Explore and Expand Your Career Options- Be a Financial Adviser!

 Maybe you’re one among those who are trying to make a plot twist in their work life, or perhaps one who is seeking for a better opportunity while handling all the transitions in your life, or maybe someone who is exploring all the possible options for a greater and better career. Whatever reasons your mind tells you; our door for you to find the answers that you’re looking will always be open.  All it takes of you is to show your courage and confidence.

Selling is NOT the main thing

While you might have heard or read that Financial Advisers only sell financial products and then their job is done, this notion is not true. When you work as a Financial Adviser, there are times that you have to convince and encourage your prospects to apply for insurance and/or investment but selling your financial service is NOT the main description of your job. Here are the 10 common responsibilities of working as a financial adviser: 

Perks and Benefits

Working as a financial adviser can bring you much rewards. Aside from helping people build a strong financial foundation, you can also reap rewards and enticing incentives from the company while working within a career field that can make a difference in the world. We cannot assure you to get all these perks and benefits regularly or in one sitting but what we can assure is, there is a possibility that you can receive all of these when you show to us your hard work and smart move while attaining your goals for yourself, your family and your community.

Receive these perks and benefits when you apply to us:

1. Potential unlimited income
2. Quarterly performance bonus
3. Cash and kind incentives
4. Opportunity to win from raffle draws (Brand new car, laptops, smartphones etc.)
5. Free international trips (New Zealand, Slovenia, Indonesia, Iceland etc.)
6. Free Local trips
7. Free training and seminars
8. Free health card
9. Savings fund
10. Time flexibility
11. Free group life insurance
12. Fast and easy promotion to managerial positions

Qualifications

So as long as you have winning attitude and determination to succeed, educational background or age won't matter that much. Read on the not-so-high qualifications and assess yourself if you can work with it, but I know for sure, yeah, you can do it. Yehey!

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The Rabbit and the Turtle- There's an Extension of the Story You Don't Know

Aesop was a famous Greek storyteller known for his fables- a collection of stories that characterizes animals or inanimate objects that has the same attributes of human beings. One of his tales tell the story of the Turtle and The Rabbit. Millions around the world know the story and everyone gets the lesson behind it, but unbeknown to many, there is more than one life lesson and story lurking.

1. It doesn't matter how slow you go, so as long you're consistent and you don't stop
We already know the main point of this little tale but let me reiterate: The turtle may already know that he is slow and may have the thought that he cannot defeat the rabbit but his persistency and consistency made him a winner. Be persistent and consistent- it's the line that is paralleled to your victory.

2. Be alert, alive and awake. Move quickly but gently. 

This doesn't mean to rush and achieve everything once at its own speed. Life is not a race and everything you need to achieve should fall perfectly on its own timing but you cannot predict when. Thus, staying awake prevents you from surpassing wonderful opportunities that may fade in just a snap of a hand. The rabbit learned his lesson so the next time he challenged the turtle, he stayed awake and won the race.

3.  Focus on your core competencies
Never allow yourself to imitate someone you're really not. The turtle wanted to win again so he also challenged the rabbit in another race but this time, it's with a twist. He thought of his strength and that was to race through water. He challenged the rabbit for a race in the water but the rabbit immediately gave up. Guess why? Surely you know the answer. One key to achieving success depends on showing the real you and not of someone else. Focus on your own gifts and talents.

4. Value the real meaning of teamwork
All the above-mentioned lessons can become useless and difficult if without the application of teamwork. The rabbit and the turtle have already assessed their strengths and weaknesses so in order for them to win more and become great racers, they stopped treating each other as competitors, but rather as teammates. Many animals in the jungle were  challenging them and their team have accepted it. The rabbit raced on land while the turtle on water. Guess what? They won the race.

God's People also Experienced Stress

By S.P. COMILA

Stress is already a part of human life. It can be enthralling and it can be motivating, but for our situation today, the effects of COVID-19 pandemic to our economy and health are somewhat trying to knot our stomach. It can linger to our life and it would seem like it could never go away for some.

Concerns are already increasing because in these times of lock-down, numerous reports have revealed an increasing cases of mental health disturbances perhaps due to failed or improper coping strategies for stress.

I have a separate article about how to successfully cope with the stresses of life using both spiritual and medical perspective.

For this time, let’s try to learn about some Biblical characters who have experienced the same thing as what you and I are facing today. You may even think that because these Bible heroes were the chosen instruments of God to save Israel and the people, they might not have experienced it in their lives. Such perception maybe true because you cannot even find a “stress” word from all the pages of the Bible. However, there are Biblical terms that can capture the concept of stress and it includes anxiety, fear, anger, despair, and guilt. This gives you a clearer view that even the prophets, the disciples and the great servants of God experienced stress at one or many times in their life.

