BUSINESS MUST MAKE MONEY

As a financial consultant, I have encountered people who say that they want to go into business, but don’t want to make too much money. This may sound absurd but true. Some people feel guilty when they make too much money. This attitude can elicit praise from people who are looking for altruism which is…

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ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING AND A.I.

I started understanding what entrepreneurship is after I failed in my first attempt. I was employed and after six companies in 10 years, I left employment and tried consultancy. Nine months after, I was bankrupt, sold my car and went back to employment. After 3 more years of being employed, my consultancy business started picking…

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COMPLETE THE STORY

Each of us has our own story to tell. But unless God completes it, it will be lacking in life. It might be boring. Or nice, but still the common at best. The life in the story is what can make the next person hearing it find his own life. But it is only God…

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Business Success Series: JOB, CAREER OR CALLING?

Perspective Matters Right after college, at 21 years old, my meager allowance stopped.  Just as my dad warned, there was no grace period because I have 5 younger siblings who have yet to go to college.  I cannot survive without a job.  So, I grabbed the first one that came along.    I enjoyed being able…

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Business Success Series: IN THE HANDS OF THE MASTER

The Twists and Turns of Life Have you ever played yoyo? Like a yoyo, Hiro Koba’s life was filled with ups and downs, twists and turns. At age 18, in 2006,  he quit college after his parents separated. While at that age, he should be enjoying college and social life, being the eldest, he had…

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Business Success Series: CREATIVITY

Businessmen are creators.  They create something of value that serves their customers, whether in the form of service or goods.   In the entire creation, only man, God’s special creation, created in his image and likeness, have the ability to imagine and bring his imagination to reality.  That is creativity. In business, creativity is intended to…

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Business Success Series: STUCK?

Were there times when you felt stuck in a situation and could not see any way out? Are we sometimes like the man and the woman on the video clip? We see no way out of a problem because we are caught up in our mindsets. Often times, it only takes a shift in our…

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Business Success Series: PADDLE TO SUCCESS

Meet Mark Christopher Santiago, happily married to Melanie with 1 daughter. Working as a nurse, he found It tough living on a 13,000 peso monthly pay. Although just as good as your pet dog when it comes to swimming, he worked as part time assistant swimming coach on the side to augment his meager income. …

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