If You Are in the Building, ARE YOU THERE?
Of course, you were at work when at work. Of course, you were home after work. Of course, you were still that partner/spouse in that relationship. But can you attest to that? If You Are in the Building, ARE YOU THERE? Which reminds me of the very recent Game 6 at the NBA Playoffs between Miami Heat and the 76ers wherein the latter has no less than James Harden who, in the past, can take over the game.lights out. But on that fateful Game 6, ESPN's Stephen Smith blurted that James Harden was "HORRIFIC & IMPOTENT' in that game, whew! In real lives, there could be tons of 'JAMES HARDENS' who do exists physically, period. Beyond that, it behooves to ask everyone of us, what have you done yet besides being physically existing whether at work, at home or in a relationship?No one size fits all. That explains why we're here, to share my 2-cents where it's worth it.
Sunday, May 15, 2022
If You Are in the Building, ARE YOU THERE?
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Numbers Without Context Are MEANINGLESS
Numbers Without Context Are MEANINGLESS
Sometimes [and probably often times], we are so number-centric such that what seems to matter is the face value of the number itself. But hey, numbers without context are MEANINGLESS. Yet, many of us are so wrongly obsessed with the face value of the numbers at hand. Is it because that's how low one's level is? Or is it because they are simply stooping that low? Either way, they're OFF-TRACK.Friday, May 13, 2022
Are You Still on a 'LEASH' ?
Are You Still on a 'LEASH' ?
Nope, this piece is not about our dogs still on a leash. It's still all about us, figuring out why many of remain UNLEASHED, figuratively speaking though. Are You Still on a 'LEASH'? From our early years, true we all remained still on a leash because obviously in our early years, we did deserve that leash. But decades after, are we still on a LEASH? Me thinks, many of us are still indeed on a LEASH.Truth of the matter, many of us are in our respective various shades of 'LEASH'. Some are on a LEASH within their respective relationships. Some are on a 'LEASH' within their own selves. Probably arising from conflicts and inconsistencies from within oneself, a sampling of which are the 'chameleon' types who would show up with different shades of personality.Why do we need to UNLEASH ourselves? A zillion reasons will tell us why. UNLEASH our self from being LESS sincere, LESS genuine, LESS truthful. UNLEASH ourselves from 'doublespeak'. Coaxing your words to project an 'intelligible aura' when you are probably LESS THAN THAT. UNLEASH one self from building up an image where you want to build a front that is a different YOU versus your real YOU. Sounds familiar? Hmmmm, that's least surprising because within our midst, we do see various forms and shape of a sheep clothed differently, conveniently changing its cloth. Why? It's because that person still remains to be ON A LEASH. whew.
Can you just untangle yourself when ON A LEASH? Why has this been one of the most pestering enemies from within? It's because we ourselves, when caught in a bind, are much more easily swayed and flipped to be the 'OTHER' version. The biggest challenge we all need to overcome is for us to become the true YOU, the genuine YOU, the genuine YOU inside out because at the end of the day, you have to face your judgment and be judged for such. NO WAY you can extricate from that deep 'shit'✅✅✅
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Cling to the TRUTH, full stop.
Cling to the TRUTH, full stop.
We may not live in the deep forests except for the bears and those animals where the forests remain as its habitat. But let's look at the bears. Despite the fact that they continue to lurk in the darkness of the forests, they always end up bagging their prey, all because they continue to Cling to the TRUTH, full stop. Obviously, to the bears, the TRUTH is nothing more than looking for the TRUTH, which is finding their prey, their foods for survival. Back to humanity, we are no far different with those bears lurking in the dark heavily forested habitats. The most bothering challenge is how can we remain so steadfast and focused to Cling to the TRUTH despite all the widespread disinformation around.Regardless as to where we are in life now, there will be instances when the essence of TRUTH comes into the picture because let's face it, TRUTH is at the very core of our life. If in a relationship that is strained or hitting rough patches, surely TRUTH will be one of the constants [and not a variable] of the equation. Why are we harping so much with TRUTH? Simple. Our communities and countries may be in turmoil if TRUTH begs to prevail but it gets suppressed by DISINFORMATION and MISINFORMATION. Even TRUTH itself, it cannot be broke up into a fraction of less than one. TRUTH has to be ABSOLUTE and UNCONDITIONAL.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Pick Up From WHERE We Left Off
Pick Up From WHERE We Left Off
Oooops, we shouldn't even be talking about this, right? This is just another no-brainer. Picking Up From WHERE We Left Off. Problem is, many of us don't even realize this very basic ground rule. As many things in life CAN'T just be all done in one go, it pays to get embedded with this discipline of Picking Up From WHERE We Left Off. And what are the consequences if we are even aware of this ground rule? A lot of consequences.How do we convince you to embed this discipline of Picking Up From WHERE We Left Off? Simple. Use any of the technologies and tools we have everyday. Go back to MS Office or O365. If you are in the midst of inputting or updating any MS Office Word or Excel file and suddenly, your laptop battery conks out, what happens next? When you relaunch MS Office, it will prompt you if you want to Pick Up From WHERE We Left Off. So, there's the buy-in even from technology.Let's go back to our school days when we were so immersed with our book lessons. If yesterday you were so sleepy reading your lessons and you ended up somewhere Chapter 5 of your textbook, you WON'T start all over again from Chapter 1, right? In a relationship, in case you and your partner/spouse are in a 'process' of rebuilding/repairing things, you Pick Up From WHERE you Left Off
Even Corona, the Windows Tool is scripted to be Picking Up From WHERE you Left Off. At work, if during your stint with your company, you hit some rough patches and you're in a 'process' to bring you back to the mainstream, you CAN'T always start from Square One all over again because you got to figure it out where you ended before you took a break from the process.
