Competition is everywhere. Whether in sports, entertainment, or work, laging may kasamang competition. Hindi siguro natin maiiwasan ang magkaroon ng ganyan. Lalo na kung ang isa ay hayok sa ganyang scenario. Where that individual acts that there’s no tomorrow and everything he [or she] does must be on his [or her] advantage. Dahil siguro parang mamatay na siya kung lilipas ang isang araw na hindi niya maramdaman sa sarili niya na nangunguna siya sa lahat ng bagay.

Is competition good or bad? Well, I say both. That’s the two edge of the blade.

The first edge brings fruitful results. This brings to what you can call a win-win situation. Where each individual gains. Where each party felt good in the end. Neither felt down nor felt minuscule on their abilities or skills. This should be the ideal edge an individual should aim. Unless that individual is too damn proud and despicably self-centered and opted the other side of the blade.

The other edge breeds crap, individualism, egoistic kind of individual. A kind of individual where everyone should listen to what he [or she] says. Where everything that comes out from him [or her] is gold. Where he [or she] feels the need to get to the top in any way possible – even it means to put someone else down to being a piece of crap.

Wala naman talaga masama makipag-compete eh. Just make sure na isinasaalang-alang mo din ang tingin o nararamdaman ng iba. Na alam mong hindi sa lahat ng panahon tama ka. Na hindi lahat ng ginagawa mo ay ang nararapat gawin. Na hindi lang ikaw ang tao sa mundo. Na hindi ka Presidente na lahat ng sasabihin mo ay tama at naayon na dapat sundin ng nakararami. Na may ibang tao din na may opinion. Na hindi sa lahat ng larangan magaling ka. Na hindi lahat ng ideya ay nadiskubre mo at lahat ng ginawa o ginagawa mo ay galing sa sarili mong kukote.

Each and everyone is different. Yes, I know. But does that mean that we have to compete with each and everyone just to have a place in this freakin’ society? Do we need to let everyone know na saksakan ka ng galing? Na sukdulan ka ng kaalaman? Is it hard for you not to compete? Is it hard to accept that there are some things that you don’t know and you need others to help you? Is it impossible to accept that someone else’s idea is much better that what you have taught? Is it that hard to give or share ideas [or what you know] to someone else and don’t think of your advantage for a while?

I am not saying I am exempted to everything I am saying here. I am very open din naman kung sasabihin mo sa akin kung isa sa mga iyan ay ginawa o ginagawa ko o kaya naman hindi ko nagagawa. That I am willing to look back my actions and correct it if necessary. Wala naman kasi akong pakialam sa pakikipagpataasan eh. The important thing is, I am doing what I am suppose to do and be good at it with or without the approval of someone else. I am willing and not afraid to share what I know and be blunt to tell you what I don’t know.

Why don’t we get along and just have the good edge of the blade? Why don’t we set aside how we look good in the eyes of someone else and rather concentrate how can we be excellent in what we do. Why don’t we compete in a way that we all benefit from it? Besides, we are in the same environment and want the same goal are we not?

There are two kinds of people: Those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group because there is less competition there. -Indira Gandhi

I’ve never been this silent before. Except during the days where I feel so sleepy even a gallon of coffee couldn’t help keep my eyes open.

I don’t know. Maybe I just wanted to change and give being silent a try. Besides, baka kapag nag-ingay ako may matamaan na naman at mag-ala Ruffa. Haha!

Malay natin magustuhan kong maging tahimik. However, one thing is for sure…

…today is a boring day!

Photo by allisonkilla

The company will be sending me back to Texas for some work stuff. Am not that excited like I was before. I don’t know why. Probably because I am going there not in a per diem travel? Or probably because I’ve been there and nothing will be new? Or probably I will again miss our wedding anniversary?

In any case, this is something I can’t say ‘No’ to. Look at the bright side. At least I can travel again. And I can see all the hot women at Narita Airport.

No worries. I will be blogging everything.

(Smile)

Image from Boeing

Today, I found something that made me think…Is it that important?

Me: Importante ang ano?!

Ako: Ano pa eh di ang sweldo?

Me: Hindi ko alam, importante nga ba?

Ako: Oo naman di ba? Masarap kaya madaming pera. Bakit kuntento ka na ba meron ka ngayon?

Me: Medyo. Hindi naman lahat ng kasiyahan nakukuha ng pera di ba? Basta masaya pamilya mo, ikaw, mga kaibigan mo. Ayos na yun di ba? Basta nakaka-survive kayo araw-araw.

Ako: Whooo!! Plastik ka! Di ba nga minsan tamang tama lang ang sweldo mo? Minsan pa nga kulang. Minsan nga hindi na kayo nakakabili ng kung anong gusto niyo dahil sapat lang para sa pagkain at iba pa? Tapos sasabihin mo OK lang?! Sira ka ba?

Me: Oo, minsan nasasabi ko ‘yan. Pero naiisip ko naman na ayos lang. Ganun naman talaga di ba? Meron naman nakalaan sa iyo pagdating ng panahon. Hindi lahat ng bagay dito sa mundo masarap. Oo minsan nakakatikim ka ng ginhawa. Siyempre minsan dapat makatikim ka rin ng hirap. I’m sure meron din naman darating para sa iyo. Kelangan mo lang talagang maghintay. Lakipan mo ng panalangin at tiwala sa Ama, sigurado ibibigay Niya ang dapat para sa iyo. You just have to TRUST and WAIT.

Ako: Wuusshhuu!!

Me: I found the below article. This could give you a different perspective or something.

Work is love made visible

By Kahlil Gibran

About 80% of people are unhappy at work, and 20% are happy. Our culture has separated work from passion, and taught us to prefer a higher paycheck to higher happiness. That mistake costs us our souls. The goal of career development is to uncover one’s gifts and passions, and to link them to the practical needs of the world. We call that “being in the right place,” “finding a good fit,” or “making the best use of one’s talents.”

In What Color Is Your Parachute? my mentor, Dick Bolles, quotes Fred Buechner, who writes, “There are all different kinds of voices calling you to all different kinds of work . . . (and) the place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” [2001 Edition, page 57.]

High compensation and high happiness are not incompatible. It’s not that we shouldn’t seek money, and lots of it; many of our clients do. But we should first seek to love, or at least to like, what we’re doing. That’s the realization of our highest calling.

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