I'm blessed!

There are a lot of reasons for me to say about the things that happened this week but these are the top blessings I received for the week.

We got six new books. Last Saturday we went to Pavilion Mall in Binan to attend the Feast Laguna. We were so early that time that we decided to drop by to National Bookstore to buy a card for the Christening of our friend’s daughter. We stumbled upon a portion of books on sale and I noticed Robert Allen’s* Creating Wealth for hundred bucks. Inspired by what we’ve found, we kept on seeing great books after great books until we got a handful. I decided that I can have a budget of one thousand bucks for everything we can find. This limiting factor enabled us to really pick the best among the rest. In short, we got six books for only P1,400. The additional 400 was contributed by Edel because we think that the six books we got are the best (in that pile of books on sale). 

We got the following books. 

1. Why We Buy, The Science of Shopping

2. Marketing To Women

3. Career Warfare, 10 Rules for Building a Successful Brand

4. Asian Godfather, Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia

5. What Color Is Your Parachute, A Practical Manual for Career Changers

6. Creating Wealth, Retire in 10 Years

I’m blessed because I have the resources to buy books that would really help us in our future. I’m blessed to have great authors that will be renting a portion of my mind. They will challenge me to be the best person I can be. I’m blessed to have a great friend, life partner and soon to be wife that have the same mindset as mine. I’m really enjoying my days with her.

Not only that. I was blessed to have a time to look for a card (or a gift) for our friend’s daughter which led me to sharing another great blessing I received this week: bonding with friends.

The Christening of our friend’s daughter enabled us to bond with our friends. It was an amazing experience to reconnect with them. I admit that we encountered a challenging weather. On our way to the church we were met by a heavy rain which flooded our roads in a very short span of time. Good thing we had a friend who’s willing to fetch us (thanks Sho). We arrived at the church on time for the Christening.

We had fun talking to them, listening to their stories, singing with them, eating with them, in short bonding with them. No thunderstorm or typhoon can prevent us from having a great time.

Upon writing the blessings I got this week, I realize these things.

Blessings are everywhere; we just need to realize it’s there.

The best things can be found when we look for it.

A great friend is there when you need it.

No thunderstorm or typhoon can prevent us from having a great time.

Here's the best realization, God is a great orchestrator of events. All these things will not happen without Him.

Until my next post.

eLviN

PS. For more photos of the Christening and the bonding event that happened after, check out the Christening and Biglaang Group Date Photo Album in Facebook. 

PS1. Enjoy relationships even more by joining Bo Sanchez' latest online club Family Reborn. It offers a great way to restore broken relationship or strengthen strong relationships. For seven months, Family Reborn subscribers will receive ten blessings that will definitely improve your relationships. To know more about Family Reborn check out this link. www.familyreborn.com.

*In case you didn’t know, Robert Allen is famous for his nothing down technique in real estate. He also co-authored One Minute Millionaire and Cash in a Flash (together with Mark Victor Hansen), two of the greatest books I’ve read about generating fast income streams.

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The Truth About Lies and The Best Marketing Strategy

The other day, I bought two books from National Bookstore in Festival Mall Alabang. I bought Seth Godin’s two classic marketing books Meatball Sundae and All Marketer’s are Liars Story Tellers. These books were suggested by my mentor Tony Hilado.

I immediately read the All Marketers are Liars Story Tellers book. From the first page, I could not stop myself reading. I agree with the concepts Seth Godin presented. The way he delivered it was fantastic.

I have found a lot of good marketing strategy from that book.

I can say is that we all live in a world of lies but a good marketer believed in that lie. Godin presented one glass wine maker as an example. The glass wine maker claimed that the taste of any wine is better using his glass as compared to an ordinary glass. Obviously it’s a lie but lot of wine critics proved that the taste is really different. The wine in his $20 glass tastes really good as compared to an ordinary $1 glass.

So what are we missing here?

The answer is belief.

I have a story to tell. I have been an affiliate of International Marketing Group. I am amazed by the concepts presented during the wealth academy series. Every after the wealth academy series I am fired up. But there’s a problem. I don’t believe that I can sell. That’s why I don’t have sales. My limiting factor is belief. My limiting factor is my belief that I can’t do it.

There’s a saying that goes like this: “If you think you can do it, you’re right. If you think you can’t do it, you’re still right.”

So what’s the point?

My point is our beliefs depend on our own definition of truth. There’s no universal definition of truth (and lie). Truths and lies are all products of our mind. What we believe as true may be considered as a lie to others.

Bottomline is trust in what you believe in; live by it, share it, tell your story and eventually it will sell. That’s the best marketing strategy. That’s why Seth tells us that All Marketers Are Story Tellers.

eLviN

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PS2. Want to learn how to earn online? I am currently organizing an Internet Marketing Workshop here in Laguna together with my mentor Jomar Hilario.  In case you're interested you may email me at elvinperia@yahoo.com for advance registration. No final date yet but it will be sometime October.

PS3. Financial Literacy invades Laguna! Another event I'm organizing is the Wealth Academy Series. We'll be visiting different organizations and offices here in Laguna to conduct a free Financial Seminar. In case you and your group are interested email me at elvinperia@yahoo.com.

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God surprised me through Kerygma Family and Amazon.com

Yesterday, I was blessed. In fact, I'm super blessed not just yesterday but everyday. It's true that the abundance of universe is everywhere. I'm blessed to have this kind of abundance. I can affirm that everything I need comes to me. Wow. I can’t imagine that my opening phrases for this post are my wealth beliefs. I just can’t contain the feeling.

Okay. What made me say that I’m super blessed?

I received something unexpected yesterday. I got my ordered books from Amazon.com. I was surprised that Amazon delivered one week ahead of schedule! With this, I give Amazon.com's service two thumbs up! By the way, here are the books I’ve ordered from Amazon.com.

1. Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath authors of the best-selling book Made to Stick. 
2. Linchpin by Seth Godin author of thousands of great articles (check out his blog at www.sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog) and books such as Tribes, Purple Cow, The Dip, and my ever favorite Permission Marketing
3. Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. 

 

Soon I’ll be releasing my reviews for these awesome books. So stay tuned.

But wait there's more, I also received a copy of May and June issues of Kerygma Magazine. Hats off to Kerygma Family for constantly giving me my copy every month.

I’m blessed to have known these authors who have a lot of profound ideas they’re willing to share. I’m blessed to have mentors who introduced me to these authors. Cool right?

Until my next post.

eLviN

PS. If you haven't notice, I added my list of highly recommended books! I suggest you to take time to check them out. Believe me, it changed the way I think. It helped me to have that learn-it-all attitude. It urged me to find mentors that are constantly helping me in achieving my goals. In case you're looking for mentors, email me at ask@elvinperia.com I can provide you a list of mentors that can help you with your financial and spiritual life.

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