I would like to share with you this speech that I delivered before the Senior Class of LNCHS last year, when the school had its last Career Day Orientation, a tradition that had started long ago but stopped, for some reason...
Dear High School Graduates,
What's going on inside your head right now? Some of you are already set for the next level that you are going to pursue. Others are still unsure whether they will have a chance to avail of college or technical skills education. Some already know that they will be looking for a job after high school. Still. others have no idea of what the future holds. This is your Career Day... an occasion that each of you should be taking seriously. This is why I picked all the real gems that I've got along the way ---so I can share it with you. Take this not just today. You can have it with you for the rest of your life!
1. GET TO KNOW YOURSELF. Take time to know yourself like how you want to get to know somebody who's interesting. Close the door of the world for a while and get inside of you. Ask yourself what it is that you really want. Don't ask just yet what course you would want to take in college but rather go ahead and envision yourself as a worker. What work would you enjoy doing? Do you want to be a business person or the boss? Do you want to be an employee? Do you want to be with people? Do you want to be nobody? Of course, no one wants to be that. We all would like to take the challenge that this life has to offer. Everybody wants to be somebody someday. So what are your skills, talents, your interests? Where do you excel? What are you so passionate about? What is something that you would "untirelessly love doing" all the time? Know yourself and...
2. DREAM. Learn to dream. Don't ever think of the barriers. Just dream. Tell yourself what you will be five years from now and then ten years... twenty years... and so on and so forth. When you have already decided on that, still take a look at yourself and ask how you can achieve it in a realistic manner. you will see the dream transform into an achievable goal. Now find time to...
3. PLAN AND WORK IT OUT. Don't ever forget that educating yourself is a sure way to achieve your goal. Focus on the achievement of that target. Stay focused and carry on with the plan until your dream becomes concrete. It may be easier said than done but believe me: if you give up, you will never reach the top. There will be trials along the way but there is no way that you can't make it. Trials are steps that you have to hurdle in order to taste the sweet victory. Take the trials as they come, but have the wisdom to recognize which need to be fought and which just need to be ignored. Some barriers are trivial and better snubbed. Then...
4. BELIEVE AND HOLD ON. Keep the faith and you'll get there. Have faith in yourself, in the world around you, and don't lose faith in God. Try to...
5. COMMUNICATE. When things go wrong, don't be afraid to communicate. Talk to the people who can help you through. Don't be afraid, don't be ashamed. Never take it all alone. Communicate whatever it is that needs to be discussed with others so that you won't lose track of your goal. If you get distracted by the trials that come along, you might not be able to get back to the lane that would help you reach your final destination which is success. Go on, however rough the road may seem, just go on and don't stop.Always...
6. BE STRONG, BE SMART. Find a way to rise after each frustration. When circumstances don't work on your favor, deal with it. Learn how to look at things on the right perspective. When you are angry, deal with it. And never nurture envy. Have a good heart and you will see things positively. You can be bruised and stay happy. Happiness is a choice. Choose to be happy even in the most trying times. Love your life--- for if you don't, who will?
7.BE YOUR OWN UNIQUE SELF. Don't do things just because everybody does it. You are God's special creation. Don't try to be like somebody else. It's okay to be not like most people as long as you are true to yourself. Honesty is key. Follow your heart. It's your life! Your choices must prevail. It's your decision that counts.
8. ENJOY SILENCE, WELCOME DESTINY. You will never hear the voice of God when you are always talking or you're always amidst a noisy crowd. Master the art of reading the signs and let destiny present itself to you. Everything happens for a reason. All roads will lead you there. Some journey may take longer but you have a place where you really belong, right there waiting to be explored. It will happen with God's will in God's perfect time. You'll be surprised to realize the miracles.
9. DISCOVER THE PURPOSE OF YOUR CREATION. Find out what you were born to be. Why are you on this planet? What are you supposed to do? Learn to be at peace with yourself and you will find contentment that you have never imagined.
10. WORK,WORK, WORK. REST, REST, REST. PRAY, and PlAY. You have to live in a balanced environment. You are luckier now, with the internet, that the world is just a click away. There's a lot of opportunities that abound, but don't fail to smell the flowers and watch butterflies. Take time to look around, walk around and smile.
11. SUCCEED AND BE HUMBLE. Even if you're on top, feel the ground. And finally...
12. HELP OTHERS. Only by helping others will you be fulfilled. Isn't it there at the main gate that you have to "Come in and Learn, Go out and Serve?'
There you have the real gems that I picked along the way to get to my 48th year. Women tend to hide their age. I don't. It is key to wisdom. If I were so young, I couldn't be wiser. I am proud of my age because it is the indication of how strong I have become: physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is my trophy for maturity, and one of the reasons why I was able to share these twelve points to you today. Let me give you this definition of success that I also got in my journey to life...
SUCCESS, ACCORDING TO gesumariajose:
When you have already found the purpose why you were born
When you enjoy the reason that you are living for
When you have found love by caring for other people
When you are happy and not wanting anything more
You are indeed successful.
When you are happy and not wanting anything more
When you have found love by caring for other people
When you enjoy the reason that you are living for
When you have already found the purpose why you were born
You are indeed successful!
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