Do you want to grow as a person, find success and change your life for the better? Then allow yourself to be uncomfortable. Face your fears and do the things that scare you. Venture into the unknown and discover new things. Go beyond the safety net and be uncomfortable. When was the last time that [...]

My life has so far been a series of ups and downs with twists and turns. It’s been a journey of multiple successes and big failures, of dead-end roads and open fields. Through all these years, what has always kept me going is the proper mindset, discipline, belief and determination that in the end, I [...]

Last weekend was a truly inspiring and educational experience for me as I attended the two-day Money Summit & Wealth Expo 2010. Never mind that I still haven’t fully rested from my Leyte trip, the energy of the speakers and the attendees were enough to fuel me throughout the event. As I browse through my [...]

I remember about two years ago, I shared here the commencement address given by Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford. That post was entitled and was about: Connecting The Dots It was a speech which encourages us to follow our dreams and trust that all the difficulties we experience in [...]

One afternoon, while resting from my workout at the gym, I found myself staring at the wall across the bench I was sitting on. Posted on the wall, is a big sign that read, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” I’ve seen that quote so many times and yet [...]

The word “optimism” comes from the Latin word “optimus” which means the “best”. However, we all know that our best expectations don’t always happen. Sometimes, things can go from bad to worse and everything in our life may seem to be going all wrong. Has this happened to you? It has to me, a few [...]

Society is basically made up of the rich, the middle class and the poor. And between these groups, the most obvious difference is the amount of money they have. Personally, I believe that the real gap between the rich and the poor is really NOT their monthly income. To think that the only difference between [...]

A couple of days ago, a friend bought a good luck charm from a Feng Shui store, hoping that it will help him get out of the financial rut he is in. And as we talked over coffee afterward, I couldn’t help but notice how excited he was over his purchase. At one point, he [...]

More than a year ago, I shared an “interview” video from TED Talks 2007 featuring William Kamkwamba, a 19-year old boy from Malawi who at the age of 14, built an electricity-producing windmill for his family. I found his story very inspiring and reinforced in me the belief that we all have the power to [...]

I would like to share with you today this very interesting awareness test. I remember this video doing its rounds on the internet a year ago and it was only now that I realized the very important lesson that this test teaches. This video is actually a public service announcement from the Transport of London. [...]