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WBW 40: A Tip Society will Never Give: Question Everything to Find Your Passion part 2 of 2
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Most of who we are is very much shaped by the environment we grew up in – and most of the time this was not a choice. Growing up in such an environment or society, we often adhere and conform to standards and just follow them. If this is the case, how are we as individuals to find, or even pursue, our passion in life? In this episode, part two of two, Louie Montalbo elaborates on the kinds of influences society has on us and shares his tips and advice on how to break out of this conformity and listen to our internal voice and rediscover our passion.
Who is Louie Montalbo?
After graduating from the Ateneo with a degree of Philophy in 1983. Louie pursued his Masters in Philosophy and then went on to work in the President’s Committee on the Bases. After this, he went on to work at the Dept of Health, ChristoffelBlindenmission Change Consultants and Leaders for Health Program and did a lot of consulting work at the time involving major companies and instututions such as PLDT, ABS-CBN, Toyota, World Bank, USAID, the new Medical City Hospital.
As of the moment, he is part of the faculty at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business and Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, passing on his knowledge and wisdom to the next generation of leaders.
Show notes:
What steps do you suggest people can make to find their passion?
- “Manahimik” or to be silent / at peace
- Just give yourself time be silent / at peace
- Learn to ask questions
- Learn to trust oneself in terms of finding those answers even if you don’t conform to what is usually said from the outside.
- Venture more. Try to venture into things that you don’t normally do. Try to learn something different. Just to get yourself out of the rut of doing the same things over and over again
- We are by nature creatures of habit. At a certain point, you keep doing the same thing again and it does take a certain decision on our part to break away from that and do something different. In his opinion, we don’t even realize we are creatures of habit.
- One of the assignments to his students was to do something that they’ve never done before within the bounds of morality and safety. One of his students even rode a Sikorski helicopterin the Philippine Air Force in Cebu.
- Something that will shake you away from your complacency. Whether it is internal, or at least externally do something different and get a feel of what that feels like. Because when we do something different, the first reaction is fear. But when we surpass that fear and when we do something different (such as traveling), we feel more alive because we see something that’s totally different from our normal setting. That is one of the pleasures of travel. Get the feeling back of what it means to feel alive and you are able to hopefully deepen that hunger that “I want to do more, that will make me feel more alive.”
Why does the majority prefer conformity rather than pursuing what they love to do?
- We are not trained that way, and a certain point we are taught to settle.
- In one class, he told his students that “you’re not yet 30 and you’re settling. Why settle? In this life, joy is possible.”
- I don’t think you can experience what joy feels like if you don’t pursue what it is that you really want to do in life. You’re okay. You have material wealth. You have the reputation. You have the accolades. But people who pursue what they want in their life and are really passionate about it knows what joy feels like. It’s a shame if you don’t experience that in life.
- It’s a waste. We weren’t created by God to settle. He wants the best for us, but I think that requires a certain level of taking risks. Being spiritual, if you’re going to look at the Christian faith, that should allow us greater courage to take risks because we know that no matter what, there’s someone who is going to be us in the journey, and we make it sometimes as a shield instead of an engine to pursue what it is that we really want. If we truly have faith, then the “Be not afraid” is something that we take to heart, but we don’t. It becomes a source of conformity. The shoulds and the should nots, the rules of morality prevent us from breaking out when in fact that is not what Christian faith. By the very nature of our savior, talk about taking risks, talk about non-conforming. And yet, our faith is sometimes taught in a manner that we are made to conform. Why so? Its partly fear. Fear of being rejected. Fear of disappointing others. We don’t want to disappoint our parents, our spouses, our friends, our mentors, our teachers.
- By risking something different, the possibility of failure is higher and for many people, failure equals rejection. To fail is to be rejected. He questions that equation. Society teaches us that. When you fail, you get rejected by society.
- There was one speaker in an entrepreneurial talk who mentioned that what he shows in his CV are his successful businesses. If he were to publish all his failed businesses, it would be much longer but he just doesn’t publish it.
- Going back to the topic, we think people become successful simple because they are successful all the time. If you don’t want to risk failing, how can we talk about success?
