By Jie LaoShi
When I came to China, my goal was to make Php 2,000,000.00 (roughly CNY 300,000.00) in just a year. What a goal! It is exactly a year now and sad to say, that goal is still as it is… a goal. I haven’t even made one sixteenth of that amount. Good grief!!!
Actually, when I left my little paradise in the mountains, I was full of hope. I was very positive that I could reach my target. It would be hard work but I can do it. As it turned out, things got ugly. Work hard I did, but the cash did not appear even thru a mirage. I will not delve through my “sob story” though.
When I encounter a “wall”, I go around it. My two million is on the other side of the wall, I have to go around. In going around, I have to set other goals. I found this out the hard way. To achieve the big goal, divide it into chunks. What do I mean? Go around, make the goal smaller, easier to achieve. Eventually, when these smaller goals are completed and added together, they will add up into the bigger goal. Got what I mean?
What do I lose in making my goals smaller? “TIME”. It would be longer! But, what the heck! (Excuse me!) At least I could achieve my goal.
So what now? Well, my goal is still a goal. It still keeps me going. It still makes me strive. It still makes me work hard. It still fuels me. Come a time, maybe I won’t have the energy anymore. Maybe I would be too old and still maybe… just maybe… I will still be dreaming of that Php 2,000,000.00. But what the heck! (Excuse me again!) I set my goal, and work for it!
When I came to China, my goal was to make Php 2,000,000.00 (roughly CNY 300,000.00) in just a year. What a goal! It is exactly a year now and sad to say, that goal is still as it is… a goal. I haven’t even made one sixteenth of that amount. Good grief!!!
Actually, when I left my little paradise in the mountains, I was full of hope. I was very positive that I could reach my target. It would be hard work but I can do it. As it turned out, things got ugly. Work hard I did, but the cash did not appear even thru a mirage. I will not delve through my “sob story” though.
When I encounter a “wall”, I go around it. My two million is on the other side of the wall, I have to go around. In going around, I have to set other goals. I found this out the hard way. To achieve the big goal, divide it into chunks. What do I mean? Go around, make the goal smaller, easier to achieve. Eventually, when these smaller goals are completed and added together, they will add up into the bigger goal. Got what I mean?
What do I lose in making my goals smaller? “TIME”. It would be longer! But, what the heck! (Excuse me!) At least I could achieve my goal.
So what now? Well, my goal is still a goal. It still keeps me going. It still makes me strive. It still makes me work hard. It still fuels me. Come a time, maybe I won’t have the energy anymore. Maybe I would be too old and still maybe… just maybe… I will still be dreaming of that Php 2,000,000.00. But what the heck! (Excuse me again!) I set my goal, and work for it!
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