On Visions And Ideals

On Himself
“Do what is expected of you. There are no limits. You can become whatever you wanted to be. Determination + discipline + hardwork = the way to success. Good manners = the way to obtain better things.''


Purchasing Policy
Always buy something you have already seen and felt, purchase from a reputable dealer / seller despite cost. Always have thorough look for the little details, again prioritize.


On Hope
So build hope into your philosophy. Base your life upon it. Hope that difficulties will pass. Hope that storm will cease. Hope that pain will not endure. Hope that weakness will be overcome. Hope thou in God... And ultimately you will find yourself saying, ''Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.”

On Beliefs and Doubts
And just what is positive thinking? Well, naturally, it is the opposite of negative thinking. It is the “I can” principle as contrasted with the '' I can't'' way of thinking. It is believing in your possibilities and disbelieving in your doubts.

On Perfection
To be better at anything, one has to be a better person attitudinally, mentally and spiritually.

For Being Just
Remember, one just man causes the Devil greater affliction than a million blind believers.

I Will
I will do more than care
--- I will help
I will be more than fair
--- I will be kind
I will do more than forgive
--- I will forget
I will do more than dream
--- I will work
I will do more than earn
--- I will enrich
I will do more than give
--- I will strive
I will do more than live
--- I will grow
I will be more than friendly
--- I will be a friend

On Winners and Losers
1. The winner is always a part of the answer, the loser is always a part of the problem.
2. The winner has always a program, the loser has always an excuse.
3. The winner says “Let me do it for you”, the loser says “That’s not my job”.
4. The winner sees an answer for every problem, the loser sees a problem in every answer.
5. The winner says “It may be difficult but it is possible”, the loser says “It may be possible but it is difficult”.

Follow Your Dream
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, racetrack to racetrack, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre dream ranch, showing the location of all buildings, the stables and the track. Then drew a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house that would sit on the 200-acre dream ranch.
He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the first page was a large red F with a note that read, “See me after class”.
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ ‘Why did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “the best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately, you had enough gumption not to give up yours.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart no matter what. (Jack Canfield)

On Life and Death
The bishop pointed to the church wall.”Do you see that plaque over there? To me it’s not merely a plaque; it’s a boy who lies in the graveyard. An English boy. I knew him well. I knew his parents. The boy came here when he was only twenty-one. He was climbing the Matterhorn eagerly, confidently, when a rope broke and fell…”
The bishop stopped speaking. All around us the hush seemed to deepen.
Finally the bishop spoke again.” But was that the end for this young lad so full of life and promise? Those who knew him don’t think so. His parents don’t think so. In that graveyard where he lies with the others, there is a sentence carved in stone that says,” In the sight of the unwise, they seemed to die.” Death is the illusion; the short - sighted view. Those with more wisdom know that this boy died climbing. He was moving up. And in the life beyond this life, he is still moving up, he is climbing still…”
Again the bishop paused. There was not a sound in the little church. Finally he went on, “And so I say to you, when you go forth from this place, find a mountain to climb. Find a difficulty to overcome. Find an obstacle and master it. All around you are the great life – living, life sustaining forces of the universe. Give yourself to them. Trust them. Lift up your eyes to the hills. Keep them fixed on the highest peaks…and you will always find the strength you need.”

The Boss
“ The man who knows HOW will always find a job, but the one who knows WHY will always be the boss.”

On Staff Qualification
Engineering graduate in EE, ME, CHE is preferred for the present job we have. Do not compromise policy --- cash and time does not warrant this at this time. Business flexibility, strategy and diversity requirements points to this direction.

Three Leadership Qualities
1. Those who try to understand and abide by the rules.
---respectful
2. Those who keep trying, or try new ideas when there’s a setback.
---resourceful
3. Those who face up to the consequences of their actions.
---responsible

On Acting Like Owners
Remind everyone to treat this workplace as their own, whatever is in here is ours, whatever happened.

Hints to Work Better
Management
• Identify Real Problems
• Set Priorities
• Set time limits
• Do one thing at a time
• Accept change. Operate within budget
Performance
• Reflect understanding
• Tell the What & Why
• Write for your readers
• Learn to ask questions
• Use common sense
Attitude
• Say it simple
• Admit mistakes
• Be calm
• Motivate
• Smile
... it is a good practice to spend only 25% of what you earn ---maybe.
But good is not the same as best?

