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…
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…
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 grea…
Want to Flip you 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…
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…
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 n…
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 whe…
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 communitie…
Supervisor Skills Training
Many Filipino supervisors accept their new roles with great energy and enthusiasm. A promotion is an affirmation that they’re doing great in their p…
Are you trying to get more 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…
What do 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.
Information Obesity
Information obesity is the enemy. It gets deadlier everyday. Our brains get fed with garbage. Or information that kills thinking. But we fear missing out.…
A very stable genius?
A bloated ego sabotages itself. It stops common sense and kills people. I am not just talking about Donald J. Trump the 4th President of…
Overwhelmed?
Time passed us by without our notice. We were waiting for the unknown. Most of us spent time on nothing. Not really on nothing. Many…
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…
Steam Up
I will not venture into speaking performance before a hungry audience cold. Athletes spend an hour or two getting warmed up before the game begins.…
New normal?
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…
False Beliefs
Many people have false beliefs about their capacity. A relative success in their small world makes them believe that they can easily multiply it in…
Communicate and Collaborate
Filipinos want the typical game-oriented team building programs because they are afraid to hold courageous conversations. As a team leader, you can ha…
Give ideas, get paid for implementation
Nowadays, you can find people who earn much from packaging ideas. It is now easy to put together blog post and convert them to pdf. That's not how I…
Hitting the wrong targets.
The target is zero death. Life is more than just a number. One death is too many.
4 Percent Optimization Rule
The 4 Percent Optimization will help you thrive. I will tell you why and how you can use it. You may work on 100 things…
You are in control.
Many Filipinos find themselves helpless. Some say that they no longer know the days of the week. Every day seems to be the same.
Everything is figurable.
Everything is figurable. You can start before you are ready. I don’t debate with people who say that they are waiting for the right time.…
Speak to connect.
Connect rather than impress. The shortest distance between two persons is authentic communication. A person who always aims for impression is insecure. And maybe you…
What I have learned from Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant played his best, every time. It does not matter whether he was number 1 or number 2 on the team. He gives his best every time. And thoug…
The Best Motivational Speaker in the Philippines?
They are all good people. They believe that they can save the world and make a difference in the lives of others. But I won’t encourage you to make…
Start before you are ready.
For me to write that book that I finished in 14 days meant that I had to sit down and write for six hours. I decided that the researching part was o…