Inspiring Story from Coaching for Success Workshop

For the last three days of March, I attended a Coaching for Success workshop by BenchMark Consulting International held in Laguna Technopark Hotel. I and fifteen other participants from our company (Avon Products Manufacturing Inc) learned a lot from this workshop. We learned the difference between coaching from mentoring, coaching from brainstorming, coaching from counseling. We learned how to access the level 3 of listening where in there's no words needed just to understand the person you're talking to.

In short, we learned a lot in that 3-day workshop.

Towards the end of the workshop, the facilitators showed us an inspiring video about making a difference. The video is about a student whose name is Teddy Stallard (read the story below). 

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As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stallard.

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant.

It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be around.."

His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."

His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper That he got from a grocery bag Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume.. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stallard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to." After the children left, she cried for at least an hour.

On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets.."

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer.... The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stallard, MD.

The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.

Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Stallard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference."

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."

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You can watch the video on this link : MakeADifference.com

I challenge you to make a difference to someone's else lives today! By the way, if this story touched your life, feel free to share it to everyone!

Have a blessed Holy Week!

Until my next post.

PS. Bo Sanchez released a new book about investing entitled "My Maid Invests in the Stock Market". This ebook is exclusively distributed to his Truly Rich Club Members. If you wish to read his book I suggest that you visit Truly Rich Club now (who knows this could change your life). Here's the link to Truly Rich Club by Bo Sanchez.

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Money Working For You

What a week!

I guess last week is the most tiring and rewarding week of my life.

It is tiring because for the first time in my life I’m doing two jobs at the same time. I’m an employee at day and a virtual assistant at night. It is rewarding because I’ve learned a valuable lesson.

I learned the difference between money working for me and me working for money. Obviously I’m currently working for money and I’m happy that money is coming to me but there’s a challenge. My body is screaming! I could not have a good night sleep.

This just shows that human beings have our own sets of limitations. 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 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 just to stay awake. This is very, very unhealthy.)

Money on the other hand can work 24 hours a day for us. No limit. No rest day. No holidays. No weekends. No summer breaks. Money works 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

You might ask? How can I do that?

First, you must understand how money works. Second, you must know how to handle your money by having the courage to discipline yourself and lastly, find a way to increase your sources of income.

Fortunately, I am part of a group that can help you have your money working for you. The group is called International Marketing Group (IMG). It has a program called WEALTH ACADEMY PROGRAM consisting of twenty series that can transform you by teaching you these three things (1) Financial Literacy, (2) Discipline and (3) Entrepreneurship. We believe that the greatest asset is financial intelligence.

Here are the topics covered in the WEALTH ACADEMY PROGRAM

Series 1 : Finacial Solutions Today

• Six Steps to Financial Freedom
• How Money Works
• The Wealth Formula
• Building a Solid Financial Foundation
  

Series 2 : Finance and Investment 101

• Different investment vehicles and strategies
• Bypass the middleman and become your own financial adviser/broker
• Mutual Funds / Diversification and Money Cost Averaging etc
  

Series 3 : Creating Multiple Income Streams

• Different sources of passive income
• Creating passive income streams
• New concepts in making good money
  

Series 4 to 20 : A comprehensive approach to personal and financial success

Sounds interesting right?

The knowledge I got from attending these series motivates me to act and take control of myself and my finances. That's the primary reason why I'm adding more sources of income for me to invest more for my future. Soon, I'll have my money working for me instead of me working for money. Soon, this will come true (I'm looking at 5 to 10 years time frame). How about you? When do you want to have your money work for you?

Until my next post.

PS. In case you want to know more about the WEALTH ACADEMY PROGRAM you may contact me by sending me an email at elvinperia@yahoo.com. I'm willing to send you the schedules of the WEALTH ACADEMY PROGRAM. Again, email me at elvinperia@yahoo.com.

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New Feature in Blogger : Blogger Template Designer

Every day I’m opening my inbox for new messages.

And today, there’s nothing quite new. Nothing unusual. I got an email from Seth Godin, from Kerygma Family (Didache, Sabbath and the Readings for today), from Truly Rich Club (which includes Godwhispers and Wealth Strategies Newsletters), from Facebook and Twitter updates.
As I checked on my spam messages, I notice something very, very interesting. This message is not really a spam but very, very useful indeed. The email? You might ask. It’s from Blogger Team.

They have announced a new feature in blogger. I know most of you would really, really love this new feature. It will help you design your own blogger templates without the hassle of understanding the complex HTML codes. This is good news right?

Here are the new features available in Blogger Template Designer.

• Beautiful new templates to start from
• Custom layouts with one, two or three columns
• Hundreds of background images
• Customizable colors, fonts, widths, background, and more.

Did I mention that this feature is in draft.blogger.com?

This means that you can customize your blog without affecting the live version. Isn’t that great?

Oh well. Just try it out yourself.

Happy Blogging!

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PS1. Please try to visit some sites I made using this feature. Sleep Aids and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery.

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