Lara Alvarez, balik training sa Team Lakay matapos ang Apprentice

ni MC - @Sports | April 9, 2021

"I am still determined to be a part of ONE Championship someday. The first thing that came to my mind when I got eliminated was that I will gain the skills I lacked and I'll be back. I know that if I will do my best in my chosen career path, one day I will be able to meet him again and I will work for that day to happen."

Iyan ang emosyonal na pahayag ng 24-anyos na dating MMA fighter na si Lara Pearl Alvarez makaraan ang pakikipagsapalaran sa The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition at planong magbalik sa Team Lakay sa Baguio City at muling magsanay ng martial arts.

"I do see that you are beautiful inside with the real warrior spirit," opinyon naman ni ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong makaraang ma-eliminate ang Pinay sa naturang reality TV show. "But the business world is a dog-eat-dog world where only the strong survive.Instead of boxing yourself with your fears, doubts, and insecurities about what you're capable of and not capable of and staying in your comfort zone, until you learn to break free, it will be impossible for you to unleash your greatness. I know what it's like to be down and out, so I really empathise with you."

Masakit kay Alvarez ang pink slip na ibinigay sa kanya nina Team Valor teammates Sho Takei at Clinton Tudor. Pero sa kabila nito, inaasahan ni Lara na magkikitang muli sila ni Sityodtong. "I'll make sure that I'll work hard and I'll meet you again," aniya nang mamaalam sa episode 3.

Sa ngayon, plano ni Alvarez na hasain pa ang kanyang business skills. "Right now, I am working to acquire the business skills that I fell short in during the competition," aniya. Ang karanasan sa The Apprentice ay isa ring eye-opener sa kanya, natutunan ang mga bagay na tutuntungan tungo sa tagumpay. "I could have been more confident with the skills I had, I should've insisted on my ideas when they weren’t heard, and perhaps, I should have also taken bigger roles," aniya.

"My biggest learning from Chatri is that for someone who wants to make a difference, he/she should have an unbreakable spirit, that no matter what challenges he/she faces, or whatever other people say, he/she must never lose the determination and spirit he/she had at first," aniya sa kanyang natutunan tungkol sa kalidad ng puso ni Sityodtong pagdating sa trabaho.