"When a Man with MONEY and a Man with EXPERIENCE meet, the Man with MONEY ends up with the EXPERIENCE and the Man with EXPERIENCE ends up with the MONEY"

If you don't know how to handle your money, even if you have plenty of it you'll end up being broke.

Know the basics and WIN THE MONEY GAME!

Money is a basic thing that everyone in the world uses but most of us never talk about. So a little help and knowledge may go a long way.

Know and Learn:
• The Simplest and most Effective Money Management Technique
• How Beliefs about money affects our life.
• Your natural tendencies in terms of handling Money and how it affects you.

Entrep101: Getting to Know MONEY BASICS - Discovering your Money Blueprint
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Rhoda Gabuco, Financial Literacy Advocate/ Entrepreneur

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Christmas: Season of Giving not Buying!

We all love Christmas Season. It’s the season of gift giving and spending time with the family.

But for most people, Christmas is also the season to BUY! It’s the popular season for credit cards, salary bonuses turned into environmental waste (wrappers, shopping bags, plastics, etc.) and over accumulation of needless stuff (things that usually stay in the closet, desk or garage for the whole year).

Ending the year being broke and starting another year of rat race and hard work. And the cycle continues…

This December, find out How to Break this Habit before the year ends.
Start a year of Abundance, Financial Success and a better YOU. 

Here’s a priceless gift of Learning and Money Wisdom you can give to yourself and your loved ones.

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August 23, 2010

"A letter from a teenage Filipino to the WHOLE WORLD”

As you are reading this letter, I bet that you have seen/heard about what happened earlier in our country.

Tourists were hostages of a policeman here, Rolando Mendoza. After a few hours of the horrible crime, some of the victims were dead including the hostage-taker.

I wrote this letter not just to apologize but also to let everyone know that we Filipinos are not all like Mendoza. We are loving and good-hearted people.

For so many years, our country has been standing tall and surpassing every dilemma; be it small or big. Years ago (back when I wasn’t born yet), you have watched us fight for what we think is right. We fought for the democracy of our nation.. The EDSA revolution. But that’s just one out of many.

Second. We Filipinos have been serving other countries for our families and we treat you as our own as well. With all due respect, I thank you all for giving us the trust through the years. For helping us to become what we are now.

The Philippines is more than just a group of islands. We are a nation of strong and remarkable people. A country of beauty and love known to be hospitable and well-valued. I humbly apologize for what happened tonight. No one in this world would want something like that to happen for life should be valued.

I politely ask the attention of the world. Please do not judge and mistreat us just because of what happened tonight. I have been searching the net and found terrible things. Hong Kong advices to avoid travels here, China and HK bans Filipinos and that Philippines is the worst place to go.

I can’t blame you for what you have decided but I hope that you could understand. Our country is now in a sea of problems. And I know for sure that we helped you in a way or another. Let peace and understanding reign this time.

I know that this letter will just be trash but I wish that you would understand. On behalf of the Philippine population.. WE ARE SORRY.

As a song puts it…

And I believe that in my life I will see an end to hopelessness, giving-up and suffering. And we all stand together this one time then no one will get left behind. Stand up for life. STAND UP FOR LOVE

Sincerely yours,

Reigno Jose Dilao

Catbalogan City, Samar

(End of Letter)

To Reigno, you are a young hero of the Philippines. I commend you for writing this letter of trying to uplift the morale of the Philippines, after this tragic incident. Kudos to you. You are indeed an idol to many young Filipinos like you, and should also be an inspiration to many Filipinos.

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Source of Letter:

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Reminding you that:
* The Greatest Obstacles to Success is IGNORANCE then LAZINESS *

If that's the case, would you let these two hinder your way to success?

Start asking this question to yourself:

"What should I do about it?"

I can suggest some ideas that worked for me that might work for you too.

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"Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" - Unknown

According to Wikipedia: 

Anger is an emotion. The physical effects of anger include increased heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. [1] Some view anger as part of the fight or flight brain response to the perceived threat of harm. [2] Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. [3] The English term originally comes from the term anger of Old Norse language.[4] Anger can have many physical and mental consequences.

Or in simple definition:

It’s this exhausting, tiring feeling inside that is caused by something not meeting with your expectations. It may be the feeling of disrespect when someone didn’t keep his commitment, a lover whom you never expected to cheat on you or the feeling of a little kid whose candy has been taken away. There are a lot of things that can cause anger.

Anger is a normal feeling that everybody experiences. What’s not normal is making that anger grow huge and create a black hole of resentment and hate. This black hole sucks up all your positive energies, making you feel tired, hopeless and seeking for revenge. These negative emotions create negative results in your actions.

Although anger can cause a lot of trouble in our system, there’s Good News! There is a simple and effective way to get rid of anger.

:: Forgiveness

When I say simple, I don’t mean easy. But if given enough effort and thinking, it would make your life and relationships with other people better.

In an argument, both sides have their own understanding of what’s right. Forgiving, is a way of understanding the other person’s perspective on your same situation.

We don’t necessarily forget but we do necessarily have to forgive. Because, the idea of forgiving is for the benefit of the person who forgives. It is an act of releasing the negative emotions trapped inside. It also removes you from the emotional attachment to the past event, letting yourself move forward and accept new things to come into your life.

