2010, A TURN AROUND YEAR
A couple of years ago, M.A. were so excited about 2010. There's something in him that says "YES! It’ll be a great year for me!" He even talked about his excitement a lot with his close friends. He always says that in 2010, many great things will happen for him. And the year had passed... And YES! It’s been a great year for him.
WHY?... Here are the 3 reasons why
1) M.A. graduated from college. After many years of formal education in schools, it finally came to an end. And for him, it's very fulfilling to finish his education.
2) M.A. found the love of his life. Yes after 20 years of his life and years of searching for someone who can share his life with, he finally found someone, a beautiful, sexy, loving, caring, understanding, strong, positive, and happy woman who is willing to share her life with M.A. for the rest of their lives. (You can know more about her and their relationship in my future blogs)
3) M.A. starts his journey to success. Because of Bo Sanchez's book (know more about Mr. Bo Sanchez here ) "How to Conquer Your Goliaths" which is introduce by one of M.A.'s bestfriend, Vinz. It triggers M.A.'s curiosity to find success. It marks the start of M.A.'s journey to success. It startle M.A.'s mind to look for freedom, Financial Freedom.
EVERY END HAS A NEW BEGINNING - part 1
2010 is the year where M.A.'s formal education ended, and the beginning of his life in the real world.
M.A. graduated in UST college of Fine Arts and Design major in Advertising. And after graduation, M.A. is so excited to find his first job. A week after graduation, he starts applying online as a Graphic Artist or an Art Director. Again, weeks passed by and he starts roaming around the metro and pass his wonderful resume (I say wonderful because when I saw his resume, it was really beautiful and very well presented... of course I am Bias! hahahaha) to Advertising Agency and other Companies who is looking for his help.
And finally after a month, he found his first job, an apprentice of an Art Director of a Design Company. At first, he was so happy to have a job and he is so willing to work hard even if he will only get allowance for a first couple of months, an allowance (275 pesos) which is a little bit higher when he is still schooling (which is 250 pesos). Not really bad for an excited person to work like M.A. hahaha. But as the time goes by, he didn't felt happy anymore, he felt like he is only working so he can get allowance, able to buy food and pay for his fares to go to the office, and a little bit of extra to date his girlfriend once a week and work again to get his allowance and so on and so forth. Plus he felt he is being used by his boss who gave him a lot of job order, even the job given to my boss by his client, do it overtime, and still there's no positive growth. I don't know if M.A. is just too impatient. But he's just not happy anymore with his job. And 2 months later, he finally decided. After 2 months of being an apprentice, he decided to quit his job. Luckily, he's just an apprentice and has no contract to stay for a limited time, so he quit his job easily.
EVERY END HAS A NEW BEGINNING - part 2-A
In part 1, I mention that M.A. ends his formal education and start a life in the real world by having a job and start living his own life sort of independently. But it is short lived.
But as the subtitle says, "Every end has a new beginning," meaning after putting an end on his job, there's a new beginning waiting on his life. And for M.A., that was a better beginning.
I mentioned above that there are 3 reasons why it is a great year for M.A. and 2010 is his turn around year. A huge part of it is because f the reason number 3, the start of his Journey to Success. I also mentioned that there's one book that triggers his curiosity and startle his mind to gain freedom and success. It led me to my first mentor (consciously, because my real first mentors are my parents, but I'm not conscious to that) and it is Mr. Bo Sanchez.
M.A. is not really a book reader. When a book or the book's movie version is being talked about, no doubt he will choose the movie version. And for the record, the first book he read since child that he finished reading by himself, not by his mom, was "The Little Prince". You want to know why? For the readers out there who know or have read the book "The Little Prince" probably knows the answer now ;) But for the few people who doesn't know, it is because the book was so entertaining and easy to read, with lots of drawings, and finally, the book was THIN! Yes, the book can be read in an hour or less. And that's why he is happy so finishing reading the book. And the only book that he read that was slightly thick (compared to Harry Potter books) was Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki , of course because that book is such a great and practical book. You just can't stop whenever you start reading it. But still that doesn't make M.A. a book reader. Until a Vinz(one of M.A.'s bestfriend) told him about Bo Sanchez's book, that marks the start of his continuous learning to freedom.
