Ed. Tamondong Jr.

My name is Edilberto Navarro Tamondong, Jr. Yes, you can just call me Ed.

In August of 1979, I migrated to the United States from the Philippines with the determination to find my way to live the American Dream.

Today, I'm living my own American Dream. I now live in my own house, drive my own car and take vacation anywhere whenever I want. I have a loving wife of more than 25 years and two grown sons who have already moved on to pursue their own American Dream.

My path to my success was best summed up in the 1990 Tom Hanks' movie Joe Versus The Volcano. Have you ever seen this movie?

It's the story of a dull and drab man going to work in a dull and drab factory along with a few thousand other dull a drab unfortunates. I remember Joe's office, dingy and grey with a flickering fluorescent light sucking the life out of him. Yet, that's not really who Joe was. Joe longed for light and bright colors - for life.

That was my story. I was Joe.

 I remember those days, driving to work in the cold darkness, fighting for a parking spot with dozens of cars in the parking lot, trudging up to the building with all the other zombies, trying to rush in without breaking our necks, each of us swiping our cards to get in through the security door at two minutes to seven racing to clock in before being marked 'tardy.' Then, spending the day having every move logged, watched, analyzed and compared.

With Joe, it took him becoming convinced that he was about to die from some strange 'brain cloud' for him to make a change and start living life. For me, it was the discovery that I could run my own business from my own home and have control over my own life.

I did it. And, if I can do it, anybody can do it. It's just a matter of following a proven system and a bit of determination that I did.
 
You can change your life too, if you change your mind.