It’s the time of the week when I get to talk to my boss and learn more from him. Honestly, this is something I always look forward to, aside from the fact that he actually share or should I say we share each other’s ideas on how can make a call a “sales” call, he get to share his wisdom. For somebody who has all the positivity in life run out of it, that person will definitely have the hard time standing up again. All through our coaching time, he gives me reason why I should be motivated in almost anything in life and well, and of course, be motivated at work as well. Take note…HE DIDN’T FORCE ME TO BE MOTIVATED, BUT HELP ME.
This time we talked about humility. If I’m not mistaken, we already discussed this on one of our couching time. It’s being completely thankful for the simplest things God has given and will give me. It’s striving hard but not taking the entire spotlight on your own. It’s appreciating when others did a great job and learn from them. Above all, there is no one to beat but you.
You might be thinking, what the last part has to do with humility….it will teach you to stay grounded after all the blessings given to you. Learning not to compare yourself to others and not judging one person based on the numbers is also the way to be humble.
It’s true and he makes a lot of sense. With all the things I learned in and out of the office is something I should be proud of but not something to brag about. If there is this one person who’s pulling my feet to boredom and despair, it’s no one but me.
All motivation didn’t last long, so if you lost something that motivate you at a certain time, learn to pick up yourself and stand with a proud heart --- this leaves a tattoo in my soul. I got this from my boss.
Weekend is here, and I have to do a lot of thinking about all the things we discussed. I said this before and I will say it again, I’m better than what I’m doing right now, I just need to really prove it myself here in this job I have.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Not Good
It’s when we actually feel we are greater in this world when all sort of negative stuff starts to slap us in our face and that brave heart of us just start to bleed and stop beating for a moment. What use does your armor have? Those gold shields turns to rust. The wall fall into pieces. We are defeated. We shut our doors, restrict the windows from the light of the sun, and there on the dark, we pity ourselves, helpless and weak.
What will we do now?
The breath of an angel of death is suffocating us.
Are we just going to give up and sleep on the wings of death?
What will the undefeated warrior will do?
Doors are locked… darkness prevail on our once hopeful room…
What will we do now?
The breath of an angel of death is suffocating us.
Are we just going to give up and sleep on the wings of death?
What will the undefeated warrior will do?
Doors are locked… darkness prevail on our once hopeful room…
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Remembering Opus
After a hell like week at work, what's better than spending a night at a bar and drink, smoke and dance the night away! Yet let's face it, not all can really afford to spend 500 bucks for the door charge, another 500 bucks for the drinks and if you feel hungry, that will cost you around another 500 bucks for the food or pika-pika. That's a lot of money and for other employees like me, i usually suffer from "i'm-broke-the-few-days-before-the-salary", so most of the time i just spend my weeknights at home.
Then a friend of mine reminds of a place that i knew already. She actually celebrated her birthday there last saturday and it's a helluva fun fun fun! Opus bar is the place. Opus is a word used to the place and i believe lived to its meaning: a musical composition, written in four movements. It's a Latin term and is the singular form for the word "opera". Wait, don't think of it as a place where you get to listen to some musicians' "concert" where they play piano, violin or cello...ok they are cool, sorry but it's not that sophisticated as you think it is. It's classy on it's own way.
It's located at MetroWalk Ortigas, near the ATM area, hidden behind all the bars and big umbrellas where people are all drunk and start making fun of each other...some are crying out loud and puking like crazy (for krysake! ).
So what's special about the place? The music, the interior and the crew is cool! Not to mention that most of the drinks and food listed on their menu is affordable...you will still have more bucks to buy coffee at Starbucks. :-)
The white interior spice up the ambiance, making the place looks classy. The music they play are r-n-b and house, and the best thing is you can request your song at the DJ's booth, making you dance all night long till your knees give up - talk about customer satisfaction huh?! - . The food is great! What i like the most is the spicy chicken wings!Ü
Viarity of drinks is also available. From beers that is sold 50bucks/bottle to all sort of hard drinks and tequila shots you'll find yourself head-knocked drunk after without burning your wallet.
The place is just not that spacious to occupy a very large number of party people like most of the crowd at Alchemy, Warehouse or Ascend.
Check out the place and just chill..
Then a friend of mine reminds of a place that i knew already. She actually celebrated her birthday there last saturday and it's a helluva fun fun fun! Opus bar is the place. Opus is a word used to the place and i believe lived to its meaning: a musical composition, written in four movements. It's a Latin term and is the singular form for the word "opera". Wait, don't think of it as a place where you get to listen to some musicians' "concert" where they play piano, violin or cello...ok they are cool, sorry but it's not that sophisticated as you think it is. It's classy on it's own way.
It's located at MetroWalk Ortigas, near the ATM area, hidden behind all the bars and big umbrellas where people are all drunk and start making fun of each other...some are crying out loud and puking like crazy (for krysake! ).
So what's special about the place? The music, the interior and the crew is cool! Not to mention that most of the drinks and food listed on their menu is affordable...you will still have more bucks to buy coffee at Starbucks. :-)
The white interior spice up the ambiance, making the place looks classy. The music they play are r-n-b and house, and the best thing is you can request your song at the DJ's booth, making you dance all night long till your knees give up - talk about customer satisfaction huh?! - . The food is great! What i like the most is the spicy chicken wings!Ü
Viarity of drinks is also available. From beers that is sold 50bucks/bottle to all sort of hard drinks and tequila shots you'll find yourself head-knocked drunk after without burning your wallet.
