1 week Ago By Bunny Pages
I’m just a regular guy. Like most Filipinos, I was raised by parents who believed in the old formula: study hard, get a stable job and work your way up. For the first 30 years of my life, I followed that path.
I worked for others, played it safe and stayed within my comfort zone. But here’s what I’ve learned from experience — and I hope it helps you too: 1. It’s never too late.
At 50, I took a leap and became an entrepreneur. That decision changed everything. But the real transformation didn’t start with my business.
It started in my mind. Success isn’t about talent, background or even luck. It’s about mindset.
And your mindset is either your greatest asset or your biggest liability. There’s no in-between. 2.
Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. A growth mindset believes improvement is possible — through effort, learning and grit.
It sees failure as feedback and progress as the goal. That’s the mindset I chose and still live by today. The fixed mindset? It tells you you’re stuck with what you’ve got.
It avoids risk, fears criticism and gives up when things get tough. In business, I’ve seen both. Two people face the same challenge — a drop in sales, a tough competitor.
One folds. The other fights, learns and grows. Same problem.
Different mindset. Different future. 3.
Watch your thoughts. Over the years, I’ve trained myself to catch my thoughts before they catch me. When things go wrong, I don’t ask, “Why me?” I ask, “What now?” When doubt whispers, I remind myself, “You’ve been through worse, Bunny.
” This isn’t toxic positivity. It’s choosing faith over fear. Action over paralysis.
Discipline over excuses. And yes — confronting the brutal facts head-on. 4.
So where do you start? If you want to change your life or your business, begin with your mindset: Read good books. I stick to self-improvement classics — The Power of Positive Thinking, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Good to Great. Novels? Not my thing.
Surround yourself with mentors and uplifters. Practice gratitude. Embrace discomfort.
Welcome challenges. And never, ever stop learning. 5.
Final thoughts. You can’t control what life throws at you. But you can control how you respond.
And your response — your mindset — is what truly makes or breaks you. Build your mindset. Build your life.
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