Jordan Sangalang

Author: Jordan

  • The one skill that I wish schools taught

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    As a PhD drop out, I’m actually learning more about life from a high school drop out. Even more so when they’re earning a 6-7 figure income. This one skill I wished I learned was this timeless system.

    Instead of explaining what the skill is, I’ll share how I learned about it. I came across the 7 Day Shift by Jeff and Jessica Samis. This shifted gears for me and made me realize that making income online was simpler than I imagined it to be. I used to believe that going to school and then getting a higher degree will help increase my income. I couldn’t be farther from the truth.

    When I learned of this skill, I already made a sale within 3 days of implementing what I learned! This came with step-by-step learning along with guidance and a community of like-minded people to move quicker. This made how to leverage a tool that automates the system. Even more so, it’s run on a proven system with no risk.

    Whenever you’re ready to learn this skill, click on the button below to get started!

    Click here to learn the skill!

  • Here are 10 tips for developing self-awareness:

    1. Practice mindfulness: Take some time to tune in to your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in the present moment.

    2. Journaling: Write down your thoughts and feelings and reflect on them to gain insights into your emotions and thought patterns.

    3. Ask for feedback: Seek feedback from others about your behaviours, attitudes, and actions to gain a different perspective on how others perceive you.

    4. Reflection: Take some time to reflect on your actions, thoughts, and behaviours and identify patterns and tendencies.

    5. Learn your triggers: Identify the situations, events, or people that trigger certain emotional reactions in you and explore why they affect you.

    6. Seek out different perspectives: Be open to different perspectives, opinions, and ideas that challenge your existing beliefs.

    7. Stay curious: Continuously learn new things about yourself and the world around you, and explore different approaches to self-improvement.

    8. Be honest with yourself: Be honest about your strengths and weaknesses, acknowledge your mistakes, and take responsibility for your actions.

    9. Practice self-compassion: Be kind and gentle with yourself, and avoid harsh self-criticism that can inhibit self-awareness.

    10. Seek professional help: Consider seeking professional help to gain a deeper understanding of yourself, particularly if you are struggling with mental health issues that may be impacting your self-awareness.

  • High Ticket Affiliates vs Low Ticket Affiliates

    What’s the difference? Quality customers. I finally took the courage to sign up for a high-ticket product and am already feeling the energy and the thrill in it. This is an investment into me knowing that I’ll be finally taking myself to the next level with a team of driven individuals wanting to light themselves and the team up. Once the rubber meets the road, I’m definitely looking forward to levelling up!

    If you’re interested in levelling up, email me at levelup@jordansangalang.com.

  • Made my first $1000 online in one day

    Just dropping it here that I realized I just made my first $1000 online in one day. Actually, made it in a couple of hours. Man, just gotta trust the process and keep your head in.

    Will be sharing more later today. Just wanted to share this here to document my milestone. Will keep you posted!

  • Affiliate Marketing – low cost barrier for Deaf folks?

    I purchased a course a couple of weeks ago and it was one of the most simple presentations I came across. I’m generally a skeptic and I question things when things are too good to be true but this one I came across is the real deal. I often look online courses and if they benefit me, I find ways to make it beneficial for the Deaf community. There are barriers imposed on Deaf folks by society but with the appropriate tools banded together, I believe the Deaf community can elevate. It all starts from within by being equipped to begin with. As we know, Deaf community uses social media to network with each other. Long before social media, there were prints called little paper family. It was distributed across Deaf schools within the US and Canada. I’ll be able to elaborate more on this in another post. So, with affiliate marketing, all courses I paid for and took aren’t available in ASL. So, this will be one of my projects I’ll be working on this year. Just need to find a place where I can host this course in ASL since the resources will need to be in ASL.

    Since you read this far and you have any suggestions or know a host for this, comment below!

    I’ll be sharing updates as I go where I am in this affiliate marketing journey. Stay tuned!

  • Day Two

    I was up all night working on translation and video editing. By video editing, I mean trimming and keying my background to make it accessible for DeafBlind folks. It seems that a great background works well with my brown skin tone. If others have other ideas, I’m open to them to make my ASL translation videos visually accessible for low-vision folks.

    Anyway, I’m feeling quite wired and tired. Still gotta show up to work. The work I do is meaningful because I know we make connections through video calls while ensuring we provide high-quality services. But I didn’t type this post to talk about my work.

    For awhile now, I’ve been on and off the wagon posting videos in YouTube. I find it easier to dump some things here in my blog post as I go and when I can. Some topics I am passionate about and open to learn for fun are personal finances, crypto, NFT, relationships, communication, self-help, mindset, health. And parenthood. A couple to topics as you can see here. Lately, I’ve been in the bandwagon with ChatGPT since it’s trending and I’m finding folks giving away swipe files showing how they are optimizing ChatGPT. I’m intrigued. I tried it a couple of times and it’s quite fun to play around with. It’s like an interactive book for me.