Who are they?   

1.      Daniel- Put yourself into his situation when he was thrown into the lion’s den. Without his sincere prayer, he might be attacked and eaten by all wild and hungry lions. Psychologists may often call his stress as ‘Terminal stress.’

2.     Esther- Convinced by her thought with only one choice to save her fellow Jews, she was determined to put her life at risk. Whatever things you might be thinking in her situation, it is still considered as stress.

3.     Joseph- He was blamed and was punished from accusations that he didn’t do. He was sentenced to jail and that could become a great trouble for him. If other men would be placed into his tempting situation, most would definitely fall in the seductive hands of Potiphar’s wife. All other struggles that Joseph faced can be regarded as a form of ‘acute stress.’

4.     Elijah- One of his biggest stresses was when he saw the Cherith brook gradually drying. This compares to the dryness of your bank account so it is still a stress.

5.      David- if you were David, you might be highly pressured for your new position to rule the Kingdom as anointed by Samuel. It gives you more burden since King Saul is very much fugitive that he doesn’t want to leave his throne.

6.     Moses- Imagine being a servant-leader just to free the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. Think also of the time when he was disobeyed by the Israelites, when he was cursed and was teased by the Egyptians. Despite the fact that he had accomplished a great mission for God, some of the stress we are experiencing now can be incomparable to his struggles.

7.      Paul- If only there is an award for a person who experienced the greatest number of stress, perhaps Paul could have been awarded. Take an illustration to his missionary life experiences. It started from an argument when Barnabas did not join him in his mission. He never got away from struggling into shipwrecks, snake bites, and being jailed for many times. Paul faced a lot of sufferings and inconveniences and you can read more in the Bible.

Yet with all the struggles and burdens, even thinking that his mind and body is giving up, Paul still wrote an extremely powerful message to the Corinthians,

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed (2 Corinthians 4:8-9)

The words highlighted in bold would strongly imply a synonymic correlation to stress. In the New Testament alone, Other Greek words have been scattered which when translated means “trouble”, “persecution’, “despair” etc.

Let’s take the word “trouble” for example. When Jesus had to face the looming cross, he provided words of comfort to his disciples: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

What a beautiful phrase to live by.

SOURCE: Boredom, Stress and Burn out, How do I handle? By Dr. Harold J. Sala

The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ- Good Friday Thoughts

This Good Friday, we remember the darkest moments of Jesus Christ. It was in his crucifixion that he uttered his seven final words. Yet at this point of his dying, why should Christians call it ‘Good Friday’? What is good about this day that only highlights his sufferings?

Well, I leave the answer from the tweet of the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby:

“Good Friday is the darkest and most difficult day in the Christian story. But it’s also the day that tells something important no matter what we are going through. God is with us.” 

So, did the archbishop miss something in his words? Maybe it’s a good suggestion for you to find out. I feel the hint is, there is something good in Jesus’ seven last words.

If you have missed joining in the online Good Friday service of your church, here are some good points that I noted from the sharing of the seven last words of our service from the different priests of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP). Find time to read it.

1.  From The Rev. Fr. Gerry L. Cabije

To say that we should forgive our enemies is easier said than done, but every time we pray wholeheartedly, the power of prayer would penetrate into the human soul and changes every bad to something good. Just as when Jesus uttered his 1^st final word, it proves that when we pray there is something that pushes us why we really need to pray. This includes the purpose of love. In a secular word, love means the movement of our emotions or intellect but Jesus in his first word on the cross, “Forgive them for they do not know what they’re doing,” is a prayer of love rooted from the human mind, the faculty of the will, the power to wish and most especially the intention to forgive.

Forgiving our enemies is not about feeling good about ourselves but it is about the possibility of loving them through the grace of God.

2. From The Rev. Dr. Ben Ngaya-an

The word paradise from this second word would mean a general understanding of the place where good and faithful people will go when they die. But this kind of paradise may not be suitable in this context. Otherwise, we only end up romanticizing the situation of the agonies of the crucified thieves and Jesus Christ.

The paradise in accordance with their situation may mean about Jesus who even in his dying moments will think of the need of other people. He revealed to the thief the perfect image of the Father who is a loving God. The thief who will be with Jesus in paradise is one way for us people to recognize our wickedness and let our lives be ruled by Divine intervention.

It can be inferred that the thief has already developed in himself the fear of God but have equipped it with hope. He doesn’t need the strongest faith for Jesus to tell him the truth but he only needed a single hope by miraculously giving up his composure, the best prayer he may have uttered throughout his entire life.

