March 5, 2013: Prepare for Battle!

A lot of us are thinking that life will just be practically the same until we grow old. It is not! Eventually, we will be in a battle.  The battle could be against some health or psychological problem or it could be battles against people. Many of us end up losing because we did not prepare enough. Today, my resolution is about being battle-ready....always.

As we grow older, we cannot take it easy anymore. We do not have the luxury of time. Even the young ones should learn to be "laging handa" or "always ready".  We have to be boy scouts sort of but more of scout rangers.  In our jobs, we have to always open our eyes to opportunities and be swift in exploiting it. In health, we always have to be wary against sickness and be watchful on the food that we take and the things that we do. In life, we have to prepare against enemies seen and unseen.  We even to constantly fight against complacency and the lack of discipline. In a way life is a war and we have to be physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually-fit to win. It is like the game of survivor, we have to always outwit, outplay, and outlast our opposition.

Beginning today, I will make a conscious effort of being always prepared for battle. ;)

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03-04-2013: Create!

It has been a while since I last cooked my own food. Today, I decided to cook pork roast for dinner. I bought this somewhat small-size pork roast around a kilo and a half in S n R yesterday. I felt that today is a good day to cook as I home early and I had time to thaw the meat properly. After putting some olive oil and spice run, I cooked it in our turbo broiler.  It turned fine and it was well cooked. I really enjoyed my dinner.  Stephie loved it too. I am happy that I did it.  I am planning to make some sandwiches for breakfast with the leftover roast. 

I realized that to be able to have a good diet for losing weight, you have to prepare your food most of the time.  It is hard to rely on fastfoods and the portion sizes are not suitable for someone who wants to lose some weight. I have to be more creative so that I can truly make the big changes in my life. I am hoping that I can develop my own system in working out, diet, as well as in my business. With the help of this online journal, I know I will be able to track my progress and see how far I can go.  I really want to make a difference and I want create something great. I know, I can. ;)


"If you build it, he will come!!! " 

3-1-2013: The New Month

The end of February was sort of the end of many things.  The Catholic Church now does not have pope.  The Sabah stand-off has ended. In the personal front, a difficult month has just ended. The new month could mean a new start.  It all depends though on how we view things.  When facing a tough situation, it is either a man succumbs to it or fight it off. The challenge is on how to gain enough strength to fight. 

Fighting a tough opponent requires a lot of skills, guile, strategy and in some ways luck. While fortune could smile to risk-takers, it is never a guarantee.  This month is a crucial month to many people.  If I do  excellently this month, I am sure it will propel me to greater heights in the upcoming months. It is important that in this we give extreme focus on the things that we value most. I cannot have so many interests this month.  I have to let go off some of my curiosities. Today, I will try to lay down the things that I would like focus on in my life.

Work:

My focus would be on reminding my agents about the importance of results in any job.  I will be more results-oriented when it comes to my sales people.  I do not care much on their method for now, all I need is the results.  There might be a right way but polishing methods can be postponed to other months. I will also have improve my online marketing strategies to enable us to exploit new channels of sales. I will focus on updating my sites and launching some ad campaigns.

Blogging:

I will make sure that I will write at least 5 articles in my various blogs daily. It can even be short. I just to make it a habit to keep on writing new content.  I will try to improve the synergy and interconnection of my blogs.

Personal:

I will be given special focus to weight loss this month. I want to lose weight because I want to be healthy in 30's.  I also want to look and feel younger. I have more specific details on this on my other blog.

Family:

If we can afford it, I want to spend more time with my wife especially on weekends.  I want her to start exercising again and I want her to relax a bit. 

This month is expected to be quite challenging but the rewards for success will be great. March will reward the focused.  It is time to put my game face on and rule the month. ;)