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 […]
The Eisenhower Matrix: A Tool to Double Your Productivity
When you think about the words “productive” and “busy,” do you easily mix up the two? Many of us today will readily admit that the two are one and the same. We think that the only way to become productive- and consequently successful in life- is to become busy. We fill up our schedules with […]
Lessons I Learned from A Tough Season
Elyanna Samuelle. Elyanna means “My Lord has answered.” Samuelle means “God heard.” We waited almost four years for this prayer to be answered. I can still remember that one night when I dreamt I was playing with two children. I woke up from that dream in tears knowing that God had made a […]
Why More Money will not Drive Your Team More
There’s a fallacy that is so prevalent in today’s corporate strata that leads upper management to believe that employees operate better when they’re offered more money. Managers and directors like to dangle bonuses and incentives in front of their staff like a carrot on a stick thinking that they’ll move faster, sell better and accomplish […]
When Leaders have been Chosen, We Still have A Choice
Today, the nation of the Philippines takes time to select the next officials of the country. I say politicians and not leaders because not all officials are leaders. In the same way that not all bosses, managers, directors, pastors, parents, student presidents are leaders. Leadership is not about a position. There’s a former undersecretary of […]