Walk or Wait?

Last Wednesday, I was 2 blocks away form my destination when I was caught in a traffic jam. That time, I have two options: (1) get off the jeep and walk or (2) wait for the jeep to stop at my destination then get off.
 

Here are the risks of the first option

1. I’ll sweat by walking two blocks
2. I don’t know if I’ll arrive at my destination faster as compared to waiting for the jeep to go

Here are the risks of the second option

1. I’ll be waiting inside the jeep while doing nothing
2. I don’t know if I’ll arrive at my destination faster as compared to walking

Either way, I’ll reach my destination. But which option is faster? First or second? We’ll never know the right option unless we choose or until we get there.

If you were in that situation what will you do? Walk or wait?

Same goes in our lives. We’ll never know the future unless we try. We’ll never know the better option unless we choose. But one thing is for sure. Regret of doing nothing is much painful as compared to pain experienced when trying an option.

So which option did I choose?

I walked.

That time, it’s the right thing to do.

So, if you’re stuck and you have options to choose from, choose. You’ll never know which option will bring failure or success but at the end, trust me, you know better. 

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Lesson Learned from watching Survivor Samoa

I watched the Survivor Samoa finale two weeks ago. There’s one castaway there that really taught me a lot. His name is Russell Hantz. He has an oil company. He’s already rich. Then he joined survivor just to win the title of Sole Survivor.

I like how he focused on the game. He did everything he needed just to get what he wanted. First, he beats the odds. He found the hidden immunity idol without a clue. No one in the history of survivor (in all its 19 seasons) did this.

Only Russell.

He’s the only one.

How did he find it?

Of course he searched for it. He worked hard to find it. He believed himself that he can have it. And he was right. He was able to have the hidden immunity idol. Take note, this does not happen once but thrice! Imagine that. Imagine how focused he was.Imagine how he wants to win the title of Sole Survivor.

But not that’s all, during merge their tribe was outnumbered 8 to 4, but you know what happened? The four people from their tribe were still part of Final 5, all thanks to Russell.

During the Survivor Reunion, he said that they (CBS, the television station who aired survivor) edited the video that made him see the hidden idols effortlessly. But in fact, he looked all over the place just to find the hidden idols. That’s one good point if we want to get the things we want. We should do our very best to get what we want. It’s okay to commit mistakes. It’s okay if we failed for the first attempts. The important thing is we are focused to get what we want.

Sadly, Russell never won the title of Sole Survivor. He fell short with the jury votes. This could happen to us as well. We may not get everybody’s approval. We may receive a lot of negative comments but this should not stop us. This should not hinder us from getting our goals. Instead, this should inspire us to get going and to prove to ourselves that we can do this.

So now, the question will be…

Do you want to be a goal getter to get everything that you want?

You might ask me, where do I start?

First, have a goal. Russell’s goal is to get the title of Sole Survivor. What about you? I suggest you write it down and read it daily or create a dream board and post it so that you can see it every day. This way, you’ll be reminding yourself that you have goals and you’re ready to get it. Click here to create your dream board online.

And second, do whatever it takes to reach that goal. Just like Russell, desperately find your hidden immunity idol with or without clue. Know how to play the game. Don't procrastinate.

The second part takes a lot of courage, time and effort. You need to learn. You need to have the knowledge. You need to have the guts. You need to have everything that will help you to get what you want. But you can do this by having a mentor who will teach you, who will guide you. But don’t settle for one. Find more. I know there are a lot more out there.

So if I we’re you find your mentor/s now!



PS. For spiritual and financial coaching I suggest you start by joining Truly Rich Club by Bo Sanchez or attend the Wealth Academy Series by IMG.

Free ebook!

Merry Christmas everyone! :)

I hope you're having fun with the presence of your loved ones. Since this is a season of giving, my Edel is giving away her first ebook entitled STOP JOBHOPPING NOW! .

If you can still remember from my post entitled Lesson Learned : Act Now!, I promised that I'll be writing a book and will be publishing it at the end of 2009. That time, I also challenged Edel to write her very first ebook as well. We both started drafting and writing our very own experiences to produce a masterpiece. She finished her book while I continue to write my own masterpiece. I hope this will be finished before the year end.

Anyway, on this post, I will be introducing you to Edel's book and I hope that this book will help you on the struggles you have with your job. By the way, she's giving this book free for everyone. Isn't that a wonderful deal? Feel free to share a copy to everyone.

Here are some of the comments she received regarding this book.

It's an amazing read - practical, sincerely written. I'm sure many of us could relate to it. INSIGHTFUL indeed and I hope this will provide wisdom and courage to overcome the experience as you did. - Mrs. Carla Gonzales-Jimena, Instructor

I felt the sincerity of the entire piece. I must say it's a masterpiece. :) - Rachelle Paunlagui, Financial Mentor

This is a book that would ignite the imagination of everyone. This would help people define themselves and help them answer the big question: "Who am I?" - Joselito S. Alayon, Plant Manager

By the way, if you like the book, feel free to email your comments at ramilomem@gmail.com. Also, you can share this book with your friends.

Download STOP JOBHOPPING NOW!

PS. You can visit edel's blog site by clicking on this link.

Lesson Learned : Act Now!

Yesterday Edel and I attended the second day of Jomar Hilario's Internet Marketing Workshop in Cubao Quezon City. I'm happy to see my Internet Marketing mentor, Jomar, again for the fifth time (fourth time this year). We facilitated the event. We've met a lot of acquaintances with the same mindset of getting rich through the use of technology, in this case the power of the Internet.

This is my second time to attend the Day 2 of the workshop. Day 2 is about creating your own online business. I remember that when I attended the workshop last March 27-28, 2009, I was overwhelmed. There's so much idea that I need to learn in order to setup my own business online. I was not able to grasp all of it. Thankfully, after the workshop yesterday, I was able to understand it more.

The greatest lesson I learn yesterday about the workshop is not about creating sales blog, not about creating an autoresponder, and not about becoming an affiliate marketer. The greatest lesson I learned is how to act now. Jomar keeps on saying these three powerful words are (1) ACT!, (2) ACT! and (3) ACT!.

I guess he's right. The only thing I need to do is to act. And the best time to act is now!

You might ask, why now? Do you have everything you need?

My answer is Oh Yes!

I have all the arsenals I need in order to succeed. I got my knowledge, my skill, my mentor, my Internet connection, my computer, my mentor, my sexy editor, my virtual assistant, my soon-to-be life partner, my time, my energy and everything I forgot to mention. They are all ready. They just need me to make use of them. They just need me to make that very first step towards that goal of becoming a multi-millionaire internet marketer and best selling author.

And you know what, I'm happy to say that I made my very first step.

I hope you will be able to make that first step too...

P.S. Before the end of 2009, I will be publishing my very first best selling book. So watch out for it.