Hi! How are you doing?
I've been busy lately helping my wife get our household compliant with
the Kasambahay
Law. Funny thing because i was a compliance officer before. I spend my day
reviewing people activities and i am that person who points out that a
department is non-compliant with a policy or a regulation. I was that guy who
tells you that you need to comply. Now, my wife is the compliance officer in
the house and she tells me we need to get this done for us (the household) to
be compliant.
Really weird to be that someone who has to take action to be compliant.
I am used to be on the other side of the coin. Someone who informs people about
non-compliance rather being that someone who is taking action to be compliant.
Nevertheless, this is a good feeling. To take action. Taking action
always bring good feelings.
Anyhow, do drop by at my wife's blog here
if you want to learn more about the Kasamabahay Law and how to get your
household compliant.
Book Series
Next is the book series. One of my goals for the year is to complete
reading 12 books. I am on track. (Thankfully!) I am reposting the links below
in case you want to read my posts before buying the books and reading them
yourself.
1. The Happiness Project
2. The Secrets of the Millionaire
Mind
Going back to the Kasambahay law, my wife has been pushing me to be
compliant. She’s been telling me about the Kasambahay law in more detail.
Before, the only thing I knew about it was employers have to pay and contribute
SSS, PhilHealth and PAG-IBIG to our househelp. Other than that, I know nothing
else.
She’s becoming like my mom. Even before the kasambahay law was passed
into a bill, my mom has been telling me to enroll our househelps in all of
these government institutions. She even volunteered to pay for the
contributions like what she is doing for my sister’s kasambahay. Sadly though, I
never found time to help them register until recently.
I acted not because my wife nor my mother nagged told me but more
so because I got to understand the importance of being compliant and helping
the people who help maintain my family.
Since lianne and I both work, my family will not really progressed
without our kasambahays. They take care of our kids while we are away and
maintain the cleanliness of our house. Sure, they are being paid for that but
they are both responsible and show genuine interest in the well-being of our
kids. These two are something not included in the monetary benefit that they
are getting.
Going back to taking action, my wife got me to act
on it not because she wants it done but because she was able to phrase the need
to act using my point of view.
And that is one of the few pointers I got from
reading the book “How
to win Friends and Influence People”.
All of us are interested in our own individual desires. Admit it or not
but most people will act if the action will give them what they desire.
“What’s in it for me?” will be the ever present
question for everyone before someone will act on something. And that’s how you
will influence people. Talk them in their point of view.
This pointer is very relevant to me being an auditor
and being one of the change agents in the company. Most of the time, I talk to
people about gaps or errors in the processes that requires them to do something
about it. I realized that I am most effective when I share my findings and
observations to them by telling them what’s in it for them if they do what I am
suggesting them they do.
And that’s my quick post about my book for the
month of September. I am about quarter done with the book and I am loving all
the reminders and the nuggets of wisdom I am picking.
How about
you? What are you doing this month of September? Whatever it is, just do it and
don’t tell me that “Wake me up when September ends” quote that’s been trending
since the beginning of the month.
