The good news is, we're past the halfway mark. Just a few more steps and then we'll know the results. Only then can we fully exhale and hopefully, breathe a sigh of relief. :-)
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Halfway into February
In here right now in my room this Saturday afternoon. It is almost 3pm, and I haven't slept yet since last night. Guess my mind's in hyperactive mode. Damn bipolar disorder. Lol. Seriously though, I need to get some rest. The good thing about my current situation is that I could adjust my body clock to better adapt into the night shift. Better change my alarm clock then. Shall we say, 9pm? Very well then. I initially set it to 630pm, as I was thinking of going to the spa tonight. Thank God I decided to blog. Helps me save money too. Lol.
Got our Teach-Back assignments for the Train the Facilitator session on EiCS. I noticed that I get the most air time out of all participants. I told my friends it could mean two things - either it's because the Global Learning Advisor thought I'm potentially one of the good ones, or that I have the most to prove during the session; hence the huge air time. Of course, I prefer to think of it as the former. When I checked on my first topic, I realized it was one of the heavier topics, too. I really need to prepare for this accreditation. My next desired role is in Training, and if they really are considering our class as the potential candidate pool, then I am up against several good people, too. Plus, there's also the fact that other people who are NOT in our class can also fill in the trainer role quite suitably. A colleague of mine was in fact a trainer prior to joining our company. He may not be in our class,but he is a very good candidate as well.
I haven't seen my Instituto friends since the year started. I must say,I miss them. The thing is, they've hung out a couple of times already, but I was not able to join them. The first time was due to the fact that I needed to rest, whilst the other times were because of financial constraints. Last week they went to the hot air balloon festival in Clark, and tomorrow they are watching Mamma Mia. Jealous much! But I got no choice, have a lot of responsibilities that come first before the arts and culture. Why do musicals have to be so darn expensive? Oh well... But I do hope to get to see them soon, even for breakfast or hangout on a Sunday, perhaps.
Dunno if this is a repeat, but my friend from work finally downloaded the Armin van Buuren discography. And what a compilation - we are talking about 8gb worth!!! From his earlier albums dating as far back as 1999, to the A State Of Trance of 2010. Amazing! He is such an amazing DJ, and his music is one I could listen to the whole day. Of course, I shared the music with my good friend and current boss. Needless to say, she loves it too! :-)
Tomorrow I need to check my progress against my 2012 goals. Might do it in my other blog, but the important thing is that there is a commitment ti follow through. Wish me luck!
That's all for now. Just want to say that this entire entrywas written using the touch screen qwerty keyboard of my BlackBerry. Amazing! I always felt before that it's a bit uncomfortable, but right now, while I'm typing this, it feels just right.
Laters.
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How's everybody doing? I've been so out of it these past several weeks. Been working at least 10 hours EVERYDAY. No kidding. My team roster has DOUBLED in February. From 8 FTEs to sixteen. That's right, sixteen. Been conducting training for the past two weeks. At the same time, making sure we meet all the "normal" deliverables. On top of it all, I am working on 3 different projects which all involve the upcoming integration/re-organization. It's tough, I have to admit. But enough of work for now.
One of the plus sides is I've been slowly working my way back to hitting the gym (note the word "slowly"). Been doing it once a week for the past couple of weeks now. This week, I will increase the frequency to three times - two times purely cardio (treadmill, bike), once for lifting. The running part, I am thinking of doing it outdoors instead. Legazpi Park is nearby, plus there's always the village park too. Running indoors can be so boring for me. Plus, I realized that I run longer when I do it outdoors. Guess a change in environment can really work wonders. So, for this week, I'll do cardio on Monday (that's today), then cardio/weights on Wednesday, and cardio again on Friday. Sounds like a plan! Let me put that in my planner as well. Okay, done! :-)
My goal, which I've written down in my other blog, is to go back to 175 lbs by May 2012. I think I have to tweak it a bit - move it up to April 2012, plus achieve a specific body fat percentage (maybe a range to be more realistic). I have to measure my current body fat percentage first. I'm wondering if a 10-12% goal is feasible in less than three months. That means I would really have to go on a virtually fat-free diet, increase my caloric expenditure, and get lots of rest. Wish me luck! I would have to check by visiting my nearest drugstore which has a computerized height/weight/measurement scanner, which includes body fat percentage. After which, I would have to review my goals and re-sharpen my goals if necessary.
That's all for now! Time to tune in to the Grammys.