EVERY END HAS A NEW BEGINNING - part 2-B
The "How to Conquer your Goliaths" start's M.A.'s Journey to Success. Bo Sanchez style of writing was simple plus a touch of his humor. His books match M.A's standard. Books that are entertaining and easy to read and most definitely, THIN! :D
In the book you’ll learn how to be a great Champion over any problem you’re facing today. Your problem could be financial, physical, family or spiritual. It doesn’t matter. You can overcome.
The book will also teach you how to:
* Follow Your Dream with Passion
* Focus on Your Core Gift
* Believe in Yourself When Others Don’t
* Build Your Team
* Take Action
* Fail Forward
* Shine Your Light
While reading the book, M.A. found an opportunity to learn more about being a champion by subscribing to Mr. Bo Sanchez newsletter And yes, he subscribe. And that led him to a much greater opportunity to become aware about being free and how to become truly rich.
THE SEMINAR
In one of Mr. Bo Sanchez newsletter, he promotes his "How to become Truly Rich Seminar." It’s about freeing you from financial stagnation and rescue you from years of financial misery. And M.A. became really interested about attending it. The seminar was cheap and it makes me become more excited! And so M.A. purchases a seat and is able to attend his FIRST seminar.
In this seminar, he became aware that that 90% of our money problems are mind problems? He learned how to solve our money problems by first solving your mind problems. When M.A. starts listening to Bo Sanchez, He change the way M.A. think, enlarge what he calls your “psychological wallet”, and prepares him to receive abundance into your life.
In the seminar
1. You’ll discover the invisible prisons of your mind that have kept you in financial bondage all these years—and how you can finally break out of those internal prisons!
2. You’ll discover the negative, emotionally-charged, beliefs that have kept you stuck in your financial level all these years—and how you can face them and change them.
3. You’ll conquer the common external obstacles that have always prevented you from moving forward on your road of material abundance.
4. You’ll learn to take 100% responsibility for your financial life, no longer blaming others for your money problems—thereby giving you the power to solve them!
5. You’ll learn how to be spiritually open to the pacific ocean of God’s blessings around you waiting for you to claim them.6. You’ll learn the powerful secret of how to attract wealth to your life.
And now, I'm here to share you a part of what M.A. learned in the seminar.
LESSON FOR THE DAY - "the 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich"
Let me end you with this lesson for the day. And it is the 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich. This is based on what M.A. learned in the How to become Truly Rich Seminar.
So here it is...
THE 8 SECRET OF THE TRULY RICH
Secret 1: Be Responsible For Your Financial Success - You are where you are because you put yourself there. You are maybe in debt now because you fell in love with your credit card and use it inappropriately. You buy things even if you don't have the money, and you don't worry because there is a credit card who can handle the payment. Be Responsible. Remember, what you are doing in the present mould your future. If you want to be Successful in the future, Take 100% responsibility of your life today.
Secret 2: Enlarge Your Psychological Wallet - Increase your money comfort zone. Unless you see it in your mind, it won't happen in reality. Did you know why lotto winners are one day a multi-millionaire and after 5 years, a multi-millionaire no more? They even go back to their kind of financial life before they win the lottery. It is because their mind cannot handle the Millions of pesos in their bank account. And because of that, they tend to spend all the money they acquire until they get back to where they are comfortable with. So if you want to be a millionaire and financially free (meaning can live your current lifestyle even without working), Have a millionaire's mindset.
