Sharing with you the books that have helped me navigate the course of life —books that hopefully could help you too.

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Hello, Philippines! And hello, online world!

Finally, gagawin na po namin ang isa sa mga pinaka-nire-requests nyo.

My favorite, favorite, favorite book?

At one point in my life, I thought everyone disliked me.

Mas lalo akong naintrig na basahin siya.

I highly, highly recommend that book that changed me forever.

Sabi ng daddy ko, nung nagsimula ako mag-host sa Itbulaga,

dapat pag-host ka, wide reader ka, at marami kang alam.

So, gagawin ng daddy ko, bibili niya lahat ng mga tabloids,

tapos bibili rin siya ng broadsheets.

Para daw, sabi niya, updated ako sa mga nangyayari sa mundo at sa Pilipinas.

Kasi as a host,

dapat fully equipped ka kapag humawa ka ng mikropono.

Namili ako ng ilan sa mga paborito kong libro na I could say that has really helped me a lot.

Madalas kong balik-balikan kapag may pinagdadaanan ako sa buhay

or if I needed to remind myself about some things in life.

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.

Ang mantra ko na in life is,

I want to be effective in everything that I do.

And for you to be effective, kailangan you have to change your mindset

from living in scarcity and victimhood to living in abundance and responsibility.

And also, tinuro sa akin ito na true success is more than achieving wealth and fame,

but it's about personal growth and fulfillment and overall living out your purpose.

And sabi din dito na,

The way we see the world is all based on,

our own perception.

Ang ganda nun.

Tapos, narealize ko, ganito rin tayo sa mga tao.

How we see someone is based on our own perception.

And for you to change your perception about the world,

about other people, about yourself,

kailangan mo mag-develop ng seven habits.

And kung ano ang seven habits na yun,

masahin niyo na lang yung librong to.

So, our next is my favorite, favorite, favorite book,

Seed of the Soul.

Dahil,

may napanood ako na interview ni Gary Sukav sa YouTube.

And he talked about so many things that really opened up my eyes and my mind

about life, about people, and also about myself.

This book is all about aligning your life with your soul's purpose,

how to develop your intuition, and how to make the right decisions in life,

when to use your heart and your mind.

My favorite chapters in this book, chapter seven,

and eight, kasi it talks about intention.

Alam niyo, nung nabasa ko yung tungkol sa intention,

binago ko lahat ng approach ko sa buhay.

It's like everything I do now may intention.

Even yung ginagawa namin, Tony Talks,

there's always an intention in every episode na ginagawa namin.

There is also one quote in this book na gustong gusto ko talaga,

na when your personality comes to serve the energy of your soul,

that is authentic power.

And you are living your most authentic life and self.

Kasi pala, yung personality natin, yun yung run by our ego.

Now, our soul, which is eternal and which we all have,

is all about loving, forgiving, being kind, being gentle, truthful, nurturing.

That is who we're supposed to be.

Your soul cares about fulfilling its mission

and living out your purpose here on earth.

Title palang, gets na gets niyo na ang librong ito.

The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.

I know and you all know that at one point in my life,

I thought everyone disliked me.

So, I read this book and it has really helped me a lot.

So, if you feel like,

ah, merong mga taong may ayaw sa akin,

pasahin niyo lang ito and you will have the courage to face your life

and to keep on going and you will realize that it's okay,

if people don't like you.

This is a conversation between a philosopher and a young man.

Marirealize mo habang naguusap sila,

ah, ganun pala yun, you have to have the courage to live your most authentic self

and not allow others to limit your thinking, your view of life,

and to limit your dreams.

Parang marirealize mo that their opinion of you will not determine your destiny.

This is a controversial by Robert Greene,

48 Laws of Power.

The lessons in this book are considered so dangerous

na itong librong ito ay naging ban sa ilang prisons in the US.

Para daw yung mga tao, they cannot learn things that they can use to harm people and the world.

So, kailangan mong gamitin yung mga mababasa mo dito for good,

to help you become the best version of yourself

and also to help the world become a better place.

The fifth law in this book is law number four.