3. From The Rev. Fr. Joe W. Mock

The words primarily focused on friendship, love and family. Jesus is fully divine by nature but his immersion in this world also made him fully human. He is a perfect man but just like human beings, he needed friendship and family relationship for his mental and emotional support.

He loves everybody but at the time of his darkest moments, many of his followers were afraid to go near the cross. Many feared to comfort and go along with his mother. It was only John who did that. No wonder he why he is called “the beloved disciple.”  He is one of a kind friend who has the thinking, “What are friends for?”

Mary is just an ordinary woman and mother. She has no social outstanding. She is an outcast. But by the words of Jesus when he said to his disciple, “This is your mother,” he felt that someone would make sure to take care of his mother. 

4. From The Rev. Dr. Jonathan P. Britt

Jesus was left to die in agony from the cross. Even some of his followers have abandoned him, but what is more striking in his statement is the fact that he has trust. Trust is another word for faith but faith is nothing without hope. In these trying times that people are becoming more frightened and desperate, we should not forget that despair is the psychological ally of the COVID virus. We shouldn’t lost hope because after Good Friday comes a joyful Easter Sunday. 

5. From The Rev. Fr. Justin B. Fung

If we were the ones to be crucified, we wouldn’t have reached the cross. We would have proved to the people that we are the son of God. We would have shouted, “enough is enough!” but Jesus never thought of that, instead he cried that he is thirsty. It was a way for him to please his father, that he didn’t seek his own agenda. He wants to accomplish his father’s will. He chose to embrace his father’s will.

If you are in doubt how Jesus would go to show his love for you, then these two words can beat mountains of love. He is willing to go so far as to accept the thirst to accomplish his plan of saving mankind. He is willing to be thirsty so people can drink the living water and will never thirst again. The things that we gain from here are like water that will make us thirsty again and again.

We may not fully understand at this time why God allows sufferings and inconveniences of life but one thing we can never doubt is God’s love for us through these two words.

6. From the Rev. Fr. James N. Boliget

To finish means to bring into completion or to accomplish something. The mission of Christ in this land is already finished and has faithfully done.

In the Old Testament, sacrifices to be offered are often in the form of animals, especially lamb. The person’s sins will already be forgiven after a sacrificial ritual by a high priest. When Jesus Christ came, he already became the lamb, the perfect sacrifice for ourselves. Therefore, his word was really fulfilled. However, let us not just see his word only as a word but a powerful word to treasure into our hearts and into our minds.

7. The Rev. Christopher T. Chua

Jesus’ last word on the cross is a declaration of completion of him in the Father and Holy Spirit who have blended in and before the beginning. The reflection for this is simple: Jesus is in control. He is sovereign. He is our savior. He is our Lord. He was chosen by the Father to be his Passover’s lamb as recorded in the Scripture. If we have not been faithful to him, then today is the day of salvation. Today is the right time to turn back to all our transgressions and accept Jesus into our heart as our Lord and Savior. 

*Note: The words on the reflections are not as exact as what the priests stated. The writer focused on the message, not on the content. Please view back the online video saved in ECP page for elaboration and any additional of their reflections.

Washing Each Other's Feet- Maundy Thursday Reflection

This Maundy Thursday, we remember an important event that has influenced billions of Christians around the world to follow. We remember the promulgation of Jesus’ new commandment: “Love one another as I have loved you”—John 13:34. In this verse alone, the term ‘love’ is broad and general that one might be asking how we should express it. At the deepest level, Jesus demonstrated his love through washing his disciples’ feet. A selfless, humbling act that will totally encourage us to emulate in showing care to each other. Hence, our worship that includes foot-washing is not just a ceremony. It is more than that. It is a symbol of God’s love and our love to all people regardless of any background or status.

We may even ask, “Why washing of the feet?” In fact, there are lots of ways how Jesus can exemplify what he meant by his new commandments. That’s perhaps in my own view, washing feet is a very menial task. Jesus took action without someone asking him to do it. He never waited for someone to do it first. He has done it not because it was really his job or that it was his responsibility but because of a clear purpose of showing his disciples what love really means. Like all of us who are reading this, I know that when candy wrappers are scattered on our floors, we immediately take action by picking it up and throwing it in the trash cans so that our purpose of cleaning the floor will be fulfilled. Very menial isn’t it? It doesn’t require practice, skill or effort to do that. It only needs our purpose and more so our love.

