Think about it
True love is not a feeling; it’s a verb
By Jun Velasco
“Be the change you want to see in the world. Gandhi
IF current media reports on the 2016 gubernatorial race were our gauge of its possible winner there should be no debate the Amerikano-looking former Congressman Mark Cojuangco would be it.
It seems the Cojuangco strategy was to clobber into submission the youthful and handsome Pogi Espino, heir to a tried and—tested name in electoral combat.
We advise political analysts though not to misread the signs to avoid slipping into oblivion later.
Espino, you know, is no pushover in any political battle. It would be more prudent to stay cool and watch events, and refrain from jumping to conclusions this early.
Whoever wins, this premier province stands to profit anyway.
Trabajo muna.
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Thru the political prism, we see an ideal father-and-son team in Vice Mayor Roy and Mayor Mark Macanlalay of Calasiao town.
Whatever they say of Vice Mayor Roy we see him as a leader with a vision.
Because of his progressive outlook, this “puto” making municipality has leaped to urban status in the neighborhood of Dagupan City.
Roy has drive, never-say-die character, a looker to the opposite sex although macho-nurin to pretty wife Malou, and business acumen. His son, Mark, whose matinee idol looks came more from the mother, has political savvy that has attracted political brokers to draft him as Mark Cojuangco’s team-mate.
As in the game of chess, this Cojuangco move is“brilliancy.”
But diminutive Spines who also loves basketball has his come from behind sprint.
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While we are happy about Dagupan City’s receiving regional citations in the illegal drugs drive, we continue to be disturbed by reports that in drugs-bludgeoned Bonuan, shabu selling still goes on unabated, using teen-age boys and girls as couriers.
It has become a source livelihood to some, says our informant.
Our law enforcers should get at the bottom of the menace and avoid being accused of tolerating if not encouraging it.
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Here’s a book, “Love Works. Principles for effective Leaders” by Joel Mamby we bought for only P140.00 at the Book Sale recently. The title is simply that, but it carries a life-changing meaning.
All its first eight pages contain testimonies of successful managers who have seen its power.
What’s the book about? It’s “leading with love.”
Writes Joel Mamby: “Leading with love is counterintuitive in today’s business environment because it turns many so-called leadership principles upside-down….but “we were doing something that people were hungry to be part of.”
Before one gets confused about how love, as we know it, works, listen up.
“We actually use love to define our leadership culture…Not love the emotion, but love the verb. We train our leaders to love each other, knowing that if they create enthusiasm with their employees, the employees will in turn create an enthusiastic guest experience. I think most organizations avoid discussions about how people should teach each other, and I think that’s what is wrong with a lot of organizations. Why are we afraid to talk about love?”
The author says love is “more than a feeling.”
He adds: “Treating someone with love regardless of how you feel about that person is a very powerful principle. This type of love is the basis for all healthy relationships, bringing out the best in ourselves and others. It can make us great spouses, great parents, and great friends.
Great leaders too.
All too often, however, when we read the word love, we automatically think about romantic love—the emotional kind.
What I’m talking about, however, is love the verb, not the emotion. I’m talking about actions, not feelings. I’m referring to a set of behaviors that people use to build a healthy relationship with someone regardless of how they feel.”
In short, love even when there appears no reason for it because loving works.
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