23 Days Left - The Most Powerful Question

I had one of the most powerful days of my life after hearing a powerful inspiring story and powerfully inspiring three people with that story and it powerfully changed their lives at that instant and with the help of this powerful gripping question...

What if this is your last day on earth? What will you do?

Powerful right?

The story was that of Kuya Anthony Dy, one of the lives we'd include in our upcoming best-selling book, who was a tangled up in serious drug addiction for 8 years and now is a man with a powerful mission of helping out the less fortunate. And that was the same question he asked himself that lead him to have a great dream aligned to God's dream.

After our interview, I was literally pumped up that I shared that same question and a background of the man behind that question to two of my teamleaders during lunch. Typically, their answer would be...

"Spend time with my family and arranged things before I depart"

But I sprang back,

"Yeah Yeah, but you see, that would only take, say 2 hours of your time, what would you do in the next 22 hours?"

Silence. A looooooooooooooooong silence. "Tell me when you will have your answer."

"Sure sir, we'll get back to you when we'll have an answer."

Later that afternoon, I was asked to take an IQ exam as a requirement for promotion. I was really planning to fail it, promotion was an option I wouldn't consider yet. However, I decided to just enjoy it learning from my race story, but I ended up inspiring the test facilitator with her exclamation of "Kuya, I will resign!"

How?

With that powerful question.

What if this is your last day on earth? What will you do?

Plus, with Gary Vaynerchuk's powerful "There is no reason to do sh*t you hate" and do what you love and living your dream, Jim Rohn's increasing your market value, and my version of it - out of the rat race. My aim was to present to her that she is MORE than she think she could be. That simple. But in the end, it's all up to her.


I was really fulfilled but my rat-race job stopped me because I still need to make some rat-race reports. However, at the back of my head leaving the exam room I asked myself...

"What if this is my last day on earth? What will my do?

"Doing just that."

29 Days Left - New Challenge - 1,000 True Fans

I have less than a month left and the pressure has taken up a notch. I can't believe it could be this fast! Now, I have one great challenge ahead of me. And its quite tough. So everybody has been keeping up with my coaching and preaching right? But it still needs one great ingredient, my credibility. This is my new challenge...CREATING A NAME FOR MYSELF!

Just yesterday as I was working on the sales of our cafeteria, I figured out one great fact. We only need at least 40 customers to survive - loyal customers. This came out after challenging our front line to call our regular customers by name. They build up a list and vwhala! I calculated their average expense and found out they're all I need. But more would be much better though!

I still clearly remember the first lessons of our Internet Marketing Workshop, for a business to survive you on move ahead you must have 1,000 True Fans. Fans that would buy your every new release, go to your concert, even attending it twice or thrice or every time, and fans that would never get enough of you. This is the same thing as in our cafeteria, no matter how we fail them some times like delay orders they'd still come back! Those are true fans!

This is also the same with me. I need to have my fans in my preaching and coaching - bringing impact into people's lives. Right now, I still have 6 subscribers in feedburner. Knowing you are reading literally brightens up my day...thanks a million!

Recently, I discovered one old friend of mine was also reading my million journey, and oh the feeling is ecstatic. This started out on a facebook thread where she exclaimed she want's to be my "disciple". And after a while, 2 more friends said they also wanted to be my "disciple"! Imagine?

So right now, I'm all creating a name for myself. I'm also practicing it on my work. (Yes, i finally found out a way after losing hope in it where I could "exploit" my job and make it as a training ground in honing my skills.) Currently, I am planting little seeds in my team that would surely grow someday. I'll tell you more about it soon.

So, be my fan, help me out, and I'll do everything I can to do more than just help you!

30 Days Left - Need Me? No Thanks!

Everyday is becoming clear and clearer for me as I live my dream of preaching and coaching. The world has become more colorful with the fact that I begin my day with a mission and I end it recounting how I took small steps in accomplishing it.

However, here is my first obstacle, but not reallly an obstacle but my first truth:

I want to motivate everybody, but not everybody wants to motivated.

If this you're in this kind of business, this is the very first thing you have to accept. You cannot help everybody.

I experienced this when one day I tried to contact my college best friend. He was so busy, that I PM her girlfriend instead of him noticing how active she was on facebook.

I enthusiastically sent to him a proposal that we could meet so we can brainstorm and I was so willing to help him formally establish his business. His family makes the best pastries and cakes and I could see what big potentials it could bring. If we could only sit down, layout the marketing, operations, logistics, without even greatly affecting their jobs.

And you know what, I wrote to for him 3 times. First, on my way to proof read it there was a brownout. So I wrote everything the second time. But when she replied, she asked what's wrong because my message was empty. So finally, she received the message and promised to text me. 8 Days later and there was nothing.