This proves that the level of task Jesus performed is the same level of love that we need to show to others. If it can take us easy ways to hate, then it should take us easier ways to love. The washing of disciples’ feet sets out a perfect example of our service and care to others. What he did may even seem odd because leaders should be the first to be washed since they are in charge. But because Jesus’ leadership is rooted on love and humility, he served his disciples first so that his favor to do the same will be followed.

In the story, Simon Peter was even bothered and confused, “Then Lord, wash not only my feet but my hands and my head as well,” but then Jesus replied, “Those who had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” In a literal sense, Jesus wants to point out that the hygienic care we give to our body is already our own responsibility, but the feet he washed was to let his disciples focus on the body part that can be easily stuck by dirt yet it can be easily cleaned through washing. A sign to recognize the importance of washing not only our hands or face but our feet as well. Imagine a king or a leader or a master doing such menial task?

Jesus washed his disciples’ feet not because his followers were the chosen ones or that they were worthy to be cleansed, but because of his scandalous grace that includes the undeserved like the apostle whom he knew would betray him- an unmerited favor. When we want to become more like Jesus, we need to give love unconditionally even if we think the person doesn’t deserved it. The mindset of our service should also fixate to his mindset, humbly stooping down to the feet of others.

We have to wash each other’s feet not for the advancement of our status but for the advancement of God’s kingdom.

Adviser Thoughts- Day 20

On Listening to the Elders

It has been said that the generation today is different from the generations in the past which most young people would find it difficult to accept the advice of a baby boomer. It sounds completely true but a millennial or a generation z person should remember that there is always wisdom in the counsel of elders no matter how it goes against your decision. This is not to say, take all what they are saying. Of course, there are some things they perceive as just a misconception or a myth.

Just filter their words and retain and apply in your life those that makes sense. Listen to them carefully and learn from their words of wisdom- those that connects them to their real life experiences because their stories will teach you how to prevent yourself from failing or to achieve success in life.

Adviser Thoughts- Day 19

On Mountains and Weaknesses

The beauty of mountains cannot be defined by their own slope or shape. The uniqueness shines out when they have been grouped into a place perfectly fit for each other despite of irregularities. The same as true with life. We shine so bright when we look at our weaknesses or irregularities in the brighter side, the discovery by which they have been placed for a greater and valuable purpose.

Adviser Thoughts- Day 18

On Investing Our Treasure

This is a very much sensitive topic but investing your treasure means multiplying it to share to God and those in need. God wants you to become rich not because he wants you to completely enjoy the fruits of your prosperity but because he wants you to share these blessings to your ministry and others.

The world defines rich as something that describes selfish, greedy and materialistic people but God doesn't define it that way.

If you highly put value on your money and is serving is as your treasure, then it may become your master and you won't be giving much of it away. But if your treasure is in knowing people (including strangers) and responding to the help they need, your heart without any force or pressure, will much more likely motivate you to support them financially, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Rick Warren, author of the famous book, The Purpose-Driven Life has sold over 30 million copies worldwide making him one of the richest men in the world. But he knew his wealth was intended for God's purpose and so 90% of all his royalties from his books were donated to charities, ministries and building churches in poorer countries. He only gets 10% of his profits for his living. INVEST YOUR TREASURE WISELY

Adviser Thoughts- Day 17

On Investing Our Talent Wisely

Most people think, "How can we serve God and others if we don't have a talent?"

Every person was born with a special and unique talent that God has given to them. The problem lies on your perception. We need to discover them and invest it for the greater service that will bring honor and glory to God. Others may equate talent to something that is attractive to the public but the truth is, this kind of notion is wrong. Remember that even when people see your talent as something that is not worthy to be praised for, you can be happier than them if you invested and used it properly. I will never forget my favorite analogy of the talent to the appendix. The appendix is an accessory organ of the digestive system. Medical experts say this has no important function at all. But once the organ has been inflamed and without prompt treatment, it can affect the intestine, the peritoneum (transparent covering of the digestive system), the heart and worse, your whole body which leads you to death. How then do we invest our appendix to remain healthy? Simple, By proper nutrition and exercise. So, if you think your talent is like an appendix, you'll never know how much will it affect you and God who entrusted you such gift for a greater purpose. INVEST YOUR TALENT WISELY

Adviser Thoughts- Day 16

On Time Investment

All people in the world have only 24 hours a day. No person was ever recorded to beat that. In a sense, time is a universal leveler because you can easily distinguish the time of the rich and time of the poor. But neither the rich nor the poor can create additional time. Once you used it for something bad or good and wasteful or useful, it is already gone and once it is gone, it is gone forever. The course of this wisdom is then to invest our time that will give us merits of joy, not only in our life to this world but our life with our master in the eternal side. INVEST YOUR TIME WISELY.