Regis Cebu Leadership - Leader Maricel Ngo -Reflection Paper 3 - Passion

Regis Cebu Leadership - Leader Maricel Ngo -Reflection Paper 3 - Passion

1) It is my passion to help people improve their lives by using my skills and talents to benefit those around them. As a result, they will duplicate what I do and pass it on to others then there is a multiplier effect. It is like paying it forward. Then, the kindness and generosity I shared wholeheartedly will live long after me.

I am moved by the commercial of Proctor and gamble years ago,

" Ikaw ako, sila, lahat tayo, bahagi ng buhay ng isat isa, ang anak ko ang mga anak mo, magkakabit ang bukas, magtatagpo ng landas, maaring ngayon, maaring balang araw. Kaya ang batang tinulungan mo ngayon maaring makatulong sa anak mo balang araw. Dahil sila sila rin magkakasama sa iisang bukas na hinahaharap. Ngayon, sama sama tayo tutulong. Ang tulong mo ngayon sa Kapwa, sa anak mo ring magbubunga."

2) I have a passion for learning. I am like a sponge absorbing all wisdom from my mentors, new acquaintances, professors, business and church leaders.

As school administrator

Part of self-awareness journey is to look for my core gift. I am aware that I can help others by capitalizing on my strength. It is always my joy to teach, deliver speeches and connect to others. It is fulfilling to see that people listen when I talk. When I talk, I talk from the heart with a lot of conviction. What I considered one of my major accomplishments is the tie-up I sealed with TERADYNE, LEXMARK and KYOCERA, top IT companies in CEBU. Now, the students benefit from the partnership through relevant on-the-job training and possible employment after graduation.

As an entrepreneur

My work experience in STI as manager, my MBA program among others enable me become a better entrepreneur. My passion for learning opened my eyes to the limitless potential of entrepreneurship. It also helps me professionalize our businesses and make them grow thus providing more employment to the community.

Life journey

My passion for learning paves the way for building my network with people and other businesses through active involvement in the community like socio-civic organizations, people organizations, local government and faith community. It is a challenge to wear so many hats but one hat that I can't take off is the hat of being a teacher.

In everything I do, my being an "educator" is always demonstrated in the way I exercise my duty. As a mother, I should start with my children. I should help them improve their lives and reach their full potential. Together with my husband, we commit to provide them all the experience and life long learning they need to make them not only life ready but a responsible member of the society who have the heart to help the community.

As an entrepreneur, I encourage our employees to have the passion for learning. We ask them to be multi-skilled worker. Like in our printing business, we do rotation of work from tshirt printing, off-set machine operator, signage, layout artist. It is our happiness to see our people become entrepreneur themselves because of the training they had in our business.

Reflection

1)    What is the new learning?

My passion to help others improve their lives and reach their full potential is the actualization of the 3^rd pillar of success based on Heroic Leadership book of Chris Lowney which is LOVE.

Passion for learning and then sharing it to others so they can apply it to heroic act like serving the community is exemplifying HEROISM which is the 4^th pillar of success.

Lesson from Robert Kioyasaki related to passion for learning and entrepreneurship "Work to learn. Don't work for money. Look for jobs that can help you develop the skills of managing cash flow, systems and people rather than just pay you well. A great piece of advice is to get a job where you can learn the skills that you need to succeed as an entrepreneur " 

If Robert Kioyasaki is more on technical aspect, Ronald A. Heifetz identifies one more aspect in leading and that is adaptive change. The technical is defined as those that can be solved by the knowledge of experts, whereas adaptive requires new learning. When the problem definition, solution, and implementation is clear, Heifetz calls this technical change. For the adaptive, change must come from the collective intelligence of the employees at all levels. So, together they learn their way toward solutions.

2)    What is the relation to what I all ready know?

Leading a school with its vision of providing quality and relevant education to the students and producing globally competent graduates who are responsible members of the society requires commitment from all shareholders to make this vision realized.

Students have to engage with student-driven activities that geared toward higher level of patriotism and love of his hometown. If the school is successful inculcating into the minds of their students such traits and live up to the school's vision,  then the school can produce graduates who are no ordinary employees of a company but a think tank of a corporation, have entrepreneurial mindset that help the company's operations viable and have the passion to serve the community. One or two or even more graduates will go home and serve his/her hometown and contribute to the local economy through job creation, practice of their profession and even being a public servant. It shows heroism.

3)   What have I done, am doing, will be doing for this topic?

As school administrator, I believe I have done what I ought to do to our students and employees. In the case of our faculty, I encouraged a lot already to pursue their masters not only because it is required by CHED but more importantly, as a teacher they should have the passion for learning to make them more effective. As teachers, they have the power and authority, more that they can influence students positively in pursuit of their dreams.  Then the result is exponential. I will continue to influence more educators to value continuous learning. What I will be doing as an educator is to recruit and influence people I know who have a gift in teaching.

As an entrepreneur, I have a longer perspective in as far as my vision is concerned. As what Robert Kioyosaki said, look for jobs that can help you develop the skills of managing cash flow, systems and people rather than just pay you well. It took me awhile before I decide to work full-time in running our business and on the side, doing consultancy work in running schools. My experiences I gained from my job equipped me to become a better entrepreneur. What I will be doing as entrepreneur? I must lead my organization that is adaptable to change. While technical is also important, my organization should also be ready to face the changing business environment. A collaboration among employees and management can help us be more adaptive to change as each one of us has this sense of ownership for whatever solutions, plans or systems the company have to implement. Then I will instill in them passion for learning. It delights me to see our employees become entrepreneur themselves someday.

In community development, the same approach applies. I will continue to share the best practices and my new learning to the socio-civic organizations that I am a member of.  Academe, business sectors and LGU may have common goals and interest and so pooling our resources and expertise may lead our city to greater heights.