"Some people are really made as workers. They just don't have the factor of becoming leaders. Don't worry Hanz, maybe they could become our suppliers when time comes we need them" as kuya shared his insight about them.

This situation was also true as I mentored one of my employee. I was so interested to help him that I was sharing to him my insights on finances and life. But that was only good for 2 days. I was waiting he'd approach me and ask me what's next. 3 months passed and we never talked about that again.

Soon I would be meeting a lot more of this kind of people. Fortunately, I'm delighted that as early as this stage I'm able to know about this truth, because if not I would end up frustrated. I'll just have to do my part at its best, the rest is up to them.

How about you, are you ready?

31 Days Left - The Answer to the BIG Question

After the disturbing BIG Question of "What is God's Role in my Dreams?" I finally found the answer while I was struggling not to sleep during mass this Sunday.

Actually, the answer to my questions sprouted out from asking myself these questions while in the mass...

"Why am I sleepy? No matter how much I listen - really did try to place an ear - I just don't get "hooked" or follow what the priest was saying? While the family beside me were talking, and even the guy in front finally dozed off."

"Our priest was telling we should attain peace, inner peace. But I keep on asking how? He was emphasizing on the why we should have peace and not how."

"How do the people feel right after the homily? Inspired or relieved?"

"Is there any assurance that what our priest shared the people will do something about it?"

"How many of us went out of the church and remembered what our priest preached?"

"Why is that the priest don't do much follow-up or go into the lives of the people - the flock - being their shepherd?"

Those questions kept ringing on my head. However, honestly, I know priests who are good exceptions to what I'm trying to imply..a few priests.

All in all, looking at this I finally discovered the answer to my question of What is God's Role in My Dreams? through these reali-questions.

32 Days Left - The BIG Question

My brain hanged-up right after having a talk with one of my supervisors of my floor. Right after talking to him my plans for the coming week, and sharing my insights of a great leader - I'm just powered up right after finishing the book The Way of the Shepherd - he ended up asking me these questions I wasn't prepared.

"Are you affiliated with any church groups? What can you say about the church?"

Actually it took me some time to answer it. And I am even shocked of my answer.

"Well, no. I don't belong to any religious group or whatsoever. There are just things I don't feel comfortable with the church. One very good example is how they program the minds of the people towards money - how evil it is. And also they create and show to the people that it is "hard" to become spiritually blessed. Like, you have to do all these - procedures and rituals - to be close to God. Well, maybe these has all something to do with the people running it."

He answered, "We are really different, I may not go to mass anymore but I don't say bad things about the church."

That's when my brained hanged.

I asked myself, "Did I really do that? Have my outlook towards the church changed that differently? Did I say it correctly? Maybe I have been reading these line of books I haven't feed my mind with spiritual inputs. I agree that those statements are too vague and general. How can a "preacher" do something like that? "

I don't know. I'm still stuck up to this very moment. There is war going on in my head.

"What is God's role in my dream?"

34 Days Left - Living My Dream..Again! It Keeps on Coming!

Right after the success of my first "Coaching Session" with one of my department supervisor, I immediately took action on doing the same to my other supervisors too. And that's what I did to two of them the other day. And what did they get? Two hours of just standing while discussing to them eye opening realizations!

It started with this invitation, "What is that thing that you really want to learn ever since? Tell me and I will teach you just that."

And do you know what was their response? "Will you resign sir?"

Waaaaaah!

Actually, my intention was to teach to them techniques in answering an upcoming IQ exam they would be taking. "Sir, the last time I studied was 1984! Please help us!" Enthusiastically, I grabbed a piece of paper and drew figures as I recalled our lessons in psychometrics. But as the discussion continued, I was caught up with the idea of how I coached my other supervisor.

And so I asked them how would they want to read books. The one complained with eye problems the other with vocabulary. I told them what I just learned after listening an audio book by Zig Ziglar the previous night:

"Learn at least one word a day and its meaning, and after 4 years you will be as well read or even better than a graduate student."

Noting what the great Jim Rohn said...

"Formal Education will make you a living; Self-Education will make you a fortune"

(Oh, I so love this!)

But still I can't budge their reasons of poor eyesight and considering their age. I decided maybe it would be good this time to teach them informally like this set-up.

(Just a little background, my team of supervisors under me are waaaaay older than me. They're at age with my parents even! They have been in this company for over 15 years, the youngest of them had just reached 10 years. They have developed with the skill of selling over the years and the management have grown trust in them. "Just let me sell, but don't let work on in the computer!" is their common expression.)