- By success, it is success in our own terms. One can say they weren’t rich enough, they didn’t get to travel to Europe every year, they didn’t have such a big house, how can they talk about success / failure, etc.
- He’s lived his life accordingly to how he thinks it should be led. For him, that is his definition of success. Comparing that to a person who has all this wealth but led a life according to society and what others have told him how to lead it, He would rather have his own life rather than that of the other person.
Any parting message?
- Be not afraid. Be not afraid to take risks. Be not afraid to venture into the unknown.
- Because he’s experienced many fears in his life, if you do it persistently and you do it well, things do turn out okay. Things do turn out right in the end.
- You are loyal to the process. You are true to yourself. If you are true to yourself, things will turn out fine.
"The Board" message:
Be not afraid.
For part 1 of two, click here.
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- WBW 44: No More Excuses! The Best Time to Start-up is Now! part 2 of 2 with Rudy Ang
- WBW 44: No More Excuses! The Best Time to Start-up is Now! part 1 of 2 with Rudy Ang
- WBW 43: Being Yourself is Not Just a Cliche, It can make You Rich Too! with Anton Diaz
- WBW 41: The Secret in Making Your Customers Happy is to Make Yourself Happy First part 2 of 2
- WBW 41: The Secret in Making Your Customers Happy is to Make Yourself Happy First part 1 of 2
Stephan Chow
I like the baord message. It reminds me of a quote I read in a book. "What would you do if you're not afraid?" It's a strong statement that empowers me whenever I feel afraid of taking risks. It makes me visualize all the possibilities and success that will come my way if I act.
I like the baord message. It reminds me of a quote I read in a book. "What would you do if you're not afraid?" It's a strong statement that empowers me whenever I feel afraid of taking risks. It makes me visualize all the possibilities and success that will come my way if I act.
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Lea Salamat
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of passion. And i strongly agree that pursuing what it is that you really want in life, which is your passion, can lead you to happiness. Knowing where my happiness or passion is, can be one way of not being afraid.With this, maybe I should also think positive when taking risks.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of passion. And i strongly agree that pursuing what it is that you really want in life, which is your passion, can lead you to happiness. Knowing where my happiness or passion is, can be one way of not being afraid.With this, maybe I should also think positive when taking risks.
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Jim Jimenez
Cheers to all of those who already found their passion! Finding your passion takes time and sometimes a lifetime. We cannot find our passion overnight. It is very true that we should be not afraid to take risks and try to do out-of-routine things in our life to somewhat have a lead towards our passion. This means that we should be very bold and loud of our actions. On the other hand, we could find our passion by just simply being quiet or being at peace. Those two methods or steps of finding passion were very much on the both ends. For me it doesn’t matter how we arrive towards finding our passion. Most importantly for me is that we are growing everyday along with the process of finding our passion. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. We should capture all the lessons and grow.
Cheers to all of those who already found their passion! Finding your passion takes time and sometimes a lifetime. We cannot find our passion overnight. It is very true that we should be not afraid to take risks and try to do out-of-routine things in our life to somewhat have a lead towards our passion. This means that we should be very bold and loud of our actions. On the other hand, we could find our passion by just simply being quiet or being at peace. Those two methods or steps of finding passion were very much on the both ends. For me it doesn’t matter how we arrive towards finding our passion. Most importantly for me is that we are growing everyday along with the process of finding our passion. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. We should capture all the lessons and grow.
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Stephan Chow
Good points. I also agree that passion is something you're really good at as well. Why? Because certainly if you really like what you're doing, honing your skill on it becomes something natural, voluntary and automatic. It would be something that you will do on your own as you find fulfillment in doing it. Thus, if your'e not really good at what you're currently "passionate" about, it might not really be your passion. Excellence goes hand in hand with passion, I believe
Good points. I also agree that passion is something you're really good at as well. Why? Because certainly if you really like what you're doing, honing your skill on it becomes something natural, voluntary and automatic. It would be something that you will do on your own as you find fulfillment in doing it. Thus, if your'e not really good at what you're currently "passionate" about, it might not really be your passion. Excellence goes hand in hand with passion, I believe
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Marvin Salazar
i liked the tips it makes me contemplate and re think what my passion is. Doing these tips could actually helps some know his/her passion. Venture more... One of my boss says that he want to do something new or different at least once a week or a month. This could help us value ourselves more and be open up to allot of things.
i liked the tips it makes me contemplate and re think what my passion is. Doing these tips could actually helps some know his/her passion. Venture more... One of my boss says that he want to do something new or different at least once a week or a month. This could help us value ourselves more and be open up to allot of things.
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SHEN XIANGYU
1. I love passion. I believe passion is the sunshine in a human’s life and leaders’ wand in leadership. 2. We always admire children about their passions. They never get bored of life and try new things all the time. As we grow up, we become more concerned and passionless. An apologue told us that we took many packages along our life. Those packages are filled with experiences and lessons. They are helpful without doubt. But if we don’t throw some unnecessary bags now and then, they will become burdens and make our every move harder and harder. So we need put down the burdens sometimes and become a child again to enjoy the fun of exploring and experiencing, enjoy the passion. 3. We are not born as creatures of habits. We get the habits in our lives, from those “burdens”. Sometimes, we do doing the same thing again and again and never try others. But positively, my opinion is that we still hold the initiatives. I believe we can make a habit that keeps pursuing passions. There is a kind of bird that never lands all its life and the only time it touches the soil is when it dies. We can make pursuing new things and passion our habit of life. The notes give us great lessons of how to make it work. We try, we fight, we enjoy, we get used to it. Then we will enjoy all the life. 4. Talking about finding the passion, I can’t stop thinking Steve Jobs’s Commencement address in Stanford in 2005. It is considered one of the most inspiring addresses in history. Mr. Steve reviewed his career and how he found the passion of work and life. It was not always sweet and joy. There are pain, loss, failure, fight, failure again, choose and hold-on, even death in it. But he said:“I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love.” At last, he revealed the secret of keeping passionate :”stay hunger, stay foolish”. I love this address and recommend it to everyone. 5. I think we all have some misunderstandings about successful people. We love the talk shows where the successful people talk about their failures and losses before they succeeded. But we fear to fail. It is like if we fail, we will never head up again. Actually, we all know it. We just fear it. The fear is unnecessary. We need to win through it. 6. About failure and faith, I also think people should be more tolerant to others. We can’t simply lose faith to a person for his one or two failures. We deserve another chance, so do him. 7. I really love the “Board message”. It’s like strong hands holding my back and pushing me forward to pursue the passion. I also like to add “enjoy the fun” to it. Once we get through the fear, sweet and joy are waiting there. It’s gonna be fun. I’d like to enjoy it.
1. I love passion. I believe passion is the sunshine in a human’s life and leaders’ wand in leadership. 2. We always admire children about their passions. They never get bored of life and try new things all the time. As we grow up, we become more concerned and passionless. An apologue told us that we took many packages along our life. Those packages are filled with experiences and lessons. They are helpful without doubt. But if we don’t throw some unnecessary bags now and then, they will become burdens and make our every move harder and harder. So we need put down the burdens sometimes and become a child again to enjoy the fun of exploring and experiencing, enjoy the passion. 3. We are not born as creatures of habits. We get the habits in our lives, from those “burdens”. Sometimes, we do doing the same thing again and again and never try others. But positively, my opinion is that we still hold the initiatives. I believe we can make a habit that keeps pursuing passions. There is a kind of bird that never lands all its life and the only time it touches the soil is when it dies. We can make pursuing new things and passion our habit of life. The notes give us great lessons of how to make it work. We try, we fight, we enjoy, we get used to it. Then we will enjoy all the life. 4. Talking about finding the passion, I can’t stop thinking Steve Jobs’s Commencement address in Stanford in 2005. It is considered one of the most inspiring addresses in history. Mr. Steve reviewed his career and how he found the passion of work and life. It was not always sweet and joy. There are pain, loss, failure, fight, failure again, choose and hold-on, even death in it. But he said:“I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love.” At last, he revealed the secret of keeping passionate :”stay hunger, stay foolish”. I love this address and recommend it to everyone. 5. I think we all have some misunderstandings about successful people. We love the talk shows where the successful people talk about their failures and losses before they succeeded. But we fear to fail. It is like if we fail, we will never head up again. Actually, we all know it. We just fear it. The fear is unnecessary. We need to win through it. 6. About failure and faith, I also think people should be more tolerant to others. We can’t simply lose faith to a person for his one or two failures. We deserve another chance, so do him. 7. I really love the “Board message”. It’s like strong hands holding my back and pushing me forward to pursue the passion. I also like to add “enjoy the fun” to it. Once we get through the fear, sweet and joy are waiting there. It’s gonna be fun. I’d like to enjoy it.
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Enrico Soberano
I want to highlight the point of Sir Loui wherein he encouraged us to be loyal to the process in achieving your passion. Aside from identifying our passion, it s equally important that we know the "hows" in achieving our identified passion. Sometimes people know what their good at but don't know how to get it. I think the best way to go about it is first to accept the fact that there is no such thing as a dead end. On the event that you feel that your in it, breath, sharpen your saw and ask for help (both human and divine intervention). Sometimes in life we tend to put ourselves inside a box wherein we are limited of what we can do. Remember,that once you found it (your passion) be hungry to get it, because life is to short so might as well exhaust all your efforts on something that is worth it,
I want to highlight the point of Sir Loui wherein he encouraged us to be loyal to the process in achieving your passion. Aside from identifying our passion, it s equally important that we know the "hows" in achieving our identified passion. Sometimes people know what their good at but don't know how to get it. I think the best way to go about it is first to accept the fact that there is no such thing as a dead end. On the event that you feel that your in it, breath, sharpen your saw and ask for help (both human and divine intervention). Sometimes in life we tend to put ourselves inside a box wherein we are limited of what we can do. Remember,that once you found it (your passion) be hungry to get it, because life is to short so might as well exhaust all your efforts on something that is worth it,
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Louie Montalbo
Excellent comments, guys. Keep them coming.
Excellent comments, guys. Keep them coming.
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Suyen Allado
I agree with the points Sir Louie mentioned. I think fear can really bury dreams and our society (especially with our culture) even reinforces fear. Take for example the typical child-rearing practices of Filipinos - Most parents drive behavior by instilling fear in their children. It's common to hear parents say: "Wag ka makulit/magulo, kung hindi huhulihin ka ng pulis" or "Wag ka jan, may multo jan" or some would even go to the extent of saying something paranormal as "Sige, kapag nasugatan ka may lalabas na pari sa sugat mo" Sadly, in our desire for control we teach our children to fear the wrong things.
I agree with the points Sir Louie mentioned. I think fear can really bury dreams and our society (especially with our culture) even reinforces fear. Take for example the typical child-rearing practices of Filipinos - Most parents drive behavior by instilling fear in their children. It's common to hear parents say: "Wag ka makulit/magulo, kung hindi huhulihin ka ng pulis" or "Wag ka jan, may multo jan" or some would even go to the extent of saying something paranormal as "Sige, kapag nasugatan ka may lalabas na pari sa sugat mo" Sadly, in our desire for control we teach our children to fear the wrong things.
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Jaime Borromeo II
Discovering your passion is one thing but living it out is another. I know it’s difficult to discover your passion and even more challenging to act it out. But it is not enough to know the things you are passionate about and never do anything about it. Social norms, culture, and the way we were raised creates the ‘fears’ and ‘risks’ that hinders and debilitate us that eventually kill our urge to live out our passion. Imagine if during childhood, parents will always tell their children, ‘Be not afraid (anak I’m here)’, or if there’s someone who would always express their support no matter what, I think no one will ever grow old failing to fulfill his/her passion. And the need to conform to society could disappear, as everyone will be confident doing his/her own thing. (Though could also possibly be chaotic)
Discovering your passion is one thing but living it out is another. I know it’s difficult to discover your passion and even more challenging to act it out. But it is not enough to know the things you are passionate about and never do anything about it. Social norms, culture, and the way we were raised creates the ‘fears’ and ‘risks’ that hinders and debilitate us that eventually kill our urge to live out our passion. Imagine if during childhood, parents will always tell their children, ‘Be not afraid (anak I’m here)’, or if there’s someone who would always express their support no matter what, I think no one will ever grow old failing to fulfill his/her passion. And the need to conform to society could disappear, as everyone will be confident doing his/her own thing. (Though could also possibly be chaotic)
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Jaime Borromeo II
I agree with your points Suyen. Isang palo lang sa isang bata after doing what made him/her happy but against parent's will, would infuse fear thus killing the child's confidence (and inspiration/motivation - just to be happy). So maybe we can start the change with us, let's break the culture and not be stereotypical.
