More on learning to do experience: repairing a kitchen screen door closer

It is about getting better...

Rizal Philippines
May 28, 2017

The household has been bothered by a kitchen screen door whose pneumatic stopper has ceased working because the the screws (2) were ripped off from the anchor of the alum door and the unit.   And the door lay idle for about several days and we could not use the door.   There were talks of buying a new door stopper and calling a repairman.

Today I got the chance to analyze the situation and appreciate the problem.  All I need to do was to get two tapping screws a millimeter or two that are oversized the ones that ripped off.  So I went to the usual hardware which closed early.  Then I happened to see a store that sell all types of nuts and bolts owned by certain Mike Cordero right next to the entrance of the Binangonan cockpit.   I got initially two for P2.00 but did not serve the purpose (too small) and later for P2.50 and that fitted (kabit2) Presto.  Problem solved for only P4.50 and some sweating under the noon sun

But problems can be solved if there is a passion to learn how to do it, and think hard how the problem can be solved.

Signs that you will be rich, and most are related to time and execution

It is about getting better...

Rizal Philippines
May 27, 2017

Signs that you will be rich (the reverse is why you could fail)


This video tells of three secrets:

1.  Speed of implementation.  Thus Do It Now, Not mamaya.  Ngayon na.  Hasten the pace.  One of the secret of success of entrepreneur according to Larry Farrel is High Speed of Innovation.

2  Ability to act even with incomplete information
Not to be paralyzed by paralysis.  Ability to act in view of uncertainty.   SM put up malls even in the midst of crisis.

3.  Show how much you value your time.
Do you have a planner?  Do you spend more time at FB or dwelling on 6 o clock news that are not making you any money.  As per Henry Sy, we are all given only 24 hours a day, no more or less, but do use that time to give more value to your business to yourself

So the successful entrepreneurs value time act fast, and are intuitive in face of uncertainty

You see things much clearer after you are rebuked reprimanded or experience pain

It is about getting better...

Rizal Philippines
May 20,2017

Yesterday was a re oral for an MBA student whose prior presentation did not pass the panel scrutiny because of lack of FS.  During the early times, it would have been an F. But since the grading is now compartmentalized for the strama, the student is only required to take remedial action on the defective part.

But since the effort of the student to pass was thwarted, she was apparently hurt if not angry.  She forgot her USB and left her presentation at the computer.  She left in a huff.

She was asked yesterday what she learned from the experience  And she said she realized her mistake, and that she could have done better.

I told her that my frequent encounter with strama makes me better at evaluating real life business problems and in negotiations.  When we are on top of numbers and when we can easily grasp the importance of numbers vs the strategy then we can better captains of the industry.  In her case, better business woman, and better manager

I told her, mastery the real lesson comes from the things you missed and the things you did wrong.  What is important is that you make up and learn from that mistake.

Today, our AM talk was about offering our life to the Lord, the past, the present and out dreams.  Including our pains. and it makes us feel better.  We offer our pain and join to the Lord. It is part of our praise and offering to the Lord.

Our work, our achievements are our offerings to the Lord.  The prayer to the Lord consist of praise, gratitude and blessings (material and spiritual0

We do not run away from our problems, we run towards the problem.  The more we can live fully as  we solve our problems and become better in doing that

Learning to do is an important skill

It is about getting better...

Rizal Philippines
May 18, 2017

Two circular bulbs (FL) conked out in the house and I had difficulty figuring out things in the dark:  one is in the bedroom and the other one is in dining room area.  I thought that all that I needed would be the bulb.  The one in the bedroom was easy.  But the one in the dining area was challenging.   It would not turn on.  It would flicker at the start and then be out.

So I tried to get another bulb (this one costs double the first one I bought.  Still would not light up.  So I brought in the ballast for testing and was planning to change the ballast.  But the store clerk said it was ok.   Then I installed the assembly still would not light up.

Until yesterday, I bought a ballast and I installed.  The difficulty then was finding the right holes for the screw and I perspired profusely and almost two hours on the installation.  Not that I was scrimping on the electrician  but none had come for the last two weeks.

Boy was I glad I was able to do the repairs myself.  The reward was bright bedroom