tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64120534626373090282024-03-13T17:20:50.354+08:00Spearhead Mission PathfinderA Pathfinder story of how a Performing Artist in Hong Kong Disneyland had a change of heart and mind, inspired by his daughter MJ and with the loving support of his wife, Rizalyn, became the Spearhead Mission founder.
Spearhead Mission empowers everyone through Financial Literacy. It aims to give everyone a chance for Financial Freedom through Financial Education.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00228038467504156863noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412053462637309028.post-14305062294989562322016-06-19T20:00:00.002+08:002016-10-15T07:48:02.351+08:00Money is NOT important: How a song in a Disney movie--Princess and the Frog helped me with my finances.<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just watched the “Princess and the Frog" for the nth time with my daughter and I can’t get this song off my mind—</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You gotta dig a little deeper by Mama Odie” & it goes like this;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You got to dig a little deeper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Find out who you are</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You got to dig a little deeper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It really ain't that far</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When you find out who you are</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You'll find out what you need</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Prince Froggy is a rich little boy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You wanna be rich again</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That ain't gonna make you happy now</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did it make you happy then? No!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Money ain't got no heart</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All you need is some self-control</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Make yourself a brand new start</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You got to dig a little deeper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't have far to go</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You got to dig a little deeper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tell the people Mama told you so</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Can't tell you what you'll find</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe love will grant you peace of mind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dig a little deeper and you'll know</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*If you haven’t watched this scene yet, go ahead and watch it at the Mickey and Wondrous Book, <a href="https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/" target="_blank">Hong Kong Disneyland</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I started thinking of my finances, I said to myself "Money will solve all my problems” but just like the Frog Prince, I got it all wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This movie teaches you about money and life's purpose like a sharp knife, it goes straight to your heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"For the ultimate purpose of wealth is to help/love others."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the question everyone asks and it's no different with me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I took hold of my finances and got creative on how to handle it well with proper, consistent budgeting of it. Learned from reading Books, following Personal Finance Blogs and attending Seminars and quite a few Webinars about the topic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have existing loans to start with and with less spending power I got more creative in sorting our monthly income to fit into our lifestyle. I started to Invest in myself. In my mindset.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I always thought that with proper knowledge, I will be invincible and will be successful in achieving Financial Freedom. That's how all success stories start --- How to achieve freedom. And who wouldn't want to be free, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And then I came across a book by Bo Sanchez entitled <a href="http://amzn.to/1OwUzFl" target="_blank">8 Secrets of the Truly Rich</a> and I hit a road block. For at the end of the book it says that the first step ( actually Step 0: ) is to Give.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Give? "What are you talking about?" I said to myself aloud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What I intended is to gain money not to give. How can you ask me to give first? So I put the book aside and read more books. I learned so much and felt very equipped to start acting on it but at the back of my mind I felt guilty on just focusing on getting money. So I prayed and actually asked our pastor for guidance, stayed after service and approached him and asked about money. He then recommended a book called <a href="http://amzn.to/1Y2qzot" target="_blank">A Purpose Driven Life</a> then I was sold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And as part of Giving, the Spearhead Mission was born. Then, I did not stop. I began with myself. I began with learning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins." --Jim Rohn</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The title of this post says "How a song in a Disney movie Princess and the Frog helped me with my finances." so let's follow what the song says and a few things I learned from it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I said to myself I don't WANT to be rich because greed might overcome me yet I do NEED a lot of money not for me but for the needs of my family, my daughter and my own.