probably noticed the morals of the story. Proof that I've been reading too much motivational books hahaha. 

                Just how powerful is a human's mind?  I've been reading tons of success books lately and I've been attending seminars and all of them have one main point: it all boils down to one's mindset. If you have a positive mind, you will have positive results and likewise, if you tend to have a negative mind, you will be bombarded with negative results. Even the movie, The Secret, strongly emphasizes on this point. It states, for whatever the mind conceives, it can achieve. So yeah, mindset. It's all in the mind! And though I may be at disbelief at first, I came to realize just how true this principle is as I got to recall my nursing days.

               When I was still a nursing student in Cebu Doctors' University, I got to experience being assigned in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit). Most of the patients here are in critical condition and needed 24/7 of the nurse's attention. The ICU is only a small room for one patient and caters 1:1 ratio of nurse-patient assignment. Significant others are not allowed to stay long as the patient is in critical state and is usually in an immunosuppressed state. So yeah, during those times, I was assigned with a 69 year old Norweigan patient.

               

                         A percentage of the people I know, when being offered life changing opportunities, seminars and training, find lots of reasons to say "no"  but find ways to spend their money on nonsense things such as a brand new tv, etc. they don't know that the greatest investment they could ever make is when they invest on their selves, their mindset. I have encountered, witnessed and experienced a couple of times being with these people.  "Hey! There's this really great life changing [insert name of business opportunity/seminar here] that I know of that could make you better as a person!" 

  common replies: "err, busy ako eh. may gagawin kasi ako sa date na yan. ay may bayad pala? siya lang yayaman diyan! pagsure!" and more alibis an ordinary individual can ever think of. Do I get dejected? Nah. I don't. But I do feel sorry for these kind of people. They always have alibis for these kinds of stuffs but if it's the other way around, I know they would find ways to make it happen! 

          I can only feel sorry for these kind of individuals. Mas pinipili nilang mag invest sa mga walang kwentang bagay sa mundo. Oo nga, nakaka pigil hininga yung abs ni Jacob Black, pero ang tanong, may kinita ka ba? May natutunan ka ba aside sa pagiging malandi ni Bella? People complain that seminars are expensive and all that but they don't complain when they buy a new television. They don't know that the greatest investment they could make in their lives is when they invest on their inner world - their mind, that would soon enhance their outer world. :) 

                

             Who knew that a bowl of ice cream could spark so many ideas? :) This afternoon, Joel, Benson and I (the 90 days to a million challengers) brainstormed with each other as to how we could possibly generate our goal. It was amazing. We just ate ice cream and boom! tons and tons of ideas appeared. (oh, and we also got to oggle at sexy ladies passing by our table. xD The brainstorming session was so worth it that we even got to conceptualize a name for our team! Amazzing! Next time, we're buying ourselves pints and pints of ice cream! Who knows, the next time we do get to savor that taste of dairy product, we might generate BILLIONAIRE ideas. ^^ 

                       Aside from being able to conceptualize millionaire ideas, I also got to observe as to how my millionaire colleagues kill time. If I was with the normal crowd, we'd probably be doing chikas, gossips, libak, DOTA (or any other computer games for that matter), talk about the government, the bad economy, how to leave the country, etc. etc. But these multi-millionaires, they kill time by playing worthwhile games and reading self development books! They also talk as to how to improve each other and other possible opportunities that we could venture. Biruin mo, naglalaro kami ng Monopoly sa labas ng Krispy Kreme habang naghihintay ni Brother Bo Sanchez. Haha. 

        

                        Yesterday was such an inspiring day. I got to have lunch with John Calub and staff at a beautiful restaurant named The Port in Waterfront. At first, I really felt awkward because there I was, seated with a bunch of multi-millionaires. It was only when my good friend, Joel told me "do you remember success principle number 5?" that got me thinking. Success principle number five stated that if you wanna be successful, be with successful people. So there I was, someone who was hungry for success doing exactly what success principle 5 was stating, being with successful people.

