School Tips: 8 Tips to become Sucessful by Nico Mangalonzo

Who doesn’t want to be successful? In every field you wish to pursue, in every ordeal you undertake, and every path you follow, who doesn’t want to be successful? The thing is, SUCCESS is a birthright. Everyone deserves to be successful. Everyone CAN BE successful.

I recently attended a talk entitled GOALS: Going for Outstanding Achievements in Life, a seminar sponsored by the UST Nursing Central Board of Students as part of their Tulungan Tayo Katoto project.

The a talk was given by Mr. John Christopher Mangalonzo or we fondly called, “Kuya Nico”. In his talk, he shared some success tips that can help us achieve our goals. Here are Kuya Nico’s 8 Rules to Become Sucessful:

Rule #1: Set Clear Written Goals

Goals and Dreams are entirely different. Though they may both have desirable outcomes, goals involve of effort and commitment. The thing with goals also is that they may be achieved. That is why if you want something, you should make it your goal, not your dream.

Also, setting goals makes you achieve things faster. Be sure to put them into words since there is power in writing, the more you write your goals, the more you think about them subconsciously. The more you think about your goals subconsciously, the more goal-focused you’ll get.

Remember! In writing your goals, they should be SMARTER.

      S - Specific
      M - Measurable
      A - Attainable
      R - Risky
      T – Time bound
      E – Exciting
      R – Rewarding

Kuya Nico also pointed out the Law of Attraction – like attracts like. Therefore, everything that we have right now is not just mere coincidence, but we attracted them.

Rule #2: Plan

In achieving success, we must set our plan or course of action to guide us on how we will achieve our set goals. We have to keep in mind that planning should be a step by step process.

Same with goal setting, our plans should also be SMARTER.

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

Rule #3: Identify your emotional why

The thing that keeps us people from changing is actually ourselves. By nature, men are creatures of comfort. We confine ourselves to our comfort zones, a thing that keeps us from achieving what is greater beyond.

Changing is never on the how, it is on the why. As such, Emotional why is the reason why you want to achieve your goals, it is the reason why you hunger for what you really desire. We make our decisions based on emotions, then defy it afterwards using Logic. This is the reason why finding you emotional why is very important because it empowers and fuels you nearer to your goals.

Rule #4: Have a positive self image

How you see yourself is what you will actually get in life. Similar to the law of attraction where like attracts like, having a positive self image will definitely determine your success.

According to Bo Sanchez, “Who you are does not count, it’s what you are that determines your sucess”.

Rule #5: Check your beliefs

Habits are a thousand times more powerful than our decisions. There are actually 2 types of habits: Habits of Action and Habits of Thought. In Habits of Action, it compasses our daily habits, our actions that are subconscious. These are the habits we think about least often. Habits of Thought are the habits of thinking, it includes our belief system which is partly cultural and varied.

At times, these beliefs are one of the hindrances to our success, here are some of them that we should avoid:

1. Fate – Success is not pre-written. We are the captain of our ships.

2. Victim – Circumstances don’t restrict you, its up to you how you’ll respond to these hindrances.

3. Elite – Everyone can be successful. Success is a birthright

4. Money is evil – Money is not evil; Love for money is.

5. Impossible – Everything is possible! Thing outside your comfort zone, think beyond!

6. Scarcity – there’s always something for everyone. You just have to find what’s yours.

7. Unworthy – Everyone is created equal. You are no less than worthy as others.

The good thing with habits is that they can be changed or possibly even reversed. How? Let’s examine first how a habit is formed. Habit is formed by constant repetition plus emotional force. Emotional force is something that makes you want doing something, a possible potentiator for a habit.

In Kuya Nico’s talk, he cited smoking as an example. He shared that peer pressure may be a possible emotional force of smoking addiction and with constant repetition of the act, it already becomes a habit.

Rule #6: Declare your success

It gives you the feeling of affirmation. Declaring your success involves 3 words: I am __________. Try saying it to yourself every now and then. Kuya Nico said that we should repeat saying that for 21 days. I have yet to try that one.

Rule #7: Focus and Refocus

He shares that obstacles and challenges are a normal part of life. Determining your success is based on where you put your focus on. If you focus on challenges, you get greater challenges. If you focus on the solution, you somewhat lighten the challenge.

Rule #8: Take action

People fail because they don’t take action. Here are some habits that keep us from doing so:

1. Fear/Doubt – just do it

2. Manana Habit – just do it now

3. Laziness – have accountability; take responsibility

Keep committed to your goal. Focus!

Rule #7: Choose to be successful!

At the end of the day, it’s all up to you if you want to be successful. Bad news is that whatever you want to do in life if you want to fail or too lazy to take action, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE. The good news is that YOU ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE, you can change the way you see life, change your actions, your beliefs.

If I were you, I’d choose to be successful. How about you?

Mga Uri ng Assignment

Haha! Sapul! Basta ako panget lang talaga ako magsulat at gulo gulo pa.

Defensive?haha

Loving Stress! Eustress!

"First, I seek stress and when I get my dose of stress, I rant about it. How ironic isn't it?"

I'm love being stressed. I really do. I'm one of those people who say "Yay! Andameng gagawin!" when there's actually a lot of assignments due the next day. Sleeping beyond midnight is my hobby, I like the feeling of staying up all night doing my homeworks. I even like it better when homeworks are required to be handwritten on long bond papers. Call me the stress magnet or whatever you may want to call me.

Probably, I like it because it gives me a sense of accomplishment, a feeling that "I can manage". However, there are times that I really can't do it all (I'm not superman you know.), especially when the situation is out of my hands. Like, is it hard to pass your part of the project on time? Will it harm you if you attend the rehearsal? Do you even care that an activity is coming up?

