Bakit kung sino pa ang “wala”, siya pang mahilig magpa-IMPRESS?
Kung sino naman ang “meron”, siya pa ang simple at walang ka-ere-ere?
Gaya na lang ni Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, who has a net worth of $35.7 billion…
But???
- He only wears a gray t-shirt and hoodie at work, EVERYDAY.
- Ang sasakyan na ginagamit niya ay P1.5 million pesos lang ang equivalent, kahit “can afford” naman siya ng ultra-luxury cars.
- Mas pabor siya sa “safety and convenience”, rather than the brand.
- Imbes na sa magarbong hotel, ginanap ang wedding reception niya sa mismong backyard lang nila.
“Ha? Bakit? Eh, super yaman naman niya!”
Marahil, naniniwala si Zuckerberg na ang tunay na mayaman, HINDI KAILANGANG MAGPA-IMPRESS.
Ang iba kasi sa atin, kapag merong branded, malaking bahay, top-of-the-line cars, o mala-royal na wedding, ipinagmamayabang natin dahil pinagpaguran natin ito.
Pero hindi naman ito ang tunay na batayan ng success. Ang tunay na mayaman, tahimik lang, mapagkumbaba, sensitive, at hindi kailanman maninindak ng taong hindi pinalad tulad nila.
How can we practice or apply in our lives the kind of humility Mark Zuckerberg has?
ADMIT THAT WE???RE NOT THE BEST AT EVERYTHING.
“Ako ang PINAKAmayaman dito sa amin, eh.”
“Ano ba ‘yan? AKO LANG ‘ata ang naka-iPhone dito.”
“Mahal ‘tong bag na ito, eh. Sa U.S. KO PA BINILI.”
Kung may tendency tayo o may kakilala tayong ganito, dapat natin tandaan na kahit gaano pa tayo kayaman, hindi tayo nag-iisa because even if we think that we???re the BEST, meron at merong MAS nakakalamang sa atin…
…mas mayaman.
…mas magaling.
…o mas talented.
Thinking about this will make us stop and realize na hindi lang tayo ang tao sa mundo. Kahit mag-tumbling tayo, we will never be number one dahil wala naman ibang nakakaangat kundi ang Panginoon lamang. Kaya, wala tayong dapat ipagmayabang.
BE GRATEFUL AND SHARE.
Don???t let people down. Instead, help them succeed and improve their lives. Ang talino o talento kasi ay hindi dapat sinasarili, ibinigay ito sa atin as a tool to help other people.
Kung ikaw ay nagtagumpay, share it with others para ma-motivate din sila.
Kung ikaw ay may perang pang-business, why not hire some people to create jobs for them?
Let us make others a part of our success. Huwag tayo mang-iwan.
BE HUMBLE AT ALL TIMES.
Dapat manatiling nakatapak sa lupa ang ating mga paa. Ibig sabihin, kung nasaan man tayo ngayon, ito???y dahil sa mga pinagdaanan nating mga pagkakamali na sinubukan nating itama.
We don???t have the right to look down on others dahil lahat tayo ay dumaan din sa ganoon.
Malalaman naman ng iba kung tayo ay talagang mayaman o nakakaluwag-luwag sa buhay. Hindi na natin ito kailangang iwagayway sa mukha ng iba just to prove something.
It will be taken away from us if we use it to hurt others.
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.”
– James 4:10
THINK. REFLECT. APPLY.
Are you humble or proud?
Tuwing kailan ka nagiging proud?
How can you use what you have to help other people?
Chinkee Tan is a famous motivational speaker in the Philippines. He specializes in topics such as personal development, building and strengthening relationships and financial management to name a few. To this day, he continues to inspire thousands of people through his books, free business seminars in the Philippines, social media and being invited to be a motivational corporate speaker to different organizations.