Just like that January 2016 was done. As they say, January is a month of thanks where everyone is all hyped on changing their lives. How fascinating how new beginnings can inspire people to start fresh and clean. Like, most of the people was fun of New Year's resolution- New Year's resolution that are broken after quite sometime so I decided to commit on breaking my old habit of breaking New Year's resolution and as part of commitment on beautifying my reality this 2016 I will have month-end post celebrating the milestones that I've done towards my goals this 2016. But before anything else allow me to plot down some of my BIG and SMALL goals this year:
SKILLS:
1. Learn new language: Chinese and French
2. Read A Lot
3. Bake (Have Oven)
4. Learn EXCEL
5. Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6. Speak English w/ Conviction
7. New Dishes
8. Driving
9. People Management Skills
CAREER:
1. Know your process
2. Healthy Work Environment
3. Efficient and Trustworthy
HEALTH:
1. Hygiene (nails, hair, teeth and clothes)
2. Braces
3. Be Fit (120lbs.)
4. Organize stuff at Home specially in my room
5. Eat Right
RELATIONSHIP
1. Be a good communicator
2. Network
3. Friends
4. Family
5. God
FINANCE:
1. Pay Bills Regularly
2. Investment (SunLife)
3. Savings (enough for Travel, leisure and future)
BUSINESS
1. UNICORN
2. Find out where you are passionate
3. GK Farm
TRAVEL
1. GK Farm
2. Bohol
3. Cambodia
4. Pinatubo
5. Pico de Loro
CULTURE
1. Cinemalaya / Indie Film
2. READ a LOT of Fiction Books
3. Museum dates
4. Watch a lot of series and Movies
5. Food
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JANUARY 2016
SKILLS:
Achievement unlocked for the following items:
1. Speak English with Conviction: started reading the book that has been forever with us "How to Write and Speak Better"
2. Learn EXCEL: I start taking Books 24/7 in IBM Learning about Excel Basics currently experiencing roadblocks on SumWhatIfs but nonetheless i'm good and enjoying how to use it. Hopefully by next month I'll start to grow and appreciate the wonders of using EXCEL and know some of the keyboard shortcuts that I could use while using laptop.
3. New Dishes: Ahuh! Since one of my officemate have shared to me Paleo diet once he knew that I'm on a diet. I tried cooking one of the Paleo Dish that I saw on Paleo Plate app - The bacon wrapped sweet-potato too bad I can't find any picture of it right now. It so easy to do it as simple as counting 1, 2 and 3. First thing that you need to do is to wrap the bacon to the chopped sweet potatoes (like french fries) and presto heat the pan and let the sweetpotatoes be fried on the bacon's own oil.
4. Read A Lot: I've been reading a lot of self-help lately these are the few books that I have read using my $79.9 dollar APP yes at first I never thought I would signed-up for this but after ending the one week subscription HELL NO I won't let my chance of slipping this chance of learning this simple. No regrets, just NEW LEARNINGSSSSSSSSSS. As in LEARNINGSSSSSS... Ah love just keep it coming these are the few books that I have read this month:
- The Charisma Myth
- How to be a Positive Leader
- Emotional Intelligence
- Never Eat Alone
- Getting There
- Influence
- The Power of Habit
- The Tipping Point
- Getting Things Done
- The Art of Learning
- Tribal Leadership
- The 80/20 Principle
- How To Win Friends & Influence People
- Bulletproof Diet
- Grain Brain
- How Champions Think
- Why Men Love Bitches
- Crucial Conversations
- Eat, Move, Sleep
- Essentialism
- Scailing-up Excellence
- Talk like TED
- The Art of influencing Anyone
- The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
- Speaker, Leader and Champion
- The introverted leader
- Better Than Before
- The Art of Happiness
- Stumbling on Happiness
- The Happiness Project
- The Willpower Instinct
- The Motivation Manifesto
- Move Your Bus
- How Will You Measure Your Life?
- MONEY: Master the game
- Think and Grow Rich
- Talk Lean
- Making Habits, Breaking Habits
- Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
- Rising Strong
- The Magic of Thinking Big
- Getting to Yes
- Loving What Is
- Grit to Great
- Resilience
- Who Moved My Cheese?
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Joy Inc.
