The Person Who Inspires Me

I am sure that there will always be someone who would inspire you in many ways. These people will always be someone who are close to you. Your parents would inspire you to do good things; your siblings and other family members will inspire you to be better in whatever you do.

However, there's also that someone that you will meet along the way that is not totally related to you and yet brings a greater impact to you. Over the years, I have crossed path with these totally strangers and brings a light to my life and inspires me either at work or in my personal life.

In my entire career life, I have been always and almost focused in whatever ways I could accomplish. The things that I wanted to achieve. I always ask myself, what are the things I can get out from working in this company. By saying that, I would always think of what awards I will be getting or promotions and then tries so hard to work in achieving those things. Determined and passionate of doing things just making sure I get it before I will end my career with them.

Just recently, about 5 months ago, through the help of social media I came across a person who is totally stranger. Had a few cups of coffee in few unique occasions and would have our normal hi and hello's just like in many occasions. I never thought, I will be more interested in what he does. Until one day, I realized I am more than fascinated in how this person do things. The staggering positivity and humbleness despite the achievements he has under his belt.

Then I ask myself, can I do what he is doing? I continued talking to him having a mindset of achieving at least half of what he has achieved by far. I know it will be a different ball game. A different field. A field I never imagined I will be entering. It is the field of network marketing. I signed up and had a concrete plan. As my nature kicks in, I laid down my plan and ready to kick off. My drive, eagerness, passion of doing and learning the business. I wanted to achieve it in a timely manner.

I see his passion towards the business. I see his determination to succeed. I see how much he cares about the people he invites and joins him in the business, he wanted everyone to be successful. His leadership is infectious.

And so, my journey in the Multi-Level Marketing business has started. The fear is there and the rejection is evident. But as I go through it all, my mentor, the stranger who became a friend is always there too. Constantly reminding me of my goal in the business and above all reminding me to commit with the Lord as well.

I learned that as a leader of the pact, you are not only there to direct people but rather you are also there to cater not only their personal problem but to also bring them closer to their own creator. Yes, you are there to ensure everyone is performing well but you are also there to console and comfort them when they are being fired and stormed with the difficulties and challenges of the business and their life in general. To be sensitive enough to cater for their needs so they can function well in their chosen endeavor. A leader who has the ear and the heart for people.

Yes, it may have been just a few months since I met my business partner turned confidante but it doesn’t discount the fact that he compliments me.

When I joined Max in NWORLD, I am clouded with so many what if’s. The risk that I should go through. It is hard to start something that you wouldn’t know how to end it. That is when a mentor mentee relationship has started. Being a mentee to someone who is so successful in the field and I am learning so much.

What have I learned so far from him?

1.  Listen. It is the only way when you learn to listen not to words your mentor is saying but deciphering what he wanted you to do. After talking to Max about anything, I always asked myself what should I do with what was talked about today? Either we talk about family and politics or business-related situation there will always be something that I can get towards that long hours of talking over a cup of coffee.

2.  Consistency. In life and in whatever we do, I am learning that consistency is the key. “Just keep doing what you need to do and do it every day.” It is something that I am consistently practicing, to be consistent because I know it is my only way to master the art in the field of business I have signed up for.

3.  Passion. Have that burning desire to do what you are doing. I am passionate by nature and I believe on that but the level of passion I do is definitely not on the level if I compare it to Max. I can sense how much he wanted us (his business partners) to be successful. He shares his experience with compelling intense emotion. I wanted to have that level of passion.

I wasn’t hesitant when I was asked by Max to join him in the business venture I was excited because I know I can never go wrong with someone mentoring me as I sail through it. Taking risk in life is definitely a win-win situation for me. If I win then I can lead my future team but if I lose I can guide someone else through experience.

