I attended the blogger’s event of Mr. Sonnie of Santos.ph last July 11, 2009 at Max’s Restaurant in Greenhills, San Juan. The event was about the benefits of Malunggay, or Moringa Oleifera. It is said that malunggay can promote better health and beauty.
The presentation was good, the food was good, overall the event was great and I would like to congratulate Mr. Sonnie and his team.
But the true value of the event didn’t just stop with Moringa Oleifera. The event also tackled very important points about being a good businessman.
YOUR BUSINESS AND THE VALUES YOU PUT INSIDE
They said that the foundation of one’s business is the values he puts inside his business. Are you service oriented? Customer friendly? Deal with integrity? Business is a system and people are part of that system. If people inside your business have different values, it may cause chaos inside the system. A good businessman puts in good values into the system, which later be the culture of the business/company.
Let me just share you a very short story taken from the Bible. This is shared to me by my music teacher:
Joshua was a great leader. He never loses a battle. After they won over Jericho, he ordered that all things should be burned except for the valuable things which will be offered to the Lord. But one of his man kept one of the valuables for him instead. After that, all of the following battle of Joshua fails.
Joshua then come to the Lord and said why must he pay for the mistake of his man. Why not let the man who commit it pay for it. Then the Lord told Joshua that he is the leader, and he is responsible for the actions of his men.
We as businessmen/leaders, are the one’s responsible for the actions and values of our people. Don’t blame your people, see whether or not you have established a good culture in your business.
YOUR BUSINESS AND IT’S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
A good businessman thinks about his business’ social responsibility.
Your business is more than a money generating system, it can change lives or at least promote a better living.
Isn’t it beautiful to see your business being able to contribute to your environment? or better yet, to your country?
The vision of the entrepreneur/pastor who gave us a talk last Saturday is to populate the country (Philippines) with entrepreneurs by empowering other people’s business by opening good opportunities as well as educating young people become an entrepreneur through his business.
How? He’s selling malunggay products such as coffee, soup, tea, lotion, etc. Of course to sell these, he needs a marketing arm, advertising collaterals, etc. etc. To give you one example, he helped a young entrepreneur open a printing business. The young man prints tarpaulins and other materials which then he buys from for his product promotion. The tarpaulins he used during the event was actually printed by that young man.
Why did he come up with this vision? Well I think it is for the betterment of the country. He said that there are approximately 3,000 Filipinos who go out the country to work abroad everyday. Instead of being an asset to the Philippines, good people are actually going out of the country to look for greener pasture. Other countries then benefit from these talented and skilled persons.
Their tagline is:
I think being socially aware can make a great difference in a business. It gives your business a greater purpose.
YOUR BUSINESS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
He, as a pastor and entrepreneur, filled his business with God’s presence. The name of his company CHRIMI was taken from a very nice statement: “CHrist Is My Identity.”
I learned the importance of this through my dad. Our business is always centered to God’s purpose, and it had changed our life forever. Whenever I asked my dad how did he made our family business from scratch, he always said: “Well, I really don’t know. I just work and pray, and everything seems like to fall to its places.”
Just to give a short background about our business,
My dad started his entrepreneurship career in garments. Unfortunately, our business fall 3 times. Our first factory was eaten by fire, Second and third because of unreliable partners. Then we got to bus transportation business WITHOUT any capital. Started with just 2 buses now we have expanded up to 30 buses, and still growing. Praise the Lord!
A short prayer:
Dear Father,
Please continue to let the increase overflow in our business. May we find the purpose of our business more than the money it generates. Please guide us, and supply our daily needs. Please continue to be the foundation of our ventures.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Great post. Businesses should not just be a soulless entities devoid of human values.
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@Luke: Thanks Luke! What you have just said really put the icing on the cake.
wow! values is indeed very important in business, it should not always be profit that should drive all business and be machiavellian in effect.
that is one good seminar jed…
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you have great insights regarding building one’s business. i hope every businessman will have the same insights like you and Mr. Sonnie, the malunggay man. unfortunately people like you and him are rare these days. most businessman i know just think of making profit for themselves and nothing else. my work is on sales and i met several business people who think they are always right. i know 2 people who were friends before but when they were competitors in the same business, their relationship turned sour. sometimes i think nowadays, for your business to prosper you have to be ruthless… and think of everything to outsmart your competitor, sometimes “sulutan” is the name of the game. i think that is one reason why people are looking for greener pastures abroad, opportunities here are rare and there is too much competition. salaries are so low that it is not enough to support one’s family.