Secret 3: Get Rid of Crazy Religious Beliefs - Are you one of those who believes that "money is the root of all evil"? Of course if money is evil, why do we want to get that?... WRONG!!! Let me rephrase that. In reality, "the lack of money is the root of all evil." If I ask you, why do some bad guys steal money or things? Why do holdaper do their thing? Why do snatchers are very greedy to have your cellphone? Why? It is because they have lack of money. So get rid of that belief.
Another wrong belief is "it all right to be poor if God wants me to be poor." WRONG!!! Our God is a loving God. He gives us abundance in all aspects of our life. God only wants us all to live in abundance. And he gave us the free will to get all the abundance in the world. And that bring us back to Secret 1
Now I will share to you a true millionaire’s prayer. Pray it daily and see the difference in your life. I do it personally and I see positive changes in my life
THE TRUE MILLIONAIRE'S PRAYER
"Lord, today, I ask you to bless me so that I may become a blessing.
Lord, I commit to enrich others.
But because I cannot give what I do not have,
I commit myself to become rich.
I commit myself to serve You, and to serve the poor with my wealth.
Today Lord, I open myself to the abundance of Your universe.
Use me as Your channel of love.
Give me the ability to create wealth that will bless the world.
Increase my financial wisdom and expand my territories.
I place my life into your hands, Amen."
Write this down or copy and paste it to your computer. And beneath this, write down your financial goal, like P250,000 monthly income in 2013. Then sign it and put the date today. Now start your own Journey to Success!!!
Secret 4 Be Totally Committed to Your Dreams - Be the scriptwriter of your life. If you have dreams, wrote it in your journal or any paper so that you can read and pray for it daily. And when an opportunity comes, don't hesitate, grab it! There is no perfect time. There is only a limited time. If you don't want to regret something in your life, live your life to the fullest.
Secret 5 Raise Your Financial I.Q. - Even a PhD can be financial ignorant and may retire broke. Anyone can be financial ignorant but you have the choice not to be one. My advice, Read books that enhances financial literacy like Rich Dad Poor Dad and Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki, Choose to be Wealthy by Bo Sanchez, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, The Success Principle by Jack Canfield and many more. Also try audiobooks specially for men. Did you know that Men learns more effectively through listening than reading. So for men, I advice you to listen audiobooks. Search it in the net. There are vast of information you'll get on books and audiobooks. Read and listen. And lastly, I advice you to attend seminars that will raise your financial I.Q.
Secret 6 Ride Something to Wealth - What I mean by vehicle here is your way to generate income or money. Its like riding a bicycle (mutual funds and bonds) or riding a car (a side line or business based on your core skills like if you are a painter, sell your paintings or if you are a great cook, put up a small restaurant) or ride an airplane (Stocks or Real Estate investment, Multi-level Marketing or any businesses that has exponential income)
Secret 7 Have a Bias for Action - Don't be the one that who knows everything but doesn't do anything. Knowledge without action is useless. Make things happen. Don't be afraid to fail, just do it! Cause failing leads to learning, and while you learn, you grow. Most successful people failed a lot. Fail forward. Fail your way to Success
Secret 8 Be a Success in All Areas - Being rich in money is not truly rich. If you want to be Truly Rich, be successful in important aspects of your life.
Here are 7 areas of your life that you need to be aware with and must do something to become successful in every areas.
1) Spiritual Life - Having guidance from our Creator can help us big time.
2) Family Life - Everything we've been working hard for is for, no other
than, our family, so love them and take care of them.
3) Career Life - Choose a career that is related to your core gifts.
4) Financial Life - Take responsibility in your finances.
5) Physical Life - Enjoy the money you acquire to the fullest with great
health.
6) Emotional Life - Feel good, be positive and be grateful. That will attract
more wealth.
7) Intellectual Life - Be financial literate.
My advice to you is have a goal in each area of your life, write it down, and live a life with purpose.
This may be the end of 2010, but the start of a new year, 2011. Let's start it with full of love and prosperity. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!
Have a wonderful Journey to Success
-Marcus
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