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Lesson from a Christmas Song: “Count Your Blessings”

September 18, 2018 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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If there’s one lesson about goal setting and visualization that I keep forgetting, it’s remembering to do them at night before going to bed. I just recently found out that there was an old song about it called “Count your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)” by Irving Berlin (also sung by Jose Mari Chan) and that it’s traditionally played during Christmas season. It was quite a coincidence that I heard it playing at a coffee shop last Sunday (Sep. 24*), and thanks to that I managed to think up this lesson for you today.

*That’s because Christmas season in the Philippines starts in September.

Read the lyrics for the song and the rest of the lesson here:

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Pagpaparami ng Tunay na Yaman : Pagkamit ng Kayamanan Bukod sa Pera

September 11, 2018 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Hindi natin mahahanap ang kayamanan kung wala tayong alam tungkol dito. Isipin mo ang dami ng mga personal finance gurus at investing seminars sa mundo. Alam ng mga tao ang halaga ng pera at may mga industriyang dedikado sa pagtulong sa mga tao na umasenso sa buhay at makamit ang kasaganaan.

Huwag sana nating kalimutan na kahit nabibili ng pera ang kalusugan, oras para gawin ang gusto natin, kasaganaan ng pagkatao, at iba pa, marami ring ibang uri ng “kayamanan” bukod sa malaking bank account o investment portfolio. Alalahanin din natin na ang pera ay isang bagay lamang na magagamit natin para makamit ang tagumpay sa ibang bahagi ng ating buhay.

Ipagpatuloy mo lang ang pagbabasa nito para makita ang ibang halimbawa ng tunay na kayamanan sa buhay na kailangan nating pagsikapan.

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Maximizing Our Wealth : Earning Riches Other than Money

September 11, 2018 by Ray L. 3 Comments

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We can’t find treasure if we don’t know that it exists. Think about all those personal finance gurus and investing seminars everywhere. Most people know the importance of money and wealth and there are entire industries dedicated to helping people earn wealth and achieve lives of abundance and financial success.

We mustn’t forget, however, that while money can indeed buy things like health, free time, personal enrichment, and more, there are still other kinds of “wealth” aside from a fat bank account or investment portfolio and that money is just one tool we can use to attain success in other areas of our lives.

Keep reading to learn some more examples about those other forms of wealth that we all must work on.

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Bagong Taon, Bagong Layunin: Ano ang Susunod Mong Tagumpay?

January 1, 2018 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Kakatapos lang ng isang taon at kakasimula lang ng panibago. Kung gusto mong simulan ng maayos ang panahong ito at makakamit ng mas maraming bagay, kailangan mong paghandaan ang mga gusto mong makamit sa mga susunod na buwan. Panahon na para itigil ang pagsasayang ng oras para mabuhay lang at pagplanuhan na natin kung paano tayo mabubuhay ng masagana. Sabi nga, kapag hindi mo alam ang pangarap mo, malabong makakamit mo iyon.

Itatanong ko ngayon sa iyo ito: Ano ang mga susunod mong tagumpay?

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New Year, New Goals: What’s Your Next Big Success?

January 1, 2018 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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A year has ended and another has just begun. If you want to start things right and accomplish more this year, you must prepare for all the things you want to accomplish for the next several months. It’s time to stop mindlessly wasting effort to simply survive and start planning how we want to thrive. After all, if you don’t know what you truly want, then it’s unlikely that you’ll ever achieve it.

Let me ask you this now: What are your next big successes?

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