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You’ve provided nice insights that business is not all about just money and profits. It’s also about social responsibility, being able to help others by means of giving a job to those who are in need. If there will be a lot of entrepreneurs who thinks like that, then crimes would be lessened in our country.
And I always believe in Good Karma. Helping others by being socially responsible will bring back profits in your business a hundred fold.
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@lemuel: Thanks! Business should be treated as a game. Sportsmanship is all that matters. Competitors is is not there to turn us down but to help us improve our business. Sometimes a friendly competition is necessary to give some spice on our business. The tycoons who competes in the Philippine market today are actually close friends.
Well, I find it funny sometimes that fellow Filipinos go out of the country to find greener pasture. But foreigners such as Koreans and Taiwanese are coming here to find new business ventures.
Perhaps there’s something here in our country that we still cannot see. What do you think?
@Tyrone: Hey thanks! I wish all entrepreneurs will just have to spread the word and help other people succeed. I think being an entrepreneur doesn’t only limit you in handling business or making a profit. Being an entrepreneur should also be an educator and promote a better outlook of life through entrepreneurship.
Hi Jed, it’s always a great joy to read your articles and see humility demonstrated. It’s also good to know that weeping endures but for a night and joy comes in the morning. This is evident in your dads buisness. I trust there would be expansion.
God bless
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October 2, 2009
Why typhoon “Ondoy” happened
These days, everyone has been doing a lot of thinking. In light of the destruction typhoon “Ondoy” has caused, we’ve changed much of our point of views. Some of us have been moved into action, as evidenced by the dozens of volunteers offering to lend a hand in dealing relief goods and taking care of the needs of the victims of this typhoon. Some of us started “pointing fingers” at those we thought were the reasons for this tragedy. All these are great, but you are still missing the MOST IMPORTANT POINT OF WHY ONDOY HAPPENED.
My fellow countrymen, more than anything else, “Ondoy” happened because the LORD JESUS is calling all the people to come back to Him, before it’s too late. To stop your sinful ways and instead, look for the TRUTH in order to make sure you are able to follow God’s commandments and serve Him according to His will. The ROOT CAUSE OF ALL OUR MISERIES IS BECAUSE MOST OF YOU WON’T FOLLOW AND SERVE THE LORD! How many more “Ondoy’s” do you need before you consider that you are doing A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE AGAINST THE LORD’S WILL?
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” (Hosea 4:6) KJV
JESUS Miracle Crusade International Ministry (JMCIM) will be holding A MAJOR CRUSADE this coming October 17 and 18 at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta Park, Manila to celebrate the great miracle our Dearest JESUS wrought when He guided Our Beloved Pastor, Evangelist Wilde E. Almeda and the 12 Prayer Warriors while they were in Talipao, Jolo-Sulu, preaching the Gospel to our fellow countrymen, the Abu Sayyaf. I am inviting all of you to attend and start serving the LORD through this ministry. JESUS Miracle Crusade International Ministry is 100% TRUTH! We are the TRUE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST! We know who the Almighty GOD is: JESUS CHRIST! We preach the TRUE Gospel! We have witnessed all the signs, wonders and miracles done during the LORD JESUS’ earthly ministry, thereby proving that WE ARE IN THE TRUTH! The TRUE End-time prophet is here: Beloved and Honorable Evangelist Wilde E. Almeda!
For the entire world’s sake, listen to the gospel preached by Beloved and Honorable Evangelist Wilde E. Almeda!. Attend our church services and hear the TRUTH. Please visit http://www.jmcim.org for more information.
If you want to be spared from more tragedies that will befall THOSE WHO DON’T WANT TO FACE and HEAR THE TRUTH, which is most of the world, come to JESUS Miracle Crusade International Ministry and start following the LORD’s commandments and serving Him!
Praise the Lord! Alleluia!
“In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.”
(2 Thessalonians 1:8-9)KJV
@Mike: We really appreciate your great insights, thoughts, and the invitation. You really have a point. Though we just got caught off guard that your actual intention is to promote the event. ;P Thanks so much we appreciate it.
God Bless! More Power!
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