Huwebes, Pebrero 18, 2016

WHO AM I ????


Seems a simple question but profound in its meaning . Now I know I am a child of God , first and foremost  . I am proud of what I have accomplished in my personal life . The Lord has been so good to me that I have seen my dreams come true . My children are all college graduates and have a career of their own .

I am lucky in my career , as I was given the  proper breaks and opportunities to grow in my company . I was able to express my creative juices and translate them into action plans and programs for my department .

Just now I realize that I have to improve that part of me as wife to my husband . We have been engross with providing for my children and doing all the sacrifices . It's time to take care of ourselves.

My greatest gift and talents .Almost all throughout my career I am involved in human resource and personal development . I've worked in schools , drug rehabilitation , corporate retail  and manufacturing .  I love conducting trainings on Goal Setting , Leadership Development and Stress Management . I also love writing my thoughts - I have a blog Potentials . I can organize company events such as employee outing , Christmas Parties , Sales Kick off . I conceptualized themes for these events with the help of my co-employees and orchestrate people to make it happen .

My passion now is to be able to help others reach their full potential . Of course , on my own efforts and determination I would also like to achieve my own potential . I know I can still achieve my personal goals for myself such as writing and publishing self improvement books as well as conducting personal growth seminars .

I need to develop my spontaneity when facilitating seminars . In writing a book , I need to help on how to organize my writing in such a way that I can get the attention of my target market . I would also like to conduct training for young professionals on personal growth development so they can be guided in reaching their life goals .

Biyernes, Pebrero 12, 2016

Simplify Your Life


The complexity of our life nowadays has contributed to the emotional stress we put in our body resulting to ailments like hypertension, cancers, diabetes and other dreaded diseases.

We run from one activity to another, our mind jumps from one activity to another. Then our modern gadgets puts us on a 24/7 mode.The cellular phone and internet keeps us available 24/7. In the middle of our sleep, our phone rings and we are on running mode tackling a problem that waits for our decision. Then we can not anymore go back to sleep.

Simplifying our life may indeed be a challenge because of the convenience modern facilities gives us, however, getting too attached to these gadgets causes a strain on our physical health.

So how do we simplify ?

Going back to basics...try to savor the every day joys of life. Smell the flowers as you pass by a park or your garden if you have one... watch the sunset...play with your children....talk to your spouse...these are every day joys that we don't have to spend a single centavo but nurture our spirit...

Perhaps that's what we lack...nurturing our spirit...we often forget the basic of life...like relationships, we focus so much on material possessions that  in the process we neglect our relationships.

We may provide for their physical material needs but our quality time and attention is lacking. We camouflage our lack with material possessions. In the end, we end up alone and bitter because our effort goes futile because our relationships are broken.

The essence of our spirit is lost and confused. Finding that "spirit" involves simplifying our life so we can see through our heart what really matters...God, family, our own self.

Let us not drive ourselves into exhaustion... to the point of sickness, which eventually drain our finances. So again it is a futile effort.

Find time to enjoy life....

Biyernes, Enero 29, 2016

Finding Your Place in the World



We came into this world alone but in order to live, we have to find where we fit in this world . As we go on through life's journey , it is important we understand how the universal law of nature works .

Take a good look at the world in which you live . Where will you best fit in ?  How can you serve others ? No one can answers these questions but you .

If you let others answer these questions for you , you will end up being lost and continuously yearning for life's meaning , just because you let others decide for your place in this world .

To live a successful life , the world  requires that we cooperate , We must establish our own credibility and evaluate the credibility of people we associate with . Credibility means having integrity and a vision or purpose in life .

The world will cooperate with you if your task has benefits for others , or to the world .

Take time to prepare a comprehensive presentation on your projects , because if it is acceptable , not only will the necessary resources cooperate with you but the world will deliver your success on your terms.

Biyernes, Enero 15, 2016

THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE



My twin daughters decided to go home unscheduled from their Middle East work to be with their eldest brother during his ear surgery . I admire you so much ... you made your  Kuya D . happy and gave him strength prior to the surgery .