One of the plus sides is I've been slowly working my way back to hitting the gym (note the word "slowly"). Been doing it once a week for the past couple of weeks now. This week, I will increase the frequency to three times - two times purely cardio (treadmill, bike), once for lifting. The running part, I am thinking of doing it outdoors instead. Legazpi Park is nearby, plus there's always the village park too. Running indoors can be so boring for me. Plus, I realized that I run longer when I do it outdoors. Guess a change in environment can really work wonders. So, for this week, I'll do cardio on Monday (that's today), then cardio/weights on Wednesday, and cardio again on Friday. Sounds like a plan! Let me put that in my planner as well. Okay, done! :-)
My goal, which I've written down in my other blog, is to go back to 175 lbs by May 2012. I think I have to tweak it a bit - move it up to April 2012, plus achieve a specific body fat percentage (maybe a range to be more realistic). I have to measure my current body fat percentage first. I'm wondering if a 10-12% goal is feasible in less than three months. That means I would really have to go on a virtually fat-free diet, increase my caloric expenditure, and get lots of rest. Wish me luck! I would have to check by visiting my nearest drugstore which has a computerized height/weight/measurement scanner, which includes body fat percentage. After which, I would have to review my goals and re-sharpen my goals if necessary.
That's all for now! Time to tune in to the Grammys.
Two blogs, different purposes
I have decided to keep BOTH my tumblr and blogger accounts. I have had tumblr since 2007, and blogger before that.
Tumblr will be mostly for pictures, quirky articles, music.
Blogger will be for thoughts on work, life, books, travels.
Of course, I could always post the same article on both sites. Wish me luck!
Tumblr will be mostly for pictures, quirky articles, music.
Blogger will be for thoughts on work, life, books, travels.
Of course, I could always post the same article on both sites. Wish me luck!
These are all the many changes...
I knew that this year will bring a lot of changes, challenges, opportunities, etc. It's something that I felt deep inside, like instinct, a gut-feel sort of thing, you know? Plus, the fact that all horoscopes I read corroborate this feeling. They say that the Rooster (which is my sign) is a secret friend of the Dragon (this year's sign), which means that this will be a good year for me. I also read that the "luck" that will come my way won't happen until later this year, and that I would have to work hard first before it comes. When you look at it another way, the universe is telling me that in order for me to receive luck, I must work hard for it. Luck favors those who are prepared, right? So there.
What I didn't realize is exactly HOW much changes will go on during the year. The month's not over, plus it's officially been only a week since the Lunar New Year began, but already I've been through a roller coaster of a journey. From changes that directly impact me and my role, to organizational changes which have either "leaked out" or which I found out from various credible sources, it's amazing how I managed to cope. A friend and I were discussing this, and we were wondering if it was better that we didn't know what is to come,if we just "go with the flow," so to speak. I told her that, personally, while some of the information is pretty hard to swallow, I'd rather that it would be this way - that I find out ahead of others (even if "ahead" here means a few weeks, or even days, ahead). That way, I would have time to think, and rethink, my next steps. I've always felt that it was never easy for me here at work. By knowing what is to come, I could plan ahead.
Change management is "a structured approach to shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. It is an organizational process aimed at helping employees to accept and embrace changes in their current business environment" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_management). I have to admit, I have much to learn about change management as a discipline. In my organization, I think I am not alone. The company has recently hired a Change and Engage Manager in order to help everyone deal with what is to come in the several months. What we need to emphasize to everyone that these changes are all about improving performance. The ultimate benchmark of performance in our case is customer satisfaction, or CSI. This year, our goal is to reach 8.5, a score which is considered "best-in-class." Coming from barely reaching last year's target of 7.5, this MIGHT seem like a herculean task. After all, here we are with all these changes, restructuring, re-organization, and so forth, and on top of it we have to meet a higher target? What gives, right? But what we need to embrace is this: the fact we are undergoing a lot of changes is to reach our goals. This may sound far-fetched, or even crazy, to some, but I fully believe this is a fact.
Paradigm shift. As a leader, we are presented with these changes almost first-hand (after the managers, of course). Not only are there changes in our roles, but also with how we look at rewards and consequences. We have been raised in a culture of "punishment" - if you fail to do something, there is a corresponding consequence. Take the matter of attendance - if you fail to come to work (whether due to an emergency or health reasons), it will be taken out of your performance bonus and your score. However, the direction right now is a radical change on how we treat non-performers. During a leadership meeting, the plans were unveiled (a bit hastily, it was not part of the agenda but HR felt it was needed at the time, since all questions were pertaining to that anyway), and some found it a bit difficult to swallow. I myself raised a few questions, and a couple of people supported me; but it turns out they were looking at it differently from my point of view, that everything got twisted and screwed up during the discussion. Sheesh. Anyway, my whole point is this: paradigm shift. A change in the basic assumptions. A change in the way of thinking. From a geocentric model of the universe, a paradigm shift occured. Now we know that the sun is the center of our solar system (that is why it is called the SOLAR system, hahaha!).
