Is Relationship Important?

591716_friendship__2

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself. - Paul Hawken The world is round.  Every tiny little elements of it are interconnected and related.  One move by an element surely creates an effect or change in the world. Same is true with human beings.  No matter how independent we … [Read more...]

The Value of Today

Live today

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this. - Henry David Thoreau quotes Our current world spins so fast that we … [Read more...]

Flexibility is the Key to Winning the Game of Life

Be Flexible

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible to your approach. ~ Tom Robbins One of the most played sports is badminton.  The basic rule in winning a badminton game is that a point will be scored each time the shuttlecock is served. A player gets a point by grounding the shuttlecock in … [Read more...]

9 Rules to Business and Life

John Gokongwei, Jr.: Path to Entrepreneurship

The nine rules to business and life which I will discuss in this blog article was lifted from a book entitled "A Path to Entrepreneurship".  The book was written to tell the rags-to-riches life story of a top three Filipino-Chinese business tycoon in the Philippines in the name of Mr. John … [Read more...]

When Was The Last Time You Got Promoted?

Corporate Ladder

You have been in the company for a while and have shown great dedication, working at your best to give service to the customer and to the company.  But why is it the position you have now is the same position you had since your day one in the company? Looking for ways on how to get promoted, you … [Read more...]

Entrepreneurs are Ordinary Genius

Entrepreneurs are Ordinary Genius

This article is lifted from the book entitled John Gokongwei, Jr.: The Path of Entrepreneurship.  There are two kinds of geniuses: (1) the ordinary and (2) the magician. An ordinary genius is a fellow that you and I could be just as good as, if we were only many times better. There is no mystery … [Read more...]

Why Grown-Ups Stopped Dreaming?

Why Grown-Ups Stopped Dreaming?

Dreams are like star...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny. When you ask a young child (toddler) this question, “What would you like to be when you grow up?” With a child-like confidence they would blurt out and say, “I want to be … [Read more...]

Experienced Employee: What’s Next?

1029013_world_in_my_hand

Getting a college degree is probably one of the most important highlight in a person’s life.  And for professionals, passing the licensure examination is an added accomplishment, such as Accountants, Lawyers, Doctors and Engineers.  Both accomplishment provides credibility, prestige and honor … [Read more...]

Cultivate Oneself prior to Cultivating Others

Leadership

Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others. - Stephen Covey  A book entitled, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, teaches about cultivating effectiveness in totality of a person. And to do this, cultivation was grouped into two: Private Victory and … [Read more...]

Do What is Important

Do What is Important

In today's world, most people strive to be efficient instead of being effective.  We tend to sacrifice quality in exchange for quantity. We now live in a very competitive generation, wherein, most people are rushing to get ahead of everybody else. As such, people tend to become a … [Read more...]