I agree with your points Suyen. Isang palo lang sa isang bata after doing what made him/her happy but against parent's will, would infuse fear thus killing the child's confidence (and inspiration/motivation - just to be happy). So maybe we can start the change with us, let's break the culture and not be stereotypical.
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Suyen Allado
Nobody likes to fail, but I agree with what John Maxwell wrote in his book, Failing Forward - "Failure is a stepping stone to success" Behind every great/successful invention are countless failures. And the take away there is that - their success cannot be attributed solely to pure genius; what sets them apart from others is their tenacity; failures never became roadblocks. They persisted - pursued their goals with passion and vigor.
Nobody likes to fail, but I agree with what John Maxwell wrote in his book, Failing Forward - "Failure is a stepping stone to success" Behind every great/successful invention are countless failures. And the take away there is that - their success cannot be attributed solely to pure genius; what sets them apart from others is their tenacity; failures never became roadblocks. They persisted - pursued their goals with passion and vigor.
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Francis Joseph Chu
I think we develop a passion for something when we really enjoy what we are doing. If we were to compare someone who is taking up medicine because he was asked to do so with someone who loves what he is doing, we will be able to see a significant difference in their performance. This is where passion comes in.
I think we develop a passion for something when we really enjoy what we are doing. If we were to compare someone who is taking up medicine because he was asked to do so with someone who loves what he is doing, we will be able to see a significant difference in their performance. This is where passion comes in.
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Francis Joseph Chu
I also agree with Suyen's points in which fear is used in child-rearing. I've seen so many cases of children being threatened by their parents just so they will obey. I think this not only teaches them to fear the wrong things but also teaches them to become passive individuals. Children are naturally "makulit" because of their curiosity. They want to see how things work and what makes things work. This is where they discover their passion and what it is they love to do the most whether its in sales or taking things apart.
I also agree with Suyen's points in which fear is used in child-rearing. I've seen so many cases of children being threatened by their parents just so they will obey. I think this not only teaches them to fear the wrong things but also teaches them to become passive individuals. Children are naturally "makulit" because of their curiosity. They want to see how things work and what makes things work. This is where they discover their passion and what it is they love to do the most whether its in sales or taking things apart.
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Francis Joseph Chu
I agree with Jaime. We should not hinder children from doing what they want by instilling fear in them. Times change. What may have worked in the past may not necessarily be applicable today. Before, if a child's parents wanted him to become a lawyer, he would be forced to take up law even if he did not enjoy the subject. Today, children usually know what they want and they will pursue those goals with passion and determination
I agree with Jaime. We should not hinder children from doing what they want by instilling fear in them. Times change. What may have worked in the past may not necessarily be applicable today. Before, if a child's parents wanted him to become a lawyer, he would be forced to take up law even if he did not enjoy the subject. Today, children usually know what they want and they will pursue those goals with passion and determination
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Jaime Borromeo II
Very nice points there Shen! I think Steve Jobs' success is a great testimony of not being afraid to fail. Failures have lessons and lessons make us stronger and better. He used his failures to improve himself. He did not loose hope amidst the struggles he and his company faced. He stayed hungry. According to a medical doctor, man when hungry becomes desperate. He'll do anything to satisfy his hunger. I guess the key here is to turn your hunger to inspiration and your desperation to determination.
