Share a Secret Spread Success "4S"

Good evening fellow Toastmasters and guests. Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.  (unknown author)   Do you know that in the Philippines, students who want to land a job in a big company will aim to study in famous Colleges and Universities? It is true, after graduation they will get a job offer from big companies. But, these famous schools and big companies are located in Manila or in Makati. Students in the provinces and nearby cities will rent a room in Manila or Makati so they will be closer to their school or work. I could have done the same, but I didn't want to be away from my family. So, for 8 years of my life, 4 years in college and 4 years at work, everyday scenario is like this - I  wake up at 5:30am, travel for two hours to office, work for more than 9 hours, travel again for 2 hours back home. I only get home by 9:00 pm. 4 hours of travel per day x 360 days a year x 8 years of study and work is equal to 11,680 hours. I

CHANCE TO CHANGE Have you ever regretted any instances in your life when you should have done something but because of some reasons, you weren't able to do anything? Tonight I will share you how I changed the chances in my life from letting it passed, to grabbing and even creating them. There were too many of them but I will just concentrate to more striking ones. I was so fortunate that I was able to study in College without paying any single cent as my sister was employee of the school - Colegio de San Juan de Letran. The school was paying all of my tuition fees and my sister for miscellaneous fees. It worked that way and I didn't have to maintain high grades to keep my scholarship. On one Friday afternoon in Year 2000, my professor in English Literature subject, Mrs. Santos, gave us an assignment. "Students, prepare a monologue and you will deliver it on a day that I will call out your name. So, you better be prepared." I didn't prepare at all as I was