1 Dec
i seem to be lost again..
i hate this feeling. my focus and goals are flying around and i can’t seem to get their acts together. i have never been so out of focus before. all my dreams or rather the steps to my dreams are all in front of me but i keep on pushing them away.
i have to end this and step up my game before i lose everything again.
1 Dec
1. “Kung hindi mo mahal ang isang tao, wag ka nang magpakita ng motibo para mahalin ka nya..”
2. “Huwag mong bitawan ang bagay na hindi mo kayang makitang hawak ng iba.”
3. “Huwag mong hawakan kung alam mong bibitawan mo lang.”
4. “Huwag na huwag ka hahawak kapag alam mong may hawak ka na.”
5. “Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo pagsisiksikan ung sarili mo kung walang pwesto para sayo. Eh meron naman hagdan, ayaw mo lang pansinin.”
6. “Kung maghihintay ka nang lalandi sayo, walang mangyayari sa buhay mo.. Dapat lumandi ka din.”
7. “Pag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunod na araw ayaw mo na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang.”
8. “Hiwalayan na kung di ka na masaya. Walang gamot sa tanga kundi pagkukusa.”
9. “Pag hindi ka mahal ng mahal mo wag ka magreklamo. Kasi may mga tao rin na di mo mahal pero mahal ka.. Kaya quits lang.”
10. “Kung dalawa ang mahal mo, piliin mo yung pangalawa. Kasi hindi ka naman magmamahal ng iba kung mahal mo talaga yung una.”
11. “Hindi porke’t madalas mong ka-chat, kausap sa telepono, kasama sa mga lakad o ka-text ng wantusawa eh may gusto sayo at magkakatuluyan kayo. Meron lang talagang mga taong sadyang friendly, sweet, flirt, malandi, pa-fall o paasa.”
12. “Huwag magmadali sa babae o lalaki. Tatlo, lima, sampung taon, mag-iiba ang pamantayan mo at maiisip mong hindi pala tamang pumili ng kapareha dahil lang maganda o nakakalibog ito. Totoong mas mahalaga ang kalooban ng tao higit sa anuman. Sa paglipas ng panahon, maging ang mga crush ng bayan nagmumukha ding pandesal, maniwala ka.”
13. “Minsan kahit ikaw ang nakaschedule, kailangan mo pa rin maghintay, kasi hindi ikaw ang priority.”
14. “Mahirap pumapel sa buhay ng tao. Lalo na kung hindi ikaw yung bida sa script na pinili nya.”
15. “Alam mo ba kung gaano kalayo ang pagitan ng dalawang tao pag nagtalikuran na sila? Kailangan mong libutin ang buong mundo para lang makaharap ulit ang taong tinalikuran mo.”
16. “Mas mabuting mabigo sa paggawa ng isang bagay kesa magtagumpay sa paggawa ng wala”
17. “Hindi lahat ng kaya mong intindihin ay katotohanan, at hindi lahat ng hindi mo kayang intindihin ay kasinungalingan”
18. “Ang pag-ibig parang imburnal…nakakatakot mahulog…at kapag nahulog ka, it’s either by accident or talagang tanga ka..
19. “Hindi lungkot o takot ang mahirap sa pag-iisa kundi ang pagtanggap na sa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo, wala man lang nakipaglaban upang makasama ka.”
20. “Bakit ba ayaw matulog ng mga bata sa tanghali? alam ba nilang pag natuto silang umibig e hindi na sila makakatulog kahit gusto nila?”
21. “Lahat naman ng tao sumeseryoso pag tinamaan ng pagmamahal. Yun nga lang, hindi lahat matibay para sa temptasyon.”
22. “Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang puso mo. Tumitibok lng yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit? Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!”
23. “Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang taong malapit sayo. Gamitin ang utak para alagaan ang sarili mo.”
24. “Nalaman kong hindi final exam ang passing rate ng buhay. Hindi ito multiple choice, identification, true or false, enumeration or fill-in-the-blanks na sinasagutan kundi essay na sinusulat araw-araw. Huhusgahan ito hindi base kung tama o mali ang sagot, kundi base sa kung may kabuluhan ang mga isinulat o wala. Allowed and erasures.”
25. “Ayokong nasasanay sa mga bagay na pwede namang wala sa buhay ko.”
26. “Hinahanap mo nga ba ako o ang kawalan ko?”
27. “Kumain ka ng siopao na may palamang pusa o maglakad sa bubog nang nakayapak, pero wag na wag kang susubok mag-drugs. Kung hindi mo kayang umiwas, humingi ka ng tulong sa mga magulang mo dahil alam nila kung saan ang mga murang supplier at hindi ka nila iisahan.”
