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“The greatest ASSET is FAITH. The greatest LIABILITY is FEAR.”

For a BSA student like me, minsan talaga napanghihinaan ako ng loob sa mga inaaral ko. Pag-asa na nga lang ang pinanghahawakan ko, bibitawan ko pa ba? Of course not!

“Worry is the interest paid in advance on a debt you may never owe.”

Minsan inaatake talaga ako ng sobrang pag-aalala. Iniisip ko, “What if hindi ko maabot yung quota grade?” “What if bumagsak ako?” Pero lahat ng ‘yun nasa isip ko lang. Lahat ng battles, nasa isip lang natin. Bakit ka matatakot kung alam mo namang ginawa mo yung parte mo as a student? Kung mag-fail man, ‘wag matakot na mag-try ulit. Kung kaya nila, kaya mo rin. :)

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1. Stop spending more on material goods than on experiences. It’s great to feel pretty, hansom, sexy. A single compliment on your look can even make your day. However, you are not truly deprived of anything material-wise. Save up for moments that you will remember for the rest of your life—moments that make your heart pound with exhilaration and moments where a new scenery can take your breath away. If you want the adventure badly enough, there is no such thing as “not being able to afford it.”

2. Stop making up stories to make your life seem more interesting that it actually is. There is nothing glorious about superficiality and there is nothing wrong with the mundane.

Just tell the truth—to others, to yourself. Or else before you know it, you’ll fall for the false impression of yourself too and you’ll believe you’re more worthy of complacency than you actually are. Or else you too will lose track between what’s real and what’s not.

3. Stop being afraid to say YES to more things. Sitting around at home on the Internet is comfortable and familiar, but there are so many more opportunities if you just show up. Attend more meetings, sign onto new projects, go out for the sake of it, explore a new place by yourself, don’t be afraid to speak up. Feeling passionate and creative is so much better than feeling lethargic.

There is immediate victory in dieting, beating your daily calorie count and watching the scale tick downwards. But it’s also a life of deep dissatisfaction, thinking of all the things you can’t have.

4. Stop beating yourself up for not having the time to work out. But also, stop making excuses when you have plenty of time to get some exercise. If you feel like a blob on a couch then that’s probably what your brain looks like, too.

5. Stop hating yourself for eating dessert. But also, stop eating dessert just because you hate yourself. Chocolate may seem like an instant remedy for all your insecurities, but there are other more productive ways to deal with stress and emotions.