You can always tell good advice from bad advice just by looking at the life of the one who is giving it.
Recently, MONEYSENSE MAGAZINE came out with an issue featuring Presidential candidate Richard “Dick” Gordon and in that edition, Lynda C. Corpuz wrote a sidebar piece on Gordon’s 10 principles of success.
I am reposting it here because I think it is worth considering.
Asked how ordinary Filipinos can improve their lot in life, Sen. Dick Gordon, who has enjoyed a fruitful and accomplished life, shares his key principles for career and financial success:
1. Be ambitious. Umaasa tayo lagi sa tulong. Kahit anong hirap mo, you have to be ambitious. Being ambitious is not negative.
2. Have the right work ethic. Bawal ang tamad. Lalong bawal ang tanga. Manage by objective. Instead of a quick fix or instant gratification, practice delayed gratification. We should go for meritocracy. Hindi palakasan. Palakasan pa rin dito.
3. Learn a skill. Poverty is an absence of choice. That’s why you have to continue learning. You have to learn a skill. I never tell people “good luck.” I always tell them “good skill.” Be creative. Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa. God gave you skills. God will not help you if you don’t help yourself.
4. Work, save, invest, and prosper. You have to work. Address your needs but always save. Get into a business. Get life insurance or a personal accident insurance kung `yun lang ang kaya mo. We need a provident fund especially for our OFWs. We have 11 million Filipinos abroad. You put them and our people here in a provident fund, we can prosper ourselves. Combine GSIS and SSS funds and come up with a provident fund, just like what Singapore did. People have to learn to save something.
5. Help. Find extra time to help. Volunteer with the Red Cross. Kapag alam mong ginawa mo, bibiyaan ka. Helping others is a reward in itself.
6. Lead by example. The Philippines would improve if it elects a leader who can inspire, able to communicate by word and deed, provides a vision, extracts values, and displays integrity. Demand from your leaders. Ask for their qualifications. Look for their record.
7. Be independent. I had to fight big guys but I couldn’t tell my dad. He encouraged me to learn judo to protect myself. You have to learn to survive. You have to learn to stand your ground. Those guys who tried to bully me, I stood up to them.
8. Learn from your mistakes. I learn from my mistakes. I learn from other people’s mistakes. There’s only one thing I can never learn: to be overly materialistic. I don’t pay the media to cover me. I don’t pay for my press releases. If my being straightforward is a mistake, that’s a mistake I’ll keep on repeating.
9. Be assertive. We’re like makahiyas. We shouldn’t be. We shouldn’t be an adapting culture. We’re resilient but we don’t assert ourselves. We’re a happy people. That’s good psychology. We laugh at ourselves. We’re an accommodating culture. We shouldn’t be. We should live by the national anthem, by our oath.
10. Make fear your friend. During the Mt. Pinatubo eruption, I told myself we’re not going to allow ourselves to die here. I prayed, “If you’re going to take me, take me. Please though, don’t make me look bad as I lead.” You must make fear your friend.
You’ve lost all credibility the minute you accepted Mr. Farol into your fold. At least alam na namin sino manok mo. Si Sen. Gordon pala, ang Mr. Shareman ng SBMA.
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admin Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
ming,
is that how it works? anyway, what credibility are we talking about anyway. i don’t remember making any claims about myself. how people view me and my blog is their business.
me? for gordon? just because i let a pro-gordon supporter to blog here? that’s too simple. what does it matter to you anyway who i’m supporting? but allow me to reiterate my stand: who i will support is my own business. take note of the word “will.” if you still insist on thinking i’m for gordon despite this then bahala ka.
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PinoyBuzz Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Ming,
I never hid the fact that I used to work for Gordon and that I support his bid for the Presidency.
Yes, Gordon has been called Mr. Shareman but the allegations have been proven to be false.
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yetbo Reply:
April 12th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Mr. Shareman?? a whatever… at least share..o naki share o nag share..that means hindi sinolo… but still i don’t believe it!! GORDON is a man with honor… may gawa… may pukpok sa trabaho!! I will GO for GOrdon!!
