beliefs — ASPIRE. MOTIVATE. SUCCEED!

Because I’ve started the challenge with my siblings for the last ten days, I would like you to read those “FB emails” so that you will get a sense of the purpose of why I am starting this site. It will be labeled Day 1-10. You will see them coming through on this site in succession. What you will not see are the private exchanges that I have made with my siblings . You will actually see the lines where I used Tagalog /Ilokano words but this time I will include the translations. You will still certainly get the original thought of the email, plus the mother-of-tongue expressions that I used.

For the upcoming posts, you will read a day-old inspiration note from me, which my siblings would have read by then. This will go on for the twenty more days. After that, there will be restructuring in my posts which will be geared towards daily inspirational stories, thoughts, ideas, etc.

I have made my commitmment of delivering a 30-day inspirational notes to my sibs, and I am sticking to that.

I am already on my Day 11 with them and I would like YOU to be a part of it.

I’d like YOU to read with us.

And perhaps, YOU would get inspired or maybe start thinking!

Stay tuned.

- A. M. S.

Why?

Exactly ten days ago, while I was on Facebook I started to think that I am constantly on this website to look at other people’s pictures and to know their business. I basically have become an FB rat! Then, I began to think about my family in the Philippines whom I haven’t seen in seven years, which ironically see them all the time on FB! It has been a long time since I last had a great conversation with my siblings and I truly miss that! I surely thought, “hmm…maybe instead of wasting my time on FB, I can utilize this tool by sending just a quick note to my sisters and brother to see how they have been – besides, I have to get to know them. It’s been a while.”

So, the a-ha moment went just like that!

In a snap, I sent my first email. The email that I sent was my current thought at that time, which I was dying to share to the people who are dear to me. Of course, I shared to my husband and he graciously answered them all. But I wanted more people to read it or hear it. So, I hit the mail button and started typing all my siblings name on the recipients line: Rachel, Yedelilah, Sammy and Honey. Then, after sending that – I had another thing to say – then, all of these inspiring stories, lessons I’ve learned, read, heard started to come back to me. The feeling I had that moment was surreal. Maybe even weird. I felt natural with the idea of writing and inspring people.

The challenge for me was to make a 30-day commitmment of emailing them without the expectation of getting a reply back (although, there has been healthy discussions).

Ten days later – I am true to my commitmment but this time, I want to include any individuals who would like to get to know themselves and be successful! Thus, the birth of this site.

Prior to that light bulb coming on, I have always wanted to share what I have read, experienced and realized to a broader audience. I wanted to inspire and make other people think about who they are and what they can be. I wanted to truly experience what life really means despite the many pursuits that we are trying to chase. I wanted to really share my purpose in life to you – and to the world.

I want YOU all to aspire; be motivated and succeed while at the same time, doing myself a favor – of releasing these ideas towards YOU!

And, please would you tell me – if you have felt your aspirations, your motivations and your success in your face? I will be waiting for your stories.

- A. M. S.