10 HABITS THAT MADE ME FIT, RICH, SMART, AND HAPPY (PART 2) โšก
Achieving success is very much like cooking, which we can accomplish in 5 simple steps:
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๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ: We decide on the dish (Goal)
๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฎ: We get the recipe (Roadmap/Plan)
๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฏ: We put the RIGHT ingredients (Habits)
๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฐ: We allow time for cooking (Patience)
๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฑ: We enjoy the cooked dish (Results)
In question format, ganito sya:
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Step 1: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ญ?
Step 2: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ?
Step 3: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ?
Step 4: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด?
Step 5: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ?
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That's how simple it can be.
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A common mistake many of us make is aiming for the same goals and results (Steps 1 and 5) as everyone else (like success in fitness, money, relationships, and life in general)...
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...but continuously choosing to use the WRONG ingredients (Step 3: Habits).
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Usually, may idea naman na tayo sa gagawin eh (Step 2: Roadmap), pero hindi pa rin natin sila magawa consistently simply because we have the WRONG habits in place that pull us in the opposite direction.
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It's like a wanting to cook Kare-Kare pero ang ginagamit nating ingredients eh pang Sinigang.
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That will never work, right? โŒ
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Kaya kung ung maalala nyo sa last post ko (Part 1), I mentioned there that my life was miserable because I believed success came down to genes, inborn talent, and luck, and I didn't have those.
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But guess what? I was wrong!
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The only reason I was stuck in that dark place was because I was using the WRONG ingredients! In short, it was my bad habits.
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And when I decided to install the right ones, my life massively changed for the better.
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The good news for all of us is, ๐—›๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐——.
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If we do, these good habits we adopt will shape the person we become in the future, regardless kung nasan man tayo right now. ๐Ÿ‘Š
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To help you with this, here are the 10 habits I did (and still do) to go from being an unhealthy loser, broke, tambay..
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...to becoming fit, financially secure, and now impacting a lot of people.
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Enjoy!
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(To view Part 1, see comments)
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๐—›๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—ง #๐Ÿฒ: ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
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โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜บ; ๐˜ช๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.โ€
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Meditation is very underrated.
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It's rare to find people who consistently do it, which isn't surprising, Mahirap naman kasi makita, ma-sense, at ma-feel yung immediate effects nito for one to continue doing it.
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Sobrang subtle.
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๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. โšก
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To see its value, here's a little trivia:
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It's estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions each day.
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Yes, 35,000. Ganyan kadami.
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"๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ", and a whole lot more.
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So if meditation can provide us with a daily benefit of +0.1% to our clarity of thinking, decision making, mood, stress management, mental resilience, & self awareness..
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...don't you think it can positively influence these 35,000 decisions we make daily...
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...to the point that it can completely transform our entire life?
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Of course! Because..
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๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.
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Sabi nga isang mentor ko, "๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ."
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Even Ray Dalio, the hedge fund billionaire (net worth of $20 billion) and the author of the great book 'Principles', credits a lot of his success to meditating twice a day.
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So, naisip ko, if many multi-millionaires and billionaires credit meditation for their success, hindi ba sobrang unwise if I won't incorporate it to my routine, lalo kung goal ko rin naman maging successful?
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And that's the reason why I meditate daily.
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I do it for 10-15 minutes, 2-3x a day.
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The small investment of time trumps the benefits it gives. ๐Ÿ‘Œ
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๐—›๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—ง #๐Ÿณ: ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—จ๐—ง๐——๐—ข๐—ช๐—ก ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ
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A shutdown ritual is a deliberate routine done at the end of each workday to shift from work to personal time.
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This usually involves a series of tasks like cleaning up your desk, reviewing the day, and closing all work-related loops before ka mag K-drama. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Pero weโ€™re not going to discuss all of that.
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Ang gusto ko i-highlight dito as part of my shutdown ritual is yung importance ng 'Planning for tomorrowโ€™.
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It's the process of planning ahead and organizing the tasks I'll tackle the next day, before I go to sleep.