Very nice points there Shen! I think Steve Jobs' success is a great testimony of not being afraid to fail. Failures have lessons and lessons make us stronger and better. He used his failures to improve himself. He did not loose hope amidst the struggles he and his company faced. He stayed hungry. According to a medical doctor, man when hungry becomes desperate. He'll do anything to satisfy his hunger. I guess the key here is to turn your hunger to inspiration and your desperation to determination.
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Lea Salamat
A passion in life isn’t something we're born with. It’s cultivated by our interests, what stimulates us and what we are really excited about. But what if you want to explore many avenues and just don’t know which one you’d be the most successful at or want to invest the most time in?Or maybe you’re stuck in a job you despise, but don’t know what other route to take that would truly be fulfilling.I used to think that the main reason why some of us couldn't figure out what we wanted to do was not because we didn't have any ideas, but rather that we had ideas, but figured they were impractical. The things we wanted to do, being a farmer like what classmate has mentioned :-), or live a very simple life far from the city, or pwede rin kung ang passion mo is maging housewife or you just don‘t want to pursue MBA, and be into another field like music or enroll in a talent workshop, etc.In fact, of course, there are people making a living doing each of those things. There are many ways to follow any passion. If the problem is time, maybe we can start small and make incremental progress. If the problem is money, maybe we can barter for access to the expensive stuff we can't afford. But still, madaling sabihin pero mahirap gawin. We have choices.If we can move forward with what we want then go, take the risk but if we can't move forward, be contented and thankful with what we have and just smile!
A passion in life isn’t something we're born with. It’s cultivated by our interests, what stimulates us and what we are really excited about. But what if you want to explore many avenues and just don’t know which one you’d be the most successful at or want to invest the most time in?Or maybe you’re stuck in a job you despise, but don’t know what other route to take that would truly be fulfilling.I used to think that the main reason why some of us couldn't figure out what we wanted to do was not because we didn't have any ideas, but rather that we had ideas, but figured they were impractical. The things we wanted to do, being a farmer like what classmate has mentioned :-), or live a very simple life far from the city, or pwede rin kung ang passion mo is maging housewife or you just don‘t want to pursue MBA, and be into another field like music or enroll in a talent workshop, etc.In fact, of course, there are people making a living doing each of those things. There are many ways to follow any passion. If the problem is time, maybe we can start small and make incremental progress. If the problem is money, maybe we can barter for access to the expensive stuff we can't afford. But still, madaling sabihin pero mahirap gawin. We have choices.If we can move forward with what we want then go, take the risk but if we can't move forward, be contented and thankful with what we have and just smile!
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Anchie Sibal
Finding our passion emerges when we begin to question the meaning of our lives. What should we do with our lives? This question pushes us to look inside and connect with our inner selves. There is a need for us to find our purpose in life, to find what we love to do the most, to find our passion, and to search for what gives meaning to our lives. Until we discover the purpose of our lives, we live a life of mediocrity. I agree with you Sir when you said that we should not settle. We were created by God and as children of God we deserve only the best that life has to offer. We should not limit ourselves to what the society dictates us to do. We need to find our passion and what we love doing the most, to stay in tune with who we really are and living a life of purpose. Like Sir Louie, I am also a late bloomer. I am an engineering graduate but I never got to practice my course. There were a lot of opportunities for me in this field but I felt at that time that engineering was not really for me. My previous jobs were all in sales and I am now in the recruitment industry. At this point in my life, I am not 100% sure if I truly know my purpose in life. But what I do know is that I love what I am doing. I am in the services industry and I know that what I am doing contributes in some way to the lives of others. This gives me satisfaction and a sense of purpose. I would always say that I will not settle for anything that is less than perfect for me. I can say that this has become my mantra in life. It has helped me to achieve more in life, to be a greater person that I have ever dreamed myself to be.
