poverty

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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Dapat ka bang Kumita sa Pagtuturo?

March 6, 2017 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” (Kung tingin mo mahal ang edukasyon, subukan mo ang kamangmangan) — Robert Orben

Mayroong nagtanong sa Quora “What one sentence can change the world if every human being would live by it?” (Anong isang sentence/pangungusap ang makakapagpabago sa mundo kung isinabuhay ito ng bawat tao?), at ito ang sagot ko (na isinalin ko sa Tagalog dito):

“May isa akong pilosopia sa buhay at binuo ko ang aking website sa ideang ito:

‘Kaya mong makamit ang halos kahit anong pangarap mo sa buhay kapag natutunan mo kung paano!’

Gusto mong mapromote at umasenso sa iyong career? Pag-aralan mo ang mas-mabuting leadership at management skills.

Gusto mong umasenso ang iyong negosyo? Mag-aral ng product development, marketing skills, “growth hacking,” atbp.

Gusto mong kumita pa sa stocks at investing? Pag-aralan mo kung paano pumili ng mabubuting kumpanya, paano mag-invest ng long-term, kailan dapat magtrade, atbp.

Kung gusto mong gumaling sa isang bagay, malamang mayroon nang nagtagumpay dito. Pag-aralan mo ang ginawa nila! Pag-aralan mo ang mga istratehiyang gumana para sa kanila PATI ang mga pagkakamali nilang dapat mong iwasan… saka mo gamitin ang mga natutunan mo sa sarili mong buhay.”

Kakaiba nga na may hindi sumang-ayon doon. *Kinontra nila na napakarami daw ang mga “oportunistang nagbebenta ng pekeng pag-asa” at ang kahirapan ay hopeless o wala nang pag-asa. Naiintindihan ko naman siya. Napakaraming spammers sa internet na puro mga recycled o plagiarized content at napakaraming “investment advisors” ang nanloloko para makakuha ng pera, pero HINDI ako sumasang-ayon sa sinabi niyang wala nang pag-asa ang kahirapan. Maraming nagsusulat ng libro at guides tungkol sa kung paano palaguin ang mga tanim ng mga mahihirap na magsasaka, recipe books para sa gustong magsimula ng malilit na karinderia (marami akong nahanap sa mga bookstores), guides at financial assistance sa mga maliliit na negosyo (mga proyekto nina Muhammad Yunus), at marami pang iba.

Ang pagtuturo sa mga tao kung paano magsikap, kumita ng pera at makaahon sa kahirapan ay MAS-MABUTI kaysa sa pagsasabi sa mga mahihirap na “mahirap ka kaya wala kang pag-asa at ang kaya mo lang gawin ay magdusa at mamatay.”

Doon sa susunod niyang comment lumabas ang totoong dahilan kung bakit niya ako pinuna:

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Should You Make Money Teaching?

March 6, 2017 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” — Robert Orben

Someone in Quora asked “What one sentence can change the world if every human being would live by it?”, and I answered:

“I have one major life philosophy and I’ve built my website around this central premise:

‘You can achieve nearly anything in life if you learned how!’

Want to get promoted and advance your career? Learn better leadership and management skills.

Want to improve your business? Learn better product development, marketing skills, “growth hacking,” etc.

Want to earn more through stocks and investing? Learn how to choose great companies, how to invest for the long term, when to trade, etc.

If there’s anything you want to become successful at, chances are, there are people who’ve become successful at it already. Learn from them! Study their winning strategies AND their mistakes which you should avoid… then apply the lessons you learned in your OWN life.”

Oddly enough, somebody didn’t like that. They *countered that there are way too many “opportunists selling false hope” and that poverty is hopeless. I understand his point. There are many spammers out there with recycled and plagiarized content and many “investment advisors” scamming people out of their money, but I DON’T agree with his point that poverty is hopeless. After all, there are people who write books and guides on how to improve crop yield to help poor farmers, recipe books for starting small food businesses (I found several in our local bookstores), guides and financial assistance for micro-businesses (Muhammad Yunus’ projects) and more.

Teaching people ways to earn money and escape poverty is MUCH better than telling them “you’re poor so it’s hopeless and all you can do is just suffer and die.”

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Sampung Payong Natutunan ko Tungkol sa Success at Kung Paano Maging Matipid

February 28, 2017 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Ang ating mga magulang, kaibigan, at karanasan noong ating kabataan ang una nating guro na nagturo satin kung paano maghawak ng pera, at ang mga natutunan natin noon ay madalas mananatili hanggang sa ating paglaki. Hindi nito ibig sabihin na hindi natin kayang magbago at mas-gumaling pa. Sinwerte ako at marami akong natutunang mabubuting aral tungkol sa success at sa kung paano maging matipid noong bata ako. Dahil doon, isinulat ko ang aking top 10 tips dito.

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