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Monday, January 6, 2014

2014: Part 2 - Of Moving On, Going Forward & There's So Many Things To Do

Now, here's the second part of my Year 2014 post. In this part, I will briefly talk about my assessment of 2013, my aspirations, my goals, and other equally important things that my neuron would allow.

ASSESSMENT  

If I'd be putting a score in my last year's performance - in a scale of 1 is to 10, I feel like giving myself around 7.5. I'd say there's a petty disappointment running in my head as it is not even at par from my target of at least 8.5 to 9. Far from the guy in me who is used to be competitive in almost all areas of life - school, work, and other significant activities.

Apparently, there are highs of high and lows of low last year. At some point, I fail to deliver when expectations are set a bar higher. But I won't fret as it had brought me clear-cut realizations. Gone are the days of regrets. Gone are the unhealthy thoughts brought about by non-deliverance of some tasks. And negativity has been permanently blocked in my life's tunnel. A forced entry of pessimism in my life's tunnel will be quickly trapped by the air of positivity that is continuously and will continue to blow in its door. In short, optimism will rule-out the cynical elements that would try to distract me.

RESOLUTIONS - NOT

It's an ordinary thought that many of us - at the onset of new year - hurry to think and write down our new set of resolutions.. Some would still recall a failed attempt in the past year. While some others are beaming with sparkling smile as they have achieved -if not all- but at least the major part of their last year's resolutions.  

Yours truly is different. I don't normally set those new year's resolutions for quite a few years now. Why? Simply - because I'm such a failure in most parts. And I hate to admit that I'm not a religious follower of a tall order my resolutions had. Consistency is one of my weakest links. So, the resolutions that I have made is to not have a set of them. I'd rather keep it to myself and work silently than telling family members or close friends that I'd do this, do that for a change. It's painful but it's true. 

On the contrary, I will just lay down some "boxed long ago" aspirations that I will start to work out this 2014. It does not necessarily mean that I should finish these tasks before 2014 end, but rather 2014 will be my jump-off year as I work on these things. It's hard to set deadlines - though I know putting up a timetable is critically important - yet, I will just give a leeway for myself while working hard on it. 

Photography

There are many things I want to do - both personal and community-wise. There is this pending dream of doing photography - be it landscape photography or nature photography. I have always been fascinated with nature and its beauty. This deep desire to capture moments in nature is due maybe to my being a poetry lover. I do compose prose and poetry - though at a halt now. But along with photography, I'd want to explore the beauty of words and apply them in my nature's canvass.

Traveling 

Then, there's travel - going far-off places that are yet to be discovered, places where tranquility can still be felt - witnessing unspoiled nature's beauty away from the hustle and bustle of a city life. Traveling has been one of the high priority dreams I want to achieve. Unfortunately it has taken a back seat momentarily. Nursing a young toddler is the main reason why my wife and I put this high priority thing down into a low-prio ones. In my assessment, I guess we can have the luxury of traveling in the year 2016. The additional delay is reasonable especially now that we're expecting our second baby that is due to come around July or August this year. Bragging aside, I had a fair share in my travel book. I have been in several places already - both locally and internationally. But the thing that keeps me chasing travel itinerary is - more than just reaching a target destination - by knowing more about the historical past of a certain place and if given a chance immerse into the culture of locals living in it. 

Writing Book/Books

Writing my own book is another on my to-do list. This desire to publish a book arouse when I was in college - that has been triggered when I was exposed to blogging four years ago. I want to write a book focusing about my family. I just feel the need to keep a memorabilia to the generations to come after us - in such a way that they can have some reference of their ancestors and blood lineage. There are more books I want to write - an autobiography maybe or one that focuses on social advocacy. I'm hype-up to start chronicling community stories - those that can uplift one's desire to do good. Those topics that can be a driving force for the younger generations to work hard and reach for their dreams.

