Anna's Road trip with Friends, PhD Update, What drives you to work every day?

Anna's 2020

Been posting Anna's memories in Twitter and YT to remember her love for travel and friends. Yes, a dump account if you will. I still miss her. I go through the range of sadness, remorse, nostalgia through the process of uploading. It has been catarthic too. I hold on to the faith that God will bring us together again in heaven with our parents and Lola Ine.

PhD question

Is maximizing shareholder value inconsistent with being socially responsible?

No. In fact, there are social enterprises as well as multinational companies with well-run business that are high in sustainability and community service. I do not know the financial status of Mano Amiga Philippines or Dualtech, but these two organizations are testament to balancing social responsibility and shareholder value (if they have shareholders).

Cheers to Dr. Richard!

What drives you to work every day?

I have always viewed work to be sources of two life big rewards: financial blessings and character distinction. The regular salary and compensation package provide for daily needs, savings for emergencies, capital for extra projects, and provision for leisure. While the job title defines who one is, what they do for a living, a summation of one's life contribution.

Journalist and American author Derek Thompson coined the term workism. Essentially, it espouses that we can be more than our jobs. Many pursue the multi-hyphenated personality by taking on structured careers which allows them to pursue other interests after clocking out of work--to be a musician, a volunteer, an athlete.

Dr. Mark Rae and Grace School of Theology's Back to the Garden Challenge on Why we Work opened my eyes to a deeper and more spiritual value of work. First, work gives us a better place to live out our faith. Second, work matters to God. This truth alone gave me the reassurance that all the hardships I go through in my work are God-ordained, and that He will pull me through towards a path closer to Him when the best time comes.

Additional benefits of work is to provide for our families as well as those who are in need--widows, orphans, the poor.

These reasons inspire me to value work--whether for a company or through my own organization--and see it as a daily provision I need to do in order to glorify God, support myself, and those around me.

The Importance of Work Dr. Mark Rae

Why work?
1. Work to support yourself.
2. Work to support family.
3. Work to support those in need.
4. Work to support the Church and its work.
5. Work as a platform to live out our faith. People see how we work unto the Lord.

Motivation to work
1. Do you view work only as a paycheck to provide, or do you view work to provide for family, ministry, and provide an opportunity to share Christ?
2. To be obedient to God's command to be productive.
3. There is beauty in being able to trust God for our needs day in and day out.
4. Work for ONE - God.

The Work that you do Matters to God.
1. God could do all the work Himself. But He includes us, and He tells us that it has value.
2. Our work accomplishes something (5 reasons to work).
3. We are all in full-time ministry. We all work in different places to fulfill God's work. Our work is our place of worship.
4. God has blessed you to do that work UNTO Him. Therefore we need to treat it as having great value to us and God.


Importance of Work
1. Your work has the potential of eternal value - ethical and moral work. If it's good work, it has value to God.
2. Purpose is to show off Jesus Christ to all those around you.
3. There is no retirement. Hobby, volunteer work, or others but our spiritual labor never stops.

Sunday School Ministry Meeting

Takeaway

1. Practice loving one another.
2. Pray specifically for people to notice you and to whom you can share your testimony.
3. Share with my kids about the value of work and its significance to God's work.
4. Being passionate about Jesus, He can change your heart towards your work. Seek Him first. Listen very specifically to the Holy Spirit about my work. Work was never meant to be a substitute for my life. Christ should be first.
5. Know your skills and gifts. Do work that is around your skills and gifts.

I’m consistently inconsistent. I don’t even know what I’m doing consistently.

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