For me, I’d rather forgive than let myself drown. Instead of letting other people get in the way of my dreams, I’ll just pass through them and leave them with inspiration and a smile. J

Understanding myself better and knowing how to build strong relationships are just some of the traits I acquired from surrounding myself with positive people in Create Abundance International Community. I am proud to be where I am right now – better and happy, but still looking forward to the great things that soon to be discovered in myself and in other people.

"Achieving Emotional Freedom is one of the steps to achieving Happiness and Success. The Choice is just yours to make."

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An old man is teaching his grandson about life.

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves – a white wolf and a black wolf.

"The black wolf is full of anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt and resentments.
It tells lies most of the time and has false pride. All it wants is supreme power to rule."

He continued, "The other one is the white wolf - this wolf is encouraging, peaceful, loving, hopeful, sincere, kind and humble. It is full of empathy, generosity and compassion."

The grandfather explained that “the same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too.”

The boy thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old man simply replied, "The one you feed the most."

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Moral of the Story:
Our emotions creates a great influence towards every decisions and actions we make.

If we let our negative emotions win, more often than not, we don't achieve happiness and we drag those emotions towards our current and future relationships. These negative emotions also acts like anchors limiting us from achieving success in life.

On the other hand, if we choose to let the positive emotions win, all our actions and decisions leads us to ultimate happiness. And as you go towards your journey, people will also be influenced and inspired by your actions, creating more people for success.

In Create Abundance International Community, we create a positive environment for people who wants to make success their path of least resistance. And by doing that, we're not only making success for ourselves but also influence other people to recognize and create their own success.

Know more about the wolf stories of other Filipino Entrepreneurs in www.ca2020.net. You might discover how to feed the wolves inside you.

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I just observed that a lot of people are in seek of Love almost everyday.
and I admit I'm ONE of them.

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Tam-Tam B. (Plenty of Time, No Money)

Lifestyle:
-College graduate. Enjoys hanging out with "barkada".
-Don't want to be employed because he still enjoys his life right now.
-Currently residing at parents house.
-His parents are working abroad and his older siblings are working as well. He is regularly supported with his needs.

Personal Income:
-N/A.

Ser Bong "BC" Cruz (No Time, Lots of Money)

Lifestyle:
-Has a wife and 2 kids (13 yrs old girl & 4 yrs old boy)
-Always out-of-town or out-of-the-country for business meetings.
-Talks on the phone most of the time (Mostly Client).
-Owns a luxury car used in going to work.
-Serious most of the time.
-Smokes tobacco and drinks expensive wine to relax.

Personal Income:
-Big.

Empoy E. (No Time, No Money)

Personal Income:
-Enough to pay expenses.

Billy-o-Naire (Plenty of Time, Lots of Money)

Personal Income:
-Passive.

How about you, which character are you playing right now?
Who do you want to be in the future?
What are you doing NOW that is promoting your future?

Know yourself more and where you stand right now by attending the FilEntrep Workshop: Money Management Module 1

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The Story of the Wood Cutter

There was once a woodcutter who was working feverishly to saw down a tree.  

A young man came across the woodcutter and asked “What are you doing?” 

“Can't you see” the woodcutter replied.  “I am sawing down this tree.”

The young man sat down and asked the woodcutter to take a break and sharpen his saw as he looked exhausted.  The woodcutter explained to the young man that he had been sawing for five hours straight and did not have time to take a break. 

The young man looked at the woodcutter and said “If you sharpen the saw, you would cut down the tree much faster.” 

The woodcutter said “I don’t have time to sharpen the saw. Can you not see I am too busy.”

Moral of the Story: Preserve and enhance the greatest asset that you have - You.

We sometimes ignore things that will make us a better person. Those things that will take us faster to where we want to be because we are too busy doing what we are comfortable with.

For some people, the only time they'll sit down and think of ways on how to make things better is when the game is almost over. When people get tired and exhausted and too much time has already been lost.

Now, take time to reflect and ask these questions to yourself:

• Where do you see yourself 3 years from now?
• Are your current actions and beliefs, taking you to where you want to go?
• What changes or enhancements do you need to get there faster?

*It would be better if you write this down in a notebook. Make it as exciting as if your planning a grand vacation with your loved ones.

Being aware of where you're at and where you really want to be are just the first few steps on how we make things happen in Create Abundance Community. With the workshops that we organize, we let people discover their selves and share their dreams.

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example: 

A Grand Getaway Vacation. Usually done in a heaven-like place where people are happy and have fun for different reasons. The people who use this as an escape would usually yell "I hope this never ends", which means that they know that there will come a time that the fun will end.

After effect: Facebook Status: "Back to Reality :("

example:

"I am the Victim here". Usually occurs when you don't get what you think you deserve. The feeling of mistreatment and not getting what you want. Your belief is that other people are responsible for the pain you're currently experiencing. By complaining, you are given an emotional comfort that other people are the ones who need to provide solutions for your problem because you're the victim.

After effect: You're filled with anger. It's like "Drinking poison and expecting other people to die"

After effect: You're already numb. You're just waiting for everything to end. In the meantime, you just do what you currently do. No Complaints, nothing at all.

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Take this test with the following:

Are you happy

• with the environment you're moving in?
• with the people you are with?
• with the money you have?
• with the way you spend your time?
• with what's happening in your life right now?

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