Your love has shown us the best qualities that you have ... God has bless you with a loving and gracious heart . Despite shouldering your own expense and leaving your work responsibilities , you decided to be with your Kuya D.

The 10 days that we were together as a family , as Team Santos brought so much memories of the times that we were always together prior to your Middle East adventures . Our various road trips across Luzon ... our weekly Feast PICC with Bro Bo Sanchez ...our monthly dinner treats ..We will miss you ...

We respect your desire to find your destiny ... we are praying for your future success  and safety every day.

We are looking forward  your next visit ... GOD BLESS YOU MORE...

We love you more..

Miyerkules, Enero 13, 2016

I Miss Home




Home maybe a structure where we live day to day , a roof to cover our heads from the elements . Simply a house to shelter us from the busy life that we all have .

But a real home is where the people we love we interact , bond and share our stories .

I miss home ... for about a year now , my twin daughters decided to work overseas, somewhere in the Middle East ... fly their own wings and find their destiny . My eldest son works in the city and stay with my Mom. So practically it's just me and my husband . There are even times now I am home alone ...as my husband travels in the provinces as part of his work.

We use to be all together in our home but the past year , the usual lively conversations turn to quiet meditation of sorts ...tired from the day's work ...we just quietly eat dinner and watch TV then eventually sleep to prepare for next day's work .

Late last year we had a medical challenge as my eldest son needs to undergo an ear surgery . We all got alarm and worried . Unscheduled my twin daughters decided to go home to be with their eldest brother during his surgery . Even sacrificing their savings for the previous year just to go home .

Wow ..I am so elated knowing how my children loved each other that much  ... sacrificing their hard earned money just to be with us during this medical challenge . We were so happy for 10 short days ...just like old times ...the homey feeling is back... eating together , watching movies , just nothing conversations  but still you can feel the happiness of being home ...

Thank you Lord the surgery went well. My twin daughters are back in their Middle East place of work . Things you can say is back to normal but the good memories lingers on and on ..

Looking forward for their next visit and the full healing of my son...

Home is where you heart is ....

Lunes, Hulyo 27, 2015

You Are The One




I just had you last night with me but I am already missing you . There are  so many things that we could share together . That is why I always look forward the time we could be together . I wish it is always Sunday ...because that's the day you gave me the chance to be with you ...

For the meantime , I have to do with memories ... memories of the times we spent together ... beautiful moments of sharing life at its best . Do you still remember those moments ? There is so much to share .

I could still vividly recall the first time I saw you ...since then you started to affect my life ..and I was never the same again .During the first years , I was confident that somehow you feel the same way as I do. But the succeeding years made me feel bitter and rejected .

Your reactions brought confusion in me . At times you were responsive but most of the time you were passive and apathetic . I decided to move away at that time and I just concentrated my energies on my studies .

Till we meet again ...I nurtured again the old crazy feeling I had for you . Then the chance to work in your province but you decided to stay in the city . Still we had the chance to get to know each other despite the 66 kilometers distance . I guess love always find a way.

My illusions started to form realistic visions . I now could talk to you ...be with you. ..even for only short moments . At least that's better than having you in my fantasy land.

When I receive my appointment paper to work in your province , I was really happy . I assumed God has also answered  my prayers regarding my desire to be close to you .  Indeed a few months after that I received your proposal . God if I am dreaming , please don't wake me up .I lived too long in dreams that I could not anymore distinguish which is real , and which is not .

I was suspicious at the start , I might be more of a challenge to you and nothing else . But when you told me that unless I'll trust you and  give you the chance to prove your words , I will never know . So I took the risk ...we had so many trials in our relationship and yet you never gave up on me .

I am impulsive , whenever I am upset , I make hasty decisions . Yet you conquer that weak point in me . You manage to convince  and encourage me to go on and try again . Your one kind of  a book , of which I never stop to learn .

