Of Friends and Food

Food and friends really go together.

Of Time With Family

I believe the best thing about Christmas is spending it with family. Anything that you do together is just filled with laughter, fun times and wonderful memories.

Of Thanksgiving and Celebration

2012 has been an amazing year. There are so much to be thankful about - the growth, the learning, the realization, the success, the new business partners, new friends and the person that I have become. I think it should be an everyday habit to be thankful for every blessing that comes our way.

To celebrate the year end, my community - Lead Global had a Thanksgiving Party. It was a night of gratefulness, vision casting, games, laughter, appreciation, talents, tears of joy and fun. It is amazing when you are with your friends that you respect and admire. 

To set our 2013, the event was Turkey inspired with all of us attending in our Turkey-ish costumes. It was to set our minds for our next goal in the coming year. It was an exciting night indeed. 

I believe the highlight of the evening was the "thanksgiving goodies". We were asked to bring goodies - aka chocolates, candies and sweets to share and offer to everyone in the party that we are thankful for. I laughed and cried during that time because I felt the warmth of everyone and I appreciate all that they did for my success this 2012.

Personally, I would like to thank my mentors Pax and Gina Paculaba, my coaches Raphael Mercado and Patricia Robles, my buddy Kris Ramirez, my wonderful team Velocity, the core team, my new found friends and my amazing community. My 2012 has been the best because of you guys.

May your life be filled with amazing people to support you in your dreams. Buenas dias!

Of Cores and Beliefs

I love animated films. It brings out the child in each one of us. I believe we all need to be like a child every once in a while, full of wonder and unwavering belief and filled with dreams.

Rise of the Guardians is a movie about finding your core, believing in yourself and finding the courage to face your fears. 

Rise of the Guardians - a must see!

It is easy to get lost in life if you do not know your core. It is what dictates your whole being. It is who you are despite and in spite of everything else. It is your center. Santa's core was wonder. Jack Frost's was fun. I thought to myself, what was mine? In silence, I learned, my core was inspiration. To inspire people and move them to live a lifetime of joy, excellence, abundance and purpose.

We all have a purpose in life. I read from somewhere that there are two important days in our lives: the first was when we were born and the second was when we finally learned the reason why we were born. Sadly though, in life, not everyone gets to fulfill their purpose. Jack Frost's purpose is to become a guardian but he had a hard time believing it. We are all destined to be great. We are alive because of a reason. Our goal is to find that reason and once we find out what it is, we believe.

Fear is a natural thing. I always tell people, if you've never been afraid, you are not human. But fear is a very tricky thing, it gets stronger the more you run away from it. The key is to accept that you are afraid but choosing to face it anyway. Courage is not the absence of fear but the realization that something is much more important than fear. Just like what Jamie said to Pitch in the movie: "I believe in you but I am not afraid of you."

It's amazing how a cartoon teaches us more about life than any other movies. Find time to watch the movie. It's incredible! 

Buenas dias!

Of Love and Success

"You are acting as if your heart is breakable when in reality your heart is made to endure a thousand heartaches." ~Ulyssess Paculaba

my notes in the training - "mindset"

Everything starts with mindset. We can all learn about the skills, about what to say or what to do, but without the proper mindset we can never get the results that we wanted.

During our Tuesday T3 - train the trainer's training, my mentor Pax Paculaba was discussing about context and the space we are coming from in everything that we do. Success comes not after you have mastered the skills, but rather, after you have shifted your mindset. 

Love does not come to single people not because they are unlovable or because no one is willing to love them. They are not in a relationship because they are focused more on the fear of being hurt than in the joy of being loved.

Success in business does not happen to people not because they are not smart enough or they are not good enough. They are not succeeding because they are focused more on the fear of failure than in the joy of helping more people succeed.

I learned a lot today. I realized that the results of my life depends mainly not on how I do things but on where I am coming from. What is my context? What space am I coming from?

Here is my stand. I am a space of belief and courage. A belief that everyone wants to succeed and that I am most willing to help them succeed. Courage, because even if I get hurt, I know that the price is always worth it - in both love and business.

Buenas dias!

In Gifts of Friendship

Going out with friends just because I want to, is life's sweetest blessings.

Have you ever experienced having friends whom you always want to spend your time with, that even if you've been together for the whole day and the whole night, you still want to hang out with each other?

dinner at Classic Cuisine (C2) at Greenhills

There is a saying that friends who enter business together may possibly end in turmoil, but people who starts business together ends up as friends. I am lucky to have met these people first, as business partners, and now I can say, they have been my greatest friends.

trip mode - watched the COD (Christmas on Display) show

did it look like we rented the whole place?

my buddy, Kris Ramirez

great friends: Kris and Patricia

Trust brings people together. I remember someone telling me that he has a lot of friends, as long as money is never involved. I realized that it's really easy to be close to someone and have them as friends, but when the issue of money comes in the picture, everything changes. Nobody is perfect of course, but the one thing I learned being in business is that, success is life and business is built upon relationships. If you have an amazing relationship with your clients and business partners, everything just seems easier. I respect my friends because they are professional and trustworthy, but most of all, I know how passionate and sincere they are in helping other people, including me, succeed as well.

denim top, leather knitted belt & black shorts

denim is back, or so i want to believe! 

I am thankful that my friends support my big dreams and plans in life. They are one of my loudest cheerers, believing in my capacity even if my goals are weird (by standards of most people) or out of this world. On my end, I fully support them and sincerely wish them success and happiness.

May you have friends like mine: always supportive, never negative and filled with passion and big dreams like mine. Buenas dias!

Of Brides and Weddings

Bridal showers are indeed fun and memorable both for the bride and her girl friends.

I believe that marriage is a sacred thing. Weddings and everything about it makes the whole sacredness of marriage more wonderful. One of my best friend is getting married soon so we decided to give her a surprise bachelorette party. Thank God we have amazing friends who went along with the surprise. The groom was amazing to play along with it.
 

My organizer look: orange ploshirt, white leather belt and black slacks

The girls: (L-R) top: Hariett, Kris, Anne, Berna and me; bottom: Maine, Dyan, the bride, Ms. Gina and Mafe

Overflowing food, chocolates, super fun games, DIY gifts and lots of stories shared made the whole night memorable and amazing! These were one of those moments where you'd smile once remembered even if it has been years past.


the happy bride: Patricia Robles

The artistic Ninang: Ms. Gina Paculaba

with Maine and Monica

with Mafe and the bride

the bride with Berna and Dyan

CW: gift from Monica, DIY shirt, jugno's 24" pizza & scrapbook

with the beautiful bride

Nothing beats girl power. I am so happy that everyone enjoyed the party. I just love organizing events with friends. Another successful party on my list. Thanks for coming girls!