    At this point, I’m rambling but I suppose this what my subconscious mind is at the moment.

    Anyway, comment below and let me know what you found interesting here.

  • Day One

    A couple of weeks ago, I started following some fathers or dads with social media accounts. Since I’m a dad, of course, I was curious to know what others were doing. I was intrigued. What triggered me to look for accounts for ideas and inspiration is that I am Deaf and a dad. Hence, you see me use these together Deaf dad. Just pronouncing this rolls off my tongue well. It’s like music and beats on my tongue. Anyway, yes, as a Deaf dad, I bump into other parents at my toddler’s school. These parents are not Deaf and they don’t know ASL. So, there is usually some barrier imposed between us each time we’re there in person. Kind of like a glass wall between us where we make eye contact, smile and wave. Then give the thumbs-up gesture on how we’re doing then we move on to doing what we have to do with our kids.

    These parents have never met or known Deaf people or the community. Or are aware of what values lie within being Deaf and using ASL as a natural language. There have been times when we say we like to get together to learn ASL. Usually, this doesn’t happen. So, this is where I come in. I’ll be more active and intentional with my presence on social media as a Deaf dad. Of course, the most important thing, I want to do as a Deaf dad is to be there for my kids. As well as be there for my spouse. Be the Deaf dad I want to be for my family. I’m not gonna lie, it’s hard. Hard to do while working a full-time job, doing freelance work, and Deaf dad duties.

    So, this is my Day One post. Or maybe Week One. Originally, I wanted to post weekly blogs and as I started, my fingers just rolled into typing Day One. So, I’ll roll with it.

    Thanks for reading this far! This is the beginning of my blogging about my Deaf dad journey here. Actually, I think I’ll go with Deaf dad diary. Will roll with it as well. Anyway, comment below! So I can get to know you and what you’d like to learn as I go!

  • A Deaf Dad Heartfelt Moment

  • Wrapping Up 2022

    As we are wrapping up 2022, as a Deaf parent myself, it appears things aligned. It’s as if life is working things out on its own with my inner manifestation. “What was your inner manifestation?” you may wonder. I wanted to create and be in an environment where Deaf people can thrive with hearing people. And, sure enough, here I am!

    A little background in a nutshell (will try!): I was born Deaf but my parents didn’t know till I was 2. I didn’t learn ASL till I was about 8 years old. This was about the same time I started to bloom at the school for the Deaf and then graduated from a Deaf school. After graduating, I:

    • Attended community college and got my A.A. (graduated with honours!)

    • Got my B.A. at UBC (and graduated with an average of 69% which included the courses I failed)

    • Completed my M.A. at Gallaudet University by defending my thesis called “What is Privacy in Deaf Space?”.

    • Also, I got accepted into a Ph.D. program at the University of Manitoba (but I dropped out after a semester and a half).

    Meanwhile, I was already working to pay off my 6-figure student loan racked up. I took up several jobs doing:

    • Contract work teaching in universities

    • Working full-time as a manager at a social services agency. This is where we had Deaf people at the leadership level including Deaf people on the front lines.

    While working the full-time jobs I mentioned, I:

    • started freelancing doing ASL translations

    • co-founded 100 Decibels: A Deaf Mime Troupe

    • was a landlord for a rental property (later sold).

    With all this happening, I was able to pay off my student loans.

    Then something amazing happened, got married and had kids. My spouse is hearing and our kids are… Deaf. Both have the same thing I have – bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. I had the opportunity to take parental leave for a year to bond with them while they were little. Then an opportunity came up. I took a job at a Deaf-owned and Deaf-led startup. Even more so, my spouse and I enrolled our oldest toddler at a school for the Deaf (where they hired a Deaf principal!)

    So, this is where I am today – in an environment where it is Deaf-led and Deaf-owned. It’s very fascinating how this is coming to and I’m grateful for this journey I’m in. So, back to the question, What was my inner manifestation? The drive I had in me was to contribute what I have to offer by showing Deaf people have value in the world. Back then I did it for myself only. Now with a growing family (hearing spouse and Deaf toddlers), the things I do in life are myself AND my family. Most parents of Deaf children, I’m still learning and rolling in with the punches. The journey doesn’t stop here. We’re wrapping up 2022 and entering into the new year 2023. The best is yet to come!

    What’s next for me here is to connect with parents of Deaf children. And share a bit about my journey and some things I’m learning as a Deaf dad to my Deaf kiddos and husband to my non-Deaf wife. Looking forward to connecting with new folks in the new year! See you all next year!

  • #DeafDadMoments

    Sharing a moment when I took my toddler along to do errands like grocery shopping.