I need to end this article now, and so I leave you with a paragraph taken from an article on the web. The link is http://www.taketheleap.com/define.html, and I hope you like this:
What I didn't realize is exactly HOW much changes will go on during the year. The month's not over, plus it's officially been only a week since the Lunar New Year began, but already I've been through a roller coaster of a journey. From changes that directly impact me and my role, to organizational changes which have either "leaked out" or which I found out from various credible sources, it's amazing how I managed to cope. A friend and I were discussing this, and we were wondering if it was better that we didn't know what is to come,if we just "go with the flow," so to speak. I told her that, personally, while some of the information is pretty hard to swallow, I'd rather that it would be this way - that I find out ahead of others (even if "ahead" here means a few weeks, or even days, ahead). That way, I would have time to think, and rethink, my next steps. I've always felt that it was never easy for me here at work. By knowing what is to come, I could plan ahead.
Change management is "a structured approach to shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. It is an organizational process aimed at helping employees to accept and embrace changes in their current business environment" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_management). I have to admit, I have much to learn about change management as a discipline. In my organization, I think I am not alone. The company has recently hired a Change and Engage Manager in order to help everyone deal with what is to come in the several months. What we need to emphasize to everyone that these changes are all about improving performance. The ultimate benchmark of performance in our case is customer satisfaction, or CSI. This year, our goal is to reach 8.5, a score which is considered "best-in-class." Coming from barely reaching last year's target of 7.5, this MIGHT seem like a herculean task. After all, here we are with all these changes, restructuring, re-organization, and so forth, and on top of it we have to meet a higher target? What gives, right? But what we need to embrace is this: the fact we are undergoing a lot of changes is to reach our goals. This may sound far-fetched, or even crazy, to some, but I fully believe this is a fact.
Paradigm shift. As a leader, we are presented with these changes almost first-hand (after the managers, of course). Not only are there changes in our roles, but also with how we look at rewards and consequences. We have been raised in a culture of "punishment" - if you fail to do something, there is a corresponding consequence. Take the matter of attendance - if you fail to come to work (whether due to an emergency or health reasons), it will be taken out of your performance bonus and your score. However, the direction right now is a radical change on how we treat non-performers. During a leadership meeting, the plans were unveiled (a bit hastily, it was not part of the agenda but HR felt it was needed at the time, since all questions were pertaining to that anyway), and some found it a bit difficult to swallow. I myself raised a few questions, and a couple of people supported me; but it turns out they were looking at it differently from my point of view, that everything got twisted and screwed up during the discussion. Sheesh. Anyway, my whole point is this: paradigm shift. A change in the basic assumptions. A change in the way of thinking. From a geocentric model of the universe, a paradigm shift occured. Now we know that the sun is the center of our solar system (that is why it is called the SOLAR system, hahaha!).
I need to end this article now, and so I leave you with a paragraph taken from an article on the web. The link is http://www.taketheleap.com/define.html, and I hope you like this:
"In conclusion, for millions of years we have been evolving and will continue to do so. Change is difficult. Human Beings resist change; however, the process has been set in motion long ago and we will continue to co-create our own experience. Kuhn states that "awareness is prerequisite to all acceptable changes of theory" (p. 67). It all begins in the mind of the person. What we perceive, whether normal or metanormal, conscious or unconscious, are subject to the limitations and distortions produced by our inherited and socially conditional nature. However, we are not restricted by this for we can change. We are moving at an accelerated rate of speed and our state of consciousness is transforming and transcending. Many are awakening as our conscious awareness expands."
Deep breaths
I may have let my friendship get in the way to progression here at work. I'm feeling really sad right now, but I MUST wake up. Snap out of it, channel my energy into doing something productive, and reap the benefits afterwards. Heck, I've always said it never came easy for me, so why should it now? Especially now, when everything is about survival. I just can't believe how stupid I was. I want this to be the last time.
I could use a hug right now. :( It can frustrating at times. Allow me to wallow in it for just a short while. You need to let your emotions flow in order for you to own it. Or something to that effect, not really sure how it was said. The point is, I should fully experience this sorrow in order for me to move on and grow.
I'm thankful that I have JC right beside me. I'm grateful that He has never let me down. I am blessed with so much, and I feel that I am wasting it all away. The fact that I am still here means I have a chance. And a choice.
