Day 60 - A Call For Lay Mission Work

This How My Life Is Supposed To Be, Source : Flickr

Today, again I spent half of my day on the Feast.

As I celebrated my 28th birthday yesterday, I thank God through worship and enjoying his words through the preaching of Bro Oscar, our feast builder in Cebu City.

Again, this aching in my heart has re-occurred. The call for SERVICE. You may not know, but early on, in my teens, I wanted to be a priest. In fact, I still feel this calling in my heart up to now.

But this day, I realized that my calling was not for priesthood but for mission work.

I always knew that I had it in me. But I was never able to pinpoint what kind of calling I had. As I watched Bro Oscar and specially Bro Bo preached, I felt it in my heart. I am for Lay-Mission-Work.

Right after our meeting with Tita May last night, I realized that our Father is still calling me for that kind of service. I am now officially in charge of the entire Sales and Marketing for the Kerygma Conference 2010.

I remember in Tuesday last week, I prayed that God will let me serve Him again in a bigger way. Well, here's His answer.

Honestly, after realizing that - I actually told myself "what did I get myself into?".

Don't get me wrong, I want to serve God with my all but I just can't find the way how.

I have a job in Bacolod City but I also need to be in Cebu City to fully function in the ministry. I just hope that God will finally release me from my job.

I will be my Father's servant forever, and wait on His grace.


Dedicated to your success,
Jake the Multi-Millionaire

  

Day 60 - A Call For Lay Mission Work

Day 59 - What To Do On Your 28th Birthday

My Birthday Candles, Source : Flickr

Today I am celebrating my 28th birthday.

As I looked back in the 28 years of my life, I can really say it has been an adventure.

I made many mistakes. Early in my life I got into drugs. I tried solving my problems by drinking. I went with the wrong crowd. There were many instances that I blamed God for my life.

But suddenly I woke up. I started by crawling my way until I could walk slowly again. I learned and slowly change my life.

I refocused on my studies and realized, I have indeed an intelligent mind. I was able to go to college and finally had my first and very last girl friend. I became a good and trying hard Christian. At my very best, I served with love and still failed (continuously failing). I tried to start businesses on my own. I have looked in many areas that would take me to great wealth but none work out.

At times I still fail. I still struggle a lot from my approval addictions, and I still try to be a people pleaser.

I am a good person in my own opinion. I give my tithes. I share my income with my wife and my family. But I still fail tremendously.

But after all these years, I am very proud to say that I am AWAKE.

Many people's lives passes by like a wood floating in the river. They are enjoying the flow of the river and just ride the current. They let other circumstances in their lives control them. At times, they complain, but only a selected few really do something about it.

I am one of the selected few. And I am so happy that I woke up at an early age.

I know God has a great purpose why I was born. So at an early age of my life, I worked it out daily to pursue that purpose.

Unlike most people, I am not a wood anymore but a kayak taking full control of my life. Yes, I believe there is more to me than being a kayak. One day, I will become a big ship pursuing my purpose. And not only that, since I am already a ship, I will lead other people to their purpose as well.

I have already prayed to our Father my Birthday gift and I know He has already heard it. Soon His answer will be revealed.

Father thank you for blessing me with this life, I continue to be your servant.

I love you, and I know you love me more.

I will be seeing you fulfilling your purpose as well.


Dedicated to your purpose,
Jake the Ship

Day 59 - What To Do On Your 28th Birthday

Day 58 - A Day of Hope and Cebu's First National Costplay

I had a glimpse of hope today.

Apparently, some of my co-employees were already offered the retirement package. The problem is that the ones who were offered were the ones who slacked at their work.

So as one of the best performing sales managers, I was not included in the list.

I really wanted to be on the list. The money that I will receive will be used as my start up capital or money for the rainy days.

Once I quit or stop working, my income will drastically stop. Although I know I will be able to make ends meet, I also do not want to risk my entire family's welfare.

Moving forward, I am re-applying for the early retirement package. This coming Monday, I will talk (again) to my immediate superior and ask for his endorsement (again).

