Build your 10x team (without the bruises).
You can build your team faster and better when you start giving more attention to results than playing games.
10 Great Ways to Pay Attention
Every interaction we have is an opportunity to build trust, forge relationships, and demonstrate respect. By consciously working on our ability to pay attention, we are not only enhancing our interpersonal skills but also creating an atmosphere of civility and mutual respect. Whether it’s in
Lead Amidst the Challenges of the Covid-19 Crisis
The Covid-19 crisis shows us opportunities that most of us have not seen before. Leaders, this is the best time to demonstrate our leadership. As the coronavirus spreads around the world, leaders face unique, if not unprecedented, challenges. Many so-called charismatic leaders, those who thought
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A call for voluntary ECQ
How are you today? I pray that you are safe wherever you are. Three days ago, medical workers urged the government to declare ECQ in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. ECQ will delay the spread of the Coronavirus. Medical workers know that ECQ is not
Do what is best for you.
It’s six in the morning. I told myself to stay positive this day. I will not pay attention to the negative things that happened in the past few days. I did not watch the SONA of the President. I had enough of his late-night conferences.
Dream Great Dreams
Those who think of negative things every day are dreaming about negative things. Those who look for opportunities during this crisis are dreaming great dreams.
Want to Flip your life? Here’s how.
What stories do you tell yourself? Our life is filled with narratives. We tell stories to ourselves; oftentimes we repeat stories told to us by others. Take the stories of Covid-19 for example. We talk about it during lunchtime. To say that we are disappointed
Buy local.
Three-fourths of the money we use to buy local products stay with the community.
Explore with your family your local options.
Online buyers beware.
Business is good for Lazada. Their delivery van goes around the neighborhood each day. The delivery man said that he now serves more than a thousand orders every day. That means some household order more than one. We can say the same for other delivery
Don’t spread doom.
Be careful with what you read.
Unlike in the olden days, you can fact-check what you read. When something is too good or too bad to be true, it is not true.
Educators aren’t ready.
Educators are not ready. No one is. But we have to bounce for our sake and the sake of our children. We must find ways and use what we have to get where we want to be.
Online Learning Communities
Philippine schools are not ready to go online. But this does not mean that we cannot do anything in a month or two.
Build online learning communities today.
Are you trying to get things done?
I found many productivity apps counter-productive. They are designed for factory workers, not knowledge creators. If you are a leader or someone who gets paid for your ideas, you don’t need 36 hours in a day to get more things done. You need to come
To Succeed, Know What You Really Want
A crisis like Covid-19 hits all of us. Most stumbled and many fell. But there are those who are thriving even in the worst of times. Find out.
How to Prevent Information Obesity
Information obesity is the enemy. It gets deadlier everyday. Our brains get fed with garbage. Or information that kills thinking.
What to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed
Meetings and webinars are driving people crazy. Well, not all kinds of meetings and not all kinds of webinars. But you know what I meant.
Today Is the Best Time to Take the Lead
This Covid-19 crisis demands someone to take the lead. Today is the best time to become a leader. Today is the best time to grow great leaders. The pandemic disrupted our lives. To stay alive, we allowed our governments to confine us in our homes
Steam Up: Preparations in Public Speaking
When I first ventured into the world of professional speaking, I felt like a little fish in a big pond. Over time, and hundreds of speeches later, I’ve picked up a trick or two to calm those butterflies and truly connect with my audience. You
New Normal or New Nation: You Choose
Leaders who have limited imaginations limit us all. Take our government leaders, for example. They said that the GCQ is the new normal. Then after some days, they changed it to MGCQ. I said before that being quarantined is not normal. They don’t have long
False Beliefs (and How to Fix Them)
False beliefs can sabotage our growth by creating misconceptions that hold us back. When we believe in something that isn’t true, we stop looking for real solutions and rely on ineffective ones. This keeps us stuck in the same place, unable to move forward. Today,