The recent COVID-19 crisis has released an economic onslaught. Consequently, businesses have been closing left and right. Doesn’t matter if you’re a mom and pop business or a multi-national corporation. Everyone is affected. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. These unprecedented times, we start to realize just how important business development basics are. […]
Virtual Leadership: What Leaders of Virtual Teams Should Focus On
The Coronavirus has been a crisis of unparalleled negative impact. It’s destroyed communities, tanked economies and put a lot of businesses and organisations within peril’s way. But in the tragedy that is COVID-19, there have been some good things that have come out of this. One of the silver linings has been the introduction of […]
Roots and Wings by Biko Mabilog | A Mother’s Day Tribute
This Mother’s Day, I would like to share an excerpt from my mama’s old blog in hopes that it would encourage mothers all over. Most of you that know us well will know that we lost my mom, Biko Mabilog, to cancer back in 2008. But it’s amazing how her legacy rings through time even […]
The Platform, Sin, Samaria, Coronavirus and God’s Grace
A few days ago, I watched “The Platform,” a story about people in a prison who were served food in levels. Those at the top would get a good fill, but those at the bottom would have nothing left. In desperation, those in the bottom cells would resort to Cannibalism. It was a gruesome story […]
Hope is Becoming a Scarce Resource
On social media, today, we see stories about stores filled to over-capacity with people looking to hoard on basic goods. All this is in response to lockdowns and community quarantines. Some products, such as alcohol, face masks, toilet paper and instant noodles, are now hard to find. With panic gripping people, more and more basic […]
Musings on Covid 2019, Peace, Last Words and The Goodness of God
The whole world is now aware of the dangers of the new strain of Coronavirus that has been invading borders and spreading all across the globe. If there’s one thing that Covid 2019 has taught us is that this world is indeed a messy and broken place. News that can only dishearten so many fills […]
Worst Reasons to Drop Out of School
Mark Zuckerberg. Steve Jobs. Bill Gates. Richard Branson. Amancio Ortega. What do these people have in common? Well, number one- they’re highly successful in their respective fields. Number two- they’re all college dropouts. For the past few years, there has been an increasing hype over being a drop out of school to pursue your passion […]
Finding Constants in a World That Always Changes
As Christmas approaches, it’s hard to truly grasp how fast things really go. We’re about to say goodbye to another year that felt like a bullet train that just wooshed by. We’re starting to feel the Christmas rush. And in all that, it’s hard to deny that life is really passing us by. As things […]
One Thing Is Necessary | Big Frustrations That Hinder Productivity
But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” | Luke 10:40 (ESV) You might have heard about the story of Martha and Mary in the gospels. They’re sisters from […]
Keep Learning: The Difference Between Dinosaurs and Linchpins
Anywhere I’ve worked, I feel like all of a sudden I become the in-house I.T. guy. I’m the person people run to when the internet is down or when the printer stops working. I install all the programs on computers and I update the operating systems. But one thing you should know about me is […]