(Wrote this in my Samsung J7 phone)

My Undelivered Speech

I had an activity recently where I will share my journey of the activity I've joined that started around February of this year. So the usual me, I've prepared for it and wanted to do it not the usual "my way" of presentation. It was a monologue so I could pu emphasis on emotion and get my audience the feel of how I had prepared for it. But things gone so wrong and forgot everything. Here's the unedited of my suppose to be JOURNEY SPEECH.

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Good Morning leaders and I welcome to the S--P Journey presentation.

Today, please allow me to tell you a story. A story of a gentleman, who once dream to become a six sigma professional. A dream that was about to come true but was cut short. In his pursuit to his dream career, he started to look for a company who could provide him the free training to six sigma and be a certified SIX SIGMA Professional. In his quest to his most coveted dream career he did not notice that he emptied all his resources and so he has to set it aside and look for a company that can bring him closer to his dream.

As he conducts his research he learned that S------ny F-------l is offering a robust training about project management though it was not six sigma he wanted to take advantage of the said program. He applied and is willing to take any position the company has to offer so he could pursue his dream and run a project of his own that he can use to learn more about project management.

As months progresses, he continued investigating about how he could be part of the program. He was informed that he needs to be a role model. Someone who could lead a team, a public speaker, run a project within the team or portfolio and the list goes own.

And so he laid down his plan. He gave 100% of all his effort preparing for it. He made sure that he will be known within the portfolio. He joined a companywide short story writing and landed third amongst all those who submitted and the only winner in his portfolio. It opened a door for him to become the editor in chief of TJX newsletter which further made him to lead a POC role in his team and later in his portfolio. In his day off, he visited his friends outside the company and trained himself to a robust interview.

All these are part of his plan towards becoming a S--P participant. He was so happy that in his 10th month in the company he got a confirmation that he will be part of the S--P 2017 program. He continued with his game plan and his purpose to represent and give hope to those dreamers like himself who is just so new in the company. A clear example that anyone can achieve their dreams despite being a neophyte in the company.

However, there is one thing this gentleman has forgotten. He had forgotten those pressing financial issues that he put aside. In the middle of his S--P JOURNEY, this problem has sprouted and showed up hidden beneath the rugs. His house endangered and a higher chance to be taken a way from him. He got ill and was so sick at the end of level 2 until towards the later part of level 3. Then he look back, he had nothing to lean on to. He had forgotten those people who adored and look up to him. He found himself in the middle of a battle ground without someone to lean on to. He felt empty and he felt alone.

Then soon after he felt tired and wary. All he wanted is to do is just go home and sleep. He was shattered. One day, he stumbled upon a movie, The Pursuit of Happiness. This movie made him realize that it wasn’t the end of it all. Chris Gardner played by Will Smith was able to rise from the darkest of his life.

He gathered up all his remaining might and have to make a stand. He knew he can make it through just like the lead in the movie. He needs to act now!

He told himself, if there would be someone who could help him realized it must be someone who had a wide range of understanding, he needed a leader, a mother, a sister. He found all these in the presence of Miss Celine Paloma and so he shared his thoughts. His experience. During their meeting, he then learned his biggest lesson. To have a true meaning of work life balance.

Success is a combination of a goal and a plan working together that defines who you are. Success is combination of all your goals in life working together to keep you going, that when one goal is falling the others would be able to support you to keep you going.

That gentleman in the story was me. S--P has thought me a life lesson. A lesson without modules and training. A lesson I will value until my creator will finally turn off my lights. It has thought me how to focus on my chosen career without sacrificing the other life goals that will complete me. As I conclude my S--P, my outlook in life has changed. I am a changed man now. As I chase my dream, I shall no longer wear this clothes, a representation of who I was before but I shall pick up the pieces of me and wear a totally different one that would represent who I am in the future.

And that my leaders, is my S--P Journey, Thank you for sailing with me. This is Charlton, a ST--PER and a proud TITAN!

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THANK YOU KARSTEN TANIEGRA and GRACE VILLARAMA for always supporting and checking on my project.