Finding our passion emerges when we begin to question the meaning of our lives. What should we do with our lives? This question pushes us to look inside and connect with our inner selves. There is a need for us to find our purpose in life, to find what we love to do the most, to find our passion, and to search for what gives meaning to our lives. Until we discover the purpose of our lives, we live a life of mediocrity. I agree with you Sir when you said that we should not settle. We were created by God and as children of God we deserve only the best that life has to offer. We should not limit ourselves to what the society dictates us to do. We need to find our passion and what we love doing the most, to stay in tune with who we really are and living a life of purpose. Like Sir Louie, I am also a late bloomer. I am an engineering graduate but I never got to practice my course. There were a lot of opportunities for me in this field but I felt at that time that engineering was not really for me. My previous jobs were all in sales and I am now in the recruitment industry. At this point in my life, I am not 100% sure if I truly know my purpose in life. But what I do know is that I love what I am doing. I am in the services industry and I know that what I am doing contributes in some way to the lives of others. This gives me satisfaction and a sense of purpose. I would always say that I will not settle for anything that is less than perfect for me. I can say that this has become my mantra in life. It has helped me to achieve more in life, to be a greater person that I have ever dreamed myself to be.
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Andrei John Cantilleps
I agree with Anchie, we should find our purpose in life in order for us to develop our passion in whatever we are doing right now. Though like him i too graduated as an engineer and also a licensed one. but right now i am also involve on sales but our difference lies in knowing our purpose in life. Early on I already know my purpose in life, and I have defined it early which really gives me a deeper meaning on everything that I am doing right now. What I am trying to say, the moment we are able to define our purpose in life, and align all our activities and action towards achieving that purpose, we become passionate in everything that we do. because we now know the reason behind why we do those things that we do. So it is not the question on how we can develop our passion but the question we should be answering is why? if we can answer our why's then all things will began to fall in proper perspective and all the how's can be answered.
I agree with Anchie, we should find our purpose in life in order for us to develop our passion in whatever we are doing right now. Though like him i too graduated as an engineer and also a licensed one. but right now i am also involve on sales but our difference lies in knowing our purpose in life. Early on I already know my purpose in life, and I have defined it early which really gives me a deeper meaning on everything that I am doing right now. What I am trying to say, the moment we are able to define our purpose in life, and align all our activities and action towards achieving that purpose, we become passionate in everything that we do. because we now know the reason behind why we do those things that we do. So it is not the question on how we can develop our passion but the question we should be answering is why? if we can answer our why's then all things will began to fall in proper perspective and all the how's can be answered.
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Andrei John Cantilleps
"Everything has a purpose... everything" If we will believe such statement, then it will be easier for us to understand why things happen in our lives. But i'm not saying things will be easier, all i'm saying is that it will be easier to understand why it is happening. Sometimes these things happen because it needs to happen for us to develop certain characteristics which will be pivotal in some future purpose of our lives. We have a choice on whether these experiences will make or break us...and after we go through with it we realize that it is important for us to experience these things.. because we have a purpose in our lives... then can we only be passionate on what we want to do. Because we were able to persevere and develop what is necessary for us to accomplish what we are meant to do.. how about you, what is your purpose in life? we all have something to give to life, we just have to find what it is.
"Everything has a purpose... everything" If we will believe such statement, then it will be easier for us to understand why things happen in our lives. But i'm not saying things will be easier, all i'm saying is that it will be easier to understand why it is happening. Sometimes these things happen because it needs to happen for us to develop certain characteristics which will be pivotal in some future purpose of our lives. We have a choice on whether these experiences will make or break us...and after we go through with it we realize that it is important for us to experience these things.. because we have a purpose in our lives... then can we only be passionate on what we want to do. Because we were able to persevere and develop what is necessary for us to accomplish what we are meant to do.. how about you, what is your purpose in life? we all have something to give to life, we just have to find what it is.
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Ken
Wow. These are great stuff. Thanks for the comments. A few thoughts. @Suyen - your comment reminded me of this uber great talk by Sir Ken Robinson from the TED conference, here's the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html - even schools kill passion.
Wow. These are great stuff. Thanks for the comments. A few thoughts. @Suyen - your comment reminded me of this uber great talk by Sir Ken Robinson from the TED conference, here's the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html - even schools kill passion.