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not wanting to be rich and needing money are two contradicting way of thinking. If I want to provide food, shelter, clothing, education, medicine, etc. I will be needing money for that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not wanting to be rich will definitely not make me get the money I need. So I need to change my way of thinking about being rich. Being rich would mean I can buy things needed by my family. Being rich suddenly is a good thing by knowing who I am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>I am the father of my daughter, the husband to my wife, and the provider of my family.</u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I focused on Handling Money Well not because of the money but because <u>I am a Provider.</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Prince Froggy is a rich little boy</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">So how do you <a href="http://www.lifebeginner.com/2013/04/how-to-understand-and-overcome-greed.html" target="_blank">overcome greed</a>?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">I am poor all my life and it's only now that I have decided I will become rich. And with that decision I am preparing my mind not to be greedy. By conditioning my thinking that this will not make me happy. What will make me happy is my purpose which goes back to finding who you are. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;"><u>I am not only a provider but also my daughter's super hero Dad, my wife's ultimate bodyguard and my family's guardian.</u> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">What does this have to do with overcoming greed? It has everything to do with it. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">By knowing that your role to your family does not stop on being a provider, you will not think of money as the primary focus. Instead, knowing that being ever present will be the goal of a protector. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;"><i>"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment; Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share" Timothy 1 6:17-18</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">Knowing also, that all the riches that you are getting is not really from you but are blessings. Richness entails good deeds, giving and sharing all your blessings. So do get more money but remember to share with others.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I give my time and a portion of my income to helping others for love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love all the people around you by giving them all the blessing you have received.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I do not love money. I handle money well because money is the instrument to help me Provide and Protect. I want to provide because of love by spending precious time with family while doing things I love to do and having the capacity to help more people with the Time and Money I was able to save.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What's more important is to Handle Money Well by saving a portion of income to give first, a portion for it to grow, and another portion for emergency. The rest of it for your expenses. Next step is to be consistent in doing so and then let the rest work out to your advantage with the help of time to turn this into a habit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me be clear that Money is just an instrument NOT the goal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And the GOAL is to help/love others. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">'Others' means everyone that is not you. People you know or you don't know. People you like or you don't like. People you love or don't love. Yes, even your enemies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What changed in me is my thinking not because of the knowledge I collected but my mindset towards money. From Scarcity to Abundance. There's plenty of money to go around, you just have to find a way to get it and make it work for you than you slaving away your precious time. Don't get me wrong, for this Abundance thinking took me a long time to finally sink it in my psyche and I am still struggling with it more often than I would like to. But as I always tell my 3 year old daughter to always do her very best just like Tiana from the Princess and the Frog, to always try again even if there are so many road blocks just like Mulan and to never, ever give up on your heart's desire. Then surrendering everything to His will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><i>I am a Provider</i></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I finally saw the effects of giving money, money became less important. For you can let go of some things you thought you needed and give them to others. Giving time is also a form of service, I volunteered my self by spreading the awareness and importance of Handling Money Well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How about you? Can you dig a little deeper?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://jpadena.blogspot.hk/2016/03/give-share-inspire-part-2.html" target="_blank">Give, Share & Inspire Part 2</a></span><br />
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But first, can I share a short story? A story about my grandfather entitled "Wala ka sa Lolo ko!"</div>