28. “Mag-aral maigi. Kung titigil ka sa pag-aaral, manghihinayang ka pagtanda mo dahil hindi mo naranasan ang kakaibang ligayang dulot ng mga araw na walang pasok o suspendido ang klase o absent ang teacher.”
29. “Mangarap ka at abutin mo. Wag mong sisihin ang sira mong pamilya, palpak mong syota, pilay mong tuta, o mga lumilipad na ipis. Kung may pagkukulang sa’yo mga magulang mo, pwde kang manisi at maging rebelde. Tumigil ka sa pag-aaral, mag-asawa ka, mag-drugs ka, magpakulay ka ng buhok sa kili-kili. Sa banding huli, ikaw din ang biktima. Rebeldeng walang napatunayan at bait sa sarili.”
30. “Kapag pinag-aagawan ka malamang maganda o gwapo ka. Sumama ka sa mabuti, hindi sa mabait. Sa marunong hindi sa matalino. Sa mahal ka, hindi sa gusto ka.”
31. “Iba ang tinititigan sa tinitingnan. Ang tinititigan, sa isang bahagi lang nakatingin. Ang tinitingnan buong bahagi ang sinusuri. Iba rin ang iniintindi sa inuunawa. Ang iniintindi, pinipilit sa isipan. Ang inuunawa alam kung bakit dapat ipilit sa isipan. Kung kaya dapat: Tinitingnan ang mga bagay para maunawaan at hindi titigan lang at intindihin..”
32. “Kailangan mo rin pala ng lakas ng loob para sabihin mong mahina ka.”
33. “Kaya siguro namigay ng konsensya ang Diyos, alam Niyang hindi sa lahat ng oras e gumagana ang utak ng tao.”
30 Sep
You need to have a website, Jean. I wonder how many times I heard that before I actually did something about it. It wasn’t that I didn’t want a website. The reality was that I just didn’t know where to begin. The whole thing seemed so daunting and costly that I chose instead to become Cleopatra, Queen of D’Nile. 
Are you in that same “ignore it and maybe it’ll go away” boat? If you have a jewelry-related business you really can’t hide from the fact—you need to develop a website. And don’t just take it from me. Bead business pro Viki Laureau says in her book Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry:
“Why have a website? I think every artist needs at least a one-page website, the same as they should have business cards and postcards.”
In her book, Viki shares a bulleted list of “must have” features for any jewelery maker’s website—invaluable as you build your site. (And while you’re at it, read through the rest of the book because you’ll soon find out it’s a wonderful go-to guide as you develop your jewelry business!)
I finally put together a website that works for me. It’s not the shimmering portal of artistic perfection I’d originally envisioned, but it works great as a communication tool, which is what I need most at this point in my beading career. That was my first lesson about websites: The best thing about them is they are truly “living” documents that can be altered and expanded as your needs change.
As I’ve developed my website I’ve had lots of other lessons, too. Here are 5 more that I hope prove helpful as you build your own website: 
1) Do your Homework.
The best way to know what you want on your site is to look at other sites, so surf, surf, surf. Research beading websites, but also check out other craft sites. What attracts you? What turns you off? How do you navigate from page to page? Take notes, make sketches, and do thinking maps. Then narrow your search to websites that are similar to the one you envision for yourself. Bookmark these pages for future reference. Next, do some research on website hosts. What services are offered? How much is the fee? Will you be able to design your own site? What do the templates look like? Is there a shopping cart option?
2) Just Do It.
Don’t be like me, the victim of extreme expectations paired with a severe case of Ahsdragen disease, and wait for months or never publish a website at all because you want it to be perfect and fabulous the first time out. Even a simple page with your name, contact information, and a few examples of your work is better than nothing at all. Just get something up and then continue to work with the site like clay—molding it, adding to it, changing it, interacting with it.
3) Keep it Simple.
If you’re designing your own site from scratch, simplicity is key. The best sites I’ve seen from individual beaders are clean and crisp. Their navigation bar has only a handful of items and there isn’t a bunch of distracting borders or small, busy type. The photography is clear, on white or plain-colored background without too many props. I’ve tried to keep all those things in mind as I designed my site.
Remember that you have a maximum of about 3 seconds to get your viewers’ attention, so make sure your most enticing beadwork is on your homepage. Give the viewer a reason to stick around and explore your site by offering plenty of visuals and text on subsequent pages.
4) Don’t Stress about the Design.
