About Myself

About Myself:

I was born in June of 1956 in a small province of
Bohol in the Islands of the Visayas, Philippines.
People from the province just like me, who viewed
Manila as A PARADISE! Bohol is famous for its
chocolate hills. This is one of the seven wonders
of the world, and the smallest monkey in the world,
the tarsier.

I started working as a baker earning
P15.00/mo. in 1969. During weekends I do some side
line, working in a hollow blocks factory. During rainy
season, I help my father do farming. I do some fishing
a night also since our house is just few meters away
from the seashore. I sometimes fight in the ring just
to earn P15.00 for a three rounds.

Life in the province could hardly met both ends.
I was a self supporting student from high school
to college. I was out of school for 5yrs. after
high school! And it took me 9 yrs. to finish my
marketing course! Bohol is famous also for its
fiesta. The entire month of May, there’s no day
that there’s no fiesta in different barrios and
towns. It was during this month of may of 1975,
that one of our neighbor took a vacation with
his family from Manila just to attend our town
fiesta.

I did not know him personally since they’d been in
Manila for quit long. I saw this as an opportunity!
I talked to my father asking help from him to
introduce me to the person because my plan was to
apply even as a house helper so I can see the big
city of Manila. I told my father even without salary
as long as I can reach the Paradise of Manila.

Since they were friends, I was accepted and the He told me
to produce money for my own fare. The fare during that
time from Bohol to Manila taking a ship was only PHP45.00.
I have to approach my Aunt for my fare and she lend
PHP65.00. I only have PHP15.00 left in my pocket when
we arrived in Manila May 17, 1975.

First day, I was toured to his work place at Tropical Hut
Super Mart. The second day, I went back to his work place
without his knowledge an applied for a janitorial job.
There requirements that was asked from me, and on the
5th day I submitted all the requirements and started
working. They were all shocked when I told them that
I will start working in the same company. Good they
were not mad at me, instead they were all happy for me!
There were some people who were staying in the same
house some of them were their relatives who were jobless
for more than a year.

This was the start of my life story in Manila! I thought
it was really a Paradise at the start, it was not!
It was only then after passing through the process of
success!I started working as a janitor, then few months
later, I became a friend to my Branch Manager. I asked favor
from him for me to be assign in a department where working
schedule is fixed so I can attend my night classes in college.
My request was granted and i was assigned then to the warehouse
department.

I was the smallest guy in the warehouse. During that time
I only weigh 105 lbs. When I was introduced to the head of
the warehouse. He shocked his head and told the Manager what
will he do here? This is a heavy job! I need big guys! The
Manager told the head of the warehouse, no problem, he is used
to hard labor, he is also a boxer. I was accepted in that
department, then I started working at the warehouse department
and eventually enrolled in my night classes in college.

Since my salary was only P4.00/day, it’s not enough for my
tuition fees. I talked to my land lord to sell the idea of
putting up a hot pandesal since I know how to bake and they
buy the idea. I had an extra income of P80.00/month and I was
free for my board and lodging. My schedule at Tropical Hut was
8:00am to 4:00pm, and i have to attend to my evening classes
starting from 6:00pm up to 10:00pm. I'll be home by 11:00pm.
and started working for the hot pandesal at 11:30pm.,and finish
it at around 1:30 am. I have to sleep at around 2:00pm and wake
up at 4:30am. to cook the bread and finish it at around 6:30am.
I'll sleep again for an hour and at around 7:30am I'll have to
rush to my job at Tropical Hut Super Market. This lasted for
more than two years until was already oriented in Manila I
tarted to scout for new opportunity.

I happened to met a home town mate who worked at V.V.
Soliven Realty. This was the biggest Real Estate Marketing
firm during that time, and I was invited to attend the
seminar for Real Estate selling. This was the start of my
real estate career! It was not wine and roses at the start,
I have to pass through the acid test of survival since this
time, it’s a commission basis no more salary! For four months
I did not close a single sale. Many times during the start
that I experienced one day one eat so to speak. I even have
to drop my enrolled units several times during my first few
years in college when i started Real Estate Selling. It took
me nine yrs. to finish my Marketing course. It was an on and o
ff since there was no permanent income.

I was determined to succeed! I knew that the road to success
is not that easy. I continued attending training programs
and seminars. When I started earning already enough income,
I invested some of my income in my education. I started to
put up my Boxing Stable where i manage nine boxers and was
able to developed one Philippine Champion on the light
weight division in 1992. Darry "Boy" Caballes was the pride
of our Stable! After two months of being the Philippine
Light Weight Champion, He fought for a none title fight
against Armando Andales in preparation for a title defense.
This was the saddest part because after the fight, he was
brought to the hospital and died due to blood clotting in
some area of his nick. I will discuss the full details from
his death up to his burial where i experienced full of tensions.

Let me proceed on my studies, I even invested a lot of money
in my post graduate courses just to sharpen my knowledge and
skills. I took up my TOP MANAGEMENT PROGRAM COURSE (TMP) in
ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (AIM) that was held in PHUKET
THAILAND in JUNE of 1997 where i spent almost P500,000.00 for
one month course including Hotel accommodation and plane ticket.

It was 1981, when I transferred to Fil-Estate Realty Corp.
this company became the real estate marketing giant in the
90’s. This is where I found the light towards my success!
I stayed with this company for nineteen year.

I got married in 1980 and we got three children all boys.
I was assigned for an International Post in the Middle
East particularly in Jeddah Saudi Arabia in 1985. I was
the country manager to handle the sales and marketing of
Fil_Estate. We sell Real Estate in the Philippines to the
Filipino community in the Middle East. When I left for the
Middle East, my wife was four months pregnant to my youngest
son. I stayed there for almost two years.

One and a half year later, I got a news from a close friend
of mine telling me that my wife was with another man and
three months pregnant. Could you imagine receiving such
news while experiencing homesick in the foreign land? I
decided to go home after I have talked to my wife and we
agree on who will take care of the children. She decided
that she will endorse the kids to me when I arrive. Their
age during that time the youngest was one yr. old, He was
born In Nov. 5, 1985 the second was three yrs. old, Born
in Aug. 15 1984 and the eldest was five yrs. old, born
in November 27, 1981.

I took the responsibility and now my youngest is 24yrs as
of yr. 2009. Old who is the one assisting me In preparing
this site since he is a computer science student. My second
son is working now in the Citi Group in a call center, and
my eldest is now in the United States as an Immigrant. I’d
been a single parent since then, Managing my kids and my
career successfully. My last position when I left this
company was Sr. Vice President for sales until I resigned
in 1999 when left for the states.

I came back from the States a year later and I was hired
by a Big Real Estate Developer as a President of Earthlink
Realty Corp., a subsidiary of Earth + Style Corp. I was a
president of this company until year 2003.It was my very
strong determination to succeed in life that lead me to be
successful. I’ve traveled in ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, and IN
UNITED STATES.

As i always say, SUCCESS IS JUST A MIND GAME! WHAT YOU
THINK TODAY, IS THE PREVIEW OF YOUR TOMORROW!

Thanks for Your time,

Sincerely,

Peter E. Cadorna
Author
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