That is what I practice in this life.

Okay, hindi ko na siya share.

Kasi pag sinabi ko pa, hindi niyo na siya babasahin.

Now, this is another favorite,

Daring Greatly, ni Brené Brown.

Kaya akong binili ang kanyang libro dahil napanood ko yung Netflix special niya.

Sabi niya, hindi daw importante yung mga sinasabi ng nasa bleachers

kasi they will continue to shout at you,

they will continue to point out kung ano yung mali mong nagawa.

Who is more important is the man in the arena

who is there fighting and daring greatly

to win, to achieve her dreams, her goals in life.

At kahit paulit-ulit siyang bumagsak,

ang importante bumabangon siya uli

and that person keeps on going.

So, ang credit belongs to the one

who continues to get up and fight for her dreams.

Di ba ang ganda?

Nakaka-inspire siya to dare greatly in life.

Now, the next book I'm going to share with you

is my go-to, go-to, go-to book

because we all experience crushing in our lives.

Parang there's no man on this earth na nabuhay,

na hindi naka-experience ng pain,

pressure, challenge, paghihirap.

I love reading this book.

Yung hard copy ko, binigay ko sa isa sa mga kaibigan ko

who's going through something.

T.D. Jakes, who wrote the book,

is my favorite preacher of all time.

Alam niya kung paano i-explain yung pain.

And alam niya kung paano i-explain sa'yo na

pain is necessary in life.

This is so beautiful.

Sabi niya, it's a metaphor about making wine.

And grapes are one of the primary fruits

that are raised to be crushed.

If you look at the crushing process,

you would think that that was the end.

But in reality, that is the place of transformation

where it becomes its best self.

In a similar way, we become our best selves

after enduring the things that we thought

were going to kill us.

Tapos na-realize ko, oo nga no, grabe.

Yung grapes, pag iniwan mo siya sa isang lamesa,

after a week, after two weeks, bulok na yun.

Pero kapag kinarush mo siya at dinurod mo siya

at pinreserve mo siya at tinurn mo siya into wine,

it can stand the test of time

and it becomes more valuable.

It becomes more expensive.

Pag mas matagal, mas mahal.

The older I get, the more expensive

and the more valuable my life is.

My last book that I'm going to share with you,

I started reading it when I was in grade 3

kasi pinilit ako ng daddy ko.

Sabi niya, hindi daw pwedeng matulog

nang hindi nagbabasa ng isang chapter nun.

Pag hindi ka nagbasa ng isang chapter nun,

mabibelt ka.

So, nung bata ako, nakatapos ako ng librong yun.

Nang nagpe-pretend na nagbabasa.

Tapos, akala ko nanano ako nun dahil niloloko ko yung daddy ko.

Ang niloko ko lang pala yung sarili ko.

Dahil, nung nag-13 years old ako at nagsimula ako maging artista,

na-realize ko na hindi pala ako equipped mentally

dito sa pinapasok kong mundo.

It was 1997.

I opened that book.

And I never closed it ever again.

It is the book that I have read from cover to cover.

And I have read 12 different translations of it.

It is called,

The Bible.

For me, it is the book of life.

This book teaches you where you came from,

what your purpose here on earth,

and where you're going

after you transitioned from this life.

And for me, the greatest love story ever written is in that book.

Because it is a story of how God loves you so much

that He sent His Son in your place

so that you can live with Him.

I highly, highly recommend that book

that changed me forever.

So yes, all these books are good.

But there is nothing that can compare to that book that I read.

When I was 13 years old,

and I'm still reading to this day.

So that, for me, is the most important book in my bookshelf

and in my book collection.

And if you want to know what book I'm currently reading now,

nandito na ako sa kanyang pangalawang libro

by Dr. Joe Dispenza.

You are the placebo.

And if you want to know what is my bookmark,

it is the

Seviluch School Picture.

Seviluch School Picture.

Okay.

So hopefully may natutunan kayo sa aking mga nirecommend sa inyo

at sa aking mga na-share.

And I'll see you all on the next video.

Thank you!

Thank you for watching!