I got this idea of the title from a cowboy movie called ‘Have Gun Will Travel’ that I enjoyed watching when I was a young kid. I can’t remember who the casts were but I remember the storyline of the hero who had to rely on the only sole weapon of his gun to protect him and to keep him away from dangers, threats and challenges when he was traveling horseback.
When I grew up I have never forgotten this lesson that there is always a fundamental in every situation and pursuit that cannot be negotiated, compromised; when we fully abide by this rule, we can make the very best of it.
For instance, a sales person needs to be expressive; a tour guide needs to be service oriented; a coach needs to listen and the list goes on. So when we continue to build on this fundamental quality or skills, we gain so much out of it for a higher level of success and fulfillment.
For me, when you are a traveler or tourist in a foreign land, it is the ‘mouth’ that is fundamental for one to really enjoy and have a good time. It works wonders: helps you to move around with greater ease, get better bargains, get into the ‘intricacies’ of a foreign culture and their way of life, get much needed help in tricky situations, meet and make good friends from people in all walks of life.
And it is this that I have been doing for the past 1 week in the Philippines which I came back to after 35 years! So it was completely new to me and I had to manage it to enjoy my stay here. Moving around in Manila and the Tagaytay can be a challenge if I had my mouth zipped. This place is not the easiest to get around without a guide with you. But with a mouth, many of the difficulties were made easy, normal events become extraordinary ones because I put my mouth to action.