The rest of our discussion was focused on making them realize that it's not yet too late to learn. We even set up tutorial schedules where I would sit-in with them and teach them the basics of the computer. We turned into talking about learning time at home, and I ended up sharing how the TV is not doing us anymore good. And in the end, I could not forget the look of enthusiasm and blankness in their eyes. Eyes that would stare at you in disbelief after they have heard such truth and possibilities.

This is only the beginning. I really hope this would continue, and of course I will do my best to continue doing this for it gives me such pleasure and fulfillment. But hey, it's only in me, the rest of the answer lies with them.

36 Days More - Living Your Dream

I just came from work, and the first thing I did was to turn on the laptop, log in to my blog and post this. It's 10:46 in the evening and dinner can wait because I have to tell the world that I just had experience what it feels to do the thing you love the most at its best...inspiring people!

I spent the rest of the afternoon having a talk to one of the supervisors of my team and it was so fulfilling that I can feel living my dream of touching lives and motivating people.

It started with a little chat about a small business start-up. I was struggling not to sleep while typing a report and he was beside me working. And so I opened up to him what I shared to another employee which was also his neighbor of starting up a distilled water distribution in their place. I opened to him the idea, its an open market, with little investment, and semi-passive income. He was so thrilled of it and I told him to strike on it tomorrow because it's his day off. You would really notice his face lit-up with enthusiasm. And I was even more motivated to share to him my insights because he kept on with the conversation.

The turning point was when I shared to him what I have been doing - the 1 million 90 day challenge. His face was totally puzzled. Explaining to him of becoming a millionaire without the money was like explaining molecular biology to a 5 year old. But soon, with just the right examples, he was able to see my point but was not able to grasp it.

But the magical thing of the experience was what was happening to me! Words just came out so smoothly! I can't believe how my thoughts was singing in harmony with my words that little by little he was listening very intently and was smiling as he was realizing the truths I was sharing him. My beliefs, my values, rich attitude, millionaire mindset, and all other good stuff in this blog.

But for me this was for me the best part...

He asked. "Wait sir, lets talk about how can you actually get that 1 million."

"You see, before you get to the "how", you must clearly establish the "why". Why do you want to get the million? Okay, ask me why I want to get the 1 million"

He was smiling, and shaking his head and said, "Okay."

But I responded, "No, come on, ask me why do I want to get the 1 million."

"Okay, okay. Why do you want to get the 1 million?"

"I know how you feel right now. I know you feel so good about what we've been talking, am I right?"

He laughed and shook his head.

"You see, that feeling you have right now, if I don't have that million, I can create that feeling to only one person at a time. But I have that million I can inspire more people. With the million I can go to other islands and places and inspire people their. I can help more people, teach more people, and spread that very feeling you have right now to more and more people. And I cannot do that if don't have enough money......"

I paused. He smiled.

"And this is my "why". So you see, no matter what obstacle comes in my way, with this "why" nothing can stop me. I will achieve that million no matter what!"

That was not scripted. Not practiced. It just went out of my mouth deep from my heart.
And at the back of my head I can see how great it is to live your dreams.

42 Days Left - Focus on My Preaching Skills

Things had been quite different lately, especially on the way I manage my work and my team. Like what I said, I'm now focusing on harnessing my skills in writing and preaching or putting it simply: touching lives.

As you know, we have been writing much on our upcoming book. So how about my preaching skills?

Simple, I give simple talks  to my people in anyway I can.

Every morning we have a pep-talk. And honestly for me, its just the most awaited part of my work! Pep-talk is where the whole team would gather around discuss what happened the previous day, share to them the events and plans, or any other important information dissemination. But instead of all these, what I do is to share them  stories, and positive inputs about work and about life and life purpose. Most of them came from not-so-well-off families. Financially struggling, and lack direction in life. And it's such a great feeling looking at them listening intently and seriously when I talk to them about life truths and principles!


My common topics would be that they are all  meant for greater things - living beyond the ordinary. I also give much emphasis on how important for me their tasks. All they have to do is to perfect their small tasks and responsibilities and leave the rest to me. As long as they perfect that then we can bring the whole team forward. I would keep on reminding them, for the past 8 monhts, if you can perfect the small things then can you be able to handle bigger things.

Improvements? Not much. Maybe it would really take enough time and individual focus. But what I'm confidently sure is I have made them uplift themselves from not just mere workers but team members. Plus, the respect I gained from them is assuring.

Aside from the pep-talks, I also shoot some simple truths if I can in our conversations. When they complain, give opinions, or start a talk, I always, in any way I can, inject to them something positive. Those moments that they would bow their head in silence and smile. Gotcha!

And so, instead of complaining on my work as in my other post, there's something I look forward to everyday. It may not be much, but the experience is gratifying. Plus, I get to focus on my life skills. Remember, what you focus on grows!