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Three Tips for When You Don’t Reach Your Goals

March 28, 2017 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Certainly, one of the most valuable things you can do to achieve success is to set long term goals. Unfortunately though, sometimes goals don’t work or don’t happen as planned. What do you do then?

Looking back over the last few months, it’s clear that I didn’t achieve a lot of goals on their proposed deadlines. For example, the income I planned to have didn’t reach the amount I wanted, the book I was supposed to finish and publish last November 2016 needed several months more work, and there are also a few other personal goals I failed in that I won’t mention here.

Fortunately though, I HAVE reached some goals that I’ve planned before. One previous goal I had was getting my AdSense account approved by December 31, 2015… and it WAS approved on the night of December 30, 2015. Another minor goal I set long ago was that of consistently getting over a hundred views a day… and I’ve succeeded at it months before the deadline.

In any case, over the course of our lives we likely won’t achieve some things that we want by the time that we want them. What do you do when you don’t reach your goals? Here are my three tips.

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Kailangan mo ba ng Ambisyon para Magtagumpay?

March 20, 2017 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Ang salitang “ambisyon” ay nagkaroon ng negatibong kahulugan dahil naiisip mo dito ang mga negosyante at opisyal na nagiging makapangyarihan gamit ang korupsyon. Sa katotohanan, ang ambisyon ay simpleng kagustuhang makamit ang isang bagay na nangangailangan ng lakas ng loob at pagsisikap. Walang mali dito basta mabuti ang gawain mo, at ito’y pangangailangan para magtagumpay. Kung wala kang lakas ng loob para magsikap upang umasenso, malamang mauuwi ka lang sa pagkabigo.

Bakit ko pinag-usapan ito? Dahil sa nabasa ko sa librong Self-Investment (Pagpuhunan sa sariling kakayahan) ni Orison Swett Marden:

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Do you need Ambition for Success?

March 20, 2017 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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For some reason, the word “ambition” gained a negative connotation as it conjures images of businessmen and government officials gaining power through corruption. In reality, ambition is simply a strong desire to achieve something that requires determination and hard work. There’s nothing wrong with it as long as you use honest means and it’s actually a requirement of success. If you’re not driven enough to work hard in order to achieve something, you’ll likely become a failure.

Why did I talk about this? It’s because of something I read in Orison Swett Marden’s book, Self-Investment:

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Ang Pinakamahalagang Sangkap ng Tagumpay (na Hindi Pinapansin ng Iba)

February 21, 2017 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Habang naglalakad ako sa Philippine Military Academy (P.M.A.) sa Baguio City, may nakita akong plaka kung saan nakasulat ang mga salitang unang nabasa ko noong high school C.A.T. (Citizen Army Training).

“We, the cadets, do not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate among us those who do so.” — Cadet Honor Code

(Kaming mga kadete ay hindi nagsisinungaling, nandadaya, nagnanakaw, o nagpapaubaya sa mga gumagawa nito.)

Kaya natin at DAPAT nating sundin din iyon, at sayang nga lang na may ilan sa ating hindi sumusunod dito. May ibang nakakapasok sa matataas na posisyon sa gubyerno gamit pekeng pangako at pagsisinungaling sa milyon milyong katao. May mga nakakakuha ng maraming pera sa pagbebenta ng mumurahin o walang kwentang bagay at pandaraya sa mga customers. May iba ring nakakakuha ng kayamanan gamit krimen at korupsyon.

Kahit mayroon ngang naging “mayaman at matagumpay” gamit ang masasamang paraan, huwag mong iisipin na iyon lang ang paraan para makamit ang tagumpay. Ang maling pag-iisip na iyon ay pwedeng isumpa ka sa kahirapan, o ito’y tutuksuhin kang gumawa ng krimen para “umasenso.” Hindi mo magugustuhan ang resulta ng mga iyon. Tandaan mo palagi na ang integridad o mabuti at tapat na pagkatao ay kailangan para makamit ang tunay na tagumpay.

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The Most Valuable Ingredient of Success (that People Ignore)

February 21, 2017 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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While walking around the Philippine Military Academy (P.M.A.) in Baguio City, I saw a plaque containing some very familiar words that I first read during high school C.A.T. (Citizen Army Training).

“We, the cadets, do not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate among us those who do so.” — Cadet Honor Code

That’s something we can and SHOULD all live by and it’s simply unfortunate that certain people don’t. Some people got elected into office by giving false promises and lying to millions of people. Some people obtained a lot of money selling cheap products and cheating customers. Some people also received ill-gotten wealth through crime and corruption.

While there certainly are people who became “rich and successful” through illegitimate means, you must NEVER make the mistake of thinking that it’s the only way to become successful. That wrong belief will either keep you in poverty, or it will encourage you to commit crime in order to “get ahead.” You won’t want the results of either of those. Always remember that integrity is an absolute necessity to become truly successful.

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