An Inspiring Video : Nick Vujicic

Found this video of Nick Vujicic while reading status messages in Bo Sanchez’ fan page. It’s really worthwhile looking for inspirational videos like this.

This is really an example of people making a dent in the universe. He may not have arms or limbs but he really made a mark in a lot of people’s heart. I believe that we can do that too.

Before watching this video make sure you have tissue or handkerchief with you. You’ll definitely cry after watching this video. Enjoy the clip.

Here are lessons that I learned watching this video. There are a lot more but I want you to add them in the comment box below.

Be thankful.

We don’t need hands to hold someone and to let them feel our love.

Every one of us is beautiful just the way we are.

By the way, I thank Bebien Delmar for sharing. 

Until my next post!

eLviN

PS. Be even inspired 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.

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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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Life as a Virtual Assistant : Automating Things

For days (actually months), I’ve been answering emails as part of my tasks as a virtual assistant. As a virtual assistant, I’m handling three events, two this August and one in September. This keeps me busy for the past couple of days.

Sometimes boredom kicks in while doing things repeatedly (take note that I’m receiving and sending out emails to 100+ people). So it forced me to look for better ways to manage this kind of task efficiently.

I found a way how to automate things. I researched. I adjusted some settings in the email account. I tried sending sample email to myself to see if it works. After successful attempts, I let it go.

What software did I use?

It’s just Microsoft Office.

I am using Microsoft Word to generate a unique message together with Microsoft Excel for my email database. Then once the message is ready, it will be transferred to Microsoft Outlook that will send the unique messages to the recipients. The 100+ emails will be finished in less than five minutes. However, doing it manually, would take about 30 minutes to one hour.

Imagine that saved time. In one hour, you can read 8-15 blog posts (try reading Seth Godin, Bo Sanchez, Janmck Hilado, 43 Folders, Edel Ramilo etc). You can read 30+ status messages and comment in some of them. You can watch three to four 15-minute inspirational YouTube videos (or from TED.com). You can create a post for your blog. Or you can sleep early.

Here’s what I learned. Setting up an automatic machine would require us a lot of time. It will take hours, days, or even weeks depending on the complexity of the process before we can create one. But if we manage to create one, we can enjoy our time more in doing things we really, really love.

I know that you can do it too. Automate a repetitive task that bores you to focus more on the things you love doing.

eLviN

PS. Want to become a virtual assistant as well? You too can learn how to work from home as a virtual assistant. Email me at elvinperia@yahoo.com for more details.

PS1. While enjoying the comforts of your home doing your tasks as a virtual assistant, it will now be easier to fill the love tanks of people you love. Bo Sanchez' latest online club Family Reborn 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.

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