- Pitch Perfect
- Now, Discover Your Strengths
- Buddhism - Plain and Simple
- The Happiness Advantage
- The Art of War
WOW just like that I managed to read 55 books in less than a month. I'm planning to read some of the books since I like to highlight few of the lines that moved me. These are the few lines that I really I liked:
A. There are 3 kinds of Charisma: Authority, Visionary and Kind - I want to have these 3 by dividing my 100% into 3: Authority: 10%, Visionary: 20% and Kindness is 70%
B. Networking is Important earliest time is the best time
C. Don't take everything personally
D. MINDFULNESS
E. "As you'll soon discover, this isn't exactly how it works. In fact, happiness - far from being the result of all your hard work - is actually one of the tools you can use to increase your performance, and thus your quality of life."
F. "Buddhism doesn't advise us to give up control, but rather to acknowledge that we never had it in the first place. Change is inevitable part of life - we all change from the moment we're born. We grow, we mature, we age and we die; these processes are out of our control. Just like us, everything and everyone around us changes, too."
G. The eight key practices are the right view, right intention, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditation
H. What Buddha called right effort is making sure that you act and think without straining and never try to control what you can't. For instance, unless you're moving through a swamp, natural movement shouldn't require you to push yourself; if it does, you're not doing it right. Right effort implies that you should never strain to achieve enlightenment and that you shouldn't worry too.
I. As we learn to stop making judgements of ourselves, others and the situations we face, we can break out of the cycle of confusion and dissatisfaction. In beginning to practice new approaches to living, with mindfulness and deeper intentions, we'll find ourselves able to remain within the present moment, and enjoy it."
5. People Management Skills: As I tried to become more engaging to the other people surprisingly the result 16 Personality was ENFP - The Campaigner I was a bit shocked at first however it may resonated on my willingness to change my perspective in dealing with other people. I become more nurturing on my relationship and tried my best to the best in every person that I deal with (specially in work)
CAREER
January was part of a spill over from my 2015 self there were those achievement that I've earned last year that motivated me to do better this 2016. First I got a highscore both in PBC and Scorecard all of those were so unexpected thinking that I may have a few tendency on being a quitter and making decisions because of emotions. Thank God, I survived and carried to cut some slack! Its all about GRIT TO GREAT BABY! And now I brush off the doings that I did from 2015 and welcomed the possibilities of doing great this 2016! I'm rooting this year will be heck of a fun adventure for my career life <3
1. KNOW MY PROCESS: My points of improvement were more of knowing the basics I've learned that I need to abide DDP no matter how boring it takes for me to find it. I also knew how to patiently search in Team Room haha!
2. Healthy Work Environment: Never went to the office late (what I mean to being late is being mega late like superrrr) I manage to work my ass off on the days wherein I just want to stay in bed and sleep my ass off but I was successful! :) So far I got good conversations with my officemates while having lunch and I'm hoping to establish deep friendship for them in the long run
3. Efficient and Trustworthy: Cheers to efficiency! I could now go hiome at exactly 5pm because I'm done with everything. As per being trustworthy I hope that they're begging to see that I could be a great leader someday not because I know everything but because of my will on being good one.
HEALTH
1.HYGIENE: So far there wasn't a day I missed cleaning my face and brushing my teeth. I also have few trips to Posh Nails ohgahhh those were the glorious moments of my life. I always feel that I'm a princess everytime I go there plus once I complete my 15 visit with them I will automatically receive 10% off on my sessions isn't amazing???? hehehe. I do my make-up everyday not because of other people but because for myself, I want to feel good and confident see my confidently beautiful with a heart selfies below hehehe
2. Be Fit (120lbs.): Wuhooooo i'm now 134lbs so happy I'm gonna day my last weighing was last Sunday and I weighted 139lbs really really not bad. I've been dedicated on reaching my goal by exercising at home daily folloewing the routine in Sworkit and jogging every weekends using C25K hihi. I tried lifting 4KG as well. I just pray that I won't get injured again.