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"Wala ka sa Lolo ko!"</div>
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Ang Lolo ko ay mayaman. Siya ang kauna-unahang residente ng probinsiya namin na nagkaroon ng bahay na bato at tinawag ito ng mga kapitbahay na <i>Malaking Bahay. </i>Kapag maligaw ka duon eh tanong mo sa lang sa mga tao kung saan ang malaking bahay at maituturo nila ito. (Naligaw na ako duon nuong bata pa ako at ganun ang ginawa ko, ayun nakabalik ako)</div>
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Siya ay isang Chinese National na napadpad sa Samar bago mag umpisa ang World War II dahil sa kahirapan sa China. Sa Samar ay nakilala niya ang Lola ko at sila ay nagsikap. Nagtinda at naglako sila ng pulbo at toothpaste nuong hindi pa uso mag-pulbo at mag-tootbrush ang mga tao. (Inside joke namin sa Pamilya na--buti na lang pina-uso ni Lolo't Lola, kundi mababaho ang hininga niyo)</div>
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Naging mayaman ang Lolo ko sa pera at sa pamilya. Nagkaroon siya ng walong anak at lahat sila ay lumaki ng marangya. Kabilang ang Mama ko na pangalawa sa bunso. In short, lumaki ang Mama ko na <i><b>mayaman</b></i>.</div>
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Ngunit sa edad na 70 namatay ang Lolo ko at nag umpisa na ang pagguho ng mga business at</div>
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pagkawala ng pera. Sapagkat may kanya-kanya nang mga pamilya ang magkakapatid ay hindi natutukan ang pag lago ng pera at ang resulta ay Mama ko ay naghirap. At sa paghihirap ng Mama ko ay lumaki akong <i><b>mahirap</b></i>.</div>
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But don't get me wrong, hindi po ako nagrereklamo. Sa puntong ito ng buhay ko, ngayon ko lamang napagtanto na ang mga hirap na dinanas ko sa aking buhay ay ang magiging inspirasyon ko para matuto upang matulungan ko ang sarili ko at ibang tao.</div>
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Kaya't ipinapangako ko na yayaman ako. At itanong mo sa akin kung papaano.</div>
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Papaano? Naisulat ko na kung paano. It's just a matter of time. Naisulat ko na din kung kelan at mas maigi na hindi ko na sabihin sa'yo pero kapag pinilit mo ako, ishe-share ko sa'yo Dream Board ko.</div>
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Pero mabalik tayo sa kwento. Yayaman ako hindi lang para sa akin kundi para sa anak ko o sa mga magiging anak ko sapagkat ayoko na mangyari sa anak ko ang nangyari sa akin. Hinding-hindi ako papayag na lumaking mahirap ang <i><b>anak ko.</b></i></div>
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Ngunit paano puputulin ang paikot ikot na kwentong ito ng buhay ko?</div>
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Alam ko na yan!</div>
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Lumang tugtugin!</div>
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Ganun talaga eh! Eh anong magagawa ko?</div>
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Heto ang ilan sa mga sinabi ko sa sarili ko na mga dahilan pero ang talagang sinasabi ko eh nakakatamad at kuntento na ako sa buhay kong mahirap. Buti na lang nagtanong ulit ako sa sarili ko--Paano ang anak ko?</div>
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Sinagot ko naman na hindi pwedeng ganito na lang palagi. Kailangan ko ng <i><b>pagbabago</b></i>.</div>
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I can now consider myself to be learned when it comes to personal finance at simula't sapul ay pinili kong i-share agad ito kasi napagtanto ko na sobrang importante na matutunan ang lahat ng ito kung kaya't sasabihin ko agad sa lahat ng mga kaibigan ko, katrabaho o kung sinumang nakakasalamuha ko.</div>
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Pero may hidden agenda ako at huwag mo na lang ipagsasabi sa mga tao--<i><u><b>nagpa-praktis ako sa inyo. </b></u></i>Every <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupThinkFriday/" target="_blank">Friday</a> hinahasa ko ang paraan ng pagspread ng Financial Education. Bibigyan ko ang sarili ko ng apat na taon para maipasa, maituro at maipamana ko sa aking tatlong taong gulang na anak na si</div>
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MJ ang Edukasyong Pinansyal na nakaligtaan siguro ng Lolo ko na maipasa, maituro at maipamana sa Mama ko. Ganito ko puputulin ang pag ikot ng cycle na ito ng kwentong "Wala ka sa Lolo ko!".</div>
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Sabi ko sa'yo maikli lang kwento eh. Pero hindi dito nagtatapos ang kwento ng Financial Journey na ito sapagkat marami akong dapat pag pasalamatan, so far, sa pagpapabilis ng proseso ng pagkakatuto</div>
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ko sa larangan ng personal finance. At pagkatuto kung paano uumpisahang ikalat o i-Spearhead ang Financial Education to firstly every Filipino and eventually everyone.</div>
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Alam niyo na sa <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_806479228"></span>" Catalysts "<span id="goog_806479229"></span></a> post kung paano nag umpisa pero marami pang kasunod na mga pangyayari.</div>
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Nagpapasalamat ako kay Lord sapagkat nagiging instrument niya ako sa pagbabago ng isipan ng mga tagapakinig--napilitan man o kusa, nadamay man o sinadya, nagbago man o hindi. . . <b><i>pa</i></b>. At kung maibu-buod ko sa isang pangungusap ang landas na tinahak kong ito, heto ganito--</div>
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<i><b>Kailangan ko lang palang <u>sikaping maging isang mabuting tao</u> nang <u>malaman ang dapat pahalagahan ko</u> </b></i><i><b>at <u>mabago ang mga naka-ugalian</u> na naayon sa <u>magpapaligaya</u> sa akin at <u>bubuo sa aking pagkatao.</u></b></i></div>
