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5 Life Lessons from Parkour Training

November 15, 2016 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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“Think you are weak, think you lack what it takes, think you will lose, think you are second class – think this way and you are doomed to mediocrity.” – David J. Schwartz, The Magic of Thinking Big

A couple of weeks ago my friend invited me to Ninja Academy in Las Pinas to practice parkour. If you don’t know what that is yet, imagine how people run through obstacles in action movies. Just play this video a bit to see what it’s like:

More than just some cool new tricks, you can learn a lot more from parkour (and other sports) if you pay close attention. These are the some of the lessons you can learn from a few hours of training:

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Sampung Paraan para HINDI Makatulong (“The Ten Cannots” ni William J. H. Boetcker)

October 18, 2016 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Bawasan ang unemployment, tumulong sa mga nangangailangan, ubusin ang kahirapan at nagugutom sa mundo. Ang mga iyon ang mga layuning karapat-dapat gawin. Kailangan nga lang nating mag-ingat dahil ang ibang solusyon ay higit na nakakasama kaysa makatulong. Basahin mo ang mga babalang ito mula sa “The Ten Cannots” ni William J. H. Boetcker.

“The Ten Cannots” (Sampung Hindi Pwede) ni William J. H. Boetcker

Hindi mo mapapalaganap ang kasaganaan sa pagtutol sa pagtitipid.
Hindi mo mapapalakas ang mahihina sa pagpapahina ng mga malalakas.
Hindi mo matutulungan ang mga karaniwang tao sa pagpupuna sa mga nagsikap.
Hindi mo mapapaasenso ang sumusuweldo sa pagpapababa sa nagbabayad ng sweldo.
Hindi mo matutulungan ang mahihirap sa paninira sa mga mayayaman.
Hindi ka makakagawa ng seguridad sa buhay gamit ang pangungutang.
Hindi mo matutulungan ang sangkatauhan sa pagpapalaganap ng galit sa kapwa.
Hindi ka makakalaya sa sakuna sa pagwawalgas ng higit sa iyong kinikita.
Hindi mo mabubuo ang mabuting pagkatao at lakas ng loob ng ibang tao sa paninira ng kanilang pagkukusa at tiwala sa sarili.
At hindi ka makakatulong sa iba sa paggawa ng mga bagay na kaya at nararapat nilang gawin ng kusa.

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10 Ways to NOT Help People (William J. H. Boetcker’s “The Ten Cannots”)

October 18, 2016 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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Reduce unemployment, help the needy, eliminate poverty and world hunger. Those are all noble goals worth pursuing. We have to be careful though as some solutions do more harm than good. Take these warnings from William J. H. Boetcker’s “The Ten Cannots.”

“The Ten Cannots” by William J. H. Boetcker

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

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Sisirain ba ng Pagmamalasakit at Pag-Asenso mo ang iyong Pamilya?

September 6, 2016 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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“Bakit kami magsisikap kung bibigyan mo pa rin naman kami ng libre?” Ihanda mo muna ang sarili mo dahil baka masakit ang aral na ito kapag ikaw umasenso na sa buhay (o aasenso pa lang). Kahit ang kayamanan at pag asenso ay magbibigay sa iyo ng kakayanang makatulong sa iba (sa kamag-anak, kaibigan, at pulubi), ang sobra sobrang pagtulong ay nakakasama. Imbis na bigyan mo sila ng pakpak para makalipad, baka pinapaasa mo lamang sila sa iyong limos.

“In general, I am opposed to giveaways and handouts. They take away initiative and responsibility from people. If people know that things can be received ‘free,’ they tend to spend their energy and skill chasing the ‘free’ things rather than using the same energy and skill to accomplish things on their own. Handouts encourage dependence rather than self-help and self-confidence.” – Muhammad Yunus, Creating a World Without Poverty

(Madalas, umaayaw ako sa pagbibigay ng limos. Inaalis nito ang pagkukusa at responsibilidad ng mga tao. Kung alam nila na ang ilang bagay ay makukuha ng ‘libre,’ madalas gagamitin nila ang lakas at galing nila sa paghahanap ng mga ‘libreng’ bagay kaysa gamitin ang parehong lakas at galing para makamit ang mga gusto nila gamit ang sarili nilang pagsisikap. Ang limos ay humihimok ng pagpapasustento kaysa sa pagtulong sa sarili at pagpapalakas ng loob.)

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Will your Kindness and Financial Success destroy your family?

September 6, 2016 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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“Why should we work hard when you’ll give us free stuff anyway?” Buckle down for a moment as this might be a painful lesson if you’re already financially successful (or on the way there). Even though wealth and financial success allows you to help others (family, friends, and beggars) more easily, too much of it can backfire. Instead of giving them wings to fly, you might make them dependent on your handouts.

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