"Look me in the eye.
It's ok if you're scared
So am I
But we're scared for different reasons
I'm scared of what I won't become
You're scared of what I could become
Look at me.
I won't let myself end where I started
I won't let myself finish where I began
I know what is within me
Even if you can't see it yet.
Look me in the eyes.
I have something more important that courage
I have patience
I will become what I know I am
Become Legendary."
-Michael Jordan, the greatest of all time.
And the Beat Goes On...
Monday, November 28, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Grindin
"Every morning in Africa,
A gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in Africa,
a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle,
when the sun comes up,
You better be running."
- African Proverb
Let's keep it moving. Moving forward.
And the Beat Goes On...
A gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in Africa,
a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle,
when the sun comes up,
You better be running."
- African Proverb
Let's keep it moving. Moving forward.
And the Beat Goes On...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sure Why Not
Focus on what's important.
Don't think too far ahead. Just concentrate on what's in front of you. Make a gameplan of how you are going to take on the next day. That's the only way you can be effective.
"Today is yesterday's work." - will.I.am
It's been 8 and 1/2 months since I've been here. I look at the pictures around my room and I don't remember who I am. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
I appreciate the woman who is patient with me and understanding.
"Got somebody, she's a beauty. Very special, really and truly. Really appreciate you loving me, after all that we've been through." - Wayne Wonder
I miss dancing. I miss directing. I miss being around a big group of people who were all on the same page, working for the same vision.
About his student, "He is paying me to show him in combative form the Art of expressing the Human Body." - Bruce Lee
I am willing to work. I'm willing to work hard. I want to get us there.
"Seek first to understand, then be understood."
I'm going home for Christmas. I'm pretty damn excited. I thought I wanted to go somewhere else to travel and sightsee, but right now, I want to be with my lady, my family, and my friends. I feel that the Christmas season is valuable time to close one chapter and start a new one. And it is with these people that I want to spend that time with.
I want to live in the Philippines so that I can get to know my mother's land, Ibahay, Aklan, Philippines. I want to know where and how she grew up. I want to meet and get to know people that knew her when she was younger. I want to learn how to cook like her. I'm excited and nervous at the same time.
This is what I did at work today.
And the Beat Goes On...
Don't think too far ahead. Just concentrate on what's in front of you. Make a gameplan of how you are going to take on the next day. That's the only way you can be effective.
"Today is yesterday's work." - will.I.am
It's been 8 and 1/2 months since I've been here. I look at the pictures around my room and I don't remember who I am. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
I appreciate the woman who is patient with me and understanding.
"Got somebody, she's a beauty. Very special, really and truly. Really appreciate you loving me, after all that we've been through." - Wayne Wonder
I miss dancing. I miss directing. I miss being around a big group of people who were all on the same page, working for the same vision.
About his student, "He is paying me to show him in combative form the Art of expressing the Human Body." - Bruce Lee
I am willing to work. I'm willing to work hard. I want to get us there.
"Seek first to understand, then be understood."
I'm going home for Christmas. I'm pretty damn excited. I thought I wanted to go somewhere else to travel and sightsee, but right now, I want to be with my lady, my family, and my friends. I feel that the Christmas season is valuable time to close one chapter and start a new one. And it is with these people that I want to spend that time with.
I want to live in the Philippines so that I can get to know my mother's land, Ibahay, Aklan, Philippines. I want to know where and how she grew up. I want to meet and get to know people that knew her when she was younger. I want to learn how to cook like her. I'm excited and nervous at the same time.
This is what I did at work today.
And the Beat Goes On...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
How Do I Wanna Finish The Race?
I don't know the answer to that question just yet. But I'm going to find out.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
7 1/2 Months In...
It's 12:40AM, Thursday, September 15, I'm puffing on the hookah (thanks to my sister and Bubba), drinking a beer, and it's one of those nights that is self-reflective.
Seven months in and the learning doesn't stop. I must say, however, that the last couple weeks, I've been missing home. Ever since Karen went back to San Diego, I have been yearning for things back home. My sister recently gave birth to a beautiful, half-Mexican, half-Filipino baby girl named Natalia, my homies are growing into astute men and women, and the light of the long-term future is slowly becoming radiant. I miss house parties that provide the opportunity of a deeper bond with friends, being able to speak to anyone at any moment, cookouts, and oddly enough, driving. I miss Chick-Fil-A, Sonoma Chicken Coop, Phil's BBQ, Carne Asada fries from Lolita's off Convoy, the Buenos Dias burrito from Santana's. I miss football Sundays. I miss being able to hold my lady at any moment. I miss home.
