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Choose to love each other even in those moments when you struggle to like each other. Love is a commitment, not a feeling.

Always answer the phone when your husband/wife is calling and when possible, try to keep your phone off when you’re together with your spouse.

Make time together a priority. Budget for a consistent date night. Time is the “currency of relationships” so consistently invest time into your marriage.

Surround yourself with friends who will strengthen your marriage and remove yourself from people who may tempt you to compromise your character.

Make laughter the soundtrack of your marriage. Share moments of joy, and even in the hard times, find reasons to laugh.

In every argument, remember that there won’t be a “winner” and a “loser.” You are partners in everything so you’ll either win together or lose together. Work together to find a solution.

Remember that a strong marriage rarely has two strong people at the same time. It’s usually a husband and wife taking turns being strong for each other in the moments when the other feels weak. Prioritize what happens in the bedroom. It takes more than sex to build a strong marriage, but it’s nearly impossible to build a strong marriage without it!

Remember that marriage isn’t 50-50, divorce is 50-50. Marriage has to be 100-100. It’s not splitting everything in half, but both partners giving everything they’ve got!

Give your best to each other, not your leftovers after you’ve given your best to everyone else.

Learn from other people, but don’t feel the need to compare your life or your marriage to anyone else’s. God’s plan for your life is masterfully unique!

Don’t put your marriage on hold while you’re raising your kids or else you’ll end up with an empty nest and an empty marriage.

Never keep secrets from each other. Secrecy is the enemy of intimacy.

Never lie to each other. Lies break trust and trust is the foundation of a strong marriage.

When you’ve made a mistake, admit it and humbly seek forgiveness. You should be quick to say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”

When your husband/wife breaks your trust, give them your forgiveness instantly which will promote healing and create the opportunity for trust to be rebuilt. You should be quick to say, “I love you. I forgive you. Let’s move forward.”

Be patient with each other. Your spouse is always more important that your schedule.

Model the kind of marriage that will make your sons want to grow up to be good husbands and your daughters want to grow up to be good wives.

Never talk badly about your spouse to other people or vent about them online. Protect your spouse at all times and in all places.

Always wear your wedding ring. It will remind you that you’re always connected to your spouse and it will remind the rest of the world that you’re off limits!

Connect into a community of faith. A good church can make a world of difference in your marriage and family.

Pray together. Every marriage is stronger with God in the middle of it.

When you have to choose between saying nothing or saying something mean to your spouse, say nothing every time!

Never consider annulment as an option. Remember that a “perfect marriage” is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.

–PASIG Magazine

A journalist asked Will Smith, whose wealth is estimated at $350 million, if his money makes him happy. This was his response:

“I spent half of my life raising money and now I spend the second half of my life giving it away.”
Once you’ve bought everything you want, there’s no material thing that can ever satisfy you. I hope everyone can feel this.

When you realize that no relationship, no money, no kids can make you happy, there is literally nothing that can. You have to find happiness in your mind and in your heart regardless of all that.

Even with all the money in the world, we end up realizing that everything we are looking for is within us and not outside of us.

–Lashanda Brown

In 1930, a Hungarian inventor observed children playing with marbles in a puddle, noticing that the marbles left a trail of water in their wake. That’s how the idea came about: why not use a ball-shaped metal nib for writing?

This is how the pen was born.  László József Biro shared his idea with his brother György, a chemist, and together they began researching and experimenting to create a new type of pen based on this concept. Finally, they found the perfect combination: a viscous ink and a tip with a small ball that rotated freely, preventing the ink from drying out and controlling its flow.

They presented their invention at the Budapest International Fair in 1931 and patented it in 1938, although they did not market it immediately. With the start of World War II, the brothers emigrated to Argentina, where they founded a company in a garage. Although they were initially unsuccessful due to the high cost of the product, they secured a contract with the British Air Force, which boosted their popularity.

In 1943, they licensed their invention to Eversharp Faber in the United States for $2 million. In 1950, Marcel Bich acquired the rights and, on the recommendation of an advertising expert, dropped the “h” from his surname and founded the company BICGroup. In that year, they launched the first BIC Cristal, one of the most perfect designs ever created, of which more than 20 million units are sold every day around the world.

