The Chinese-Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) held a seminar on November 20, 2023 at the CFBCI auditorium for the scholars of the “Pagharap sa Pangarap" education program. In addition to supporting the living and learning expenses of the students, CFBCI also focuses on the development of their moral values, personal qualities and life skills, as well as the development of good living habits. A total of 94 students attended the seminar and several leaders of the Association namely: Executive Vice President Samuel Lee Uy, Executive Advisor Jefferson Cheng, Board Member Richard Alviar, and Linda Lao.

 This month's seminar was led by Jannie Del Garcia, a 2022 graduate of Bachelor of Arts degree major in International Studies from Polytechnic University of the Philippines with second honors. The topic was “Building Confidence: Be Confident in Being Yourself", which showed the way for the recipients to build their confidence so that they can be more motivated to set goals and build their confidence.

The speaker, Jannie, said that confidence is not just a sense of pride, but a deeper level of self-appreciation and love. She also introduced topics related to self-confidence, such as self-esteem, how to identify if someone is confident, the benefits of developing self-confidence, ways to help build self-confidence, and tips for becoming more confident. According to her, it is important to say to yourself, “I can do this," or “all I have to do is try.” She reminds the recipients, “thoughts are not always accurate, and we must find a way to turn our thoughts into a more positive self-talk.” Jannie says, “you can find someone you look up to who has high self-esteem and aim to copy him or her.”

Jannie then asked the students to do an activity where they had to draw or do something creative to express themselves on a piece of paper, and to present and share their work in groups. Some drew faces, some drew attitudes, some drew hobbies, and some wrote key words. Through the activity, each student was able to unleash their creativity and express themselves better with confidence.

She said, “you must stop comparing yourself to others, always reflect on your strengths and weaknesses, accept failures as learning opportunities, don't settle for comfort, learn to respect yourself, engage in positive self-talk, record your progress, pursue your passions that make you happy, keep yourself curious, set your ultimate goals, and go forward to accomplish it with an undaunted spirit."

At the end, the leaders of the Association thanked the speaker for her wonderful talk, praised her confident attitude in her eloquent speech, and encouraged the students to apply what they have learned and continue to study hard in the hope that they will all succeed in life. A certificate of appreciation was presented to the speaker.

Although the pandemic is slowly ceasing this year, we arranged a free chest X-ray for each student to ensure the safety of the participants. During the seminar, we also announced the Christmas party to be held next month (December), such as performances and interactive games. The seminar was a great day for the participants and ended successfully before noon.

菲華工商總會訊：本會於十一月二十日（星期日）上午，假八樓禮堂為「點亮未來」助學方案的受助生舉辦修養講座。本會除支助受助生在生活及學習上的費用外，更多著重於他們道德思想的培養、個人素質和生活技能的提高，以及良好生活習慣的養成，故每月都會定期舉辦修養講座。當天共有九十四位學員出席，本會出席輔導的領導有：執行副理事長黃書瑋，常務顧問曾煥眉，理事張其安和留牡丹。

本月講座由本會二零二二學年以第二榮譽畢業於菲律濱理工大學(Polytechnic University of the Philippines)，獲得國際研究文學學士學位的受助生Jannie Del Garcia擔任主講人。題目是《建立信心：自信的做好自己》，為受助生建立自信指明了道路，使他們能夠更積極地設定目標，建立信心。

講員Jannie表示，自信不僅僅是一種自豪感，而是一種更深層次的自我欣賞和愛。她還介紹了與自信相關的主題，如自信與自尊、如何識別某人是否自信、培養自信的好處、幫助建立自信的方法以及更自信的技巧。要對自己說：「我能做到這一點」或「我所要做的就是嘗試」。她提醒受助生們：「想法並不總是準確的，我們必須找到一種方法，將我們的想法轉化為更積極的自我對話。」 Jannie說：「你可以找一位你祟拜的、有高尚自尊的人，以他／她為目標，這能幫助你更好地發揮出自信；培養自信有很多好處，如好的人際關係，在工作中取得更多的成功，無畏地迎接新挑戰等。但最重要的一點，我認為擁有自信的主要好處是能夠表達自己。

接著 Jannie讓受助生做一項活動，他們必須畫畫或做一些有創意的事情，在一張紙上表達自己，並分組展示及分享自己的作品。活動中有人畫臉，有人畫態度，有人畫愛好，也有人寫關鍵詞等等。透過活動的進行，每位受助生都很好地釋放了各自的創造力，自信地表達了更好的自己。

講座結束之前，講員做最後的總結，她說：「你必須停止將自己與其他人做比較，要經常反思自己的優劣勢，接受失敗並將其視為學習機會；不要安於舒適的環境，要學會尊重自己，進行積極的自我對話，記錄自身的進步，追求讓你快樂的激情，讓自己保持好奇心，設定自己的最終目標，並勇往直前，發揮不畏的精神去完成它。

最後本會出席領導上台感謝主講人的精彩分享，對她侃侃而談所展示出的自信態度表示讚許，並鼓勵受助生們要融會貫通，學以致用，繼續努力學習，期望他們都能健康成長。並頒發感謝狀給講員。

今年雖然疫情趨於平復，但為了確保受助生們的健康著想，本會為每一位受助生安排做免費胸部Ｘ光檢查，以確保學員們參加活動的安全性。期間並宣佈下個月（十二月）將舉辦聖誕聯歡會的各項工作安排，如節目表演及互動遊戲等。本次講座會讓學員們渡過了充實的一天，並於中午前圓滿結束。

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上圖：本會領導向講員頒發感謝狀（左起）張其安，黃書瑋，主講人Jannie Del Garcia ，曾煥眉，留牡丹。

下圖：主講人Jannie Del Garcia的主題簡報及演講現場。