I I got to tell you about our very poor customer service experience yesterday.

We went looking for an apartment. When we got to the third apartment’s leasing office, this office personnel was on the phone. We can hear her from the lobby. So I went to let her know that we were there. Then I said, “Hi, we would like to inquire.” She said, “What?” In a very rude way. So I said it again in a very slow tone, “We would like to inquire.”

She said, “Ah ok” and went with her sales pitch. And then she said, “do you want to look at our apartments?” We said, “Yes” .

So she told us, “Ok can I have you driver’s license? And here’s the key, go to that building right there, it’s on the 3rd floor, room 137. You won’t get lost just in that building. Don’t worry I have your drivers license.”

In my brain? What! This is BS! She doesn’t have anybody else in the office but that personal phone call and she didn’t have any intention to accompany us to this model unit? This is our first time in Florida and you treat us like that. We are their future residents who will give them our hard earned money so that this lazy and inadequate personnel can have her salary, and you treat us like that!?

Yeah, we went and saw that model unit, but SHIT! I don’t want to live there.

Gosh! Whatever happened to “CUSTOMER SERVICE”!

I am not big in politics and yeah I get it, the USA is not in chaos and we are all concerned, some are even scared on where this country is leading to. But enough already! I am tired of hearing these people fighting on TV. Not listening to each other because each of them has something to say.

The reality is, we still have to pay of our own bills. Small Business owners still have to make money to pay their employees and most of all FEED THEIR/OUR FAMILY.

To me, we have to control the only asset that we have. Our MIND. We are what we listen and what we watch. If we always listen to negativities yes, we will be negative in almost everything. But if we carefully choose what we feed our mind, and that should be POSITIVITIES. We will be positive.

We are the only one who hold that KEY to our MIND. When we are positive, we become more rational, we think of better ideas that can make our business, life and family better.

Nobody can do that to us. We have to shift our brain because whatever happens, we are still responsible for our own bills.

I am going to end this blog of the day with this quote, “Money never starts an idea.  It is always the idea that starts the money. ” ~Owen Laughlin

We can listen all the day to these people fighting over our economy and let them change our mind into depression, or we can brighten our day to create a better idea to help us. “Law of Attraction”

It was a school for kids who were authentic, orphans, or disturbed kids. I know all our resident kids names. Including their staffs. Loved that job. Love cooking in general.

But, life changes. My husband took a job offer here in Fort Myers, Florida. So, we are here now. Got here last week.

Yeah, I quit my job there.

What struck me the most here is the growth of this place. We all know that Florida and Las Vegas are now experience the worst downfall in terms of real estate. But the growth here in small business are booming. Because people/retirees come here to spend their vacation during snow time in other state. They make a lot of money from the tourists. Including tourists from another country, like Europe and Canada. (We hear a lot of them all over the shopping centers)

With this, I am so excited because I see a lot of opportunities here, in terms of helping business owners make more money by taking care of their business, and their employees, their most important asset.

I’ll be keeping in touch!

I made it with flying colors!

It’s Feb 17, 2011 at 7:57 am

The purpose of this blog is?

I created this to “EMPOWER” Filipinos living outside the Philippines. Specifically, those Filipina fiancee’s (like me) who are wanting, planning and are on their way here in the US.

I want to share some tips and many untold stories happening to our Kababayans outside the Philippines.  So we can either make them our inspiration or learn lessons from them to mold our life and be successful outside the Philippines.

Because “There are no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” Colin Powell.

I am a big believer in helping individuals succeed as this is the only way to call myself “successful.” One of my favorite quotes of all times, “Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.”

Feel free to visit http://potphils.wordpress.com

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!” William Arthur
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