Maricel Reyes-Ngo,MCS
Mobile No.: 0928-5549795

Reflection Paper 3 by Janelle Ann Pineda - Bansil - my Passion

 

Janelle Ann Pineda-bansil

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Reflection #3

"The most successful people in life recognize that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, and they generate their own motivation." ~ Neil de Grasse Tyson

They say Passion is an intense emotion, a compelling enthusiasm or desire for something. Since we talk about passion I will be sharing my passion in life and what prompts me today.

In my younger years, I used to be interested with cooking and baking. I started my first experiment after I read this book about basic bread making in the school library. Of course I did not do well with baking. I wanted to be good at it however, we don't have the materials like oven, kneading pin, measuring cups and etc. since baking requires exact measure. I saw my creative side and made a way to express it. I even wanted to be a patisserie someday. At present, as hard as it spells, I went through the self-thought baking and sometimes the by products are edible for my husband.

After taking my college degree I had second thought of taking 2-year course at CCA just to give way on my passion. But it was just a second thought and still I pursue med school.

Speech by Leader Janelle Ann Pineda- Bansil on Poverty and Education

One act that will make a difference

"Think of it: every educated person is not rich but almost education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education is a fundamental solution to poverty."- Kathleen Blanco

It is a fact that basic education is a key to eradicate poverty. However, the portion of children out-of-school is proliferating. There is an alarming upsurge in number. Three top reasons are early marriage, lack of interest to attend school and insufficient family income. These reasons are all roots of poverty.

First the prevalence of early marriage in most rural and urban place can be due to illiteracy.  It may vary from social, cultural and various reason, however, the core still lies to lack of education. Manifested ignorance takes the rights to make rightful decisions. Boys and girls are denied of opportunities which made them take the option of early marriage.

Joanna, 14 years old, is a patient in our clinic. She has two siblings, her dad is a construction worker and her mom left them when she was 5. She is 5 months pregnant on her first born.

She drops out-of-school when she was 9. Her father takes all the responsibilities yet insufficient to provide daily needs. Without knowing of what awaits her, Joanna choose to escape through early marriage. Self-awareness is not instituted to this young girl because she was out of the basic education that may hopefully could have help her make rightful decision for her future.

Second is the lack of interest to attend school. Disturbing reality of poverty. There are documented government projects to increase yearly budget on education, yet do not fund or look for strategies that will address the issue.

As I relate this matter to present, Galileo is an exact example of what I am pertaining to. Galileo is an enrichment program that aims to motivate children and build confidence through giving them supplemental help. The program target market are social class A and B. In our survey enrollees of the program also attend private school with tuition fees ranging from 50,000- 150,000 pesos yearly. Yet, these kids flank most of their core subjects simply due to lack of interest. This kids are provided most of what they are needed. Alongside their gadgets and access to portals that may aid learning, they still manage to lose interest in education. This only implies that if these kids who do not struggle from hunger, who have comfortable beds in their own room, who do not have to sell Sampaguita in the street, manage to loss interest amidst luxury, how about the unprivileged ones?

And last but not the least, insufficient family income. Disparity of incomes and unemployment leads the children to feed their mouth over their mind. If basic education is not acquire most likely these kids won't step to the next level. Undergraduates won't have the same privilege as those who had their degrees.  A matter of footstep but can be life changing for anyone who sees the value of education amidst insufficiency.

As Nelson Mandela quote "Poverty is not accident", It is man-made and can be removed by human being." This imply that we have a choice. There are successful stories about a doctor from the most rural place who graduated as suma cumlaude or a lawyer who pass the bar exam amidst working as taxi driver. They are not threatened and hindered by poverty. Think of every educated person who have dissent home, stable job, and food in their table to eat, and now, think of every person you knew who struggles to have at least 2 meals a day, sleeps in the comfort of street at night or worst accepts delinquent job because they lack options.

      Now I challenge you, What is that act you can do to make a difference?

Thank you for listening.

 Good evening

Janelle Ann Pineda-Bansil

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Dear Prof. Jorge,

    Sending to you my speech about poverty and education.

    Thank you.

Janelle Ann Pineda-Bansil

RCEE's 3rd Reflection Paper - My Passion and advocacy

3^rd Reflection Paper

by RCee Mutuc

What is your passion (what is it that you love doing)?  How is it reflected in you work, daily life, and life's journey?

            Since I was a kid, I was always purpose-driven. I always find purpose in all the things that I do and intend to do. If there is nothing in it for me, I will drop the idea the moment of birth. I am always in constant journey of learning about my self, the life, the world, the universe, everything. I have this eagerness to learn what I can out of life thus, I am a big fan of education.

            I remember when in elementary, high school and College that I did not take my academics seriously back then. I did not care if I excel or not, as long as I am passing, that was good enough for me. I did not regret it but now that I am already an adult, I realized that I could have done better only if I was given the right tools – words of encouragement, motivation through rewards, self-confidence, and the like. I realized how essential it is to motivate your child to be the best they can whether academically or in extra-curricular activities. I think it is not yet too late for me and the more not yet late for my children.

            I am good at being average – being safe but neither excelling nor failing. I do not want to be at the top for some reason. I don't want to be the center of attraction. I do not want to be at the bottom as well for I do not want to be the source of laughter from bullies at school. I just want to be safe, to be average.

            At a very young age, my mom constantly reminds us to eat healthy or else we would look like her. She was obese. She disciplined us in eating healthy and I abided. I may have sweet tooth but I shy away from fats as I can. I am constantly reminded by my conscience to stay fit by having regular exercise. I go to the gym for extreme workouts and do boxing even when I was 6-week post-delivery (from my 3rd child). I try to balance everything I do for work and personal goals. I am definitely a fan of Healthy lifestyle.