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From deep work sessions, business tasks, meetings, workout, books to read, etc.
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It's outsourcing my decisions to my higher (logical) self rather than my emotions.
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I want to wake up the next day already knowing what to do.
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Because if I wait until the next morning to decide on my tasks, it's already too late. I've already wasted a lot of mental energy (as our willpower is finite).
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Worse, my decisions may be influenced by my mood. And if I let my mood dictate my actions? Well, alam ko na mangyayariโ€”I'll make more dumb decisions, and sure na mag Netflix lang ako the whole day. ๐Ÿคทโ€
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And here's the bonus:
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When you plan your tasks the night before, your subconscious mind starts working on them in the background.
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Kaya pag gising mo kinabukasan, solutions are already there, waiting to be used. โšก
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Ito yung ginagawa namin ni Joie Cantos for the past 9 weeks, and they have been some of the most productive times of my life.
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๐—›๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—ง #๐Ÿด: ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
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What does a lion eat? Mostly meat.
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So I do the same.
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It's basically defaulting to eating plenty of protein in a day. ๐Ÿ–
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To give you a precise number, it's consuming ๐Ÿฌ.๐Ÿด - ๐Ÿญ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜.
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This helps me recover better and faster from my exercise sessions, resulting in more muscle growth and strength progress.
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And guys, alam naman na natin 'to..
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..that by having bigger muscles, that equates to having more chickababes. ๐Ÿคช
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Joke lang. May GF po ako (mababasa nya 'to kasi isesend ng mga marites friends namin).
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I'll tell you a secret.
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Most fitness gurus, including me, will tell you that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight.
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This means that you can eat rice, chocolates, milk tea, and even alcohol kahit ang goal mo is weight loss. ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ•
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That's legit.
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But what balances that marketing statement is that we will also encourage you to consume plenty of protein and to eat within caloric limits.
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So, by following these two guidelines, your chances of going over your calories and adding unwanted weight almost take care of themselves.
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Kasi pag kumain ka ng madaming protein (0.8g - 1g per pound of your bodyweight), your calories for the day will already be filled, and konti na lang matitira mong room to eat those sinful foods.
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Na kahit sabihin pa sayo na "๐˜ฑ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ", wala na, puno ka na eh. ๐Ÿ˜œ
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And that's the magic of consuming more protein; it's a big domino habit because it also ripples across your eating patterns.
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Doing that keeps me lean, doesn't make me feel deprived, and gives me sexy-looking muscles..
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.. for my GF. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Getting fit is more than just about eating plenty of protein. For complete fitness programs, visit my FB page: The Lazy Lifter
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๐—›๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—ง #๐Ÿต: ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜ ๐— ๐—”๐—š๐—œ๐—–
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When we think of habits, we often think of 'physical' actions or behaviors.
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But habits extend beyond that.
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Kasama sa habits natin yung thinking patterns: our analytical processes, decision-making, problem-solving skills, cognitive biases, and most importantly, how we interpret everything around us.
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In simpler terms, kasama dito yung habit natin of always looking for the good over the bad (and vice versa) sa mga bagay-bagay.
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At kung hindi pa rin tumatama..
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Ang ibig sabihin ko lang dito is yung pagiging NEGA mo, habit din yan! ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
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Imagine two people hearing something from a friend, saying:
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"๐˜œ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ."
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Ang reactions:
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Person 1: "๐˜œ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข. ๐˜–๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ."
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Person 2: "๐˜ˆ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ช ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ."
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I know this is overly simplistic.
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But my point is, their reactions are based on their habitual way of thinking.
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๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ? ๐—ข๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?
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And if you add the element of time here, let's say add 5-10 years to both people with different thinking habits.
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Where do you think they'll end up?
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Here's my guess:
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๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ 1 will experience many failures for always jumping on opportunities. Malulugi, mag-fail, at masasaktan, but eventually she will succeed because you cannot fail if you never stop trying.