                     I was in the zone, observing these multi-millionaires around me. I got so impressed by the sight in front of me. You see, wealthy people, they spend their free time reading books or just having fun. Yes, fun. It ain't true at all that all rich people don't have the time in the world. In fact, it's quite the exact opposite. They have all the time in the world because from what I was seeing, these multi-millionaires were spending most of their time with their families and friends because they get to have a control of their time. So whoever said that once you become rich, you will no longer get to spend time with family members must be working HARD (an employee), not SMART or perhaps has been watching too much television. :) The multi-millionaires I was with, were reading books that would further enhance their character, their skills and basically themselves as persons. Aside from that, they talk about life and other possible opportunities. Not a single problem was mentioned. Not a single negative vibe was felt. So this is why the wealthy rich get wealthier and richer! All they think about are opportunities and basically being positive! They continue to self educate themselves by having mentors and attending seminars! I've been with "middle class" and "poor" people and the difference between them and the rich as to how they spend their time is really astounding. 

                    You see, when I used to eat or hang out with middle class and/or poor people, all they talk about are TELESERYES or if not, they talk about OTHER PEOPLE either in a good way or bad way. They also love to talk about PROBLEMS and I've never seen them reading books either than perhaps fiction books, comics or mangas. These mere facts opened my eyes. I was also fortunate enough to have spent my time with two successful graduates of my mentor's 90 days to a million challenge - Kuya Jake and Kuya Hanz. 

                   It was at Bo's Coffee in Ayala that I got to hang out with them, spending time with them, interviewing them and just enjoying their company. It was there that I got to know them more as individuals. Kuya Hanz Florentino is just in his early twenties, was a magna cum laude in his class, skyrocketed to the managerial position in his past company in just a year and quit his job a few months after. xD Kuya Jake is in his late twenties, was always the employee of the month for six consecutive months in San Miguel Corporation, got sick and tired of his job and also quit. They faced humiliation from their families and friends, the acts of being ridiculed for quitting a high paying job for something that was not even there yet daw. But they persevered and now, look at them now. They are two highly respected ,successful and HAPPY individuals excelling in their field of interests and passion. Kuya Jake is now into stock market and is good at it. Kuya Hanz is into media, graphics and arts and is highly in demand for it and they've never been happier.                     You see, Ash, when you're in a job, there are lots of rules that you have to follow. But when you're in a business, YOU CREATE YOUR OWN RULES, said Kuya Jake. Be with successful people, Ash. Meditate every chance you get and always do the 3 second rule., added Kuya Hanz. "3 Second rule? What's that?" , I asked. "It's simple.", Kuya Hanz replied. "Have you ever experienced wanting to do something but you stop yourself because you had too many what ifs in your head? What if pumalpak? What if ayaw niya sakin? Ano kaya magiging reaction niya?" There and then I understood. The 3 second rule is another way of saying JUST DO IT. If you fail or succeed, it doesn't matter as long as you did it anyway and learned a lesson in the end than regretting and asking yourself Ano kaya nangyari if ginawa ko? and not learning anything at all. :)


Because no matter how many mistakes you make or how slow your progress is, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying

                        I'm now about a month old in my 90 days to a million challenge. It has become tougher so far. But I know the toughest is yet to come. The challenge is making me go out of my comfort zone and though I do complain sometimes, I understand that it is the only way for me to attain my goal. According to John Calub, the only way for a person to reach his/her dreams is if she GOYA. And no, I'm not talking about that delicious chocolate bar, I'm talking about Getting Off Your Ass. In short, do things that you are supposed to do. I mean what could you possibly do with your ass rooted to a chair, right? Sometimes, I get to wonder where I really am heading in life, in the challenge. Emotional ups and downs have crossed me and I know there are more yet to come. 

                         In my 3rd week or so, my colleague Joel asked me this simple question. What's your real purpose for enlisting yourself into this challenge? That got me thinking but a lot of answers to his query came into mind. Well, I wanna prove to myself that I can do it so that my family will no longer see me as "bagdoy bagdoy". I wanna find my path because even before you guys came along, I already knew I was different. That I had a different mindset from everyone else. So that was my simple answer to Joel's simple question. I was kinda happy answering such question until Joel's answer came along. 

Well me, my reason for enlisting myself into this challenge is really simple. I wanna know myself. I wanna know who I really am.  His answer got me thinking so much. Yeah it was much simpler than my answer but it surely was hella more deep than mine. I mean, come to think of it, I don't even know myself too. Who am I really? WHAT am I really? (and no, I'm not accepting sarcastic answers such as you're a human). Because I know it transcends way beyond that. Tsk. 

How about you? Do you already know who you are? 

Do you already have any idea as to what you really are?

Joel's purpose for enlisting himself into the 90 days to a million challenge may be simple but it sure beats all others' purposes.