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<b><i>All I need to do is to <u>try to be better person</u> for me to <u>know what I ought to value</u> to <u>change my habits</u> in line with what makes me <u>truly happy</u> and be <u>fulfilled</u>.</i></b></div>
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Hope I gave justice and answered my own question, Why spread Financial Education?</div>
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How about you? Do you have any question/s for me? I would love to answer them.</div>
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Related Posts: <a href="http://jpadena.blogspot.hk/2016/02/give-share-inspire.html" target="_blank">"Give, Share & Inspire Part 1"</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.spearheadmission.com/" target="_blank">Spearhead Mission</a> empowers everyone through Financial Literacy. It
aims to give everyone a chance for Financial Freedom through Financial
Education. <br />
To spearhead awareness is the heart and soul of the mission guided by a simple concept of learning and sharing.<br />
The Spearhead Concept:<br />
The Logo is a Spearhead<br />
with 3 precious Gems. <br />
1. Learn by yourself and<br />
2. Learn from others,<br />
Good or Bad<br />
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Giving. Sharing. Inspiring.<br />
That is what the mission is doing.<br />
I really felt I have to try explain it.<br />
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Giving out relevant information when it comes to personal finance, free of charge.<br />
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<i>How?</i><br />
Thru these facebook groups:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/spearheadmission/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/spearheadmission/</a><br />
This is a closed group but any member can add or approve members. SpearheadMission is a platform to post anything you'd like to share when it comes to personal finance<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupThinkFriday/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupThinkFriday/</a><br />
This is a closed group and Any member can add members, but an admin must approve them.<br />
Also, GroupThinkFriday (GTF) is strictly for scheduling purposes and posting of previous sessions. Commenting is allowed but sharing anything other than photos of the sessions are not allowed or by the discretion of admins.<br />
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<i>What relevant information? </i><br />
There are six sessions, we also call them Gifts, namely:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Session One: Be a Blessing & Be Truly Happy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Session Two: Saving vs. Spending</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Session Three: Insurance</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Session Four: Importance of Emergency Fund and Managing Your Debt</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Session Six: Investment Instruments</span><br />
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Sharing our own personal experiences, good or bad, so we can help more people.<br />
We do sessions every Friday at our home after work and some other days in the week by special requests. ( see <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupThinkFriday/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupThinkFriday/</a> for schedules )<br />
Testimonials resonate more than just sharing information. It makes us realize that our problems are not unique and were already experienced by others. Experienced and solved by others. It makes everyone feel that we are all human and we make mistakes. But what we do after we fall makes all the difference in the world.<br />
We share the good so others can imitate and more so, we share the bad so others will stay away from it. <br />
We share not to look like we know everything rather we share because we don't. And that's where you come in. Your cue to step inside and share your story.<br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b>Inspiring. </b></i></u></span></span><br />
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When it comes to personal finance Dave Ramsey famously quoted it's 80% Behavior and 20% Head Knowledge.<br />
For me personally, it was 80% Behavior-20% Head Knowledge in starting my own Financial Education but 80% Head Knowledge-20% Behavior when it comes to spreading it.<br />
Inspiring other people to take hold of their finances is a lot of work, a lot of thinking, a lot of Head Knowledge. Behavior lets you be cool with stubborn non-believers of being smart with money.<br />
It's a cycle. <br />
For it's their own behavior that will ignite them to start and head knowledge for them to be able to spread it.<br />
I have read about 80 books since I started my financial journey or
should I say financial awakening March 2015. The authors of these books are
successful people and they want to share it. <br />
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If they can do it, I can.<br />
If I can do it, you can.<br />
The only hindrance we all have is the ability to say " I can ". <br />
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So the ultimate question is:<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Why spread financial education?</i></span> <br />
Why are you doing this JP? What have you to gain? Why waste time, money and effort?<br />
Why can't you just be a normal person and live your life?<br />