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Why was he called Mr. Shareman?
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bp Reply:
January 6th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
onetamad,
i think he allegedly asked for a share of the profits of each concessionaire in subic when he was its chairman. tama ba pinoybuzz?
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I think the “shareman” word comes from his political enemies in Zambales: the Magsaysays. funny but the word “alleged” always comes before it.
“alleged shareman”
takot yatang makasuhan ng libel.
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first time i heard the “shareman” word was by Magsaysay, political foe of Gordon in Zambales.
funny, it’s always accompanied by the word “alleged”
“alleged shareman”
takot yatang makasuhan ng libel.
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You to ming have no credibility. You are saying that gordon is Mr. Shareman. Yet you have not presented any proof to substantiate your claim. You should know allegations are not proof.
I wonder how Gordon would have attracted the investors to invest in a devastated place if he asked for shares.
On the contrary what I have seen is a person who unselfishly spends his life serving others, who worked hard and attained great achievements in government service.
I wonder if a person who have gained “shares” would still wade through flood to save lives, to succor those in need.
Have you seen gordon in golf courses? in luxurious travels and fancies as “sharemen” do?
Don’t be blinded by your own prejudice… You know that that mr. shareman worked hard than any other current politician. Achievements and track records show it all.
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You to ming have no credibility. You are saying that gordon is Mr. Shareman. Yet you have not presented any proof to substantiate your claim. You should know allegations are not proof.
I wonder how Gordon would have attracted the investors to invest in a devastated place if he asked for shares.
On the contrary what I have seen is a person who unselfishly spends his life serving others, who worked hard and attained great achievements in government service.
I wonder if a person who have gained “shares” would still wade through flood to save lives, to succor those in need.
Have you seen gordon in golf courses? in luxurious travels and fancies as “sharemen” do?
Don’t be blinded by your own prejudice…
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im anonymous,
Isn’t the end result better than promises?
100% tama ang sinabi ni Gordon.. I know y’all agree. Iboto man sya o hinde.. y’all definitely agree sa mga sinabi nya. Isa lang naging maganda sa kanya IDEALISTIC syang tao and at the same time he put the idea on CANVAS.
Sabihin na natin lahat sila magaling.. pero sino ang pinaka maganda ang IDEA… inde na yung dapat manalo ang pagusapan. Yung straigthforward sa gusto mangyari.
Marami nangangako ng maganda… natutupad nga nila… pero may kapalit Yan lang sana ang tandaan natin. Madaling tumupad ng pangako. PERO ILAN LANG ANG WILLING TURUAN ANG SAMBAYANAN PILIPINO PARA KUMILOS.
ANG TUNAY NA LEADER marunong magturo ng tama sa mga tao. At syempre di dapat generalize (playing safe yun eh). Pagnakalatag ang ditalye yun ang masmaykasiguraduhan. Pareparehas silang nagangako… tignan na lang natin kung sino ang mas ditalyado at masnililinaw ang gagawin (yung di na kailangan magplay safe)
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Wala tayong kaseguruhan sa ibang presidential bets, pero kay Gordon tiyak ko MEROng pupuntahan ang mga Pinoy. We need Gordon to lead our people to become law abiding citizens of our own country. Quite ironic, pwede tayong maging law-abiding citizen pag nasa ibang bansa tayo. Pero sa sariling bayan natin hindi magawa ng karamihan sa Pinoy.
I will still go for the Godon-Bayani tandem, Pinoys need these men to lead our countrymen become law abiding citizens. And that will the beginning of change in this country.
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I do believe Gordon can lead the country to a better future. But he needs to stop bashing other presidential hopefulls. I know he is the best among them but that doesnt give him the right to bring them down through “Trash talk”. Rather than talking shit about others, he can divert it to do more productive things. Or if he wants to touch the issues about other candidates, he should do it in constructive criticism. Give them advice on how to improve rather than pinpoint all their wrongs to make them look bad. And make himself look.. Perfect?
At least if he doesnt win (i hope he does!), the advice he gives would somehow open the eyes of the one who will.
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