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I could use a hug right now. :( It can frustrating at times. Allow me to wallow in it for just a short while. You need to let your emotions flow in order for you to own it. Or something to that effect, not really sure how it was said. The point is, I should fully experience this sorrow in order for me to move on and grow.
I'm thankful that I have JC right beside me. I'm grateful that He has never let me down. I am blessed with so much, and I feel that I am wasting it all away. The fact that I am still here means I have a chance. And a choice.
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Sunday afternoon thoughts
So far, I must say things have been good. True, I was not able to cross off all things in my TO-DO list for the 1st working week of 2012. But the important thing is I was able to accomplish a lot, and that my year started on a good note.
The weather today has been fantastic. Nice cool breeze, occasional rains, cloudy skies - perfe ct for spending your Sundays at home. Thank God for wifi, coffee, cable television. Hehehe. In an hour I am heading off to church for choir practice and to hear mass at 6pm. After which, dinner (and maybe a movie) with a new friend. Yes, just a friend. :)
I bought this bok entitled, "The Game of Work." For a business book, it is really short. I aim to finish it tonight, and get into a reading groove. Yesterday at Powerbooks I almost ended up buying a couple of books (ESPECIALLY since they were on sale). Thank goodness I exercised enough restraint - it's not as if I don't have enough books left unread. And for me, unread books = unloved books. That's why my goal is to really read and read and read. I used to be a voracious reader. I read whatever I could get my hands on. Now I feel as if my attention span has really gone downhill. The fact that Wikipedia and Google are a few clicks away aren't helping, either. True, you get information in your fingertips in a few seconds. But honestly, I find it shallow and uninspired. Am I old-fashioned, or is there sense to what I am saying?
Since I have decided to grow my hair, I am at a point where it is behaving badly. I mean, I am running out of ideas on how to wear my hair. Help!!! But I will still fight the urge to get a haircut, or worse, shave it all off. The latter would probably look better on me, according to many friends of mine. But I must be patient. Besides, I want to see the look on my Mom's face when she sees me with long curly hair. Whatup!
Tomorrow I look forward to swimming, and to catching up with a dear friend. Yay!
The weather today has been fantastic. Nice cool breeze, occasional rains, cloudy skies - perfe ct for spending your Sundays at home. Thank God for wifi, coffee, cable television. Hehehe. In an hour I am heading off to church for choir practice and to hear mass at 6pm. After which, dinner (and maybe a movie) with a new friend. Yes, just a friend. :)
I bought this bok entitled, "The Game of Work." For a business book, it is really short. I aim to finish it tonight, and get into a reading groove. Yesterday at Powerbooks I almost ended up buying a couple of books (ESPECIALLY since they were on sale). Thank goodness I exercised enough restraint - it's not as if I don't have enough books left unread. And for me, unread books = unloved books. That's why my goal is to really read and read and read. I used to be a voracious reader. I read whatever I could get my hands on. Now I feel as if my attention span has really gone downhill. The fact that Wikipedia and Google are a few clicks away aren't helping, either. True, you get information in your fingertips in a few seconds. But honestly, I find it shallow and uninspired. Am I old-fashioned, or is there sense to what I am saying?
Since I have decided to grow my hair, I am at a point where it is behaving badly. I mean, I am running out of ideas on how to wear my hair. Help!!! But I will still fight the urge to get a haircut, or worse, shave it all off. The latter would probably look better on me, according to many friends of mine. But I must be patient. Besides, I want to see the look on my Mom's face when she sees me with long curly hair. Whatup!
Tomorrow I look forward to swimming, and to catching up with a dear friend. Yay!
Welcome back
Need to get my groove on. This week I have A LOT to finish. As I am still on a New Year high, I feel that I can do this. I read online and saw on TV that this year will be a great one for roosters such as myself, and I have a strong feeling that it will be true. Of course, I need to deliver my end of the bargain. I need to work smart, take care of my body, spend time with people who matter, read more, listen more attentively to my staff, and pray. Whew!
More motivational quotes
"Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do." - Orison Swett Marden
Click here: http://goo.gl/Yx3hu for the Wikipedia entry on Orison Swett Marden. Looks like I need to read up more about this guy. I briefly skimmed through the wiki post, and I was amazed at how he overcame his circumstances to become a successful man. Let's go!!!
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Click here: http://goo.gl/Yx3hu for the Wikipedia entry on Orison Swett Marden. Looks like I need to read up more about this guy. I briefly skimmed through the wiki post, and I was amazed at how he overcame his circumstances to become a successful man. Let's go!!!
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Today's quote
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle
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