I will answer that question with my next post so stay tuned. ( dun... dun... dun... )<br />
Yes. this is me trying to suspense you guys to follow me with this Financial Journey in being a Spearhead Mission Pathfinder.<br />
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In the meantime, was I able to explain the mission?<br />
Forgive me. I really tried. <br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6412053462637309028" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>What question/s you might have for me?<br />
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Related post: <a href="http://jpadena.blogspot.hk/2015/08/catalysts.html" target="_blank">" The Catalyst "</a><br />
<a href="https://jpadena.blogspot.hk/2016/03/give-share-inspire-part-2.html" target="_blank">"Give, Share & Inspire Part 2"</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00228038467504156863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412053462637309028.post-15531326518034312052015-09-08T01:43:00.000+08:002016-02-20T01:58:20.201+08:00" Truly Happy "<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1004969976" target="_blank"><b>Success is about time not money</b></a><a href="http://./">.</a><br />
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<i><b>Success </b></i><b>for me is</b> <b>time spent wisely</b>. <b>That is why I have come up with a </b><br />
<b>Harmony MasterPlan<br /><br />
I. Heart</b>
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A. Harmonious Relationship with your Spouse<br />
1. Pray together and read the Bible<br />
2. Romantic Date once a week<br />
3. Weekly morning walk (masterheart session)<br />
4. Kiss everyday with feelings<br />
5. Yearly Retreat<br />
6. Be Kind ( If today is your last day on earth-- how would you treat anyone? )<br />
B. Harmony with your Child<br />
1. Pray together and read the Bible<br />
2. Lead by example. Remember that your child will not remember
what you teach but will imitate who you are and how you do things.<br />
3. Have a regular thing you and your child do uniquely. ( 100
kisses, Kiss entire face & I-dawn Zulueta mo ako when we see each
other. )<br />
4. Be Kind ( If today is your last day on earth-- how would you treat anyone? )<br />
C. Harmony with your relatives<br />
1. Treat everyone the same<br />
2. Be a leader & Lead by example<br />
3. Smile and greet anyone without prejudice. You do not know
their situation ( is their day,so far, good or bad? ) Your genuine smile
and greeting might change their mood for the day. Be the person
everyone greets and greet everyone with a smile.<br />
4. Hug those who are having a bad day.<br />
5. Be Kind ( If today is your last day on earth-- how would you treat anyone? )<br />
D. Harmony with your friends<br />
1. Treat everyone the same<br />
2. Be a leader & Lead by example<br />
3. Smile and greet anyone without prejudice. You do not know
their situation ( is their day,so far, good or bad? ) Your genuine smile
and greeting might change their mood for the day. Be the person
everyone greet and greets everyone with a smile.<br />
4. Hug those who are having a bad day.<br />
5. Be Kind ( If today is your last day on earth-- how would you treat anyone? )<br />
E. Harmony with People at work<br />
1. Treat everyone the same ( no matter the position in the company )<br />
2. Be a leader & Lead by example ( no matter what your position in the company )<br />
3. Smile and greet anyone without prejudice. You do not know
their situation ( is their day,so far, good or bad? ) Your genuine smile
and greeting might change their mood for the day. Be the person
everyone greet and greets everyone with a smile.<br />
4. Hug those who are having a bad day.<br />
5. Be Kind ( If today is your last day on earth-- how would you treat anyone? )<br />
F. Harmony with anyone you come into contact with<br />
1. Smile and greet anyone without prejudice. You do not know
their situation ( is their day,so far, good or bad? ) Your genuine smile
and greeting might change their mood for the day. Be the person
everyone greet and greets everyone with a smile.<br />
2. Be Kind ( If today is your last day on earth-- how would you treat anyone? )</b>
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<b>II. Mind<br />
Learn by Yourself and Learn from Others.<br />
A. Ladder for Financial Success<br />
1. Improve cash flow and money making machines.<br />
2. Insurance ( Life and Healthcare )<br />
3. Emergency Fund<br />
4. No to Bad Debt<br />
B. Retirement<br />
1. Know MPF Fidelity<br />
2. Know another Long Term Retirement Plan and do it.<br />
3. Know a Burial and/or Wake Plan and do it.<br />
C. Know the Investment Instruments<br />
1. Long term Goal =Long Term Investment<br />
2. Middle Term Goal =Middle Term Investment<br />
3. Short Term Goal =Short Term Investment<br />
Share it.<br /><a href="http://jpadena.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">jpadena.blogspot.com</a></b>
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Just do it.<br />
D. Invest<br />
E. Estate Planning<br />
1. Last will and testament<br />
2. Trust<br /><br />
III. Body</b>
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A. Meditate<br />
1. Be silent and still--think of not thinking anything.<br />
B. Work Out<br />
1. Jogging 3 times a week<br />
2. Walk to and from work<br />
3. Cross training gym<br />
a. Core exercises<br />
b. Chest <br />
c. Circuits</b><br />
<b> 4. Swim<br />
C. True Diet<br />
1. Eat 5 times on work days<br />
a. 7am full breakfast<br />
b. 10am snack ( banana, almonds, cashew, yogurt, taho)<br />
c. 1pm half lunch<br />
d. 5pm the other half<br />
e. 9:45pm small dinner<br />
2. Eat 6 times on off days.<br />
a. 7am full breakfast<br />
b. 10am snack ( banana, almonds, cashew, yogurt, taho)<br />
