BMHP and the Learning Strategies towards Success

Being a part of the Business Management Honors Program has already been one of the best things that happened in my life. It may only be nine months since I stayed in the program but I can say that it is one of my most challenging experiences as far as schooling is concerned.

I believe that education plays a very essential role nowadays. Privilege to attend school is our right as a known citizen of the society. It is our key to our future and our strength to face the obstacles in life that is ahead of us. Simply put, it is the first step towards success.

Schooling, according to Balisacan and Pernia of ADB’s 2002 brochure, if accompanied by improvements in access to markets, technology and information raises the welfare of the poor. Therefore, education does not only concern ourselves but the society as a whole. Someday, we are bound to help those who are in need, after we become successful in our own chosen field.

How can we find success?

“It is only in the dictionary that work comes after success.” This is one of my favorite quotes that I read in a poetry book. It may be a bit simple but it implies a lot. Just like Og Mandino’s novel entitled “Mission: Success!” about a soldier who traveled a lot and never lose hope, we are taught not to give up in the life long journey towards success. We are taught not to be weak when we face all these challenges of life. Academics as one big challenge should never count as something to fear but rather a privilege.

Never be afraid to accept defeat. As the text message says, “When God drops needles and pins in your path in life, never avoid them. Instead collect them-they are designed to keep you stronger.” God knows us very well that He would never give something that we couldn’t handle. This is one of the things that I learned in BMHP- being strong to withstand all obstacles and trusting God. Ms. Tordilla’s Lites.com at Baras, Canaman has faced a lot of downfalls- by means of capital and settling their accounts, but still it managed to stand again as an exceptional fishpond business of mudfish and other sea creatures with the name Lites.com 2. This is what hope is all about, learning to conflict and understanding the value of being open-minded.

Love and passion for the unending learning should be well understood. Let us put our best in everything that we do because it will lead us to a really good outcome. When we are satisfied, we are successful in our own little way. Someday, the dream, hope, love and passion will be the key toward successful living.

Learn to interact. No man is an island. Just like what Bro. Alpasa narrated, he was once embarrassed in an application interview because the interviewee (I guess the president) was his high school rival in the prom night. This is how significant relationship is. We cannot learn things by just reading books and textbooks. The school has its own way of developing proper conduct and interrelationship with other people.

“Nothing is impossible if you think it’s possible.” But what must we as a successful individual? Is attainment of success the end of dreaming more?

The unselfish desire to achieve success will often lead to successful living. Once successful in a certain career, we need to have service to the community and help those who are in need. Success is worthless if we don’t understand how we can help others. There is no definite definition of success. Real success is accompanied by true happiness, something that is attainable only if we learn to love others and help them in the best possible way that we can.

There is an unending learning so we need to continue to aspire more even if we are already successful. Having a good traits in learning is significant to us who aspire for something more.

In Bro. Javy’s final message in the talk last Friday, February 25, 2005, he read this poem:

Live a Life That Matters
(Author Unknown)

Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.

There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours,
or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or
forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame, and temporal power will shrivel
to irrelevance.

It will not matter what you owned or what you were
owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and
jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do
lists will expire.

The wins and losses that once seemed so
important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what
side of the tracks you lived, at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the value of your
days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought, but what
you built; not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your
significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what
you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity,
compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your
example.

What will matter is not your competence, but your
character.
What will matter is not how many people you
knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when
you're gone.

What will matter are not your memories, but the
memories that live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be
remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by
accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of
choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

It tells us that everything comes to an end so therefore we should treasure every moment that we have in our life and use it not just for ourselves but for the good of others. Soon, everything will come to an end so let us learn to make use of our freedom of choice for the benefit of those who are in need.

Are You a Coward?

Certain people we all know in life are cowards. But how do you know if your cowardly or brave? Read this anf ind out.

1. Cowards talk shit about people behind there backs and are to afraid to fess up to let alone say these same things when the person is right there or even to say them to the persons face. Brave People on the other habd talk shit about people behind their backs, to thier faces, and even if they're sitting right there listening. They are not afraid to tell you how they feel. They are also the first one to get shot when the crazy made fun of kid decides to go genocidal.

2. Cowards do not take chances. They dont express themselves and spen their whole lives trying to act "just right" to impress everyone. Brave people take chances. They act the same everywhere and are also the first ones to get fired because they dont know when to shut up.

3. Cowards look at the world only through their own eyes. They don’t see the bad stuff and even if they do they don’t care because they're to afraid of having to give up some comfort to change the world. Brave People see everything and strive to make a change where change is truly needed. They are the ones who have lost in order to have gain, the ones that help the weaker so that they can learn to be strong. They are the ones that will someday save the world as they're helping all the cowards back onto their feet.