There are always new things I learn from you about how to handle life . You possess one important thing , which my collection of books does not have ...CONCERN... your unconditional love has given me renewed strength. Most people after being subjected to emotional hurt would usually give up on their relationship without trying to patch things up first .

Human nature is so fragile at times but you negate such reality . Basically you have trust on human nature . You have trust on me . At time I became careless and be overcome by my ever changing moods . Still you wouldn't lose faith in me. You believe I can bounce back whenever I fall . You help me move on . This is all because of your unconditional love .

I don't have to work hard to make you love me . You've taken me as I am. You have love me with my positive and negative qualities . It is such a nice and great feeling when you can simply be free to be you . No masks and pretensions . It is only now that I really understand what real love is .

Love at first sight ? That's what I felt when I first saw you . First love ? Because it never dies ... never gets tired . I have never really known the real meaning of love till I met you .

Love never gives up? Another cliche but I guess true with us because we manage to overcome all the crises we had . We have giving up points but those times had made us closer to one another .

My first love ...I will always treasure in my life . You gave directions and inspiration in my once bare and confusing existence . I have committed mistakes along the way , specially during the long years of waiting before you finally came into my life . But they only prove how much I have crave for your existence .

That is why even if you are already a part of my life , I still have fears and doubts . I am afraid of losing you . I wouldn't know what to do .Simply because no one could ever take your place in my heart . I had crushes then but they were only temporary , simple flings . Because at night , it is your vibrant image I would dream of .

I have done everything just to forget you but I could not . I have tried to fall in love but it was lifeless ... because in my heart lies your image . Carbon copies are poor copies , anyway. The original is still the best .

I have made myself busy with activities but even in my exhaustion I would call on your name. I tried to hide from reality but the more I get hurt . Only you can stop me from loving you . If such thing will make you happy . I will be willing to do it no matter how painful that will be for me . You know it is so tempting  to make you  a prisoner of my love but knowing that such kind of love could be suffocating  , I spare you the glass cage existence . I gave you the freedom to be yourself , of what you want yourself to be . As much as possible . I don't want to be a block in your own growth as a human person . Though at times I would insist to have my way in terms of values which are non-negotiable for me .

You are free not to follow my way . Take for instance , working overseas to earn dollars . You know very well I have little belief on money as a measure of success and happiness. Even this point in time , if you would still pursue your goals , you may anytime . But that would mean cancelling off our plans .while you are away . My only fear is success oftentimes change a person's perspective and attitude .

Life without you is dull , flat and simply empty . I remember when I was in Baguio for our annual retreat . I have look forward going there ever since  but when I was there , I could not really appreciate the beauty that was before my eyes , I was wishing to be with you since it was your birthday . That's why that night when I had the chance I readily place a long distance call .

During weekends , I would count the number of days and hours till it's Sunday . And I would go crazy at night coping up to keep you away from my mind because for sure i'll feel "homesick " The moment I feel that way , i"ll be depress of the situation ...the 66 kms distance ...

Sometimes during my depression, I would just look for another love who belong to my sphere of reality . But when I see you personally all my lonely feelings would disappear in thin air . No matter how plain the surroundings were , with your presence it becomes a paradise , a sight of beauty . Even in the silence of our togetherness I could still feel the essence of love.

As what an author once said , even if we are not speaking , we are still sending  messages by way of our body language . Silence , I guess , is needed for intimacies because you are given the chance to see things which you don't see when you are busy talking .

Anyway , communication is not just verbal , it also involves non-verbal techniques . As if I could not anymore live without you . I felt so weak and fragile because of that realization ...that I could not exist without you . So I tried coping up by pretending I could be strong and manage  on my own .

I was only making a fool of myself  because eventually you caught me in my pretensions , I was afraid that if you come to know how important you are in my life , you'll take advantage of it . For sure , that will make me helpless . I don't want to be a slave , who would just be  following her master's order .