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Ken
@Lea - regarding excuses, actually when we do or don't do something, it's because of our own justification. Ang hirap lang paminsan, we justify AGAINST fulfilling our dreams. I don't think it is a matter of time as we all know we have so much idling going around - plus the time we invested in MBA - for money, kung may sakit anak mo, talagang maghahanap ka ng pera - and again affording the money to go to MBA hehe. "Kung gusto, laging may paraan. Kung ayaw, laging may dahilan." Which reminded me a recent talk we just had from Rudy Ang. You can check out the numerous excuses he's heard and how he proposes to leap over them: http://www.entrepbuff.com/week_by_week_session_44_no_more_excuses_the_best_time_to_start-up_is_now_part_1_of_2_with_rudy_ang
@Lea - regarding excuses, actually when we do or don't do something, it's because of our own justification. Ang hirap lang paminsan, we justify AGAINST fulfilling our dreams. I don't think it is a matter of time as we all know we have so much idling going around - plus the time we invested in MBA - for money, kung may sakit anak mo, talagang maghahanap ka ng pera - and again affording the money to go to MBA hehe. "Kung gusto, laging may paraan. Kung ayaw, laging may dahilan." Which reminded me a recent talk we just had from Rudy Ang. You can check out the numerous excuses he's heard and how he proposes to leap over them: http://www.entrepbuff.com/week_by_week_session_44_no_more_excuses_the_best_time_to_start-up_is_now_part_1_of_2_with_rudy_ang
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Sherwin Mar Labrador
It is human to feel afraid of changes because accepting change means going out of our comfort zone to discover something that you are unsure of. Changes initiate feelings of intimidation and inferiority. But changes may also lead to a discovery of knowledge, wisdom or great opportunity. There are only two kinds of people but these two are both dreamers. There is that one who would dream of better things but would always be afraid of losing what he has at present, so he would rather be content and live without change. I just remember how Aristotle defines “Insanity” - insanity is expecting things to change when you keep doing the same things.. In addition to Aristotle's definition of insanity is that I agree with Mr. Montalbo's point that the first step that we need to make is overcome the fear to change then pursue what we really love but do it very well and whole heartedly then eventually good things will come along the way...
It is human to feel afraid of changes because accepting change means going out of our comfort zone to discover something that you are unsure of. Changes initiate feelings of intimidation and inferiority. But changes may also lead to a discovery of knowledge, wisdom or great opportunity. There are only two kinds of people but these two are both dreamers. There is that one who would dream of better things but would always be afraid of losing what he has at present, so he would rather be content and live without change. I just remember how Aristotle defines “Insanity” - insanity is expecting things to change when you keep doing the same things.. In addition to Aristotle's definition of insanity is that I agree with Mr. Montalbo's point that the first step that we need to make is overcome the fear to change then pursue what we really love but do it very well and whole heartedly then eventually good things will come along the way...
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Maria Charriza Mordeno
I like the concept mentioned about people becoming complacent with what they're currently doing, and not having time to discover what they're really passionate about. In life, live it as if it's your last - carpe diem - so they say. I personally don't want to age and find myself with lots of "what ifs" just because I wasn't able to give myself the opportunity to try what I want to do. If what I want doesn't work out, it's ok; at least I know I tried. It's better than to live with regrets for the things we've never had a chance to experience.
I like the concept mentioned about people becoming complacent with what they're currently doing, and not having time to discover what they're really passionate about. In life, live it as if it's your last - carpe diem - so they say. I personally don't want to age and find myself with lots of "what ifs" just because I wasn't able to give myself the opportunity to try what I want to do. If what I want doesn't work out, it's ok; at least I know I tried. It's better than to live with regrets for the things we've never had a chance to experience.
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Sigh Edera
i remember one of the session in class is about doing more, eliminating the concept of a box; thinking or doing outside of it, your comfort zone. it's already beyond it and being creative and being passionate about something. there is no contentment therefore we must do more, things we haven't tried. experiment.. it's like doctors without borders..
i remember one of the session in class is about doing more, eliminating the concept of a box; thinking or doing outside of it, your comfort zone. it's already beyond it and being creative and being passionate about something. there is no contentment therefore we must do more, things we haven't tried. experiment.. it's like doctors without borders..
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