THANK YOU FAYE ABARICIA for being such a beautiful comrade and confidante.

THANK YOU PING TERMULO for being a brother, for the understanding, moral support and continued encouragement and for believing in me.

THANK YOU Queng Britos for being the leader I look up to.

THANK YOU to all the STEP LEADS for giving me this chance. I did not only learn from the trainings and modules but above all this whole journey has open up a new demographic on my personal perspective about life and career.

And to all the CSM's who have been truly supporting me all through out my journey THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Maureen Wroblewitz is Asia's Next Top Model Cycle 5

Maureen from Philippines wins Asia's Next Top Model Cycle 5.

In my opinnion, competitions like AsNTM doesnt require you to be so strong at the start. People here will be looking for how mutch you grow while you are in the competition. I must agree, of course I will be rooting for a Filipina to win the cycle but I am also looking at those who has that edge to be develop with good working attitute, has great listenning skills to take criticism to her advantage and use that to wow judges. That is how you'd  wow them.

Maureen however was my second option, however if she would be able to pass the fourth elemination then she would be the girl who would be on the Top 3 and potentially win the competition.

Maureen was able to rock it and get pass that fourth elemination and from then on she was the only one who won 3 best photos. That's it I knew then she will be the Next Top Model as it turn out so well.

The shortest, least experienced, youngest and her ability to listen and execute feedback given to her was I think her asset to win the competition.

Good Job Maureen and Good Luck! You deserve the win!

These are my favorite photos of Maureen!

All photos are taken from Asia's Next Top Model Facebook Page. No copyright infringement is intended.

When I Remember You

By: Charlton D. Kis-ing

I was lying in bed alone one rainy afternoon. I hear the rain drops splattering in the rooftop. I hear the wind blew softly from my window pane. I decided to wake up and open my window enough to watch the rain drops and feel the cool wind. Ah! It gives me chills as it soothes my withered body. I hear the children laughing and screaming at the top of their lungs enjoying and playing under the comfort of the summer rain.

I feel the joy of these children running around and playing, throwing muds at each other. The innocents in them transcends. These kids are worry free and so I thought they’re free and they’re enjoying every minute that they have playing.

I remember the vulnerability and freedom of being a kid. I remember the time when I cherished the mud fish given by my childhood friend before he left me with no playmates left. I remember the times when I playing under the avocado tree, playing wet soils wet by my own urine, crying over a pet and laughing with my dog.

I imagine I was playing with them. I imagine laughing with them. Then I remember I was alone in my house so dark and so quiet. Then I remember I am now at 40. I checked my watch and its almost sunset. I know someone would come. I remember I was waiting for someone to come. I know someone so special and yet so dear to me would come. I smell the aroma of the coffee coming from my neighbor’s house. “Ahhh smells so good! Smells so refreshing.” That aroma. I remember a place. My favorite since I was 25 years old. I remember the coziness of the place. I smiled. I know that place is special. I know I made it so special and so dear.

“Uncle!” I heard someone, a child’s voice. So, angelic and so sweet. I saw the child waiving so I waived back to the child then I saw him running away playing with the other kids. That kids face looks so familiar. I remember someone with that face.

Then I felt cold that I shiver down my bones. I felt my muscles are shaking. I felt my back is aching. I felt I was in a roller coaster ride. I felt I was spinning. I felt I was falling. Then I heard a scream, “Daddy, uncle fell!”, screamed the child. I can’t see anything. It was dark. I just felt cold and numb. I was shivering. I can’t move anything.

BLAGGG! I heard. I think it was the door opening. I hear footstep. I hear someone’s talking. I listened attentively. 

“Rey… hey buddy! Rey wake up.”

“Can someone help. Please call an ambulance.”

I feel him shaking me. I feel him hugging me. I feel the warmth of his embrace. It feels familiar. I tried to open my eyes wide. I touched his face. I touched his nape, his nose and his lips. “I know it’s you. I remember you”, I said.

