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Archive for July, 2010

My focus for this month is “time management”. I wanted to learn how to manage my time better. I did an introspection on my life and realized that there are so many wasted time and days in my life doing stuff which are not really important or not doing anything at all. I don’t want this to happen anymore. I wanted more control of my time, energy and of my days. I wanted to make sure nothing will go to waste again. I will make each day count and I will make a difference in each day of my life. In relation to this goal, yesterday, I read a time management article from zenhabits.net. It teaches that in order for us to manage our time well, we need to manage our energy well. We need to know when to take a break when we have to and what to do to replenish our lost energy. So, I am actually starting to track my activities in a span of one hour to check what I have achieved.  I will be writing every now and then on this matter for me to track my progress. So from now, I usually take note of my activities and goals for the day such as when I have to buy apidexin or any supply for the house.

At around 3:30 earlier, I woke up to the noise of our neighbors outside our house. I looked out the window and found my mother and our neighbors looking up. I was confused on what they were looking at. I thought it was the moon or any phenomenon which is not normal only to find smoke and sparkles of fire. Two blocks away and it was already our house. I thought, “Oh Gee! this is another fire again.” I silently secured some important things. It was less scary this time and I thought it is most likely under control and I was right. After a few minutes, the fire subsided and I only saw a tall dark smoke up in the sky. I was calmer this time and I did not panick. I silently thought how God has rescued us and kept us safe the first time and I never doubted it this time again. No matter how many fire will break, I will not fear, because God is with God.  I thought as well that it is not very wise to spend too much on material things when any time a fire could take it all. Buying luxuries such as HDTV is not very wise as of now. We should only invest on material items once we already have our own house far from other houses.

Right now, everything can be found on the internet. It is a very good medium for selling and buying different items according to your interests. I decided to start a new endeavor – to start an online shop which sells accessories ranging from bracelets, earrings and necklaces. I love fashion, accessories and clothes. Hopefully, it will be successfully so I can add more items such as selling clothes and t shirts. I have to delay the t shirt business because of some financial constraints. With this accessory business, I need to shed more than 10 thousand so I can get a distributors discount from the manufacturer of the items. The items were all great. The designs cannot be easily found anywhere. They are unique and I love them. I know, I would not have any difficulty selling them. I believe in my products. Hopefully, I can learn someday how to make my own unique designs. Perhaps I can also learn how to make personalize photo Christmas cards some day. Who knows? For me, it is very good that I am engaged in these things while working. So, I don’t get too bored and I won’t feel like my life is all about work and responsibilities. I will consider this as my hobby. Something that I really love to do. Something that gets me excited every time I am into it. I love this new endeavor!

Sometimes, God has His own way of teaching me patience. I am one of the most impatient person you could ever know. If I want something, I want it right away or else my enthusiasm for it will fade away or I might most likely forget about it. God has tested my patience again today. He made me wait for some things that I have been waiting to happen. It is so inconvenient and I don’t feel good. But, I know, this is His way of telling me that things has its own time and that I just don’t have control over some things.

I am glad that despite all of this, I have the option to choose to stay positive. I have to believe that this is all part of the plan. I have to believe that there’s a reason behind this and that this will contribute to my well being. I have to believe that my dreams has its own time, it’s own beginning. It’s not yet time. But, I am glad to know that with God, a bright future is waiting for me and my family.

I don’t need to do anything as of now. All I have to do is to stay still and be patient.

I already called Cebu Ink to inquire about their t shirt printing machines package and their’s is quite expensive. I would need 16,000 pesos for the t shirt heat printing machine and another 13,000 for the CISS pigment printer. So that’s near 30,000 pesos. That is quite expensive than I expected.

I also called Inksuppy in Manila and their package is only 18,000 pesos. This already includes the heat printing machine and the CISS printer plus 10 free shirts and lots of free transfer papers and other freebries. To top it all, they have free basic training and free sample designs. OMG! This is really affordable.

I really want to start this business already. I wanted to sell online and even offline. I have so many plans. I told the hubby about it but he’s prioritizing on our plan to buy a lot and build a house. Though, I know that is a higher priority, I also want this t shirt printing business to pull off.

However, I need more funds for this venture. So my plan is to get a small loan to add to my current savings and once I have the loan, I will go to Manila or have hubby go there to process the buying of the necessary equipments and to attend to the necessary training to start off.

My next plans? : Apply for the loan and while waiting for the loan I would save as much as I can so I can use it to add to the buying of the necessary equipment and possible buying of our own computer at home. My old computer is no longer working and the laptop from work has admin rights. So, I would have difficulty installing the necessary program if I use this one.