Lately, I've had a good amount of time to myself to think, something that is definitely hard to come by in our busy lives. In currently reading a book called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", I have tried to take a look inside of myself and identify what it is that I value and what my principles are. I am slowly starting to see who I am and developing how I want to be in the different roles that we play in life: a son, a brother, a lover, a friend, and a professional. It is helping me in pinpointing what is most important to me. I hope to start a personal mission statement, a constitution if you will, for myself to follow to maintain a high level of effectiveness. I, we, are ever evolving and it is important to understand the foundation of who we are so that when things do change, our values and principles say what shouldn't. Wish me luck.
My job is going well. I am currently working for three departments in my company. "Gaigo" is my regular shift where I work 5 days a week at different schools to teach conversation classes, which consists of people of all ages from 2 years old to 60. ECC Junior is where I travel to local kindergartens to give the students their first taste of English from a native speaker. On Friday, I begin a shift for CSD, where I will be teaching at a women's junior college where the women will be having one of their first English classes with a native English teacher for an entire semester. It is going to be fun to be able to "step on campus" again. I am slowly becoming more and more comfortable with teaching.
A re-occurring theme in football that is equally applicable to life is "Get Better Everyday". I intend to do so. "I promise myself to think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. I promise myself to give so much time to the improvement of myself that I have no time to criticize others. I promise myself to be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind." Let's get it.
Recent Quotes that I have been constantly reading:
"Pressure is when you are not prepared" - Patrick Willis
"The enemy of 'the best' is 'the good'" - Stephen R. Covey
"Running water never goes stale. Just keep flowing." - Bruce Lee
"I'd be lucky if I get to be old" - Paul McCartney
"I am going to turn my chair into a throne" - eSSai
A part of my current playlist:
1. The Crowd! - Music
2. J. Cole - Work Out
3. Cee-Lo - I Want You
4. Common Kings - Alcholic
5. The Spinners - I'll Be Around
In closing, here's the inspirational story of the best linebacker in the NFL. I really miss football Sundays.
And the Beat Goes On...
Seven months in and the learning doesn't stop. I must say, however, that the last couple weeks, I've been missing home. Ever since Karen went back to San Diego, I have been yearning for things back home. My sister recently gave birth to a beautiful, half-Mexican, half-Filipino baby girl named Natalia, my homies are growing into astute men and women, and the light of the long-term future is slowly becoming radiant. I miss house parties that provide the opportunity of a deeper bond with friends, being able to speak to anyone at any moment, cookouts, and oddly enough, driving. I miss Chick-Fil-A, Sonoma Chicken Coop, Phil's BBQ, Carne Asada fries from Lolita's off Convoy, the Buenos Dias burrito from Santana's. I miss football Sundays. I miss being able to hold my lady at any moment. I miss home.
Lately, I've had a good amount of time to myself to think, something that is definitely hard to come by in our busy lives. In currently reading a book called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", I have tried to take a look inside of myself and identify what it is that I value and what my principles are. I am slowly starting to see who I am and developing how I want to be in the different roles that we play in life: a son, a brother, a lover, a friend, and a professional. It is helping me in pinpointing what is most important to me. I hope to start a personal mission statement, a constitution if you will, for myself to follow to maintain a high level of effectiveness. I, we, are ever evolving and it is important to understand the foundation of who we are so that when things do change, our values and principles say what shouldn't. Wish me luck.
My job is going well. I am currently working for three departments in my company. "Gaigo" is my regular shift where I work 5 days a week at different schools to teach conversation classes, which consists of people of all ages from 2 years old to 60. ECC Junior is where I travel to local kindergartens to give the students their first taste of English from a native speaker. On Friday, I begin a shift for CSD, where I will be teaching at a women's junior college where the women will be having one of their first English classes with a native English teacher for an entire semester. It is going to be fun to be able to "step on campus" again. I am slowly becoming more and more comfortable with teaching.
A re-occurring theme in football that is equally applicable to life is "Get Better Everyday". I intend to do so. "I promise myself to think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. I promise myself to give so much time to the improvement of myself that I have no time to criticize others. I promise myself to be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind." Let's get it.
Recent Quotes that I have been constantly reading:
"Pressure is when you are not prepared" - Patrick Willis
"The enemy of 'the best' is 'the good'" - Stephen R. Covey
"Running water never goes stale. Just keep flowing." - Bruce Lee
"I'd be lucky if I get to be old" - Paul McCartney
"I am going to turn my chair into a throne" - eSSai
A part of my current playlist:
1. The Crowd! - Music
2. J. Cole - Work Out
3. Cee-Lo - I Want You
4. Common Kings - Alcholic
5. The Spinners - I'll Be Around
In closing, here's the inspirational story of the best linebacker in the NFL. I really miss football Sundays.
And the Beat Goes On...
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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