“Shhhhh. I am happy you remember me my friend,” he replied.

“It was you I had been waiting for all these time. I haven’t seen you in a while, I will be waiting for you even in the after life till we will have more time to spend," I said

Then the numbness is growing fast, everything is fading away, and I felt I am freezing cold. I can’t understand what their saying. Everything is fading away. I no longer can’t hear anything, I can’t see anything, I can’t feel anything.

When It Rains It Pours

Everyone of us may probably know what my title is all about. Its actually very simple and very straight forward. "If things go wrong everything seems wrong but when opportunity knocks then there'd be a lot as well.

Many times in my life I somehow could atest to the moments where everything seems to be falling and or everything seems to be workin in my favor. We all have this moments in our life. The thing here is when everything is falling into the cracks the best is just to keep on sailing on, it shall pass like many other moments in our life. A storm can only stay and shatter you in a given amount of time just indure it and before we know it... it has passed its time.

There will also be moments in our life when we enjoy the bright and sunny days of our life. At this point in time, we shouldnt be relaxing we should enjoy that moment as we prepare when another storm should pass. The choice we make in these beautiful side of our life is our shield when another storm will pass...

In everything, I trust in God. I pray to Him when I am happy. I PRAY when I am sad. Trusting him in any way makes me delighted and at ease. In search for a new job or starting up a business its definitely about HIM... I knew I can never go wrong when I trust in Him.

Oportunities come in many forms and in many ways. So its up to you when you grab those opportunities and make the most of it because those opportunities do come to help you prepare for the days where everything seems to be falling apart.

We have summer time to prepare and we have spring to harvest and we have rainy days to enjoy what we have harvested. Thats the season of life and thats what I shall do moving forward.

My Sweetest Hello

There will be so many nights when all we ever wanted is to love and be love. The night when we lay our heads on our pillow as we all have our sweetest hugs to that someone we care and love so much. Love does come in so many ways and so many forms.

Yes that is Love. Love somehow just like a wind. It blows swiftly and gently to alure and cool the burning flame of the sun. But just like the wind it can dispense water of the ocean and will swift the things in the land. Love if nortured it does magical things but sometimes LOVE also brings distruction to its host.

Those were the thoughts flowing down in my dreams. Hays... hopeless romantic... Sometimes all I needed ata is the love I imagined to have that even in my dreams my mind is painting it for me.

I was in these deep realization when I decided to doze back to bed.

I felt someone is touching my hear. Carressing it and humming a sweet song I never heard. When I openned my eyes and tried to wake up.

"Stop. My love please go back to sleep. I am just here to keep you safe. I am here to keep you company. I am here to warm you up in the coldest of the night."

As he is talking. I see his face so calm so tender. The lips so thin and yet so kissable. The eyes shaped as an almond. The nose that complements his face.

Niether did I know I felt safe in his arm. I felt the warmth and the comfort. I rested on his lap and closed my eyes as he continously humming.

I woke up the next day as I felt the sun started kissing my face. I woke up and to my amaze I dont see someone except me. I felt disappointed and aghast. Despite that I felt I am complete. I felt I am in love. I felt I am different. I felt excited to be back to sleep to feel the warmth of the man in my dreams.

I almost always pulled the day to end. I wanted to go back to where I felt safe, to where I felt the warm embrace, to hear the sweetest hum and to cuddle in someone's arm, to feel the love I ever longed for.

To my surprise in the deepest of my sleep. I hear the hum in such low baritone voice. It is sweet, it is soothing. "Where are you? I wanted to see you. I wanted to feel you," I shouted. No one answered. I shouted and I scream. I heard nothing but a hum. It slowly fades as the area goes dark. Pitch black then a total silence. I heard nothing I see nothing. Then it feels cold. Freezing cold. I can hear nothingness. I can taste the coldness. It was just one SWEET HELLO.