Similarly, when you bump across a long-lost friend, you start Picking Up From WHERE you Left Off. If you're an entrepreneur and you suffered serious setbacks in your previous business initiatives. When you restart your commercial attempts, you must have learned your lessons enough such that you DON'T go back to Square 1. Doing so would mean you will repeat and RE-DO the things and steps you have earlier completed. Picking Up From WHERE you Left Off may seem like a no-brainer but it's NOT because many of us tend to ignore its weight in life✅✅✅
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
When DOUBTS Worsen To Become DUBIOUS
When DOUBTS Worsen To Become DUBIOUS
Life is never without doubts. DOUBTS can emanate from ourselves or it can be those DOUBTS others will heap on us. And there is no way to avoid it as it is all part and parcel of life. Where's our common slip-up? It is when we give DOUBTS a pass by simply looking the other way around and/or shutting off our eyes. And when we do, that's When DOUBTS Worsen To Become DUBIOUS.
When doubt creeps into our life, it's like the most harmless aerial virus that will lead us to catch colds. Colds? Yesssirs it could be as petty as catching colds. So where's the beef? It is when after catching colds, things will go down south, when things spiral from BAD to WORSE. But could that have been averted? Absolutely. But here's the catch. We got to lift our finger to turn things around.
Monday, May 9, 2022
There is NO 'Middle Ground' in Life
There is NO 'Middle Ground' in Life
This is a huge gaping hole most of us fall and get trapped, thinking that in life, to be on the 'safe side', it pays to be sitting on the fence, be on the middle ground since on that note, you will not end up being flagged down as being on the wrong side of things. Pardon my words but taking that stance reaffirms that that person has 'no balls' because in real life, it's either the right one or the wrong one. There is NO 'Middle Ground' in Life, in fact.By definition, what is the 'MIDDLE GROUND' anyway? With apologies, it has NO definition simply because it is NEITHER HERE nor THERE. But for sensible discussions, everything boils down to FACTS no less. Talk about vision and even policies for our communities. Many decades ago, for Americans, the Vietnam War was a very polarizing issue. While many were against for America to send its troops to the Vietnam War, once the U.S. government lowered down the boom, everyone had to toe the line. Of course, history tells us that the U.S. lost in the Vietnam War but it is what it is. There is just NO 'Middle Ground' in Life.Sunday, May 8, 2022
Historic Events Happening Once in a Lifetime
Historic Events Happening Once in a Lifetime
My sincere apologies, for the first time, I
missed out posting my daily blog yesterday, Saturday, May 7th. Why?
Because, on [and my wife's] own volition, we decided to be a part of a Historic Night That Never Happened Before [and God knows
if that may be repeated in the future, if at all]. For the first time,
please allow this piece NOT to be political even as I have remained apolitical
throughout the grueling seven-month campaign here. Instead, what I want to accentuate is that when democracy works, it works best for the people, for the country.
various countries the past decades. Name it, the collapse of the Berlin Wall leading to the reunification of the two Germanies, the total breakdown of the Iron Curtain across Europe. All those historic events shared the same denominator and that's the undeniable fact that people and humanity were the catalysts that shaped and drove such events to happen. To quote historians [and NOT politicians], sovereignty RESIDES in the PEOPLE and no one [and NOT even the powers that be] can take that away from the PEOPLE.
