Archive for the 'Inspirations and Motivations' Category

Matt Cutts: Try Something New for 30 Days

Are you stuck in a rut? Do you feel lost, with no purpose in life? Is every day just a routine for you without challenges that gives you self-fulfillment? You could be experiencing Quarter Life crisis, but in any case, I think you should hear what Matt Cutts has to say. Matt who? Well, he’s [...]

20 Quotable Quotes To Inspire and Motivate You This Week

It’s the start of another work week, and if you’re like me when I was still employed – then you probably don’t like Mondays at all. But instead of focusing on the negative feeling of laziness, I learned that simply reading some words of inspiration and motivation can help a lot in lifting my spirits. [...]

On Warren Buffett, Money and Living A Happy, Simple Life

I’ve read about Warren Buffett many times in my life – in books, magazines and other personal finance and investing blogs. Recently, I received an email which tells some pretty interesting and notable aspects of his life. It was something I already read a few years back but its lessons never grew old on me. [...]

Ready To Be Rich Music

If you’re wondering why there’s been no new posts here lately, it’s because I’m currently out of the country. Last weekend, I was in Davao for a blogger food tour. Then I flew to Singapore to do some business, and now I’m in Cambodia for a vacation until the end of the week. Indeed, time [...]

Ric Elias: 3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed

It was January 2009. Three minutes after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, US Airways Flight 1549 experienced a bird strike which took out the thrust from both engines of the plane. The pilot, after realizing that his fast descending plane won’t be able to make it back to the airport, decided [...]

A Life Lesson From a Volunteer Firefighter

Life can be hard and challenging, and it becomes more difficult if you don’t know what you want to do and where you want to go. I’ve heard it too often from friends, and sometimes even from my own voice – that pondering question which asks if there’s something more to life than just living [...]

You’re Never Too Old To Follow Your Dreams

Harland David Sanders founded Kentucky Fried Chicken when he was 62 years old. Three years after, his restaurant closed down because of poor sales. Not willing to give up on his dreams, he pursued franchising and with the help of Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, KFC was able to rise from its [...]

On Glee, Landslide and Stevie Nicks

Do you watch Glee? I’m sure you do or have at least seen one or two episodes. Me, I watch it whenever I get the time and thanks to the multiple replays over various cable channels, I’ve fortunately been able to watch each episode every week. In their latest episode (Season 2 Episode 15, “Sexy”) [...]

Josh Fraser: Snakes and Staircases

What are you afraid of? Snakes? Heights? Public speaking? In this video which I am sharing with you today, Josh Fraser from Boulder, Colorado talks about why you should fear staircases more than snakes. By using facts, humor and a lot of common sense, Josh points out the disparity between the things that scare us [...]

Life Lessons From White Water Rafting in Cagayan De Oro

I went to Cagayan De Oro last year and just like many of those who go there – summoned the courage to actually go white water rafting. For those who don’t know where CDO is, it’s the provincial capital of Misamis Oriental, located in Northern Mindanao. The City of Golden Friendship – Cagayan de Oro [...]

The 3 A’s of Awesome

When was the last time you were at awe? Personally, mine was when I saw RPG Metanoia a few days ago. A film which now belongs to one of the best Pinoy movies I’ve seen. I’m probably biased because I’m an online gamer. But I did really find that movie – AWESOME. However, today’s post [...]

What Have You Done Today to Make You Feel Proud?

It’s 5:00 PM now and I’m writing this as another day of the workweek is ending for many people. It’s Wednesday so it’s also the busiest day of the week (at least it was always for me when I was still in the corporate world). And I remember myself years ago, as I was making [...]