GMA Special (Votebook) : 2010 Presidential Elections

I salute GMA 7 for providing us a scoop on every candidate for our 2010 Presidential Elections through their 2010 Election Special Coverage: Votebook. This is worth sharing so that we know more about the 2010 presidential candidates particularly their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.

Noynoy Aquino




Joseph Ejercito Estrada




Richard Gordon




Jamby Madrigal




Nicanor Perlas




JC Delos Reyes



Gilbert Teodoro




Eddie Villanueva




Manny Villar




Please vote wisely this coming May 2010 National and Local Elections.

eLviN

PS. Historically every after Election here in the Philippines the stock prices are going up. I would suggest that you can start investing NOW in stock market to have that strong headstart for your investments in the future. But before you do that be sure to equip yourself with enough financial intelligence. I suggest you meet my financial mentors who taught me a lot about my finances especially how money works. Email me at ask@elvinperia.com for more details.

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My first Virtual Assistant (VA) Experience

My first official VA job requires me to answer emails for various events. At first it was strolling in the park. Then after the promotion that they did, I started receiving more than 70 emails per day. Take note, this requires me to answer them all at once. This could be done easily but since I have so many things to do (day job, gimmick, attend financial seminars etc) this is damn hard.

Also, having this number of emails in one day requires me to stay up late. And based on my experience it is not right for us to sacrifice our sleep just to get things done. I learned that human beings have our own sets of limitations. One of those limitations is time (I created a post related to this please feel free to check it out : Duplication).We can only work at the maximum of 16 hours a day to have good enough sleep. We need those 8 hours of sleep to have a healthy body and a refreshed mind. (Additional note : Drinking of energy drinks or overdosing of caffeine is not a permanent solution for this. Take note, NOT THE PERMANENT SOLUTION because I know that there are very hardworking people out there who drinks a lot of energy drinks or coffee just to stay awake. This is very, very unhealthy).

By being a virtual assistant and an employee at the same time allows me to learn an important trait. This trait is called discipline. Balancing my time is really, really a challenge for me. But by becoming a VA, I learned how to balance my time at the same time I learned how to discipline myself. Again, it’s hard but it’s worth it.

***BONUS***

Five things I have to change to be a VA 

1. Less time with television, social media sites and computer games (Btw, I still have time to blog www.elvinperia.com)
2. Reduce OT hours from the office
3. Proper time management
4. I open my VA's gmail account instead of my own account (i used different internet browsers to have two accounts at the same time)
5. Instead of reading I listened to books.

Five benefits to me of being a VA

1. I learned how to balance my time (or should I say maximize)
2. I learned how to discipline myself
3. More sources of income (though active)
4. Enables me to learn new skills
5. Enables me to expand my network

Five bad things about being a VA

1. I’m still an employee
2. VA work is an active not passive source of income
3. Improper time management equals lack of sleep
4. Unscheduled brownouts, unscheduled activities and lack of internet connection can ruin the day especially if you have tons of emails to answer
5. Waking up early in the morning to maximize time is hard (really, really hard)

eLviN

PS. The purpose of finding another source of income for me is to achieve my financial freedom. I want to make sure that I invest the right amount so that in 18 years time I can have my money working for me. I learned this by attending Intenational Marketing Group's Wealth Academy Series which provides me ways on how to get out of the rat race. Wealth Academy offers (1) Financial Education, (2) Discipline and (3) Entrepreneurship. In case you're interested email me at ask@elvinperia.com for more details.

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Duplication : A practical way to multiply your time

God has given us the same opportunity. He has provided the same number of hours, minutes and seconds each day for us to maximize. We can’t buy extra hours to do the things we love (even the rich can't do that).

That’s it. All we have is 60 seconds in a minute. 60 minutes in an hour. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 52 weeks per year. Nothing more, nothing less.

We can’t bring back the wasted time of our yesterdays just to have more time today. It does not work that way.

But the good news is there’s a powerful law of nature that can work for us. This law is called the Law of Duplication.

Duplication is all around us. We will not be able to live on this planet without our Mom and Dad. Everything will be extinct (or should I say nothing will exist today) if duplication does not exist.
That’s how nature works.

In order for us to have more time doing things we want to do, we need to maximize the Law of Duplication to its full potential. We need to duplicate ourselves. Duplication can be done by creating a team and/or using technology.

Creating a Team. I work in a manufacturing industry. We produce million units per year. I can’t imagine how many units can be produced if there’s only one person in the shop floor doing all the things from material warehousing to finished ingredient processing to packaging and shipping. If you’re that person, that would be very tiring right? That would be very, very toxic. That would require you to work more than 24 hours per day.

Use of Technology. Can you imagine if there’s no CDs, MP3s, etc? Your favorite singers will hate that PLAY button. Why? Because every time you hit that play button, these singers will come to you and sing your favorite songs. Hmmm… that would be fun if you’re the person to be entertained! But what if you are the singer? You’ll hate it right? Lastly, I could not imagine if two households hit the play button at the same time. If that happens, you’ll lose one fan right away.

That’s why we need to have a team and technology to duplicate ourselves to complete a certain task at a certain time. This would enable us to do other things that matters to us. This way, our time is duplicated as well.

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eLviN

PS. This topic is one part of Bo Sanchez’ Prosper Series. We’ve been learning a lot from his wisdom and right now we’re duplicating him to spread the word of wisdom to everybody else. In case you want to read his articles online please visit www.bosanchez.ph or be a member of Truly Rich Club to gain spiritual abundance and financial wealth at the same time. Sign up now to receive 11 incredible blessings absolutely free ($251.50 value).

PS1. For those who are near Metro Manila, you might want to keep your Wednesday nights booked with the International Marketing Group's WEALTH ACADEMY Series where you can learn how to get yourself out of the rat race. WEALTH ACADEMY offers these (1) Financial Education, (2) Discipline and (3) Entrepreneurship. Limited seats only! Email me at ask@elvinperia.com for more details. 

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