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๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ 2 will experience fewer failures by avoiding opportunities. She will stay in her comfort zone, in her own bubble, and live a life based on fear. Worse, she will pass that on to her kids and grandkids.
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And that's where the Gratitude habit comes in.
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How you often see something as good or bad depends on how strong this habit is.
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The stronger it is, the more receptive you are to seeing the good, it's as if may suot kang eyeglasses that filter out only the positive things.
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And the big benefit of it? You become a happier, more effective individual, making better choices in life.
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What's the alternative? With a weaker gratitude habit...
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You become a grumpier, more negative individual, making more bad choices because your default emotions are anger, fear, sadness, etc.
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Imagine lagi kang galit at nega sa family mo, sa partner mo, sa friends mo, sa clients mo, sa mga tao mo, and even sa mga opportunities na lumalapit sayo?
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Good luck attracting success that way. ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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Kaya nga there are many scientific studies that have shown that gratitude can:
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โœ… Improve sleep
โœ… Enhance relationships
โœ… Keep us healthier
โœ… Increase motivation
โœ… Boost happiness
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Because of the same reason that grateful people have a different lens on how they view the world.
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Na kahit seemingly 'bad' ang nangyayari sa kanila, they still see the good and they respond better, overcoming problems much faster.
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Instead of viewing 'challenges' as punishments, they see them as 'gifts' that transform them into better people.
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Sabi nga ng mentor ko na si Tony Robbins:
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"๐™„๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช'๐™ง๐™š ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™›๐™ช๐™ก, ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š ๐™›๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก."
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And it's not just the emotion of fear, but almost all unpleasant emotions.
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Anger, frustration, disappointment, insecurity, hate, regret, envy โ€” you can't feel grateful and simultaneously feel any of these emotions.
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There's just no way.
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(You can THINK you're grateful, but it's different from truly FEELING grateful. If you're in that state, those unpleasant emotions automatically dissolve.)
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And that's the reason why practicing gratitude (kahit jologs sya for many, especially men) is a crucial habit for me.
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Without making this habit strong, I wouldn't be able to overcome many of my personal and professional challenges, given how messed up my mental and emotional states wereโ€”let alone lead people.
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(Shout out to my spiritual coach and close friend, Sarah Maรฑosca Suyom, for hammering the gratitude habit into my life for like an entire year.)
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Here's how practice it:
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โœ”๏ธ Immediately after waking up, I think of 10 things I'm grateful for
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โœ”๏ธ Before checking my messages and emails, I remind myself that whatever I'm going to see, they are all opportunities
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โœ”๏ธ At night, I write all my wins for the day sa journal ko
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โœ”๏ธ When experiencing something stressful, I always reframe it as something that's making me grow, or that I'm being guided towards a better path
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Try it for a month..
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And watch how it attracts even more blessings into your life. ๐Ÿ’ซ
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๐—›๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—ง #๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ: ๐—ช๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š & ๐—๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š
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According to Google, the average person has approximately 70,000 thoughts per day.
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Despite many of those being repetitive, thousands of them are valuable gems (lalo kung constant learner ka).
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Ang daming ideas dyan na pwedeng makatulong sa atin sa business, sa pera, sa relationships, and sa family so we can live a better life, or even solve our next challenges.
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Pero bakit hindi natin sila fully nagagamit?
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๐—”๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: It's because not all of us have the ability to organize our thoughts effectively.
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And that's what ๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ and ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ do for me.
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They help me look into my thoughts and observe the swirling ideas that are already there but not yet put to use, then organize them effectively. ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ญ
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Kaya naman despite having a poor academic background and zero business knowledge when I started..
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I was still able to create a business, transform thousands of people, lead my relationships, and make an impact...
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.. simply because I've learned how to organize my ideas through regularly writing, thereby helping me better my communication with everyone.
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If hindi ako nag-practice magsulat, I wouldn't be able to have clarity of my thoughts, let alone give proper instructions to my team members.
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And that's how writing has helped me both personally and professionally. ๐Ÿ‘Œ
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As for journaling naman (writing for myself)..
