take the chinese for example. matatanong mo lang: bakit karamihan sa mga big businesses dito sa pinas eh pag-aari ng mga tsinoy?

let's compare a common chinese guy and a common filipino guy.

the chinese guy, when he went abroad, told his parents before leaving, "mom, dad, I wanna go out of the country." the parents will then ask why. then the son will answer, "i want to make my own business and earn lots of money."

on the other hand, the filipino guy says the same thing to his parents, telling them he will go abroad. when asked why, he will answer, "i want to work and earn money for a living."

so what's the difference with "making my own business" and "wanting to work"?

generally, there's not much difference. but the filipinos in this sense will probably imply "working under someone who will provide them salary. in other words, he/she will become an employee." whereas the chinese will imply "building up his/her own business, developing it and expanding, and will be the one to control his/her work."

that's the general difference. "working under employment" means you cannot control your salary, and the money you receive is actually given to you by your employer. "doing business" means much more. you control your finances and everything else that goes in and out of it. that means you not only have control of your money, but you also control the products that you sell.

so at least you know why there are many chinese people in the world who own businesses than filipinos do. it's because they have a much wider sense of work, and they do not work simply to earn a living; they work to become powerful and successful in almost everything else.

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I agree with you. Most Filipinos are still tied up to that "get good grades so that you can finish school and get a stable job in a great company" mentality. We should be past that line of thinking. THe most successful people in the world are not employees. They may be business owners, investors, celebrities, etc. But very few (if any) employess.

That's why I gave up my career as a Physical Therapist to build my own business. I have never met a successful PT (retired with lots of cash) but I know of several people who own businesses and are now reaping the rewards. One's a computer shop owner, another's a franchise owner, another has a home based business, etc. Different backgrounds, same end result: success.

Yes it is quite true. Now I am also starting my own little business, with contacts coming, the only thing in business is how to try to be honest in many ways. I think it is one of the things that will make you successful.

pero... san ka naman kukuha ng puhunan ng businnes mo kung naguumpisa ka pa lang? kelangan mo muna ng pera diba? so...kelangan mo rin muna mag-earn ng pera as an employee?

ang mga pinoy employees sa abroad, kapag may sapat nang pera sa business nila, magpapatayo rin yan sa pinas.... kelangan lang ng konting sacrifice.

di gaya ng mga chinese na may pera na agad sila na pampatayo business nila.

This is not always the case. Henry Sy (the guy who onws SM) was poor when he left Chine with his family at a young age then started by vending his wares (shoes!) on his back. Now, he has SM's scattered nationwide. John Gokongwei Jr. (owner of Mini Stop) also started on his own. Now his 24 hour stores are directly competing with the established 7-11. Lucio Tan Started as an employee in a tobacco factory before venturing to set his own.

Although there are some lucky guys who inherit vast fortunes and a great business, a larger percentage of millionaires are self-made.

yup yup you're right, they were start from the scratch talaga, at naging millionario dahil sa sipag at tyaga

Kagaya ng pinoy na pumupunta sa abroad, may sipag at tyaga... kaya nakaka-ahon sa kahirapan

It is not always the case na sasabihin ng pinoy sa magulang nya na pag pupunta ng abroad, "i want to work and earn money for a living"

ngayon, sasabihin nya, "i want to work and earn money for my business"

How true! I have lots of friends who are PT's abroad and they are saving cash there in order to establish a business here. After all, a 40 year old Pysical Therapist may not be able to treat patients due to their own back pains.

think positive! if you base your own success with others' failures, talagang walang mangyayari sayo... i mean, magpapa-apekto ka ba?

Like your given example, nakaka-awa, pero kanya-kanyang diskarte sa buhay yan...

Ngalang napapansin ko, mas inuuna ng Pinoy ang profit kaysa sa maging masikap, ewan ko kung tama ako o mali, lalu na ang mga variety store ng Pinoy dito sa Toronto, mas mahal ang presyo kaysa Intsik, pati restaurant, it's sad to say poor quality.

In my opinion, Filipinos are infatuated with high paying jobs. How often do I hear, "this is the perfect job for me. My salary is high and the company's benefits are great." A few months later, I'd hear them complain, "this job is agony. My salary does not keep up with my expenses. My boss sucks. The compny treats its employees badly...." and so on.

There's nothing wrong if you opt to be employed or self employed. However, if you don't take steps to control your life, don't complain when others do.

Still Pinoys end up working as skilled employees wherever they go...bam!!
Maybe that's how Pinoy's tend to be diba...

Mga anak, alam nyo ba na si Luso Tan este Lucio Tan ay magbobote, nagtutlak ng kariton, Bote, Garapa, Dyaryo nung kabataan niya, ngayon ey siya ay isa ng HIGANTE na nagme-may-ari ng malalaking pag-aari. Ang sikreto daw niya e, ALISIN ANG INGGIT SA KATAWAN AT HUWAG MAGMAMADALI SA TUBO, PATIENCE IKA NGA.

Sa Pinoy naman anak, maganda ehemplo si Manuel Villar. SIPAG AT TIYAGA ang prinsipyo. Dating Shoe Shine Boy at Vendor ng isda, ngayon ay may ari na din ng malalaking pag-aari naging Senador pa.

Siguro wala sa nacionalidad yan, nasasa tao na lamang yaan.

Madami din naman sa mga Tsinoy ang mahihirap ey, di ba naman ang mga drug trafickers e yung maiigsi ang apelyido heheheheh kaya yumaman ey

Ang Pilipino kasi, mgaling manglait sa sarili. Para bang walang sense of national pride. Parang Italiano na nagsasama sama lang pag soccer ang discarte, tayo naman, proud kapag may Pinoy achiever abroad. Lol, we should look at our own weaknesses and learn from them but therefore, we must have confidence with ourselves as a people.

Isang dahilan ay dahil ang mga pinoy ay gusto laging playing safe. Even with pinoy business men. Hindi masyadong nag ta-take ng risk. Chinese business men like to gable. Kaya naman marami ding na ba-bunkcrupt sa kanila. TO prove my point, punta ka sa mga casino anywhere in the world.. puro intsik laman.

Isa pang dahilan ay ang mga pinyo kasi magaling manisi at magturo ng kapwa pinoy kaya pinoy din ang nasisisi at nalilintikan sa bandang huli. tsk...tsk...tsk..... pinoy din ang nagbababa sa kapwa pinoy...