Business. Relationships. Love. Life.
I interview a lot of job candidates who knock on my door after a failed business. Just yesterday, I interviewed an area supervisor wannabe who said she sold off her chicken feeds and dog food business because it was “too stressful.” “I didn’t know that I would have to do everything herself,” she lamented. “I was the […]
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My friend lives in Corinthian Gardens, one of the most expensive addresses in Manila. And owns a heated pool. His household expenses go above Php 100,000 (or USD 2,000) per month, which for me is a bit preposterous given that the collective salary of my husband and I do not even reach that amount. Yes, being a […]
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One of the most frustrating things I experience is being lied to. People lie to me everyday. Now when I say the word “lie,” I mean this in the strictest sense. A lie is a false statement. There is a deliberate intent to deceive. And while I believe that many people lie every day, many do so with a clear […]
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A recent study reveals that a child’s intelligence is inherited from the mother. That means, if the mother is smart, usually the kid is also. And while I don’t believe in it fully — there’s so much that genetics can do — I see evidence of this whenever I look around. For example, my cousin-in-law’s two children are […]
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