c. 1pm half lunch<br />
d. 4pm the other half<br />
e. 7pm half dinner<br />
f. 10pm the other half</b>
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<b>IV. Soul<br />
A. Tithing every month<br />
1. Church<br />
B. Community work<br />
1. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpearheadMission/" target="_blank">Spearhead Mission</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupThinkFriday/" target="_blank">GroupThink Friday</a><br />
<a href="http://www.spearheadmission.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.spearheadmission.com</a><br />
2. Gawad Kalinga every Pinas visit<br />
3. Birthday Party at Tahanang walang hagdan, Sta. Rita Orphanage, BoysTown, Girls Town Home for the aged.<br />
C. Donate<br />
1. Anything unused for an entire year every year<br />
2. World Vision</b><br />
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<b>This is a work in progress. I am sharing this to inspire not to brag or anything.</b><br />
<b>I am sharing to challenge myself to take action.</b><br />
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<b>Time spent wisely to be Truly Happy.</b><br />
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<b>Give.</b><br />
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<i><b><span class="text Mal-3-10" id="en-KJV-23131"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>
of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you
out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.</span></b></i><br />
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<b><span class="text Mal-3-10" id="en-KJV-23131">And you shall receive.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="text Mal-3-10" id="en-KJV-23131">God promises and all you have to do is believe it.</span></b><br />
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<b></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00228038467504156863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412053462637309028.post-81714322672512320472015-08-13T01:21:00.001+08:002015-08-15T11:40:29.521+08:00" The Growth Mindset " . . . PREVIOUSLY on being a <a href="http://jpadena.blogspot.hk/2015/08/catalysts.html" target="_blank">PATHFINDER</a><br />
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Last time I talked about how everything started for me to be a Spearhead Mission Pathfinder. Let me tell you now, it was not easy. It was in fact very, very difficult.<br />
But how was I able to do it? How was I able to start? And how am I still going through it amidst its difficulty?<br />
Well, the answer is having a Growth Mindset. <br />
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I have come across this video before and I was so enthused that I had to teach it to my daughter, MJ.</div>
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I actually have to do it first for my daughter to imitate it and not just teach it to her. I've read from somewhere that children do not remember as much what you teach them but for sure will remember who you are and how you do things.<br />
I remember Mama and how she tried to teach me to solve a math problem and I do not recall what specific problem but I definitely remembered how she did it.<br />
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One story I can share with you is:<br />
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<i>Me and my brother Randy did not meet until maybe I was 5 years old and he was 4. He grew up with our Grandmother ( we call Nanay ) in Tacloban, Leyte and I in Manila with Mama. I did not even know I have a brother. The day we met we were immediately matched up against each other (Battle of the Brains-Style) by my Uncles and Aunties with math problems and we both eagerly participated -- me hyped by Mama and Randy by Nanay, surrounded by my cousins. It was a show to know who is smarter, the big brother or the little brother. Never mind who won ( not me ). </i><br />
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The thing is, we were branded already that we both are smart boys and they keep on telling us that our father was a genius in math and we should be also. That's what stuck to us. We are smart--Innately. And not to brag, we really are smart. We cruised our way throughout primary school even with the challenges of not having money. We are poor. (yes, I used "are"--present tense because we<br />
still are.) And I am proud of it because being poor made me street smart as well. I have 'street cred' if you want to go gangsta' on me. I cannot say how it is with my brother Randy but I will tell you my side of how life went from high school until now. ( Relax this will be short. )<br />
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The danger here is that being branded smart has a tendency to have a fixed mindset. I do not study that hard because just listening to the teacher is enough for me to get the lesson. I cram during exams knowing I can pass it. I know I am smart and everyone around me told me I am. But I am not top of the class. I failed miserably with my one year stint in a science High School. I do not remember what the lessons are after a week. In short, my brain did not grow because I am not willing to make an effort. An Extra Effort.<br />
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However, all the lessons that I remembered, all the problems I was able to solve and all the things that built my character to what it is today came from all the life lessons I know I PUT EXTRA EFFORT INTO despite difficulties.<br />
All the times I faced misfortunes, setbacks and complications. All those times I am humbled, on my knees and praying. Were the times I felt the STRONGEST, when I think about it now.<br />