..and the inevitable aftermath is... I get stressed and exasperated but I'm loving it.  


November's coming up. A lot of things to work on.
1. Nursing Chorale Songfest
2. Nursing Chorale Battle of the Bands
3. Class Parade with the theme of "Mulawin"
4.Class Shirt
5.Chorale Shirt

Whew. Nastress ako.hehe

Funny Encounters with professors!

Well, eto nanaman ako, since mababa grade ko sa Filipino, napagisipan kong isulat sa Filipino and aking "blog". Kase naman 85.6% lang ako dun eh... kumpara sa grade ko sa Ingles na 92.6% diba nakakahiya? ako mismo ay isa sa mga patunay na humihina na ang pundasyon ng mga magaaral sa sariling atin. Tsaka mejo dumugugo na kasi ilong ko eh.hehe :)

Ako ngayon ay magbabahagi ng mga nangyayari sa aking buhay Tomasino.


Yan si Maam Irma professor namen sa subject na Theoretical Foundations of Nursing,Dr. Irma Bustamante RN,PhD, nagtapos ng Narsing sa Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas at kumuha ng Doctorate degree sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, isa siya sa mga paborito kong professor . Para kasing may ability siya na mapadali ang subject nya kahit sangkatutak un imememorize mo. Sobrang bait pa nya. Naku,bka sabihin nyo sumisipsik ako sa prof ko ah. Sadya lang ako nabibilib sakanya isipin mo, may sarili siyang TEORYA! tungkol ata un sa pagaabuso sa mga babae. Nagturo narin siya sa ibang bansa at kilala nya un ibang mga First Nursing Theorists kaya todo bilib ako kay maam. Ayan oh,nasa libro pa siya...

Ayun si maam oh! katabi ata ni Patricia Benner.hehe



Magkwento nman ako sa Theology Prof ko, nagquiz kase kame nun,tpos nag checheck na kme ng paper. un sagot ko sa no.17 ay "Palecia" pero un tamang sagot "Palencia"

RJ: Sir, iconsider nyo na po, di ko lang po nasulat un "n" kase nagmamadali na po ako nun
Theo Prof: No.

Eh ako naman na isang pilosopo minsan, naisip ko na walang perpektong nilalang sa mundo,

RJ: Sir, I'm only human! I also make mistakes! (kahiya tlga kase may mga classmates ako na nakarinig nun)
Theo Prof: (natawa..) ok. consider!

Wahaha... ansaya ng ganun noh?

What do we have here?

First things first: No LAUGHING,TEASING or anything close to that.

So...what do we have here? haha! Well, it's my grade 5 identification card. I know... I know... Hindi mo na kailangan sabihin, alam ko na mataba ako dyan and all. Tignan mo ung buhok ko, ang jologs.haha! Anyway, at least naun may improvements na noh. OO! umayos naman muka ko kahit papano. haha =) Oh, lam ko hindi nyo mapipigilang magkomment, cge go na...laitin nyo na pagkatao ko.bwhaha

On being GC.

(Click photo to enlarge. Grades still not available for the 2nd Sem)

Okay, so my GWA as of last semester is 1.77. Certainly not the highest grade possibly attainable but I can say it's still close to 1.75, the "Cum Laude" grade. Although I really expect my grades to go  lower for this sem for some obvious reasons. Anyway, I'm still not losing hope to graduate as a Cum Laude. As I always say, "Kaya naman kung gugustuhin." So much for being GC today.

ESSAYS: To Use or Not to Use as Basis for Grades

In a learner’s conquest of education, they have been challenged by numerous methods of evaluating the learning that took place. One of the most prominent methods is the essay writing. From the earliest and most basic level of education, we have been trained in explaining how photosynthesis works or even how global warming affects the earth. Even in college and other higher levels of learning, essay writing as a form of evaluation is inevitable.

One point of view in favor of the use of essay as a form of evaluation is that it hones the skills of the students in explaining the process. Thus, promoting mastery of the subject itself. The students learn every factor that affects the process or the different elements involved to arrive at a conclusion which makes it one of the most reliable methods of evaluating the learning that took place.

Also, essay writing may be a means of self-expression. It allows the student to share his thoughts/opinions through the use of words. And by doing so, may help in developing a good command of the language of instruction. Practice of writing straight with the use of language could be a way for improvement especially for students that are still in the process of learning the languages. Put simply, essay writing may resulted in greater proficiency of communication.
However, the use of essay writing as an evaluation of a student undergoes some controversial issues that may outbalance its proposed benefits. First of all, the evaluation of the teacher on a written output is highly subjective. The tone of writing, words chosen and overall impact of the essay could affect the reader’s evaluation. Although the aforementioned aspects of writing denote the prowess of the student in terms of explaining, it does not really equal to what the child really knows. After all, humans are made to be subjective that is why essays alone should not be used as basis for grades.

In one way or another, essay could be a point of bias which may be evident in the evaluation or the grade given by the teacher. Subconsciously or not, people tend to give a higher rating to people whom they know are performing well. This may be most evident in countries with racial discrimination wherein a teacher coming from the majority population with students that hail from the minority which performance is greatly affected by language barriers. Strictly speaking, the use of essays as a basis for grades is highly subjective.

In summary essays may be one of the most effective way of evaluating the student’s learning, it also may be a way of self expression and possibly honing the skills of the student in areas such as explaining which may result in greater command it must not be used alone as a basis for grading the students. In my opinion, the tests of students should be equally comprised of different types of tests that would give a fair and well rounded evaluation of the learning. With regard to the possible biases in grading the essays, one practical way of avoiding it is by not looking at the name of the examinee before grading the written item.