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Dear Sir Lloyd, I’m a student from the University of the
Philippines—Diliman and I’ve heard that you’re going to speak
on a seminar organized by the UP Circle of Entrepreneurs. I’m an
aspiring entrepreneur as well. What do you think is in 2008?
Dear friend,
I hope to see you in UP when I get there. Invite
some of your friends too. I’ve prepared a special presentation for
you on January 8 and I’m sure you’ll love it. I’m excited to
speak before one of the best minds in the country. I could have
enrolled in UP were it not for financial challenges I had at the
time.
So, you’re asking about what is in 2008? Well,
I’m going to tell you exactly what I think about it
philosophically. I prefer to put it this way so people can interpret
it according to their own personal belief. On Friday, I spoke to
workforce of Leo Pharma and I had a great time. I talked something
about 2008. Thank you, Mr. JV Calleja for inviting to grace your
kick-off event for 2008.
Last week, I encouraged my readers not to mourn
about their failures in the previous year. There’s no sense to
dwell on them because when you come to think about it, they’re
long gone. Mourning doesn’t make you feel good. Without you
feeling good about yourself or your activities, you cannot produce a
good result.
Now, if you’re going to ask me what’s in
2008, my philosophical answer would be, “Only what you take with
you.” This simply means that what you’re going to see in 2008
are the realities in the past you’re bringing along with
you—pains or joys, success or failure, disappointments or
delights, anything. If you won’t be able to cut ties with your
past, you’ll have it through the rest of your life. And that’s
definitely not good for you. Natural law will tell you that we only
live in the present. If you’re going to take something from the
past, they should include the wisdom you’ve gathered, the lessons
you’ve learned, and the experience that you’ve created together
with the people that made you the person that you are now.
Speaking of business, on the other hand,
there’s really no specific business that I can recommend simply
because business is personal. It’s not about what’s in or what
will work. Anything that you’re passionate at will work if
you’re just going to commit to it. Putting it to work though is
one challenge that you should be ready for. Business is like a
relationship. You have to work with your business, take care of it,
love it, understand it, build developments on it, and nurture it.
Many have asked me what my take on this coming
year is. And I always tell the story of my first day. I spent the
first hours of my new year with Balingan family. It was after
singing for the high mass at around 9 p.m. that I decided to just
join them because the streets are already welcoming the New
Year—maybe a manifestation of the natural excitement of Filipino.
Spending my time with them is unusual for me.
Many would way I should have been with my family. But my preference
had something to do with doing a totally new stuff and sharing a new
experience with other people—eating together, watching fireworks
together, listening to music together, watching home videos
together, getting up in the morning together, just being together.
Such experience has spoken so much about how
other family was celebrating the New Year—a variation of simple
thanks giving for the previous year to a grand fireworks to scare
the bad luck. For the Balingans, it was just a simple get-together.
And that reminded me that nothing simple can be bad when you do it
with all your heart. Simplicity is one name you should be familiar
with if you want to make it in 2008.
Thank you
The first night of the New Year, I spent it with
the Aquino family, who like the Balingan’s also had a perfectly
modest merriment. Thanks to my friend Michael, Mama Minda and Papa
Wilfredo for accommodating Ging and myself.
For the coming year, I’m going to take these
happy, enjoyable experiences with me. That is for sure. Now, what
are you going to take with you?
Value you dreams,
BIG
Big Lloyd Luna, the author of Is There a Job
Waiting for You?, is a career philosopher, a website engineer and a
motivational speaker. He is the president and CEO of The LLOYDLUNA
Communications and the founder of Value Your Dreams Movement. Do
e-mail at lloyd@lloydluna.com and visit www.lloydluna.com. To send
message type LUNA <your message> send to 2299.
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