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Very capable because of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ" target="_blank">GROWTH MINDSET.</a><br />
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After 34 years of my life, there's finally a name for it. Thanks to <a href="http://mindsetonline.com/abouttheauthor/" target="_blank">Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.</a><br />
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And so you see, I have to unlearn having a fixed mindset and then learn to have a Growth Mindset first before I can teach it to my child. I know this will take some time but for my child, it's worth it.<br />
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Growth Mindset will be the driving force to be a Spearhead Mission Pathfinder because<br />
I want to<br />
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"Be a Blessing. . .<br />
&<br />
<a href="http://www.spearheadmission.com/" target="_blank">Spread the word</a>."<br />
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Related Posts: <a href="http://jpadena.blogspot.hk/2015/08/catalysts.html" target="_blank">" The Catalysts "</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00228038467504156863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412053462637309028.post-50904584576134041212015-08-03T12:00:00.001+08:002015-08-04T23:24:19.158+08:00" The Catalysts "<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: small;">t</span> all <span style="font-size: small;">s</span>tarted with <a href="https://www.fidelity.com.hk/investor/en/about-fidelity/about-us/default.page?" target="_blank">MPF Fidelity.</a></span></span></b></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">A <a href="http://www.mpfa.org.hk/eng/mpf_system/background/index.jsp" target="_blank">Mandatory Provident Fund</a> system required by the Hong Kong Government for *a</span><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">ll employees and self-employed persons, except exempted persons, aged
between 18 and 65, are required to participate in and make regular
contributions to registered MPF schemes. Employers and self-employed
persons will be prosecuted for not complying with the Ordinance.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">MPF scheme members include full-time and part-time employees who are
employed for a continuous period of not less than 60 days, casual
employees employed in the catering or the construction industry on a
day-to-day basis, or for a fixed period of less than 60 days, and
self-employed persons except:</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
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<ul class="logolist">
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Domestic workers</b></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Self-employed hawkers</b></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Persons from overseas who enter Hong Kong and work for a
period not exceeding 13 months; or who are members of a retirement
scheme outside Hong Kong</b></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>People already covered by statutory pension or provident fund schemes</b></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Employees who choose to be members of an MPF-exempted ORSO Scheme</b></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Employees of the European Union Office of the European Commission in Hong Kong </b></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;"> * information taken from <a href="https://www.bestserve.com/csMain.asp?nav=mpf_orso" target="_blank">Best Serve Financial LTD</a> </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">For more information check: <a href="http://www.mpfa.org.hk/eng/main/index.jsp" target="_blank">MPFA</a></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">It actually started when I received an envelope of my MPF Fidelity, actually opened it and read its content.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">Then an invitation by friends Edgar Caole & </span><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">Aima Hermosa</span> Caole, which I personally call "The Catalysts", to their home. </span><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">Coincidentally</span> to talk about the same thing--MPF Fidelity. </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">It was a small group of friends having coffee and comparing chosen Fidelity Funds and a little presentation about Philippine Stock Exchange by Edgar. </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">Little did they know that at this very night I was not able to sleep because I went online, researched all about Fidelity Funds, and inspired me to really spread the word to all my colleagues as requested by the couple Edgar and Aima. And the following day at work, I spent all my break time talking to more than 10 people about their MPF Fidelity. I did that every working day until the birth of the Spearhead Mission and occasionally when people asks me to.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">This coffee chat sparked the investor in me and I did not stop learning after that.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">And that is why I want to give back and share everything I know to everyone I come into contact with, especially Filipino performing artists in Hong Kong Disneyland.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">I want to<br />"Be a Blessing. . .</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 27px;"><b>&</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: justify;">Spread the word"</span></b></div>
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