For the third time in my life, the financial district of a Southeast Asian country turned into a sea of humanity. Bewildering and mind-boggling is how can human bodies can get squeezed yet in a very cool and comfortable way. No banging. No pushing. No threatening apprehensions around you. There was NO YOU versus ME. It was one huge community with the same manners, same values, same mindsets, same discipline. What I witnessed was an instantaneous sharing of food and drinks around. When there were cases of people fainting, medical assistance responses came in the quickest turnaround time. That community mindset a.k.a. 'BAYANIHAN' was manifested practically throughout that nine-hour event. I'm unsure now when will I get to witness another event of such magnitude.Fast-forward to today. What's really the 'real power' behind 'people power'? Today, it is social media no less. One post leads to a like, to a share. A tweet can even get retweeted half a million times. What this tells us today is to be responsible enough with social media. When such opportunity arises for you to be an integral part of history, grab that 'once in a lifetime' chance because very likely, that won't come again in your lifetime. Let us NOT be a complicit part of trolls and fake news. Let us be a part of historic events in a legitimate and morally upright practice❗❗❗
Friday, May 6, 2022
DON'T Let Your PAST Ruin Your PRESENT
DON'T Let Your PAST Ruin Your PRESENT
How many of us are still 'hostaged' by our PAST? I'll bet all my salaries that at the very least, a plurality of everyone one remains 'hostaged' by their PAST even as we speak now. Why is that? Why let your PAST ruin your PRESENT? Regardless of the severity and magnitude of one's PAST, everyone needs to have a better PRESENT and even a much better FUTURE. But we will end up with plain words and semantics if we claim, purely by words, that we deserve to depart from the wrongs of our PAST.Indeed, the PAST maybe just that, as another past but the PAST can bring a lot of heavy baggage as you live and breath air now in the PRESENT and even as you move towards your FUTURE. If things remain as murky as mud and as dark as the skies in the night, that murkiness and that darkness will remain, dim, nebulous and dreary. And all these murkiness will remain to be the main blockage as you face your PRESENT now and your FUTURE.Can you imagine if you will continue to carry all those baggage from the past? And typically, that baggage in the past may include NEGATIVITIES and MIS-EXPECTATIONS. Unless you clear it all, are you just fine to continue facing and living with the same NEGATIVITIES and those MIS-EXPECTATIONS of the people around you, whether they are you workmates, your bosses, your family, your partner/spouse, recalibrating is a must so that both parties are aligned.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Biggest RISK is NOT Taking Any RISK
The Biggest RISK is NOT Taking Any RISK
Who says that if you'll be fine if you DON'T take risk? And that if you DON'T take risks, you WON'T fail? But hey, do we agree that the biggest RISK is NOT taking any RISK? Indeed, it's a huge miss in our life if we [wrongly] believed that taking RISK is just an option and nothing more than that? If I have to vociferously disagree, I'll disagree on that.Thing is, that FEAR of taking RISKS may be holding you back in life. Frankly, you need to take risks challenge yourself and try harder if you want to grow stronger and become better. In our daily life, our brain will constantly try to convince us to PLAY SAFE. It will tell us that we CAN'T succeed or that we SHOULDN'T bother trying something new. But even when these thoughts lack a rational basis, sometimes we would allow our anxiety to prevail.But hey, RISKS DON'T HAVE TO BE RECKLESS. And while avoiding risks might seem like a smart way to manage our anxiety, in the long run, playing it small is the perfect recipe for depression. The problem is that we often base our decisions on emotion rather than logic. We incorrectly assume that there's a direct correlation between our FEAR LEVEL and the RISK LEVEL. But more often than not, our emotions are just NOT rational. If we truly understood how to calculate risk, we would know which risks are worth taking and we would be a lot less fearful about taking them.
Whether you are afraid to take a big leap with your career, or you're terrified to take a small social risk like inviting an acquaintance out for coffee, learning to take healthy risks can open new doors and improve your life. Sometimes, you need to take RISKS, CHALLENGE yourself and try harder at things if you want to grow stronger and become better.So, what's the antidote to our FEAR for RISK? BALANCE YOUR EMOTIONS WITH LOGIC. Too often, we think our fear is directly related to the level of the risk. The scarier something feels, the riskier it must be. Then, do TAKE STEPS TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS. Or maybe you decide to wait until your side hustle is consistently delivering income before you quit your day job and become an entrepreneur. This might be a wise calculated risk to take. Lest we forget, the biggest RISK is NOT taking any RISK✅✅✅
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