I would say that I am a private person. My friends in Facebook are only those that I really know and those who know me well. Though, it is a great area for meeting people and being updated with other’s lives, I plan to keep private matters in my life as private as I could. This is the reason why no one of my friends or anyone who knows me in person, knows about my personal blogs. I do not want them to peek in to my blog and know what I am currently doing in my life. I write a lot about personal matters in my blog. My dreams and plans are all here, and for some reasons, I just don’t want to be an open  book, ready to be read by anybody. I am comfortable being read by my friends in the blogosphere, but for my friends in the real world, this space is a secret. It is my only space, where I can be myself and I can write about my dreams and aspirations, my weaknesses, about the things that makes me sad and happy and almost about everything. I plan to keep it this way for now. Though, there are times I get tempted to open it up to all my friends in facebook, I have to control myself from doing so. I want this to be my hideaway from everything. I can write about est affiliate marketing program or I can write personal matters. It’s all up to me.  I do not know when I will be opening this small diary up to everybody. I am not yet ready.

It is always best to be prepared for emergencies. I have realized this earlier which made me decide to buy an emergency light with electric fan. One time, there was a brown out in our place which lasted for around 12 hours. We were pathetic feeling so hot during the day and the night before, we felt miserable being dark for the rest of the night. So, the next day, I headed to the mall and bought an Akari emergency light with electric fan. We have a darling 2 year old in the house and we don’t want her to be miserable during times without electricity.

Today, here are the things I am planning to do:

Work Related

1. Create 12 assessments
2. Let agents sign – at least 10 signs from last week’s assessment

Non – Work Related

1. Call Cebu Ink jet and inquire about their t shirt printing package. inquire other means of payment: installment or credit card
2. Blog for at least two hours

So where do I start from here. I have taken the first step which is “the awakening”. I realized my past mistakes and learned new lessons that will help me in my next steps or ventures. So what are my plans now?

==> I plan to maximize my online earnings by working on my blogs and maximizing my earning potential through different blogs. maximum of 10. I now have 2 active blogs that are earning monthly.
- I plan to spend at least 2 hours daily for this venture

==> Buy the lot in ate joy’s place in minglanilla so we can have our house constructed there.
- a budget of 15,000 is required
- i need to contact ate joy to discuss this

==> Apply for an SSS loan to augment my savings to be used for our plans
- i need to get my philhealth id first

==> Buy my own laptop or computer for my blogging ventures once I stop working
- get a credit card for this

==> Buy the t shirt printing materials. Get the necessary training and get started.
-  a budget of 20,000 is required

==>  Get myself insured for the sake of my family

- I need about 3,000 to get started with this. Before August 30, I should already be insured.

I will start with these few steps and let’s see where this will take me. I am having some time now for my blogging. Will spend another hour, later on.

I bought a very nice book yesterday and when I came home, I wasn’t able to read it yet because I had a terrible headache. I fell into a deep sleep as early as 7 or 8 pm. I was awaken at 11 pm and my headache was gone. I opened the book and started reading and I could never put it down. So even if it was already 12 am, I never stopped reading. Could you believe that I finished the entire book Go Negosyo, by 3 am, on which time, I was finally able to go back to sleep, since I still had work at 6 am. I am really like that, once, there is a wonderful book in front of me, I could never helped  not stopping until I finish the entire book. Books are like foods for me. I have so much appetite for me, specially if its a book that will help me improve my life.

I have learned a lot fromt his book and I never thought, it would be that “worthy” of the 200 pesos and the time I spent reading it. Even if I ended up  being 5 minutes late at work, it’s fine with me. Even if I get a sanction for being late, I won’t worry. I have learned very valuable lessons and insights that will surely allow me to fulfill my dreams and goals in life. This book has inspired me more than I could ever imagine. I do not regret buying it and choosing it among the others book that got me interested when I visited National Bookstore yesterday.

I would like to put what I have learned in use and it will be my guide in my journey. It has helped me realize that I should not put my dream of stopping work aside. That’s my ultimate goal right now: to stop working and eventually run my own small business, which, hopefully can suffice our daily needs even if I am no longer working. And I hope, that one day, my ideas will turn into real businesses that can not only support our family but also allow us to build other assets and become financially free for the rest of our lives.
= I want to stop working
= (why?) I want to be there always for my child as much as I can. I haven’t been able to spend much time with her because of my full time work and other responsibilities
= I want my mom to finally rest and just enjoy her life. She has always been grumpy because of stress of taking care of my baby. My baby has her own yaya but it’s my mom who runs our home and my baby is too attached to her. She finds it hard to rest. She has been working hard for the rest of her lives, just for us, and I hope that she can also enjoy her life.
= I want to have a house for our family
= I have to have small businesses that will support our needs and help us achieve financial freedom one day…
= I want to have my flexible time without being tied to a schedule work routine. I want to be able to rest when I want to
= I want to do something not because I have to but because I want to. I want to do something I love to do.

I know I can achieve this. It doesn’t matter if I made so many failures in the past: not saving enough, spending money on not so important items, not focusing on a single business goal, wanting to start out “BIG” and a whole lot more. I am determined to make a success out of my own life. I ought to do so. It is my privilege as a person and I promise to myself from now on, that I will not be a slave to somebody else for the rest of my life. I will start working for myself and not for another person. I am going to make myself wealthy and not somebody else. Anything is possible with hard work, determination and focus on what I do. It is possible. I can be liberated. I just have to believe and not let any setback stop me from achieving this dream.