Don Soriano

See me here. I’m floating.

Not in the physical sense.
Although… yeah, maybe a little.

But more in the poetic sense.

I’m floating because I’ve found a kind of joy
I didn’t even know existed
until I met running.

I don’t know who needs to hear this.
I don’t know who will see this.
But whoever you are, wherever you are in life right now —
I hope you: get into running.

I started running seriously maybe two months ago,
and it’s been helping me feel truly happy in a way I didn’t expect.

Running humbles you.

Running has no bias.
Running does not care about your bu****it.
The road does not care.
The asphalt doesn’t hear your cries.
It doesn’t care about your drama.

So you run.

You show up.
You do it slowly.
Sometimes you go fast.
Sometimes you get arrogant.

And then life humbles you.

Hello, injury.

Welcome to ego running. Step back. Take it slow. 😅 Run because it's what your body needs to overload.

Slow is fast.
Fast is slow.
Anything great in life takes time —
and running will take time.

Running teaches patience.
It teaches humility.
It teaches consistency.
It teaches excellence.
It teaches you how to chase goals — one step, one breath, one kilometer at a time.

So hello sa mga baliw dyan na tumatakbo kasi umuulan. (Hello to the people who run even when it's raining.)

I never got that before. 😅😅😅😅😅

See you on the road! 😅

Thanks Smooth Finish Photography for the 📸

San ka punta?

To the moon!

😝😝😝😝😝😝

Sign up na sa next mastermind! 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

Happy april fools!

On a side note, meron kaming mastermind ulit sa July 2-3. 100% quality business owners. Ang last event namin, 49 people signed up. Ang average na sales nila? Php57.6m per year. Yan ang hindi joke! 😍

Message lang sa page if interested to join.

Sentiment today after a full day's rest.

Won today. Won this week. Won this month. Yey.

On track. All because of habits.

How to start? Start by thinking about the good habits you ALREADY HAVE. Assess mo positive impact nun sa buhay mo.

Good Habit: Consistent brushing of teeth after every meal.
Long term benefit: Healthy teeth. Saved from the future pains to be experience with bad teeth health.

Assess mo naman ang bad habits na you're still using today.

Sample:

Bad Habit: Questionable integrity. Not keeping your word to others. Not keeping your word to yourself.
Long term exposure: Mediocre life. A life that HAPPENED TO ME. A life that I did not make happen.

Start with these thoughts. Remember the habit of starting small habits. May PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD MINDSET naman.

Maliit today basta consistent > one time big time tapos burned out.

Sooner or later you will naturally choose to improve and grow from there.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD!

I'm getting really obsessed building new habits.

I'm building a community of business owners the way I want to. Yung mga obsessed din sa habit building. hahaha. If you're one of them, do consider joining our future events. ❤

Today I attended my first TEDx (Forbes Park)

I realized and learned so much from the experience. It was inspiring to see international speakers sharing their gifts to the Philippines.

Sobrang daming speakers actually. Around 22. Very overwhelming amount of information. It’s like drinking water through a fire hydrant. Hahah.

Some information was worthwhile for me. Others I didn’t like. It didn’t matter. I took notes. But some information resonated. Some didn’t. It’s okay.

Hindi naman lahat ng learnings dapat iapply.

One of the most monumental learnings though was from an Indian woman from Brisbane Australia, Shivani Gupta. She spoke for just a few minutes. But her sharing was really life changing.

She spoke about passion and how PASSION WITHOUT DISCIPLINE IS POINTLESS.

She started with a story about a kid she met while climbing a mountain. The child went to her and smiled. Having a language barrier this was the only thing they could do to communicate. In her backpack she had a bag of lollipops. She took one and gave it to the boy.

The way the boy’s eyes gleamed up with excitement. As if she had just given him a million dollars.

The level of PASSION he had for that lollipop was so immense that you could see the JOY and FULFILLMENT in his eyes. He immediately opened the wrapper. Put the candy inside his mouth and they sat there in silence.

A few minutes later, a little girl walked up to them and before she could grab another candy from her bag, the little boy bit the candy in half. He shared the other half to the little girl and kept the other half for himself.

Grabe. Iisa lang yung candy. And sobrang PASSIONATE nung bata doon. Pero binigay parin niya.

Kaya nga daw PASSION sabi ni Gupta. PASS-I-ON (to Others). Passions only are worthwhile when shared to other people.

How I wish I was at this level of passion as this little boy no.

Actually in life madami daw tayong passions. Passion about family. About career. About hobbies. Etc.

And here lies the problem. Too much passion can lead to disappointment.

In trying to do everything, we might not be able to create anything. Which is exactly what I do a lot in my life too. Shiny object syndrome. Kung anong bago and mukhang magandang gawin, ayun nadidistract. Not good.

Gupta shares 3 things that will help people avoid this. A.S.K.

#1 be AWARE.

Madaming passions. Pero need lang pumili ng tatlo to master. We need to embrace the art of saying no. Saying no to most, will allow us to focus our energy to those that matter the most.

#2 SET GOALS

In each of the passions you’ve decided to master, choose 10 goals each. That will take you to your next level as you aspire to accomplish each one of them. 10 x 3 = 30 goals. Grabe na yun. If dagdagan mo pa baliw ka na haha.

#3 KNOW that time is finite

Life is short. It’s too short to live other people’s passions for you.

The reality is, people around you will want things for you. She gives the example of her mother who wanted to set her up for a fixed marriage when she was still studying. During the time, passion ng mom niya yun para sa kanya.

Na ipakasal siya sa good family. Para maganda yung buhay na makuha niya.

This might have been her mom’s PASSION but it definitely was not hers.

She ended up marrying for love and not through a fixed marriage set up.

Pero can you imagine what if she followed her mom’s passion and not hers. She would have regretted that for the rest of her life.

So the point is, YOU DO YOU.

Passion without discipline is pointless. We need the discipline to say no to passions that will dilute our focus. And say no to passions that other people want for us but is not a true choice for ourselves. ❤️

Life’s too short to live other people’s passions and not yours.

So ayun lang. Ganda nung TEDx. Will definitely come back on the next one!

Hopefully next time, I could live my dream of being a TEDx speaker, too!

Experience the KaNegosyo Community live!

“Ilang beses ka ng nag-FAIL sa negosyo?”🤔

Sam Karazi, you just gave us a reality check and equipped us with fail-proof strategies to ensure long-term success in our businesses.

There were so many “aha” moments in the room as you shared the simplified strategies to turn a small business into the crowd’s favorite and beyond!

Your wisdom and insights have left a lasting impact on everyone in the KaNegosyo Community.

We loved having you. Cheers, Sam! ✨💼

Nagrerely ka lang ba sa isang platform to grow your business?

Jungie Gumiran delivered the KaNegosyos a game-changer session! 🙌

You reminded us of one of the biggest lessons ng mga entrepreneur— na we should learn to never rely on just 1 platform to grow our business.

The omni-channel strategies, done in the right way hit home for so many of us.

Yung practical tips mo about diversifying and scaling with purpose gave everyone a fresh perspective on how to future-proof our businesses! Solid!

Maraming salamat, Jungie, for being such a valuable part of the KaNegosyo community! 🚀✨