SURVIVAL Your Guide to Life Reviews

What People are saying about "SURVIVAL: Your Guide to Life"

Survival inspires me and my mom a lot. While she drives, I read to her. Wow, it lessens the stress when we're stuck in traffic. May you continue to inspire more people through your books and writings. Writers like you are in dire need in this world. You have saved so many tiring souls by coming up with your books and I was one of them! Thank you for adding zest into our lives! Cheers and God bless you with so much more! :)
- Ruth A.

Viva, your book tells a lot about you. It is the people around you that makes everything possible. It is so nice that you have compiled all these stuffs. Your effort and hardwork is beyond comparable. Keep up the good work! Job well done!!!
- Maria M.

Got a copy of your book. Superb! I'm reading it and it's hard to put down. I'm proud of you.
- Dr. Abercio R. 

Masarap at madaling basahin. Talagang reader friendly! 
-Uy Family

It took some time for me to read because it made me reflect on my life. It's very inspiring!
-Gilbert C.

I like the book a lot! It's very interesting to read what other people from all walks of life think and have to say. Thank you for including me in your book. What a surprise and honor!
-Marco DLP

Congratulations to Viva's inspiring book. Keep up with that writing talent. I might ask you to write my life story soon. Hehe! Kudos Viva!
- Girlie B. 

Congratulations! God has given you great talent! Continue inspiring us.
- Marilyn T.

It was a nice read. Great seeing so many points of view. This was probably the best gift I got this Christmas. Good going!
-Marco D.

Survival is essential, inspirational, educational, and above all unique. Congratulations!
-Manny A.

It's nice that a book such as this locally published, by a local author with resource persons or life guides from the Philippines. Growing up in the 80's I don't recall anything of this sort coming out for me to refer to when times got difficult. I would suppose the target audience of this book would be the younger set. People trying to figure out what life's about. Having this book at least, having gone through it, even quite briefly, I know that it is something that is not just for the younger set. One thing that older people don't tell the younger people is that yes, life is difficult when you're young, when you're a teenager. What they don't tell them is that it only gets harder after that. Because after that you'll have other things to think about, paying your bills, career, being a parent, so on and so forth. I think this book should also apply to all stages of life. As for myself, being a parent of three lovely daughters, this is something that I can show to them later on when they can appreciate this book and when they are faced with their own problems. Viva, congratulations. Thank you very much for putting this book together. Truly, I will look forward to your next book.
-Mr. Gilbert Remulla

Discovering Yourself

Getting To Know Yourself

Discover who you really are.  Write down your thoughts to help you understand yourself better.  You learn more about yourself everyday. 

1. What you love most about yourself:

2. You are someone who:

3. Your passions in life:

4. If you could be comfortable about yourself, you would:

5. What you remember most about your childhood:

6. What you remember most about growing up:

7. Your favorite birthday celebration:

8. If you could live your life all over again you would:

9. You get upset when:

10. You smile and laugh when:

11. What makes you lonely:

12. What scares you most:

13. How you face your fears:

14. Ways you care for yourself:

15. Ways you cheer yourself on a bad day:

16. The most important lesson you've learned in life:

17. What you're most thankful for:

18. You believe your purpose in life is to:

19. Way you want to be remembered:

20. Survival to you means:

Following Your Dreams

Know what your dreams really are.  Write down your thoughts to help you understand and achieve your dreams:

1. Your dreams in life:

2. What you're willing to do to make your dreams come true:

3. Things that stop you from making your dreams come true:

4. Your backup plan if your dreams don't come true:

5. The most encouraging words a person told you about following your dreams:

6. People who inspire you and you call your mentors:

7. People tell you you're good at:

8. You know you're good at:

9. In school you excelled in:

10. Things you enjoyed doing when you were a kid:

11. Things you would do if you had more time and money:

12. Your favorite place to dream:

13. Your favorite celebrities:

14. Your favorite books:

15.  If you wrote your own book you would:

16. Your favorite TV shows:

17. If you had your own TV show you would:

18. Your favorite movies of all time:

19. If you made your own movie you would:

20. Your greatest personal achievement to this date is:

Embarking on Friendship

Getting To Know Your Friends

Know who your friends are and what makes your friendship click.  Write down your thoughts to help you understand how inportant friendship is in your life:

1. A friend to you means:

2. Ways you can be friendlier to other people:

3. What you look for in a true friend:

4. Friends you can turn to when you're in need:

5. Where you met your friends:

6. What you and your friens enjoy doing together:

7. What you and your friends usually discuss:

8. What you share in common with your friends:

9. When you really felt the importance of a true friend:

10. Ways you show how important your friends are to you:

11. The best gift you've given a friend:

12. The best gift your friends have given you:

13. The nicest thing a friend did to you:

14. The worst thing a friend did to you:

15. What you do when a friend hurts your feelings:

16. Your most embarrassing moment with friends:

17. Your favorite moment with friends:

18. When your friends look at you, they see:

19. When you look at your friends, you see:

20. The most important lesson you've learned from a friend:

Growing in Love

Getting To Know Your Love

Know more about the loves of your life. Write down your thoughts and you'll feel even more lovable.

1. What love is to you:

2. The people who you love and what you love most about them:

3. What they love most about you:

4. Your first love and how you were inspired:

5. Your first heartbreak and how you survived:

6. What attracts you to a potential partner:

7. Best date you've had:

8. Worst date you've had:

9. Difference between love and lust:

10. How falling in love feels:

11. Ways you express love:

12. Craziest thing you did for love:

13. What you'll never do for love:

14. Your favorite love story:

15. Best love advice you've heard or read:

16. Best thing your partner said to you:

17. Best thing about being in a relationship:

18. Worst thing about being in a relationship:

19. How you improve your relationship:

20. Ways you make yourself a lovable person:

All In the Family

Getting To Know Your Family

Know your family better and cherish your relationship with them.  Write down your thoughts to help you plan ways in building stronger family ties.

1. What you inherited from your mom:

2. What you inherited from your dad:

3. Similar traits you share with your sibling/s:

4. How different you are from your sibling/s:

5. Your family is special because:

6. What you love most about your family:

7. Ways you show love for your family:

8. Things your family enjoys doing together:

9. Your most embarrassing family moment was:

10. Your favorite family moment:

11. To make your family bond stronger, you would:

12. The best time to get married and start your own family:

13. Your ideal honeymoon destination:

14. The best marriage you want to emulate:

15. Some marriages don't last because:

16. You make a wonderful spouse because:

17. How you intend to raise your kids:

18. What you love most about having your own family:

19. What you wish to do on your 25th and 50th wedding anniversary:

20. What you and your partner would want to do on your retirement:

Making A Difference

Getting To Know Your World

Know what you can do to be a living hero and help save the world.  Write down your thoughts to make them actions.  This is your action plan for living a life with passion and purpose.

1. Making a difference means:

2. Ways you're making a difference:

3. Some good things you've done for strangers:

4. What you can share to help the poor:

5. How you can help the hungry:

6. How you can help the sick:

7. How you can help the abused:

8. How you can help the imprisoned:

9. How you can help the elderly:

10. How you can help the animals:

11. How you can help those in love:

12. Ways you show love for the environment:

13. If you had more time you'd like to volunteer doing:

14. Your main concerns about life:

15. What your perfect world would look like:

16. What you're proudest of about your motherland:

17. A leader is someone who:

18. How you can lead in creating change:

19. How you inspire yourself to make a difference:

20. Ways you can inspire people to make a difference: