Self-analysis

Recently, I did some self-analysis and came up with the conclusion that I am a "starter" but never a "finisher".  Sad but true.  Actually, didn't need some self-analysis to realize that, I just love using the word.

Here are some of the things I started in the past and never finished:

1.  my cross-stitch project - I bought a set while I am here in UAE to while away my time.  It's around 25% done. That was maybe 4 or 5 years ago.  Not that I was super busy, I just lost interest.

2.  my blog on financial literacy - started it in January 2012. Last post was in May 2012.  Note that my statistic here is twice the points - my blog and my financial literacy.  Not that I was super busy, I just can't walk the talk.

3.  businesses I venture into - there were a lot of other networking businesses I joined in in the past but never followed through.  my excuse - I am just a user of the products. I joined just to enjoy the discounts.  Not that I was super busy, I just gave in easily to rejections.

4.  my attempt at VA work - I even started a blog on this because it is a requirement.  I started doing PowerPoint presentations, uploading them in Scribd, taking Odesk exams, then I just fizzled out.  Not that I was super busy, I just got distracted I think.

5.  my marriage - well, I know there are other factors involved but I want to include this in the list anyway.  The irony is this is the only one on the list which I finished ahead of time.  Not that I was not busy, I just wanted to end it, period.

So far, these are the things I can think of that I have started and never finished to this day.  There are still many I believe I just can't remember them all as I am writing this.

So, what do I conclude in my self-analysis?

I have a short attention span.  Things should give me the "adrenaline rush" and sustain it until completion.  

For starters, I'll think of things that require little time to finish.  So I can start and finish them before I lose interest.

I'll think of things that really arouse my interest.  So that my passion will drive me to finish them.

I'll reward myself when I take on a task, even in stages of completion, so I will have something to look forward to until 

Mask

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I admit.  I wear masks.  I wear it most of the time when faced with people I just met, or hardly know.

And likewise, I don't know if the person I face each day is for real.

It will take some time to 'unmask' a person and when this happens, he either becomes my close friend, my worst enemy, or just an ordinary friend in between. 

We all have these layers of mask which we remove piece by piece over time. Sometimes, we put them back on depending on the situations or the people we are with.

Alone, I feel I am at my barest,  completely gotten rid of my mask until I look at the mirror and see a masked face staring back.

Right Opportunity

I just got back into the thick of things.

I have had an experience which I will write about maybe years from now.  It was something I never thought I would experience, but due to things out of my control or shall I say, I have let gone out of control, I did.

Yes, I will write about it but not yet.

I will wait to see how it will become a part of the grand scheme of things.

But for now, I'm back in the fold.  I'm picking up where I left off.

My business for sure has suffered due to my absence.  But I am ready to take back the momentum lost. 

I am motivated more because one of my partners is starting marketing online and we started planning and collaborating on our online venture.  She is building her website and I am resuscitating mine.

But then, something came up.

A new opportunity is presented by the same people who took us in.  And it made me feel upset.  I thought if you enter into something, a business opportunity in our case, you have to commit your all.  Even if sometimes you feel discouraged, and take off for a while, the loyalty remains.

But no.  Even if the product is quite different from the first, they made me realize that in business, you have to do away with emotions.  Wherever you feel you will earn more, no one's stopping you.

Although they are saying that we are not totally abandoning the first venture, I was not totally into it.

Until I learned that the top earners, old-time networkers themselves, have joined in already. 

I guess that's the mindset of a typical networker.  They jump from one company to another in the hope of making it bigger.  They wouldn't join if they did not see something better in the next one.  

In the hours that followed, I did not have to think really hard.  I decided to take a chance and joined the others.  Maybe I felt I won't be alone.  At least, I will be among friends.

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Which led me again to thinking - Is this the right opportunity I've been waiting for? And come to think of it, I say this to myself every time.

Rationalizing, maybe there is no right opportunity.  

Maybe, you just grab the opportunity and make it right.

Brendon's Gift

I have been waiting for this for so long.  I thought I'm going to receive it by Christmas time.  Did not happen.  It came at a time when I needed it most.  When I am starting to plan out how my 2015 would be my most amazing year yet.

 

Although I am receiving excerpts and video lessons in my email,  I cannot wait to have my hands on the hard-bound book!

 

And now that I finally touched it, first thing I did was smell the pages!

 

Will share some insights later.  Meanwhile, I'll be busy reading and absorbing everything Brendon teaches.  Ciao!

 

 

 

 

December

I came home last night happy and excited because one of my prospects said yes to my business!

 

She will be joining my team by Christmas.  What a perfect Christmas gift!

 

Soon, on Thursday actually, 11 December, our office in Abu Dhabi will be opening so this means I can ask people to come every day!

 

 

I am really excited about these new things happening in my business.  I hope good, marvelous things will happen through the next year.

 

Come Thursday, I will be having a colleague join me in the opening.  I hope he sees this as a good opportunity and joins in too.

Looking forward to more business partners this month and through to 2015!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNO Titan's Christmas Party

We are in a Muslim country so obviously, Christmas is not celebrated around here except when Christians and/or Filipinos gather together and enjoy good food, fun, and each other's company.

 

Our group in UNO, the Titans, held our Christmas party last December 5 at the Hilton, Abu Dhabi.  The food was great, all were Filipino dishes from chop suey (ok, Chinese), pancit canton (ok, Chinese again), fish fillet, chicken bbq to beef mechado, with fresh fruits and cakes for dessert.  

 

Everyone was dressed to the nines for the masquerade ball theme.  There was even a Mr. and Ms. UNO of the night.

 

Christmas presentations were staged from all the five subgroups of the Titan family.  Our group, the Titans-Falcons, presented a dance number to the tune of Feliz Navidad.  Unfortunately, we did not win.

 

But more than the prize, it was the fun, laughter, and the whole experience which made that night enjoyable.   Everybody had a great time.

 

The night was filled with fun and laughter and positivity.  This is what you get when you mingle with network marketers. 

 

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I bought a bath towel for my exchange gift.  We formed a big circle, sang the "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit" while passing our gifts to our right.  Whatever gift you end up holding when the song finishes is yours.  And guess what was inside the nice paper gift bag I got? Surprise - a bath towel!!!

 

 

 

Today is my birthday.

On here, I want to say a prayer on this day:

 

Dear God,

 

First of all, I want to thank You for the gift of life.  Thank You for all those years of blessings and trials which made me who I am today. 

 

Thank You for all the love and  grace You have showered upon me although I felt at times that I don't deserve them.  Thank You for Your faithfulness, for never giving up on me. 

 

Thank You for all the people who are, had been and will be in my life.  I know You allow them to be here as part of Your plans for me. 

 

Thank You for teaching me to let go of all the doubts, worries and fears. 

 

Thank You for the strength that sustains me everyday that I am away from my loved ones. 

 

Thank You for all the blessings coming my way.

Thank You for all Your miracles.

 

In Jesus' name,

Amen.