![]() Do ten percent of the work and you’ll soon know. Small actions beat mañana mentality like lighting a candle in the middle of darkness.Įven if you don’t know how much time you need to do a new project, start at once. The best antidote to procrastination is progress. Mañana habit kills many ambitions and broken many souls. The worst obstacles are those we create ourselves. Nowadays, they are just ordinary records.ĭo not let the self-limiting belief of others about themselves and about you limit your life. These supposedly unattainable marks were surpassed. In 1954, athletes established world records that had long been considered beyond the reach of human physical powers. On most days, we only have tuyo and lugaw. People are quick to point out that I was a nobody – I was born to a poor family and the chance that I would finish grade school was less than having a good meal for a day. When I was young, I was told that I was dreaming too big. We can see further of what’s possible - and we can make the possible happen. We can now see further because we can stand on the shoulders of giants. The giants who lived before us have tried thousands of times. You will likely fail at first, second, third … and tenth tries. I believe that rejection is a way for us to understand the world around us. Likely, some people who love you won’t believe in you, and they’ll try to reason with you to stop. There were once unnecessary.īut those who thought that the impossible can be possible pave the way for what’s real today. Things we deemed essential parts of our lives like mobile phones and the Internet were even unthinkable. Most of what we enjoy today was impossible at first. Make your dreams come true.ĭo not limit yourself to what you can see now. I am telling you this because even though the world thinks that your dream is impossible, you can make it possible. And when some teachers made fun of my appearance and accused me of laziness, I felt too small to even looked at them. The problem was that we had no money and I had to help find our next meal. ![]() It seemed that there was no way I could last a single year. I already knew that Sampaguita was the first section, and I was one of those who topped the test.īut high school life was not easy. Someone spread the news that though I passed the examination, my name was listed at section Sampaguita, which she believed to be the last section. When the lists of test passers were posted, I became a butt of jokes in our neighborhood. Some weeks after, I took the high school entrance examination. One of my greatest joys was to graduate from Juan Sumulong Elementary School. But I was sure of one thing: I won’t stop going to school. ![]() The economy was at its worst, and the poor people like us got hit the hardest. Martial Law was lifted on January 1981, but everything remained the same for us in the slums. We didn’t have any idea about the bigger world and all the opportunities it offers. Most of them did not get to finish high school. I knew I was dreaming because we didn’t even know where to get our next meal. Finishing college was an impossible dream. And the adults who listened said I was dreaming. The first time I told them I dream of finishing college, they laughed. We talk about wrestlers, action stars, gangs, and the girls we fancy. Every night, after we play, we tell stories to each other. Poverty is painful, and it often dulls the mind. Do not fear and dare to dream.Īt a young age, I learned how to look for ways to earn some money so we could keep our bodies and souls together. You are living at a time when what you need to know and learn is available to you. Do not be afraid to dream the impossible dream.
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