I was preoccupied but could still use reason , my head in my actions and decisions . I guess that kept me on safer grounds . Of course , it's a different story now . I have learn to rely on you ,,,making you part of my  decision making process. I  have learn to share my life with you . I now understand the meaning of oneness , of unity .

Books gives me a picture of what psychological union is . But experiencing it is an altogether different thing . It has given life to my theories . After reading a theory in a book , as if you understand it's implication. But you do not really until you breathe life into it .

Real learning takes place in the laboratory of life .
  


Martes, Abril 28, 2015

The Stay Factor : Keeping the Best


I attended this training facilitated by Allied Domecq International trainor, Mr. Oscar Herrin. 

According to Alan Greenspan , " The limiting factor to continuing growth and prosperity is PEOPLE.
There are simply not enough people to feed the machine ".

The challenges goes ,

Think about a job you enjoyed and stayed with at least two years. 

Write down the three reasons you stayed with that job.

My present job I have been here for 7 years , the previous one 15 years...does this mean  I really enjoyed my job ? Or is it because I belong to a different generation ?

Three reasons why I stayed :

1. career advancement
2. the perks and the benefits
3. I get to do what I love , training on personal development

What is the cost of turn over ?

Pay may be the reason they say they are leaving but it is never why they stay

If you based it on the present minimum wage , it amounts to almost an annual cost of P 150,072.00 .
What is the cost to replace people leaving the company , about 70% of this annual pay amounts to P 105,050.40 because you have to train again the new hiree.

Is money the only reason why people leave ?

Is money the deciding factor ?

As an HR practitioner when you do exit interviews , most of the time , money is not the real problem but more on how they were treated inside the company.

People rarely quit a company , they more often leave bad bosses.

So how do we know what our employees wants ?

ASK ...

We just cannot guess ... we have to know what they want .  Why wait until they leave us ?
But what if I can't give them what they want ?

Reality # 1

Employees love being asked . Besides there are always some thing that we can do

Reality # 2

What if you don't ask , they will leave us anyway ?

Questions to ask Employees :

1. What would you really like to do - now or in the future ?

2. Are you challenged in your day to day work ? what would provide more interest or challenge ?

3. What would make life better for you on the job ?

4. Do you feel recognized for your accomplishments ? What else could you do ?

5. What will keep you here ? What might entice you away ?

Recognition

The new gen , Gen x , Gen why , Gen Z , they crave for recognition . They love being the center of attention and praise for their good deeds . You have to be specific on what the right thing that was done so as not to confuse their monkey minds.

How do we show recognitions ?

Through performance reviews , recognition programs and awards , special assignments and privileges.

What's the best recognition program for employees ?

ASK

What's the best rewards for our employees ?

ASK



Training

What happens if I train them and they leave ????

Better Question to ask :

What happens if I don't train them and they stay ?

According to study , the gen Xers will stay in the company that provide ongoing training and career growth.

Employees need to learn more skills to be productive .

Are you the Best Boss ? or are you a JERK ?

Jerk - intimidates , withhold praise , slams doors , belittle people , withhold information , acts arrogant ,set impossible goals/deadlines , humiliates or embarrass others, blames others , motivate by fear

So are you a best boss or a JERK ?

So how will we know if we are a best boss or a jerk ?

ASK

What programs to keep our employees ?

BUILD TEAMS

Set well defined duties and responsibilities where every one has a role to play and together as a team we achieve our set targets . There is supervision done and employees are empowered to make well defined decision process because there are set rules and procedures to follow.

SHARE INFORMATION

Employees personal goals are aligned with the organizational goals and strategies. Employees are aware where the company is going in the future. There is a training program to gain the skills needed in the job.

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

Work life balance is a recent buzz words in organizational settings. We work hard but we also have to attend to our family needs to have this work life balance.  A study showed that 62 % prefers a time off with his family versus a monetary bonus.

So how do we know what is important to our employees ? 

ASK

If we want dramatic results then we need to make dramatic change .