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Incorporate your passions YES!!! I AM A WINNER

into your life, and you will

Love What You Do! hroughout my childhood, my parents repeated this affirmation: “Lorephil, always

remember, you are a winner.” Today as an immigrant from the Philippines, I too am
very ambitious for the sake of my children’s future, so in 2016 I opened my cleaning
T business, Canajan Inc., on a part time basis.
Then in 2019, I changed my destiny because I always remember that “I am a winner.” I left
a secure job in a surgeon’s office to start a corporation in which I was the only owner and
the only employee, and I very quickly went from one client to thirty-five because I always
remember that “I am a winner.”
2020 was forecasted to be my best year--a year of prosperity. The universe, however,
is always testing my faith. On March 15, a pandemic alert called COVID-19 hit, and the
Government advised everyone to lockdown at home. My thirty-five residential clients
became ZERO. I had no choice but to close my business for a month. Instead of quitting
though, I told the universe: “Come on, test me more because I am not a quitter.”
I stood firm and reminded myself of the affirmation my parents instilled in me:
“Lorephil, don’t give up. Always remember what you’ve been telling yourself for the past
18 years! You are a winner!” I wrote in my journal about my feelings and how to change
the situation. I had one month to reflect and rejuvenate, and I used it well.
I pivoted my business by washing exterior windows for $149.99 to ensure some
income, but I also volunteered at senior homes and non-profit organizations,
offering free disinfecting services since my resource was time and my

LOREPHIL TOLEDO
canajaninc.ca
canajaninc@gmail.com
780-463-7988 I 1-833-226-2526

skill was cleaning. One month later, work was booming again! I
was able to return to full-time cleaning with more work that ever
before because of the volunteering I had done in the community
during the pandemic. I received a ton of work from that month
of volunteering because I never forgot that “I am a winner.”
My dream is to have the largest building in Downtown
Edmonton twenty years from now. I will do whatever
it takes because that’s how we achieve our dreams.
At the core though, I am grateful that I have my
family to support on my dreams and remind me
that I am a winner. In addition, my mentors
and coaches guide me on my journey; my
friends believe in me and stand by my
side; my employees help to build my
dreams; and lastly the universe and
God combine their powers to help me
achieve my dreams.

Irene Lay Photography

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