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Assignment: Be encouraged: Plan for your success! Instruction: Read the story of two successful personalities. Discover their characteristics and answer the questions below. 1. Manny Pacquiao's Unbelievable Success Story Will Inspire You It's 1990 in the province of General Santos in the Philippines. Manny Pacquiao is 12 years old. Pacquiao often speaks of his debt to his maternal uncle, Sardo Mejia, who introduced him to boxing after he dropped out of school. It was this moment that would spark an unforeseen passion and drive in Pacquiao to be one of the best boxers in the entire world. According to his autobiography, he describes watching Mike Tyson's shocking defeat to James "Buster" Douglas in 1990 on television with his uncle as an experience that "changed [his] life forever," In his hometown, he set up an open for-all boxing match and beat every opponent who came. He was well on the road of transforming himself from a lanky school dropout to a junior boxing champion. Despite his success, his family was still living in extreme poverty and hunger. They became so desperate to the point that his father had to kill his pet dog for dinner. Pacquiao couldn't forgive his father for what he did so he left home. slept on cardboard boxes, and sold bread on the streets just to make a meager living. At that point, he also used boxing and won matches for $2 each, as a means of escaping poverty. He soon moved to Manila and continued winning several boxing matches, but given the increased standards of living, he wasn't making enough to survive, He soon got a job at a local gym doing gardening, cleaning and construction while boxing on the side. He trained crazily all day and all night when possible, waking up the earliest and leaving the gym at the latest possible time. Early on, his perseverance and determination to be a part of the boxing world swayed him to cheat and add on some weights to meet the featherweight class requirements. As the fights got more serious, Pacquiao started getting more famous as well He would beat fighters from South Korea, Japan and Thailand and at the very young age of 19, he won his first World Champion title by beating Chatchai Sasakul, the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) World Flyweight Champion at that time. The turning point for Pacquiao came when he won against world-class featherweight boxer Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in Texas with a TKO. After that fight, he was recognized internationally as a force to be reckoned with. Today, at 37, he is one of the most respected boxers. Despite his loss during the Mayweather match, he still has won the hearts of many boxing fans both in the Philippines and worldwide. His one of-a-kind story will continue to inspire and it will always portray the journey of what millions of Filipinos continue to aspire for. Source: https//wwwkaliber com/advice/2015/63/manny pacquiao-success-story-will-inspire-yow/ 2, The Pia Wurtzbach Success Story Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was crowned "Miss Universe" at the 64 Miss Universe 2015 pageant held at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She is an actress and model of German-Philippine origin. She is Miss Philippines 2015. She symbolizes the deadly combination of beauty with brains. Pia is a beauty-writer, chef andmake- up artist. Pla Wurtzbach was born on 24 September 1989 in Stuttgart, Baden- Wurttemberg, Germany. Her father is a German and mother is a Filipino. She has a younger sister, She was named in keeping with the Philippines' tradition. Her middle name "Alonzo' is her mother's maiden name. She took her secondary education from ABS-CBN Distance Learning School in Quezon City. She studied Culinary Arts from the Centre for Asian Culinary Studies, San Juan, Metro Manila. Pia ventured into the world of glitz and glamour at the tender age of fourteen. She joined an acting and modelling agency for children, 'Star Magic Talent', She got a break in television when she featured in K2BU, a series for teenagers, the romance collection, "Your Song" and the concert programme, 'ASAP. She has acted in films; 'All My Life" 'All About Love' and 'Kung Ako No Lang Send': She was the brand ambassador for 'Avon Teen' for a period of five years. She has graced the cover of several prestigious fashion magazines. She writes for the 2bU column of "Inquirer Lifestyle'. She is popular as Pia Romero, her screen name. Pia is a pageant title-holder. Her first beauty contest was the Binibining Pilipinas 2013'. She was the 'first runner-up'. She participated in the 'Binibining Pilipinas 2015' as a representative of Cagayan de Oro and won the title, paving the path for bigger victories. Pia Alonzo walked away with the "Miss Universe" title at the Miss Universe Pageant 2015 held on December 20 at The Axis, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The 26- year old beauty set the stage ablaze with her poise, incredible class and talent in her exotic gorgeous ball gown and costumes. She was crowned by her predecessor. Paulina Vega. As Miss Universe, Pia aspires to lead the youth and to spread awareness about HIV, especially in Philippines. 18 / 29 A REAL WINNER is one who is able to: win over his/her battles and difficulties in life and turns them into a learning and glorifying . find meaning in pleasant and unpleasant events in his life . live in peace with difficult people and difficult situations; win the goodwill of others their respect and admiration get what he wants using win-win strateches: never at the expense of others; .

Question: Discover and use opportunities to his beat advantage develop and use his talents and abilities to the best advantage and in so doing. make 1. Can you identify with any of the characters mentioned - Manny Pacquio and Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach? In what ways? 2. What lessons can you learn from the character you have chosen? 3. How would you like your life story to be told? Share/write your own future story.