Last Saturday, i was in Teletech/PLDT building to attend a one whole day seminar through TOSP (top ten outstanding students of the philippines) , it was called Youth Hours, or let’s say, "Ang Oras ng Kabataan" (FACT: according to UN you’re called youth until the age of 35 hehehehe). Since last week, I have been thinking about what to write in my blog, I told myself it has yet to be inspiring so when I try to read my posts and getting nowhere  I can pick up myself from there. Amazingly, the very first speaker was Butch Jimenez ( Senior Vice President for Retail Business of PLDT), for the benefit of those who are not familiar with him, he was the one who addressed the graduates of 2006 of Silliman University and yes that speech was forwarded for the  nth time through e-mails..

The program started at around 9 o’clock, everyone was so nice… eloquent actually and i was really moved by their advocacy.. and here goes Mr. Butch Jimenez, I never thought he would be one of our speakers, when his name was called I said "Oh my God..thank you!"  I just can’t believe that he’d be there. He was supposed to go out of town with his family, yet he was there to address the future leaders of our country.

He imparted two important things in the lives of the youth.

1. wisdom

The country is being moved by the youth, yet adults are actually leading it. Why? because we yet lack wisdom. Wisdom is a long process, we can’t just have it overnight. Youth has yet to learn, and along the process we’ll lead eventually.

2. Execution

There are great leaders today, good in planning, great in ideas but when it comes to execution, they fall short. Execution is actually butch’s challenge to us… the corporate world would not ask for our grades.. the question that CEOs , might ask us is "CAN YOU EXECUTE?"

I then realize, that for our country to be moved and lead by more talented and deserving youth  leaders, we should practice "EXECUTION" and I believe it takes a lot of determination and commitment, time and effort yet, it pays a lot that at least we had done something for our country  instead of just watching the country fall short to its promises to us and leave our fatherland for greener pastures..

Now, our challenge is, if we really want change, are the youth ready to execute?

Change and Execution needs to start from us, we have to tell the world what our hearts desire…..

As pam said (Pam is TOSP batch xxx i can’t really remember, hehe)

" Caring for our home has to be 2nd to our skin…. "

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thank you Mr. Butch Jimenez, your speech was very enlightening.. hmm parang gusto ko na tumakbo this election ah? hehehehehe