When I graduated in college way back March 2012, I was very happy! Talagang feel na feel ko na ang magiging tawag sakin na Engr. Christine Jennifer A. Dimaliuat. And happy din ako na I graduated on time and didn’t have to take summer classes anymore. At least matatapos na din ang pagpapaaral sa akin ni Daddy (dahil siya ang nagpaaral saming tatlong magkakapatid. Thank you!).
I remember bago pa man kami mag march, na-i-imagine ko na agad na I’m already working sa aking favorite company na pag-applyan, which is “Kraft Foods”. Sadly, wala ng available position for me after graduation. So sabi ko, “Ayoko na muna magtrabaho. Gusto ko na muna mag vacation for 2 months.” Feeling ko kasi that time na student pa din ako having summer vacation ng April at May. Haha!
Because I was very clear na ayoko pang magwork last April at May 2012, I supported Kuya and joined a Network Marketing company. For me, this was my first time to experience “actively selling” to people and/or recruiting people to do the business. Kasi when I was still studying, nag-loading station lang ako sa mga classmates ko and their family/friends (Sabi kasi ng family ko, ako na lang daw magpaload sa classmates ko para mas mabilis and I don’t have to call pa sa kanila sa bahay para lang dito).
When I formally entered the Sales Industry through Network Marketing, I was bombarded with a lot of challenges! “Bakit mo ko pagbebentahin eh Engineer ako?”, “Ayoko magbenta!”, “Ayoko ng ako ang naghahabol ng clients”, “Anong iisipin ng mga Professors ko na Cum Laude pa naman ako tapos I will not use my degree?”, “Anong iisipin ng mga classmates ko nung college about me?”, “Sayang naman ang galing ko na nadevelop sa pagtake ng Industrial Engineering”, “Anong isipin ng mga Tito, Tita, Grandparents, Cousins ko sa Father’s side?”, “Anong sasabihin ni Daddy? Umaasa pa naman siya na may susunod sa footsteps niya.” Hayyyy nakakapagod nung mga panahon na yan because all I cared about was what will other people think and say about me.
From there I started acknowledging the people living in our house, extended family kami. (I live with my Lola’s Ancestral House (mother’s side) together with my mom, 2 brothers, uncles, aunts and cousins. My parents “formally” separated nung mag 2nd year High School pa lang ako – that’s Year 2004). All the people sa mother’s side never failed to support me all the way kung ano man ang gawin ko sa buhay ko. Kaya sabi ko nun, andyan naman si Kuya, supported naman ako nila Mommy, so ituloy-tuloy ko na lang and never mind what other people will say. Ang catch pa dito before, Daddy didn’t know what I was doing (na I’m doing sales and not applying for an IE job).
Now I was pumped up na to continue my journey. However, there I faced series of rejections from my College friends and High School friends when I was inviting them to do the business. Yung mga close friends ko naman, pinagbigyan naman nila ako because may na-build ng relationship. (Thank you guys!)
Hindi ako tumigil. And sa kaka-approach ko ng mga friends ko through texts, calls at Facebook, I was able to sold P15,000 worth of products for 2 days. Happyng happy ako that time kasi hindi pa ako naka-receive ng ganyang amount of money within 2 days! (Though I saved about P30,000 to P40,000 until my graduation dahil sa loading business na din at allowance. Thank God kasi I was able to successfully learn how to manage my money at age 18). Eye-opener yang specific incident na yan for me kasi napaisip ako na, “Kung kikita ako ng P15,000 every 2 days or P7,500 everyday dahil lang magsisipag ako, eh di ang yaman-yaman ko na! Mas malaki pa ang kikitain ko than to work as an Industrial Engineer.”
From that specific event, I decided not to enter the corporate world anymore. #NeverBeenEmployed
Pagka-graduate ko nung college, na-burn out ako after kong gawin ang Network Marketing business because hindi ito ang gusto kong gawin forever. Paulit-ulit kasi ang ginagawa and na-bored na ako. Gusto ko na lang magkulong sa kwarto. Puro palabas na lahat ng money ko na naipon kasi I was not motivated anymore. Walang drive internally kasi hindi naman ako breadwinner. Kahit hindi ako magtrabaho, buhay naman ako because our parents and relatives can still be able to provide for us.
Tapos when I checked my wallet, I was shocked. Since I was not moving forward with my life, nakita ko na P500.00 na lang natitira kong pera. Nagkulong ako sa kwarto ko at nag-isip. Sa isip-isip ko, “Kung lalabas ako ulit at gagastusin ang P500.00, mauubos na pera ko. Kung hindi ko naman iri-risk na gastusin ito, lalo namang walang potential na lumaki ito.” There I decided to just risk the P500.00 and believe na babalik din ang lahat ng ito.
Then one day, we have a scheduled Personal Mastery Seminar called Discovery (that was I think June 2 and 3, 2012). This was arranged by the owner of the Network Marketing Company we’re connected, Ms. Cynthia Gavile. I attended this with my older brother and Discovery was the trigger that changed my life.
At the end of Discovery, my biggest WIN was I was able to have DREAMS. Before kasi hindi ako naniniwala sa mga ito. Kaya siguro wala ding nangyayari kasi ako pinaka-unang kumokontra sa “what’s possible”.
From there, nag-enjoy ako kakaattend ng mga Personal Mastery Seminars facilitated by the world-class Life Coach, Russ Juson. Mula Discovery (Level 1), I attended immediately yung Breakthrough (Level 2), all the way to Abundance (Level 3). Kung ano ang mga Levels 1 to 3 na ito, just text, call or PM me on Facebook, and I’ll share it with you and how it changed my life.
Personal Mastery Seminars brought me to where I am today and the reasons why I’m already enjoying and living an EXTRAORDINARY LIFE!
Here’s the video I’ve created to summed up the turning point of life (2012). Please click this link to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhsM1FfXa48
“Way back June 2012, the year of my graduation, I really don’t know what to do. I really don’t know what do I WANT in my life. I really don’t know where do I see myself 5, 10, 20 years from now. I hated that question so much! Because back then, I was only living in the NOW without thinking of the future like “BAHALA NA”, “DI KO ALAM”. All I know was I wanted to rest and to have a vacation for at least 2 months after those 5 gruelling years of studying in college. During that year, I experienced confusion, frustration and depression. I SHUT DOWN! That was the lowest point of my life. Thank God it didn’t last long because I CHOSE TO PICK MYSELF UP AND NEVER GIVE UP ON ME. Then people start coming into my life, people who see my greatness and people who care enough to tell me, “YOU DESERVE YOUR DREAMS.” (You know who you are) I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE PART OF MY LIFE. I have grown this much because of your LOVE. Today, I am the BETTER VERSION OF ME and I can say, “I USED TO DREAM ABOUT THE LIFE I’M LIVING NOW.”
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