How to Solve Boredom

Have you ever come up to a point where everything seems routinary? Feeling bored and burned out?

There'll always be a point where everything becomes routinary at work. At that point in time you'll be exhausted and feeling unproductive that even though you had tons of activity at work outside of your normal job description it still is not working.

Well at some point I had come to that point and if I cant overcome it I'm sure I'd have everything falling into the crack. Having tons of extra activities sometimes doesnt help that feeling of exhaustion.

If this hits you up, the solution is simple. For me, doing something outside your workplace helps kill that feeling of work exhaustion. Something that is physical and social. For me, one of my activity during my day off when I felt going to the gym or doing so off road running and brisk walking is not helping me eliminate those extra energy that is untapped, I visit my friends food store and do some chores there.

In this way, I would have the chance ro divert those untapped energy and make use of it. Sometimes we got bored on what we do because thats the only thing we've been doing day in and day out. At least when you get back to work after your day off, you were able to divert all your energy to a totally different environment and get back to work feeling refreshed.

My ME Time is HYBRID FITNESS Time?

That was a long week! From my usual daily grind of taking in calls to attending classroom and online trainings to doing post work activities. From a fixed schedule to definitely roller coaster schedules and definitely shattered sleeping patterns. I definitely needed a ME TIME.

This is my time to clear off my lungs piled with smoke, to clear my thoughts and to definitely blow off those piling belly fats.

I know I have to finish reading the books and reviewing my training notes but it simply is not working. Nothing is registering when your mind is tired, as soon as I woke up from a 13 hrs of hybernation I did some stretching and started to hit that ground from my house to the beautiful EVIA along Daang Hari Road.

I basically do a little of jogging and alot of brisk walking and definitely tons and tons of breathing exercise.

There will always be a time when we are simply just get so tired and frustrated at work. I have that at times and that my only way to escape and or move forward is simply to just sweat out those stressful thoughts and flash them out of my system.

I found peace at the gym or everytime I am doing some cardio exercise. It helps me clear my mind and organize my thoughts.

So after almost 2 hours of running and brisk walking I finally decided to go home. Along the way, I saw a gym to a newly openned mall along Daang Hari pretty close to my house. I decided to drop by and ask for their rates and try to see as to what they have to offer.

The gym is definitely nice, clean and thier equiptments are of course brand new and I guess a state of the art facilities. They stand by their name HYBRID FITNESS as I can guarantee their equiptments are dope and their gym trainors are buffylicious hahaha if I may say. I mean their trainors are definitely fit and hunky.

Photo is owned by HYBRID FITNESS GYM no copyright infringement is intended

So, if you are interested go check out there gym located at ALL HOME along Daang Hari Road Molino Cavite. They are open from 6AM to 10PM Monday to Saturday and 8 AM to 9PM on Sunday.

However, I havent had the chance to see if their shower room and their locker area since I am not a member. I wanted to take a picture to so as I could show you guys as to how it looks like but I was told I am not allowed even having a picture with their logo at the front desk I wasnt allowed too.

I am a little bit disappointed because I was so excited to take a picture and show how beautiful their gym was but I guess I will be sharing you more photos when I finally decided to pay a membership with them.

Its summer time and I am sure you are almost ready to wear those bikini's and trunks and wanting to have that beach body which I am longing to have. Go check HYBRID FITNESS and a certified gym instructor in a fully airconditioned modern gym with a brand new Gym equiptments. I am sure you'll be as excited as I am to cut off those flabby tummy.

Wanna know their rates? Here's what I got from that cute front desk guy

Alright, if you have visited the place let me know and comment your experience. So far based on my initial visit:
1. They have very neat and clean space.
2. Equiptment are indeed brand new.
3. They have a lot to offer.
4. They should allow people to take photos hahaha
5. The front desk is already friendly on my first appearance but his mood change a little in my second appearance asking is I can take a photo of their logo.
6. The place smells good it doesnt smell sweaty.
7. Staff should be smiling all the time.
8. Over all I will give them 7/10

The Shack

The Shack is a movie where Tim Mcgraw, a loving father with a deep secret from his childhood.

