A house divided against itself cannot stand.
- Abraham Lincoln
- Oscar Wilde
1854-1900, Writer and Poet
by Tom Krause
I like this quote because most people believe they are courageous enough. I've met people who are future businessman and businesswoman, future athletes, and even future singer and dancer. I've met a lot of them, and one thing for sure, when the opportunity arise, courage is a major factor whether you will take opportunity or not. And sad to say, most of them don't really have the guts. That's why only few become successful, and the rest become speculators.
Best regards,
Willy David Jr
If you can dream it, then you can achieve it.
- Walt Disney
Best regards,
Willy David Jr
Leadership is about two things. Honesty and respect. Neither are easy, that’s why there are so few good leaders.
- Robert Kiyosaki
Careful who you get advice from. I get advice from people who are where I want to be.- Robert Kiyosaki
Its one of the many banks on the next few months and upcoming years. As I've posted on my previous blog, many of the rural banks in Philippines will close, declare bankruptcy or will be under PDIC. Because its part of the upcoming global recession that was already predicted by financial tycoons. The middle class will be wiped out, and there will be only poor or rich class. I hope we are wrong but that was not the case that we are seeing. Best regards, Willy David Jr
Upon passing my resignation On February of this year to focus on business and CA2020, I had a massive dose of culture shock.
Having always thought of myself as a relatively disciplined person, i was dismayed by the drop in productivity that I experienced in the months following my resignation. I was both frustrated and disheartened. But, having been trained in the community to continually fall forward (learn from your mistakes and grow), I took an honest evaluation of myself and realized that I am not really that disciplined plus I completely lacked focus. With work, in some way or another, you are always given a list of things to do or at least goals and deadlines. Without work, I suddenly became accountable to nobody. Sure my mentor would check on me from time to time but it’s not like he pays me so I suddenly had a ton of excuses why I was not honouring goals and agreements.
The thing about the community is that sooner or later, you find the courage to face your monsters. You realize that you are accountable. To yourself. Two things helped me:
2. Parkinson’s Law
Parkinson’s law states “ work expands to fill the time available for its completion”. This means that if you give yourself a week to complete a two hour task, then (psychologically speaking) the task will increase in complexity and become more daunting so as to fill that week. It may not even fill the extra time with more work, but just stress and tension about having to get it done. By assigning the right amount of time to a task, we gain back more time and the task will reduce in complexity to its natural state.
Take this blog, for example. It took me many months to actually write another blog. I gave it too much time allotment. For “buffer or cushion”. 1 week. So what happened was I would take the extra time to research, find inspiration, read other blogs, etc. All this would cram in my head and the task would indeed seem bigger than it actually is and I would just opt not to do it. Also, I realized most of my “preparation” is just so I’d look/feel busy. So I started applying Parkinson’s Law. For those who saw a similarity in my experience whether in business or in personal life, pay attention.
Daily, I’d make a list of things to do and divide them by the amount of time it takes to complete each task. Then I would give myself only half the time to complete each task. Then I would treat these deadlines as unbreakable and I have to win against the clock. To do this I had to develop focus and intense concentration. As if nothing in the world exists except me and the task.
Our mentors would always remind us to always push ourselves beyond our limits. To strive to be excellent. I would always be thankful that I am in a community that gives me the best chance in reaching my full potential.
- Donald Trump
Create Abundance International Business Coach
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“If you want to be extraordinary, give a little extra effort, spend a little extra time, seek a little extra help, possess a little extra realism,make a little extra change.” – John Maxwell