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Ang crucial benefit nito is ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง-๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด, another meta-habit.
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(Meta habits are those that can have a ripple effect across multiple areas of your life.)
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When navigating life and pursuing self-improvement, ang pinaka-kalaban natin dito are things like self-doubt, insecurities, triggers, fears, etc.
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Kasi pag wala naman yan, dere-derecho lang yung success natin eh?
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But those are our biggest roadblocks.
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So what journaling does is it helps us reflect on our thoughts, emotions, and perceptions, helping us understand ourselves better.
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Dito natin malalaman yung weaknesses natin (so we can work on or with them), or yung strengths natin (so we can double down on them).
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Without self-awareness, hindi natin makikilala yung sarili natin and ang effect nyan, bukod sa magiging sunud-sunuran lang tayo sa gusto ng iba, we'll remain stuck in our old (repetitive) patterns.
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Hindi natin mako-correct yung mga dapat i-correct for us to get to the next level.
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And these are the reasons why I write and journal daily.
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I started in 2013 and it's a habit I've maintained since; it's one of my non-negotiables. ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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โ€œ๐˜Œ๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต.โ€
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Of course, kasi hindi ka nagsusulat. ๐Ÿคช
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Wala namang magaling na agad magsulat from their first try.
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In addition, hindi mo naman kailangan maging magaling sa sulat if youโ€™re doing it for Self-Awareness; itโ€™s just a way to get to know your thoughts, your ideas, and yourself much better.
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Ayaw mo ba kilalanin sarili mo? Ikaw din, makakasama mo pa yan ng 20, 30, 40, or 50+ years, so my advice is to get to know him/her even better.
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๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด:
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I use an app called DayOne, but you can start with just anything, like Notes app.
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What I do is I write every night what happened in my day. Kine-kwento ko lang. Tapos kung ano mga naisip ko, na-experience ko, lessons learned, kung nagalit ba ko, kung happy ako, and why.
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No structure needed. Even bullet points will do.
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Do this daily and don't be too surprised when you catch yourself thinking smarter, communicating better, and positively impacting others. ๐Ÿค˜
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๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ช๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜'๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—จ๐—ก?
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In this long post, Iโ€™ve listed all the habits that have transformed me from being a loser tambay to someone living a life I never imagined possible.
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To summarize, my 10 non-negotiable habits are:
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โœ”๏ธ Habit 1: Treating my phone as a sinful dessert
โœ”๏ธ Habit 2: Deep Work
โœ”๏ธ Habit 3: Exercise (for multiple different reasons)
โœ”๏ธ Habit 4: Creative Walk
โœ”๏ธ Habit 5: Choosing a life with minimal music
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โœ”๏ธ Habit 6: Meditation
โœ”๏ธ Habit 7: Shutdown Ritual
โœ”๏ธ Habit 8: Eating like a lion
โœ”๏ธ Habit 9: Gratitude Magic
โœ”๏ธ Habit 10: Writing & Journaling
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(If you'd like to read the first five, see comments for Part 1)
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Now, baka iniisip mo:
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"๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ. ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ-๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ."
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I get that.
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Because like you, I'm in for fun; that's one of my top values.
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Parts of me just want to forget about those good habits and simply have fun 24/7, kaya sobrang gets ko talaga.
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But one day, I had a profound realization about life that changed my perspective regarding these.
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Naisip ko that time:
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๐˜ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง-๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ...
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... ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ '๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ' ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ?
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๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ...
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... ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง '๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ' ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ? ๐Ÿค”
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Afterwards, ganito ko na sya nakita:
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๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐Ÿญ = Social media, partying, Netflix whole day
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๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ = Financial freedom, traveling the world, indulging in expensive experiences, having fun with successful people
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And this realization made it easier for me to put effort into building these good habits. ๐Ÿ‘Œ
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So, here's my question for you:
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Are you satisfied with having fun at level 1?
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Or would you prefer to have fun at level 10?
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There's no right or wrong answer..
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But for sure, one option sounds damn way more enjoyable. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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