Watching CNN Phil. interview a 2016 top notch in LET, a board examination for teachers one hot Sunday afternoon, on television, while sipping my brewed coffee and nibbling the otaps. He said, he wasted ten years of studies and scholarships to online games! He made series of lies to his parents to make it appear he's schooling. But in reality, he's attending classes in computer shops.
He went back to school after realizing he's being left behind by his siblings. And now, he got two degrees and two licenses on his chest - his RN and Professional Teacher.
For quite some time now, questions like, " What do you think I must do to succeed?" and "What could be the right profession for me?" and "How will I know if I'm on the right track?" pop up in some conversations in my circle.
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Tracking our way to life is not easy. Sometimes it'll take a lot of errors, failures and heartaches before we find the way...the right way.
The right path is the one we dream to walk on.
The right path will give us a happy feeling.
The right path is the one we call our promised path.
The right path is the one where we will stay on as long as we're living.
To the right path are two questions to start with:
What is your personal vision in life?
It is a fact that people who makes plans for their lives tend to reach their goals without sidetracking, more easily, than those who didn't plan at all. My brother is one of those people who planned his life. I remember when we were in college, he used to tell us that by "this age" he will have his millions, that he will become an engineer, that he will invest in this and that. He layout his life plan. And he reached his goal without sidetracking. In his twenties, he's already a well-off man.
Personal vision is not a supernatural thing. It is how you see yourself years from now. It is the you in the future as the by product of your efforts in the present. And from that vision of yourself, you will make ways to reach it. That is what we call tracking.
There are reasons why you can't see yourself in the future:
1. Something is distracting your vision like a vice, distractions like emotional feelings, unrelated interests, etc.
2. Something is hindering you like poverty, parental neglect, physical disability, rejection, etc.
3. Something is blurring your vision like low self-esteem, feelings of inferiority, guilt, self-destructive thoughts, etc.
4. Something got into your nerve that you just don't want to make progress in life! Na mabuti pa ang suso umuusad kahit paano.
From your vision of what you are in the future, plan on how to get there. Anticipate failures and prepare for them. Think that failures are gateways to life-changing opportunities. Encourage yourself with the thought of you and your family in the future; and how you can contribute to the world so you will have strength to move on and on towards your goal. Buckle yourself up with perseverance and patience.
What is your mission in life?
Mission is your purpose in life. What are your labors for? or simply, what is your life for?
is it just to amass million?
is it just to get the perfect partner?
Your mission is your contribution to mankind for the blessings poured on you on your way to your personal vision came to pass.
I am amazed at how the world's billionaire's share their wealth through the foundations they create to help mankind. You don't need to be a billionaire to be able to contribute to mankind.... there are a lot of ways to do it.
It's a fact that people who make missions in life are happier than anybody else who don't.
People may have different perceptions of the word. "success", but vision and mission is still the basic step towards it.
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