This will be the third time that I will speak with him regarding my application of the retirement package and I am praying that by this time, my immediate superior will give me his endorsement and approval

Preparing for my very first Cosplay.

I had a late meeting with Ate Gingging today; We were finalizing the preparations for tomorrow's Cosplay event.

I have heard about the many Cosplay events but I was never really able to witness one in person. So I am excited that I am part of the team.

My role? Handling the creative side of the event. Actually, just a small part of the creatives.

Even though I know I won't get paid for this and it would seem more of a cost since I am investing my time and money (fares and food), but doing something this fun is always great. I am an Anime Fan, so activities like this really makes me feel excited.

Secondly, this will be our first good relationship investment towards Imagewise (Ate Gingging), The Business Incubators (Our Team),and SM Cyberzone. Our hope is that in our future activities, SM will come to us for more events and promotional services.

Actually, the whole point is to market our partner - Imagewise. So as a business, we The Business Incubators, will learn new ways on how to market Imagewise to a bigger/wider range of market.

We now have a better view of what to do with our first business partner Imagewise.

So I was able to use my business lesson - Relationships come first before money.

Yes, we will not earn from this project but we gained the trust of Imagewise (as a partner) and SM Cyberzone (as a marketing client). So we look forward to more activities with both companies.

I will still see you in the finish line, to a million in 90 days.


Dedicated to your success,
Jake the Multi-Millionaire

Day 58 - A Day of Hope and Cebu's First National Costplay

Day 57 - The Worse Marketing Seminar I've Attended

A Marketing Plan Full Of Words But No Solution, Source : Flickr

I was hoping that today I would learn a lot from our marketing cascade but it ended out to be too corporate for my taste.

On a quarterly basis, our company conducts Balance Of the Year (BOY) programs on how to attain our sales targets for the rest of the year. So far, marketing insights are based on shotgun methods that only cater to certain segments of the market but not each market.

As usual, their programs were based on the usual tri-media advertisements and only targets one segment of the market.

Specifically for Purefoods, marketing is launching a lot of products yet targeting the same kind of market which is the kids.

I really wanted to share my ideas but I felt that doing so would only get my ass burned. Or if not, it would confuse even our management. So that day, I understood something very important. In the corporate world, everyone kisses ass.

Hey, I may be a victim of this "epidemic" as well.

So that day, I decided to sit straight and feel proud of myself. I thank God that I am a walking, talking, thinking, ENTREPRENEUR.

I may not be financially rich now, but I believe that one day with a mindset of an entrepreneur, it will change my net worth. Besides becoming wealthy is 90% preparation and 10% action. As the great Stephen Pierce puts it, business is a mind game.

That's what I need to do now. To fully equip my mind with the right mindset and foundation of a successful entrepreneur.

One day, I will get there. I know I will, and I will see you there.



Dedicated to your success,
Jake the Multi-Millionaire

Day 57 - The Worse Marketing Seminar I've Attended

Day 56 - We Have To Win In All Areas of Our LIFE, If We Want A Happy Life

Wining Must Be In All Areas, Source : Flickr

It's already my 56th day in my journey to a million in 90 days, and so far I have not really earned any substantial amount of money. Although there were great opportunities and instances that I could really earn a big chunk of cash, it was just not win-win all the way.

I remember this lesson not only from Tito Tony but from my very first sales mentor. He said that in any walk of life, for us to prosper it should always be a win-win situation. Now I have a bigger view of this win-win theory, it's winning in all areas of our lives.

Whether it be in our relationships, our health, our spiritual, and our finances it has to be win-win.

Today, I traveled back to Cebu City in preparation for our marketing cascade for tomorrow. Instead of joining my co-employees in drinking, going-out, and having "fun", I decided to spend time with myself.

I played badminton (which I haven't done in almost a month), had a diet and i have conversed with my siblings and my parents.

I chose to spend time in developing my "wins" not only in my financial life but in my health and family life as well.