The place is just not that spacious to occupy a very large number of party people like most of the crowd at Alchemy, Warehouse or Ascend.
Check out the place and just chill..
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Pre - Launch
Nothing's much tiring than convincing yourself how great your day is and that you should love every inch of what you are doing on your job.
I just thought that in 2 years of working, i never really done anything but rant and complain, worst is to disdain even myself for allowing me be stuck in a work station full of American callers waiting to be pleased.
The only reason why i have this kind of mindset is maybe because i know for myself there is more than i can do than this. I never dreamed of working here, but i did this for a cause. I'm not so filthy rich that i can buy a single soul in a wink of an eye.
I once dreamed to be a writer, I want to be an advertiser, i even thought i'll be a filmmaker, a scripwriter and the best and the greatest photographer in the whole world. They said i have what it takes, i said I don't have the guts and doesn't trust myself that much....there goes the negative vibes again!
There's actually the half of the truth: i don't also want to leave. I may be chickened out, of maybe hell scared what's out there, afraid that i will be losing the lifestyle that i'm getting right now, who will not live the life of someone who get to earn much than they are expecting?
Plus the great friends i met here. Let me quote what once my friend told me, "we are not just office friends..." and yes it's true, they are more than what i expect them to be: buddies of all season! They never fail to make me smile and for some moment, they could really be annoying.
Crazy to say but they are my only hope in this world i'm working at, and now, i'm starting to be really fed up and this close of giving up, i thought i have to do something sensible than this. I'm bigger than my job yet i'm letting it eat me.
Another "dealine" for me, and i'm looking forward not to make this another deadline i missed.
I just thought that in 2 years of working, i never really done anything but rant and complain, worst is to disdain even myself for allowing me be stuck in a work station full of American callers waiting to be pleased.
The only reason why i have this kind of mindset is maybe because i know for myself there is more than i can do than this. I never dreamed of working here, but i did this for a cause. I'm not so filthy rich that i can buy a single soul in a wink of an eye.
I once dreamed to be a writer, I want to be an advertiser, i even thought i'll be a filmmaker, a scripwriter and the best and the greatest photographer in the whole world. They said i have what it takes, i said I don't have the guts and doesn't trust myself that much....there goes the negative vibes again!
There's actually the half of the truth: i don't also want to leave. I may be chickened out, of maybe hell scared what's out there, afraid that i will be losing the lifestyle that i'm getting right now, who will not live the life of someone who get to earn much than they are expecting?
Plus the great friends i met here. Let me quote what once my friend told me, "we are not just office friends..." and yes it's true, they are more than what i expect them to be: buddies of all season! They never fail to make me smile and for some moment, they could really be annoying.
Crazy to say but they are my only hope in this world i'm working at, and now, i'm starting to be really fed up and this close of giving up, i thought i have to do something sensible than this. I'm bigger than my job yet i'm letting it eat me.
Another "dealine" for me, and i'm looking forward not to make this another deadline i missed.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Where have all the Good Vibes gone?
My workstation is clutter free. I don’t know if I’ll be happy about it because there are no longer papers, left-over foods (not spoil yet) and pencil and pens I can just grab any time I need to write anything I thought of. I am not even allowed to play music through my AIM radio! Geez…it’s a little bit scary because I’m starting to feel my world are being thrown with a lot of restrictions, it’s giving me a hard time to breathe. I’m really bored with registering every financial software, every single day, 9 hours every NIGHT Mondays to Fridays!!!! Oh yes…I’m about to make a sale, I have stats to pass, based on the sale that I have to generate every call. It’s sounds simple right?! It’s sound really "sisiw"!!! Yet something that doesn’t really motivates you and something where your heart is not at, will be really hard to deal with and it will be ultimately difficult to survive and pass.
I’ve been convincing myself that things will be fine and that I will get used to this kind of work, in the right time and with the right reason; only to find out that I’m not just convincing myself, but I’m already pushing and fooling myself too hard. Questions like, "how long will I stay here?" and "why am I here?" keeps running in my head every time I go to office and I always end up with the same answer, "because of your friends", "because you need money to pay your rent and buy food", "because God knows better than you" and "because you need to face the truth that you are afraid to end up a failure in the work you really want!". It’s getting more complicated every single day. I get more tired, less happiness, more stress, less friends, more thinking, less sleep…what do I get with all these? All sorts of signs of aging start to show up and more stick of cigarettes to consume.
I have nothing left but to hope and pray endlessly. A list of wishful thinking is well kept in my pocket, thinking that in time, one of those will come true. What all of my wishes do come true? Then my life will be clutter free; but then again, will I be happy about it or would I would be more contented if there are some trash that will keep me busy?
I’ve been convincing myself that things will be fine and that I will get used to this kind of work, in the right time and with the right reason; only to find out that I’m not just convincing myself, but I’m already pushing and fooling myself too hard. Questions like, "how long will I stay here?" and "why am I here?" keeps running in my head every time I go to office and I always end up with the same answer, "because of your friends", "because you need money to pay your rent and buy food", "because God knows better than you" and "because you need to face the truth that you are afraid to end up a failure in the work you really want!". It’s getting more complicated every single day. I get more tired, less happiness, more stress, less friends, more thinking, less sleep…what do I get with all these? All sorts of signs of aging start to show up and more stick of cigarettes to consume.
I have nothing left but to hope and pray endlessly. A list of wishful thinking is well kept in my pocket, thinking that in time, one of those will come true. What all of my wishes do come true? Then my life will be clutter free; but then again, will I be happy about it or would I would be more contented if there are some trash that will keep me busy?
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