On Problems
There is no hopeless situation, only hopeless people. There is a way out of any circumstance no matter how dark it may seem. Write me and I will help you. God loves you. He will help you. There is hope.

On Conflicts
Acceptance of wrongdoing and responsibility is a must. Total reconciliation can only be attained with both parties taking the plunge without prejudices and perceived mistrust. Solution to the situation right now is remote; time to determine result.

On Troubles' Positive Effect
There is no doubt that trouble often does burn away undesirable traits or characteristics. Take pride, for instance, or arrogance, or willfulness --- these things block us from people and from our most cherished goals. Like constraining fences, they have to be broken down before we can love and be loved, before we can really join the human race. Trouble can do that. I believe that if trouble avoids a person (or he avoids it) for too long, he may grow complacent and careless and even a bit smug.

Life is Like a Box of Chocolate, You'll never know what you're going to get
“ Mother was the dealer and the hand she dealt me was completely impossible. I began to complain that with such a poor hand I had no chance at all. Finally Mother said,” Put your cards down, boys. I want to give you some advice; especially you Dwight. You are playing a friendly game here in your home with your mother and your brothers, all of who love you. But out in the world, life will deal you plenty of bad hands and those involved may not love you at all. So the lesson is to take whatever hand is dealt you and with God's help just play it out.'' I've never forgotten that advice of Mother's and I've just played out every hand and he added, God has helped me all along the way.

About Principles
We must not waiver - people might misunderstand it as money matters --- patience will in the end win and get results. We will get job that is for us. We must develop our own market. Estimate / count cost idealistically in realistic way. Our mission / vision is to bring up the level of consciousness of a Filipino at a level higher than it is now.

On Justice
The cases of the comfort women and Hitler's war criminal demonstrates that it is never too late to seek justice. Neither is it too early, where just cause exist.

On Making Decisions and the Difficulties of Life
Face it, always facing it, that's the only way to go through, face it (expletives deleted).'
…run on, work your problems out...
… never quit!
“a thoughtful and prudent person will gather as much data as possible, consult others, ask questions, and look at all the angles before acting”
.... my nerves are strong, my decisions are not made through emotions.

About Insidious Fears
They conquer who believe they can. Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain. Practice confidence with faith and your fear and insecurities will soon have no power over you.

On Yet Another Change
CHANGE is more acceptable...
...when it is understood than when it is not.
...when it doesn't threaten security than when it does.
...when those affected have helped to create it than when it has been externally imposed.
...when it results from application of previously established impersonal principles than when it is dictated by personal order.
...when it follows a series of successful changes than when it follows a series of failures.
...when it is inaugurated after prior change has been assimilated than when it is inaugurated during the confusion of other major change.
...when it has been planned than when it is experimental.
...to people new on the job than to people old on the job.
...to people who share the benefits of the change than to those who do not.
...if the organization has been trained to accept change.

On Living
Mine has been, and still is, perhaps now even more than ever, a fast-paced life. But I love it and thrive on it. I believe in works, lots of it. An interesting, work-filled life is an exciting life. It is ever fresh, ever new. Problems galore, challenges every day, new goals, new experiences, this is the stuff of which living is made.

On Growing Older
It has been my observation that older people are likely to be less self-centered than younger people. They have had time to learn more about loving... and living. They are more philosophical about disappointments or setbacks. They are less impatient. They have learned the value of waiting. They are more serene.
In other words, reaching the high plateau of your later years can be satisfying -even-exhilarating - experience, if...
If you bring the right attitudes along with you.

On the Secret of Being Happy
The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this week and you will be surprised.

The World Needs Men
…who cannot be bought;
…whose word is their bond;
…who put character above wealth;
…who possess opinions and a will;
…who are larger than their vocations;
…who do not hesitate to take chances.
…who will not lose their individuality in a crowd;
…who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
…who will make no compromise with wrong.
…who will not say they do it “because everybody else does it.”
…who are true to their friends in adversity as well as in prosperity.
…who do not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and hardheadedness are the best qualities for winning success;
…who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular, who can say “no” with emphasis, although all the rest of the world says “yes”.
whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires.