HINDI na basta pera-pera lang ang pinaiiral ngayon ng TV host-singer at aktres na si Toni Gonzaga kapag tumatanggap siya ng trabaho.
Ipinagdiinan ni Toni na tapos na ang mga araw sa buhay niya na ang pagdedesisyon hinggil sa kung anong klaseng project ang gagawin niya ay nakabase lagi sa talent fee.
Sa bago niyang video sa YouTube, nakachikahan niya ang sikat ding vlogger na si Wil Dasovich at dito nga niya naibahagi kung anong proseso na ang pinagdaraanan niya sa pagpili ng mga after being in the entertainment industry for over two decades now.
Tinanong siya ni Will kung saan mas malaki ang kinikita niya — sa TV ba o sa YouTube? Sagot ni Toni, “I profited a lot on television so I was very grateful for that. Everything that I was able to provide for my family, came from my earnings on TV.
“I was able to build a house for my family, I was able to travel the world because of that. So I am very, very grateful for that,” aniya.
Paliwanag pa niya, “I’ve reached that because in my 20-plus years in the industry, I was able naman to save for myself. So I am not deciding anymore for money.
“If I do something, it’s not because it’s money-driven or because ‘This is what they are gonna pay you.’ It’s not about that anymore,” katwiran ng misis ni Direk Paul Soriano.
Pagdidiin pa ni Toni, “I am done feeding my ego. I fed my ego for 20-plus years in the industry. I realized that was my biggest enemy, my ego.
“Because the ego is the idea that you have of yourself, that you’re carrying around you and that’s not helping you.
“The day that you wear your title — Bob Iger said this in ‘The Ride of a Lifetime,’ he’s the former president of Walt Disney — he said that the moment you wear your title is the day you lose it. Because it’s the one running your life. That’s not who you are anymore.
“You are not what the people call you or what the people think of you. That’s just your ego.
“Who you are is the inner core, the inner being, what’s in your heart, what you believe in, what you stand for, your principles in life,” sey pa ni Toni.
“Last night, before sleeping, I was very excited to go to the studio today because I know I’m gonna be able to talk to you, I’m gonna talk to another person again later.
“I miss that feeling of being excited to go to work because I realized that I’ve been doing my job on TV. I love it, but I was on autopilot.
“It became a routine. I’d wake up, I’d do the show, I will do it all over again.
“Nawala na ‘yung dating excitement na ‘Oh, I am doing this tomorrow.’ ‘Yun ‘yung nahanap ko ngayon sa ginagawa ko,” pahayag ni Toni Gonzaga.