Richard St. John was able to discover the Eight Traits of Successful People. But if you ask Angela Lee Duckworth, she will say there’s only one key to success – and that is GRIT. What is grit? And why is it so important to have it if you want to achieve your goals? Instead of [...]

Yesterday, I attended the 2013 Opening Conference of the Foundation for Enterprise Management Innovation, Inc. or FEMI Inc. I was invited as a speaker to discuss the “Opportunities for the Missing Middle”. As much as I want to share with you my talk, I’d like to reserve that for another time because I feel it’s [...]

Henry Ford once said, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Makes sense, right? That’s why I find people who constantly complain that nothing’s happening in their life, a bit crazy. Even Albert Einstein would agree, because he defines insanity as “doing the same thing over and [...]

As an entrepreneurship and personal finance advocate, I’ve always been very generous on giving advice when it comes to these matters. From simple business instructions to complex investing strategies – you can expect me to freely share tips to anyone who’d ask for it. However, I’ve noticed that regardless of how much information and help [...]

Pardon the lack of posts from the past few days, I went to Cebu for the weekend to speak at the Social Media Influencers Summit 2013. My topic was about maximizing the use of social media to boost your business. As much as I want to share with you my presentation, I’d like to reserve [...]

What do you call a person who is independent, resourceful and pro-active? For me, that person is self-reliant. A person who is empowered in creating solutions to his or her own problems. A person who is creative, innovative, and runs on relentless passion that allows him or her to weather obstacles and failures. Self-reliance is [...]

In school, we were taught that making a mistake is bad. If you fail an exam, there’s no second try. Your teacher might give you a chance to make up for it. He or she can give you some project for extra credits, or allow you to retake the exam – which would of course, [...]

Looking back at the things I’ve done in my life, I realize that the ones which had the most impact and value to me were also the times when I experienced great uncertainty and doubt from the people closest to me. For example, I took civil engineering in college, and back then, all I knew [...]

Is your life a seemingly pointless and boring routine? Are you stuck and feeling trapped in the daily grind? Do you often wish there’s a way to break free from your life’s monotony? Then read on… because I have something to tell you – and I know it will change your life. I’ve recently read [...]

A friend of mine posted this on Twitter: “Using my 13th month pay to get the #iPhone5 on Friday. #YOLO” Just in case you’ve been living an actual life and missing out on what’s happening in cyberspace lately, YOLO means You Only Live Once. And today, aside from YOLO, I’ll share with you another urban [...]