Starting a business can be tough, but I think nothing will ever be more difficult than putting up your very first venture. Without the advantage of experience, your tools are usually just textbook knowledge, observed wisdom and generous advise. So let me help you today by giving you one of those… generous advise. It was [...]

“Christmas is a time of forgiving and forced giving,” a friend jokingly tells me the other day. I can understand her frustration – and I think everyone can relate to that. Personally, I do believe that true friends won’t mind what gift you give them (or if you don’t give one at all) – because [...]

I have so many friends who went abroad to become an Overseas Filipino Worker. Even my brother is an OFW in the Middle East. Good thing there’s the internet, because with the help of social networking sites such as Facebook and web applications such as Skype, we are more connected with them than before. Indeed, [...]

During my first day in college, I wandered around the UP Shopping Center and found a nice bead bracelet which I bought to mark that new chapter in my life. A couple of years later, I did not fancy the bracelet anymore so I stopped wearing it but kept it in my dorm room desk [...]

This long weekend, in my opinion, is the real start of the Christmas season in the country. Christmas decors are already up almost everywhere, specially in malls. People don’t protest anymore when they hear Christmas songs on the radio. And of course, Christmas bazaars are now happening all around the metro. In fact yesterday, Friday, [...]

It’s going to be the holidays soon and for most Philippine households, it’s time once again to put up those decors and Christmas lights to brighten our homes. Unfortunately, with the longer nights and all those lights, our household electric bills could go up more than usual. Save for the fact that we might be [...]

Let’s talk about death today, not just because it’s appropriate for the season – but more importantly because – you never really know when it will come. And knowing how to write a will today is better than any other day that still remains in your life. Personally, one of the saddest things I’ve ever [...]

Putting up a home-based business has become faster and easier through the years – all thanks to the internet and many other technologies that have made it possible. Indeed, in today’s information age, skills development knowledge can be researched online, social media sites are now being utilized as a marketing tool and business transactions can [...]

If you want your business to last many years, then it is important to build a steady customer base – a clientele that keeps coming back despite the availability of other product choices in the market. What this really means is that getting new customers is as important as keeping your old ones happy. So [...]

Does your business have a Facebook page? If not, then you’re missing a big marketing opportunity that is not only effective, but very affordable as well. Imagine yourself hanging out with friends and all they’re talking about was the party you missed last night – that’s how your business is without a Facebook page. It’s [...]

The other day, a friend bought groceries only to find out that a couple of canned goods were already expired – worse, his brother also bought groceries so they ended up with a few duplicate items. Fortunately, my friend knows his consumer rights and brought the items back to the supermarket – he had the [...]

Find your passion and do what you love. It will bring you happiness and success. Indeed, I believe that is true. But how do you find your passion? How do you know what it is that you truly love? For most people, discovering their true passion in life doesn’t come easy. Our family and friends [...]