If you’re technologically and/or graphic design-challenged and aren’t up for designing your site from the ground up, take advantage of your web service provider’s many free templates. Most offer enough styles that you’ll find one you like, and many give very easy-to-follow suggestions on what type of information to put on which pages.
If you find you’re overwhelmed by the idea of getting a website going on your own, there are lots of web design services available. This is, of course, a more costly way to go, but for some people it’s worth it .One of the best ways to find this kind of service is to contact a site you really like that’s been designed by someone else. (Most web designers have their name at the bottom of the websites they’ve designed.) Once you contact the designer, ask lots of questions to find out what services they offer, such as site design, ongoing maintenance, shopping cart set up, etc. Be sure to get quotes and, most importantly, several references.
5) Keep it Updated.
If you want people to keep coming back to your site, be sure to give them a reason. Keep your product updated and make sure all the dates and photos are current. You may even want to start a blog to share tips, events, and news.
Do you have more tips on getting your website up and running? Share them with everyone on Beading Daily!
22 Sep
We live in a quick-fix society so it’s no wonder that many salespeople look for the magic cure or band-aid solution to increase their sales. However, I believe that success in sales follows a basic set of rules.
Fill the pipeline. Many people experience tremendous peaks and valleys in their sales because they do not consistently prospect for new business. This frequently occurs when a sales person is busy. They neglect to prospect because it is the least enjoyable aspect of their job but when the sales drop or business with their current clients ends, they scramble to generate new business. Invest time filling your pipeline on a regular basis and you will seldom have to worry about reaching your targets.
Ask high-quality questions. I have written about this before but the vast majority of sales people (even seasoned pros) fail to ask their prospects and customers high-quality questions. This can happen because they have never been taught to ask questions or because they think that they do it. Unfortunately, failing to ask high-quality questions early in the sales process means they often mis-pitch their product, service or solution which causes the prospect to voice more objections. And once you ask a question, be quiet, wait for an answer. Too many sales people give their prospects answers to the questions or continue talking after the question has been asked.
Listen. I believe that the best salespeople are the best listeners. If you invest time asking great questions it is critical to listen to what the other person tells you. Many things can get in your way and prevent you from accurately hearing what has been said. Try this; at the end of a sales meeting, summarize your understanding of the conversation in your own words and check the accuracy of this summary with your prospect.
Focus your presentation. Make your presentation all about the customer. It’s not about you, your company or your product. Virtually every sales presentation I have been subjected started with the sales person talking about their company; reciting stats about how long they have been in business, who they have as clients, etc. Adapting the presentation to meet the specific needs of each individual customer is what the top sales people do. Regardless of what your marketing department thinks people seldom care about your company. They want to know what problem your solution will solve. Avoid using unnecessary jargon or terminology. The simpler your presentation, the easier it is to understand.
Trust is essential. If people don’t trust you chances are they won’t buy from you. This is more challenging than it sounds because your prospects are inundated with calls and emails from other people all trying to sell them something. And, because of the less-than-honest experiences decision-makers have encountered, they are more reluctant to trust someone they don’t know. That means you need to demonstrate exactly why a prospect should trust you. You can’t tell them; you must show them. You can do this by acting in a professional manner, treating the people at your prospect’s company with respect and dignity, and respecting the time of your prospect.
Show value. The best way to demonstrate value is to show exactly how your solution will benefit your prospect. Contrary to popular belief this does not mean talking at great length about it or telling your prospect everything there is to know about your product or service. Showing value means discussing the aspects of your solution that are most relevant to each customer or prospect, in terms that are easy to understand.
Do what you say you will do when you said you would do it. Sounds simple, huh? Personal experience has taught me that sales people frequently say they will do something then fail to follow through on their commitment. This lack of attention to detail demonstrates a lack of respect and quickly leads to a loss of trust.
Know when to let go. I often talk to sales people who continue following a lead even when it is clear that a sale will not happen. This usually happens when their pipeline is not active with prospects. If you have done everything you can to move the sales process forward but it has ground to a halt you must consider whether it is the best use of your time to keep trying to make it happen. More often than not, it is not worth the time and effort. You have a finite amount of time in a day or week which means you need to focus your attention on leads and prospects who are interested in your product, service or solution.
Follow these rules of selling and you will notice an immediate improvement in your results.
Copyright 2009 Kelley Robertson, All rights reserved.
4 Sep
It’ll be my first day in school tomorrow! I have already prepared for the materials that I’ll be needing. It’s not yet complete though but hopefully, I’ll be going back to Quiapo again.
I shall keep you posted to the new stuffs that I’ll be learning on my classes.
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