RELATIONSHIP
I made it sure that I have equal time for my family, friends, Kenjo and work. So far my life with my family was harmonious (insert North Park pictures). I become much closer to Ate while she's having some events on her life, tthank God that she managed to move on quickly. I went to Auntie Loly's home as well (insert picture). It saddens me to think that they don't have someone to look out to them while they're getting old since all of their kids are gone. I just wish Uncle Gomer would stay strong and wait for his children to go home. For my romantic relationship I'm happy, I choose to be happy and be the one to see the bigger picture instead of whining on the things that he says to me I just understand from where his coming (insert sorry vibe here). Thank you Lord its so priceless that he to said sorry me. Lord please him to find a job wherein he'll be truly happy. For my friends (insert Trixy) its refreshing to see her and have few discussion for her future. For my Family me and my relationship with my family has never been so good. Me & my Mom has been partners in keeping the house clean although sometimes areas that I still need to work on (oh hello sleeping temptation) - I need to be more fixed with my laundry routine. As per my sister, she might have meltdown this month but I pretty much grateful to God, because I know his doing something for her. We may not see it right now, but eventually everything will make sense soon enough. On workmates, well yeah - what I could only say is that I matured enough and handled to give some sound advise on my few colleagues, I hope and I pray that soon I could affect to them a more Godly manner.
On God - this part is the most sentimental part. This January, I did not missed a day in talking and saying praise for Him and my life have never been so good. Their might be few meltdowns and questioning but I my heart and soul have need reassured that He is in control. Just do your best and God will do the rest. True enough, he did. I love you God. You were my strength and refuge when I'm lost or when I'm happy. Please help seek more of You and be more For You.
These are some of the Bible verses/extracts that helped my January to be Better:
1st week of January: John 1:1-5
2nd week of January: 1 Peter 5:6-7
3rd week of January: 1 Corinthians 10:31-33
4th week of January: Romans 6: 1-4
January 3: Noah waited for 300yrs
January 3: Walk humbly with God (submit and ask what he likes you to do)
January 10: Colossians 3:12-17: Whatever your word or deed, do everything in the name of Lord's Jeaus, give thanks to the God the father through him. James 5:7-11
January 12: Exodus 33-14: My presence will go with you and I will give you rest, John 15:4-7 I am the vine you are the branches
January 16: Matthew 6:33-24 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is the own trouble. January 20: Jeremiah 29:11- For I know I have plans for you, declares
that Lord, plans for welfare, and not for evil, to give you a future of
hope
FINANCE
If I could rate myself to 1-10 about my finance I could clearly say -1. Dear Lord, please help me with financing. I'm good on making money, but I'm having a hard time on sustaining my money. I have those bright ideas on how to save but I also have those bright ideas on how to spend it.
To make commitment on being financially independent this 2016. I have decided to create MONEY MANIFESTO a handwritten will to my ownself to what should I prioritize will it be on my Investment, Liquid Funds, Bills, Business, Debts, or Travel WHATEVER. But I need my commitment on this. I have tried so many steps on how to be friends with my finances but somehow fail. But then I realized what should be missing on this formula. Its the willingness to say NO on every temptation to unnecessary will this be a cheap dinner or extra commute for cab when you compile all those spending it will cut out a big chunk on your savings. So PLEASE MARIA JEAN.STOP BEING AN IMPULSIVE BUYER. I'm hoping for a better you this coming February.
- February Goals: Investment, Savings, Debt, Bills and Travel
BUSINESS
Resources. I have many of those. I have boxes of clothes that I could sell for Garage Sale. Ingredients for my cheese cake and bags to sell c/o of my mom's friends. By February I start to sell Longchamp bags passively. I have decided to have side gigs that are not that time consuming but still the money flows way perfectly. More updates soon.
- My only wish for my business is for me to buy an Oven and to start planning Kenjo's t-shirt / schoolish business
TRAVEL
Unexpected trip. Ended January with a blast. Had the chance to come with my officemates and climb Sierra Madre near Montalban. We visited the Dumagat tribe. I have no words what kind of happiness they'd gave us. I met Robert, Isagani and the girl who likes holding GoPro4 hahaha. (insert pictures)
CULTURE
- After jogging to UP, Tito Julio take us to Bulaluhan place nearby CCF Tandang Sora. Sulit meal was around 80php with unli rice. SARAPPPPPPPPPP to the bones.
- Currently reading: Paper Towns and The Hobbit (LOL mas uuna ko pa ata matapos yung Paper Towns he he)
I will post pictures soon. :p maybe at the end of the year he he or maybe on my next entry.
Thank you for reading my super lengthy post of how my January 2016 went by hoping for more action packed February to come my way. :p