Social Work 

Social work - this area occupies a special place in my heart. I have been involved in various social organizations focusing on improving a human life, helping a child reach a dream, and giving out assistance to those who are in dire needs. Two of the vivid social endeavors that I belong to is K2A - which is short for Kasimanwa Ko Association headed by my kumpareng Erwin Relox and the one with my other kumpareng Arcie Mallari - Silid Aralan Inc. These two men are worthy of emulation in terms of their community involvement. I'm passively working with them as I'm away and not in the battle ground. What I do is just helping through donations. I feel like I want to level up my commitment with them this 2014 and to show them that I can be one badass to lean on as well. 

Stock Markets - Diversifying My Funds

Now that I'm a step higher with my stock market exposure, I want to study more on how to diversify my funds. With all the financial and stock market tools and utilities online that can aid me as I do my further study, I know that a smile at the end of the horizon is waiting for me. Definitely, patience is the name of the game in this kind of thing. Plus equipping myself with the seasoned financial market news and advices. Associating myself with the right people in the industry, I definitely know that I can go places with this small beginning I started last year. Knowing Bo Sanchez and his team from TRC who are ready to help me out, I pretty sure that I'm in good hand. 

More Involvement In My Spiritual Community

More works for my spiritual community. I feel the need to step up as our small unit was upgraded by the National Council to become "One Chapter". This means I need to get involve more and do some double work along with other leaders. We're a bit apprehensive with this change but I know when we put God to work in our midst, impossible becomes possible.  

Above are big ideas that may require big tasks. And accomplishing them requires a big heart in me that is willing to go beyond my capacity, if needed. With all of these rallying in my head, I know life isn't a game, nor a race with anyone to be won. And it is not even a sprint run that I need to win or achieve. There will be moments of triumphs and moments of " try again". It is not about how much I can conquer, accomplish or do. But it is about putting my heart into it and doing it with beaming passion. 

With all being said, I think I'm one step moving ahead in a straight-forward path.

29 comments:

  1. Wow. It requires strong resolves. Good luck daddy Jay, and happy new year! Hope to see you again this year, and hopefully, with baby C! :)

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    1. Yeah Pao, kaya I didn't set any deadlines eh para walang masyadong pressure, I'll just do it and work extra harder to achieve it. Hope you'll be back soon sa blogging. :)

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  2. Same here about not making resolutions. My motto is "just do it!".

    For the big ideas they all sounds good! Go for it Jay! I think you're doing good with the last two so continue lang and medyo mukang madali lang naman yung iba :)

    GOOD LUCK my friend!

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    1. I just hope, I can do it sooner than I think I can. The hardest is the 'book' haha

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  3. Optimism is the key. By God's amazing grace, all of these are possible. Happy New Year DadiJay! I look forward for more good and wonderful stories from your page :)

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    1. You're right Kat, iba talaga ang nagagawa ng positive outlook, it open doors to many horizons.

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    2. I beg to differ. I hate my job with so much ardent passion. I got promoted. Now I'm hating it more. No kidding.

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    3. And the air of cynicism has landed once again in your life's pad Tripster hehehe! Even if you hate your job more for being promoted, you can do nothing but to perform it - haha!

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    4. oh di ba? mga comments pa lang dito nosebleed na! nagsama pa kayong dalawa ni Tips eh! ha ha ha

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  4. Goodluck para diyan.... Happy Happy New Year! tuloy tuloy lang ang pagsusulat o pag blog... ^^

    Godbless po!

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    1. Thank you Jon, Happy New Year din sa yo.

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  5. Well it's almost an 8. Don't feel down. Mine is a 5. All time low, despite all the seemingly positive things. Maybe cynicism is simply natural to me. And by the way, you can be competitive in many fields and areas in life, but we're talking about life here. You can't compete with life unless fate is backing you up. You simply must outsmart it to get a full revenge. I'm so negative now.

    RESOLUTIONS

    I really don't do resolutions. I make plans. Plans that are usually messed up. But resolutions are harder to do. I prefer SETTING GOALS, kasi parang mas encouraging ang dating because you're giving yourself a direction and a step by step plan. Resolutions are all about imposing limitations, something that is not human nature.