The Shack has touched the soft spot in me. I cried a river while watching the movie because of the deep sorrow of the main character. The sorrow and depression he had to go through to the extent of questioning the mere existence of his creator.

Pain is the number one enemy of a person's growth and development. Pain if not managed properly is a deadend. It ends everything that you have. Pain can be a factor to someone elses depression.

In the movie The Shack, it is the wife, who is keeping the family together she acts as a mighty glue, a fuel in a relationship to keep it going and working. Without the wife strong belief and perseverance everyone would go astray. That I guess is the reality of life, we may be successful in whatever we do but time will come where we face great sorrow or pain that we cannot contain and we needed someone to step up to keep the ones we love and care in its proper order.

To free off yourself from the torments pain is causing you, it is inevitable for us to forgive no matter how hard it could be, no matter how discouraging it is, and no matter how painful it is to forgive that very person who is causing you so much pain. It is the only way for you to free off yourself and live the life you are meant to live.

It is life changing. I know it is hard to forgive but to finally say it over and over things gets easier to forgive geniunely. We can never be at peace or be happy if we keep the grudge and later on this very grudge will consume us without us knowing we are already in a pit hole, trapped, and unable to move forward.

Its DayOff Time

We go gaga and exhaust all our efforts at work. Rocking our brain on processes and working on our numbers at work. We pressure ourselves to be the most productive and be as impressive as we can. However, what happens if we finally reach a day or two when we are not at work. I am sure we all love to have a dayoff.

For me, this is a time to do things outside my usual work. DayOff for me is the time to divert my energy and focus to other stuff. I value work life balance. DayOff is my me time.

So how is my usual dayoff looks like?

1. Time to be fit and fab. This is the best time for me to have my walking/jogging me time. I am not a gym rat. I wanted to spend a long walk or jog either at the park or by the road. I want off road jogging since I tend to meet other joggers or bikers along the way. Its a perfect time to be with nature while shedding out some unwanted fats and keep my metabolism working.

2. Reading - after running I am more likely to do reading a John Grisham pocketbooks or reading anything and everything about places I dream to visit one day. Reading diverts my mind from work related stresses. This is also the best time for me ti read motivational books and the bible.

3. Chatting with friends - it is the best time to minggle with people who is not a colleague. It is also the best time to share my plans at work and getting a different perspective on a project I am working or a problem I have be it personal or professional.

4. Watching a movie - movies are made to entertain most of the time but it is also a different way for me to learn how people thinks and approach problem solving or culture of a certain people in different places. Example a Korean Drama is presented in a different manner comparing it to a Filipino or American drama because it was written based on how we are raised.

5. Play with Kids - I dont know why but talking with kids sometimes makes my mood really good.

6. Finishing a household chores - since I live alone, I really dont have a choice but to clean and do all the household chores. Its actually good. Additional exercise for me meaning another form of exercising for me. This includes me watering

7. Learning new things. For me, Ive learned how to do bead accessories and I wanted to create more and better designs. Its one of my new hobby and I wanted to specialize in crystals and gem stones.

8. If given more time... It is also a perfect time to TRAVEL. I love visiting new places. Learning how people live in a certain demographic location, their culture sometimes their langauge but definitely its their culture that attracts me most.

9. WRITE something. Its one of the reason I do blogging. I wanted to write about anything and everything. It is an exercise for my creative mind. I wanted everything to be perfect but its ok if it is not. It is a lifetime partnership to learning.

So this is how I spent my day off. Its definitely a time for me to do other stuff aside from work but it doesnt mean I need to be in a bed all day doing nothing. It bores me to death so I have to do something a bit more productive.