Dick Gordon's Principle Of Success!

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Mga prinsipyo sa akoa idol...hinaot naa moy makat-unan kay para dyod ni natong mga Pilipino hehehe

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.

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, bibiyayaan ka. Helping others is a reward in itself.

6. LEAD BY EXAMPLE. The Philippine would improve if it elects a leader who can inspire, able to communicate by word and deed, provides a vision, extracts values, and display 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 are 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 accomodating 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 tkae me, take me. Please though, don't make me look bad as I lead." You must make fear your friend.

SOURCE: MONEYSENSE MAGAZINE, November-December 2009 Issue

ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM HIM

- DON'T FIX THE BLAME, JUST FIX THE PROBLEM

- YOU CAN NOT FRY AN EGG WITHOUT CRACKING THE SHELL.

- YOU CAN'T SAY I DON'T KNOW. YOU SAY I'LL FIND OUT. NEVER STOP LEARNING.

- I WANT TO RAISE YOU UP TO THE LEVEL I WANT YOU TO BE

- I DO NOT LIKE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY DO NOT WANT BUT DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WANT

- DO NOT COMPLAIN IF YOU GET SOMEBODY YOU WANT, AND NOT SOMEBODY THAT'S NEEDED.

- ACTA NON VERBA, GAWIN MO

- PEOPLE MUST BE PART OF THE PROCESS OF CHANGE.. TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE HEADING

- LEADERSHIP IS NOT A TITLE, IT IS ACTION

- THE ONLY THING THAT BREACH YOUR TOMORROW ARE THE DOUBTS YOU HAVE TODAY. YOU'VE BEEN BEATEN BY YOUR DOUBTS. ONCE YOUR DOUBTS CONQUER YOU, YOU'RE FINISHED. YOUR INTEGRITY, YOUR CHARACTER, YOUR WHOLE BEING.

- ANG PAGGOGOBYERNO AY ISANG BIGAY BUHAY HINDI HANAP BUHAY

[necrotic freak]

sayang dili siya successful sa pagka presidente..

[beyee]

This is one of the many reasons why I voted for him last election. I admire how much he is driven to make a difference not by mere words alone but thru actions. As far as I can remember, I was still too young back then to appreciate politics but when I watched the news about his good leadership in helping his men restoring Subic right after the calamity. I was totally impressed of the remarkable change and how these volunteers selflessly picked up the pieces and not even blame anyone for their loss.

I can still vividly remember his line when he gave out his speech, "Magtutulungan tayo dito. Para nama sa atin ito..." And look at Subic now, it's one of the most disciplined places I've ever been to. The pictures of a lahar-filled and barren place was a far-cry of what I've seen a month ago. I know Subic is no longer managed by Mr. Gordon but we can never deny the fact that he and his volunteers started it all.

I just hope that our fellowmen will be wiser next time as to who should lead our nation and not simply banking on the popular vote.

[emow]

i voted for Dick also!!! too bad, he's getting older....

[chill_angel25]

idol sad na naku!!!..

[Baeybe_Bryce]

He's the man, but unfortunately some people are voting out of popularity and family background instead of performance.

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

These are general SECRETS of SUCCESS .

My dad , teachers in HS , mentors etc taught me about it also way , way back even before Ive heard a person named DICK GORDON .

BY the way , whats with DICK GORDON ? Do you guys know him personally or ang iyahang MEDIA MILEAGE lang ang gibasehan ninyo and his TRAPO life ?

[walker]

Personally, Mr. Dick Gordon is a high handed " i am always right" kind of guy. But he get things done sometimes...and he gets his way often.

[ketllac]

Wow.. kini nga kinaiya ang naa unta nato. Kani gyud nag pasabot nga ang kalisod sa pilipinas nag ugat sa kinaiyang pilipino.

[juniorkilat]

bisang unsa nalay mahunahuna an ning tao na desperado