    Photography

    That's nice. My bestfriend's a photographer pero naka focus siya sa fashion photography. I don't want to comment on that. hahaha! Maganda yan i-pursue lalu na ngayon na may mga digital na. When I tried pursuing photography way back in the late 90's and early 2000, wala pa noon mga digital cams tapos ang mahal ng mga courses. Nawalan ako ng interest kasi wala din akong pera noon.

    Ngayon kaya mo naman ma-afford. Plus it would be fun to take pictures of Caleb, di ba?

    Traveling

    nako, with two kids, hindi ka ba lalo mahihirapan gumawa ng mga plans to travel? Dipende rin siguro kasi may mga "family-friendly" destinations naman. When i say family-friendly, hindi lang sila family-oriented, these places are secure and safe for kids to roam around AND, it's convenient and hassle-free in terms of transportation. Isang problema usually ng couples ay ang gumala ng may dalang mga kids.

    Writing Book/Books

    When I asked for my dream to write a book, it came true you know. I was commissioned to write the two-decade history of our church. I know it's kind of boring but hey, at least i have to start somewhere. nagsimula na din ako dun sa chapter 1 ng akong sinusulat na novel. I encourage you now to sit down, get your pen and paper and start scribbling if you want to get that book finished!

    Social Work

    FOr years puro donation din ako. Sige, gagayahin na rin kita. maglevel up nako sa pagtulong sa kapwa!

    Stock Markets - Diversifying My Funds

    Hmmm... i like this one. I've heard about Bo Sanchez. May mga tao na din sakin nagsabi na mag invest sa stock market. Wala naman akong naiintindihan diyan tapos i don't trust that easily ang mga stock brokers (ever heard about Lehman Brothers?). Pero kung gusto ko talaga maging milyonaryo eh i need to diversify nga daw ang source ko ng income. For the meantime, taasan ko na muna ang quota ko sa fund ko, tapos let's talk about stock market, you and Archieviner as my personal financial consultants. Hehehe!

    More Involvement In My Spiritual Community- SERIOUSLY? Do you really want to commit to this thing when you can commit your life to something that can be more productive for you personally? Anyway, trip mo yan. Sige lang. I-push mo yan bro.

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    1. Wow, thank you once again for this very juicy and sensible comment Trippy, (now I got a pet name to call you) I hope you won't fret about it hehe.

      Just to put an emphasis on the last paragraph, Yes, I'm dead serious about it. I am concern with my spiritual life more. I believe in this cliche "More for others, less for myself" as I see life's purpose as being someone to the next one in need as I'm blessed to bless others. So why won't share my time, talent, and treasure in service to those who mostly need. :) :)

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  6. 7.5 is above average. Ako nga 7 lang siguro. Not bad ang dami mo ring achievements last year.

    Every year goals ang ginagawa ko instead of resolution. Good luck sayo. Gusto ko rin mag work out sana this year.

    Magkakasecond baby kana? Hindi kaya mas mahirapan ka magtravel nyan. Hehe sana baby girl naman. Hehe

    Kodus sayo dati na handang tumulong sa mga less fortunate. Salamat din sa support mo dati sa PBO :)

    Magaling kang writer kaya kayang kaya mong makagawa ng libro. Di tulad ko puro kalokohan ang sinusulat ko. Hehe

    Red ang stocks ko. Mukhang kailangan ko ring magdiversify

    More involvement sa spiritual com. Maganda yan. Di natin dapat makalimutan si Lord.

    Good luck sayo daddy sa taong 2014. Happy New Year :)

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    1. Thanks sa comments. I feel I didn't reach my some significant targets last year. Medyo mataas lang siguro ang naging expectation ko sa sarili ko. I don't normally set resolutions, failure kasi ako at most parts. Yes, we we're surprised din actually, nakabuo na pala kami hehe. We're expecting the baby at around July or August. Di ko pa sure what's the gender kasi di pa pwede makita sa ultrasound.