Starting this day, I will focus more on spending time in all areas not only in one area of my life. The goal is to win in all areas.

I will be seeing you at the finish line, to a million in 90 days.


Dedicated to your success,
Jake the Multi-Millionaire

Day 56 - We Have To Win In All Areas of Our LIFE, If We Want A Happy Life

Day 55 - A Call To Greatness, Giving Back All We Are.

Today I just had a great highlight of my day. It is not doing my job (yup I still enjoy selling). Not making post for my online businesses. Not the business ideas that pop-up every now and then. It's the extension time that God has given me on this earth.

Watch this video of the Feast by Bro. Bo Sanchez last August 8.



Now I know what a real million is, in fact wealth is insignificant after watching this talk of Bro. Bo. It reminded me of the verse, "seek first the kingdom of God and everything will follow".

While I pride myself for being a good Christian, I think for the past days (or even months), I have been focusing on the wrong things in life. Obviously, since I have joined this "million in 90 days" challenge, I have focused too much on money and I forgot the more important things in life.

Planting the seeds in heaven.

Hey let me make things clear. I am a good Christian, I pray everyday (mornings and evenings with the Bible). I attend mass very actively. I love as much as I can (specially my family and my beautiful wife). I am generous with my tithing. I am happy and I try to forgive as fast as I could. Yet, I have forgotten one of the most important aspects of being a Christian - SERVICE.

I am reminded that all our lives are hanging on a thread. That anytime God can take it away, if He chooses to. That we are all living on borrowed time.

Now I will choose nothing else but serve God. Imperfect as we humans are, we all fail but by committing all that I am to be used for God's purpose, it will make a difference.

Here's my prayer to God.

"Father, all that I am belongs to You. Use all of me for Your purpose. I do not know where to go directly but let your grace be sufficient to make my path clear".

So I will be seeing you, to a earning a Million for God's Kingdom.

Dedicated to your success,
Jake the Multi-Millionaire

Day 55 - A Call To Greatness, Giving Back All We Are.

Day 54 - What Will I Do Now? Please Help....

Now I'm Confused Source : Flickr

I'm back in my prison cell again - working in my job. (With a long sigh.....)

When I have already decided that I am moving to the entreprenuiral path, working at my job has become harder and harder as the days go by.

To add insult to injury, management just decided to add more reports that have to be submitted on a weekly basis. I "sarcastically" answered my boss whether we should be called salespeople or corporate secretaries. He directly diverted the topic.

That day, I told myself a simple affirmation, "all things will  work for the good". Honestly, I didn't understand why that affirmation came into my mind. Maybe God is teaching me patience again. Or maybe someday, learning all this reports will be useful for my future business.

Again, I know I should be seeing the bigger picture. Like what I used to say, "there's always an ROI". Like what Brother Bo said, all of our experiences will be used for God's purpose once we serve Him.

So I'm keeping my patience, and will do my best to keep an open mind. Learn all I can from the corporate world and hopefully, be able to apply what I've learned.

A confusing news :

The highlight of my day was in the evening. I attented my distributor's birthday party. Sir Larry is one of my first real-life business mentor, and I was very happy to celebrate with him his 56th birthday.

We enjoyed talking about business and health as well, but there was a really confusing news that became our topic.

Sir Gerry (brother of Sir Larry, who is the president of SMC properties) told me that the entire food group is being sold, and there is a possibility of us being paid for an early retirement.

I could not help but ask him again, since I was in disbelief. But his answer was the same.

Oh no, what will I do?

All throughout that night I was really confused. If I will submit my resignation now, I could lose the opportunity to get paid for a substantial amount of money. But if I will wait for another month, I will keep my business partners waiting in Cebu.

Honestly, I do not know what to do. I'm waiting on God, on where should I base my decision.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Only God knows, so I'll ask Him. Please pray for me, that I will make a brave decision.

I will be seeing you at the finish line, to a Million in 90 days.


Dedicated to you success,
Jake the Multi-Millionaire

Day 54 - What Will I Do Now? Please Help....