Since 1953, more than 100 billion BIC Cristals have been manufactured, making it the best-selling pen of all time.

Remember this Kenyan runner Abel Mutai who was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped, thinking he had completed the race.

A Spanish runner, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was happening, started shouting at the Kenyan to continue running. Mutai didn’t know Spanish and didn’t understand. Realizing what was taking place, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory.

A journalist asked Ivan, “Why did you do that?” Ivan replied, “My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win.”

The journalist insisted, “But why did you let the Kenyan win?” Ivan replied, “I didn’t let him win, he was going to win. The race was his.” The journalist insisted again, “But you could have won!” Ivan looked at him and replied, “But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor in that medal? What would my mother think of that?”

Values are passed on from generation to generation. What values are we teaching our children? Let us not teach our kids the wrong ways and means to win. Instead, let us pass on the beauty and humanity of a helping hand. Because honesty and ethics are winning!”

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1. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

2. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

3. “Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” – Albert Einstein

4. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin

5. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison

6. “The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.” – Oscar Wilde

7. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

8. “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson

FAMOUS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE AND THEIR READING STORIES.

 Warren Buffett is known for his voracious reading habits. He spends a significant amount of his day reading various materials, including annual reports, business newspapers, and books on a wide range of subjects, particularly investing and business management.

 Oprah Winfrey is an avid reader and has a well-known book club where she recommends and discusses books with her audience. She credits much of her success to the habit of continuous learning through reading.

 Elon Musk is known to be an avid reader from a young age. He has mentioned in interviews that he would read for 10 hours a day as a child. He often attributes his broad knowledge base to his extensive reading habits.

 Bill Gates is known to be an avid reader and often shares his reading recommendations through his blog, Gates Notes. He reads a wide range of materials, from non-fiction books about technology and science to novels and biographies.

 Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, is known for her disciplined reading habits. She sets aside time each day to read and is often seen sharing insights from the books she reads on her social media platforms.

 Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has made it a personal challenge to read a book every two weeks. He shares his reading list annually and often discusses the impact that books have had on his personal and professional growth.

 Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, is known for his love of poetry and literature. He often incorporates lessons learned from literature into his leadership style and decision-making process.

 Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo, is an avid reader who has credited books with shaping her leadership style and approach to business. She often recommends books to her employees and peers as a way to foster continuous learning and growth.

Bill Gates was invited by a high school to give a lecture. He arrived by helicopter, took the paper from the pocket where he had written eleven items. He read everything in less than 5 minutes, was applauded for more than 10 minutes non-stop, thanked him and left in his helicopter. What was written is very interesting, read:

1. Life isn’t easy — get used to it.

2. The world is not concerned about your self-esteem. The world expects you to do something useful for it BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

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3. You will not earn $20,000 a month once you leave school. You won’t be vice president of a company with a car and phone available until you’ve managed to buy your own car and phone.

4. If you find your teacher rude, wait until you have a boss. He will not feel sorry for you.

5. Selling old newspapers or working while on vacation is not beneath your social standing. Your grandparents have a different word for it: they call it opportunity.

6. If you fail, it’s not your parents’ fault. So do not whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

7. Before you were born, your parents weren’t as critical as they are now. They only got that way from paying your bills, washing your clothes and hearing you say they’re “ridiculous.” So before saving the planet for the next generation wanting to fix the mistakes of your parent’s generation, try cleaning your own room.

8. Your school may have blurred the distinction between winners and losers, but life isn’t like that. In some schools, you don’t repeat more than a year and you have as many chances as you need to get it right. This looks like absolutely NOTHING in real life. If you step on the ball, you’re fired… STREET!!! Do it right the first time!

9. Life is not divided into semesters. You won’t always have summers off, and it’s unlikely that other employees will help you with your tasks at the end of each term.

10. Television is NOT real life. In real life, people have to leave the bar or the club and go to work.

11. Be nice to the CDFs (those students that others think are assholes). There is a high probability that you will work FOR one of them.”

Know these and know peace. I come in PEACE