      Thanks as well for letting me be part of the PBO then. I know that I'm welcome but I choose to take the road less traveled because of one thing (alam mo naman yun).

      Thanks sa compliment. I feel I'm still half-baked in writing. About you, kaya mo din, it's just that you choose to be funnier in your posts which is really entertaining. If you get serious with the book thing, I'm pretty sure God will provide you with the rest of what you need to create a good one.

      Stocks ko ay RED din lols! But it's ok since it's so evident naman what happened sa bansa natin last year that caused the market to rally down. Makakabawi din tayo.

      Yes, I felt that I wasn't able to give my 100% in serving Him last year which I could have done much better. Kaya babawi ako sa kanya this year and onwards.

      And good luck to you as well. May the odds be always in your favor - lakas lang maka Hunger Games! hehe

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    2. haha. Hunger games talaga. Chineck ko bigla stocks ko. Red na naman. haha

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  7. Nawala yung mahaba kong comment .. asan na? Haha

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  8. Paturo naman sa stocks! hehehe. :P Gora sa photography.

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    1. Hi Michy, yes sure! ano online kita tuturuan. Good thing you have interest in stock market now. I think it's high time for you/us to make a wise investment. I just started mine last year and it's kind of good

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    2. Ain't no expert but I can share what I know starting from the basic and even Arvin can assist you too. Just give me a buzz if you're ready na ha

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  9. I was posting a comment on Ate Gracie's post, then ni-load ko itong blog mo Dad. Tapos may biglang lumabas dito na published comments thingy? kahit wala pa naman akong pinopost na comments. Hmmmm... weird.

    Anyways, nahihiya talaga akong mag-comment pag nanjan ang presence ni Mr.Tripster Guy ahahaha :D

    Naku, Daddy Jay ako man eh hindi mahilig gumawa ng mga new year resolutions. Natatakot kasi akong hindi ko mapangatawanan lahat yun. Sa simula lng kase ako na parang excited, pero pag lumipas na ang araw/months, dahil na rin na-e-engaged ako sa iba't ibang bagay eh nakakalimutan ko na yung mga thins na nasa new year's resolution list ko. Kaya ang ending ayun, epic fail.

    Looks like, kumikitang kabuhayan na kayo ni Arvin sa stocks hehe

    And no doubt naman na talaga, highly spiritual man ka. through and through. witness ako jan!

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    1. Haha! Sometimes, the net goes weird. Mr. Tripster is Mr. Tripster - ganyan na talaga siya eh haha, mahaba talaga siyang mag comment haha.

      Kaya nga di ako nagnu new year's reso kasi most parts ay failure ako - wala akong consistency haha. Lume level up na nga kami ni Arvin sa stocks thingy na to haha. Preparing for our future haha

      Thanks for the compliment regarding my faith. It's always been my priority.

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    2. aha ha ha fiel maghanda ka lang tissue at pamunas sa ilong tsaka dextrose = panlapat-lunas sa nosebleed ha ha ha

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    3. LoLs, tissue kayo diyan, dapat yung lumang damit pa, lalaliman ko ng husto para lalong dumugo ang mga ilong niyo hahahaha. (kidding)

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  10. well in my case i really hate planning things ahead kasi
    technically planning is expecting and most of the times expectations leads
    to disappointment pero naisip ko din, baka kulang lang ung ginagawa ko para magawa ung plano kaya this year un ang goal ko,
    anyway best of luck sa mga balak mo jay! i know you can do it

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    1. Perhaps, I'd put it this way, just do what comforts you and the rest will follow. And do it with a smile on your face.

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  11. Good luck to your goals. You have the talents, the ability, the determination and the faith. Nothing will be impossible for you.

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    1. Thank you mommy Joy, as well as yours in 2014. Best of luck to us. May we live the great life continually ahead.

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