As with any road, you are going to encounter detours and sharp corners. You are going to run into crossroads as well, which can be confusing. At a crossroads, you have four different paths you can choose and you don’t really know where they lead. You cannot be sure that the road you are choosing is the right one. You can take one of the roads or decide to stay where you are. It is hard to know...

“Excellence is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.” The above anonymous quote was displayed prominently in an office, where, oddly enough, it seemed to attract very little attention. In any case, it has made enough of an impression to invite a look at these...

A moment can change your life forever. Christopher Reeves had everything going for him – fame, fortune and best of all a loving wife and son. Enjoying his favorite sport, he fell off his horse. In a split second, his whole life changed! He is not alone. In a moment, all dreams can be quashed. A young man, full of promise gets into an industrial accident. It left him physically disabled. With...

We have the power to achieve, create and change circumstances in our lives. We are born powerful. Our Creator did not leave us helpless, poor and weak. He gave us all the tools to not only survive but fulfill our destiny to the utmost. We are all born for a purpose. It does not matter where we came from or the circumstances of our birth, youth or present lifestyle. Let us consider these Words: “The...

Who do you pay first, your bills or your self? As much as we want to say we pay our self first, but in reality this is not happening to most of us. Majority of us, including me, have a different mindset when it comes to this reality in life. Poor people like me, tend to pay bills first in contrast to what rich people are doing which is the opposite. Though there’s nothing wrong with this practice...

When I was in elementary grade 2, my teacher had a different way to discipline us. She frequently gave us exams and base on the results, she punished us for the mistakes and errors that we got. And the punishment, we lie down on our desk while she hit us on our butt with her stick. The number of hit corresponds to the number of errors we committed on the exam. The pain that we had on our punishment...

Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers, highlights the difference in mathematical ability of Asians versus Westerners. He goes to explain with facts as to why the Asians are much better off in Math. And one of the core reasons was because of the higher level of persistence exhibited by Asian students to solve a particular problem. And this very attribute of persistence, he goes on to say, is one of...

There is no such thing as failure, there are only results. If it’s not the one you desire, change your course of action and try again. Then you’ll produce another result. I have to thank Anthony Robbins for these very nice words of inspiration. He clearly stated this on his book “Unlimited power”, which I am highly suggesting you all to grab a copy and read. Oftentimes, most of us dwell on...

We are the master’s of our own destiny. This is a famous quote I remember once said in the movie “Once Upon a Time in China”, I forgot which part though. Very well said by whoever author who coined this quote. We are the sole responsible for whatever happens to our life. Today is the outcome of what we did yesterday, and so with tomorrow as an outcome of what we are doing today. This is the kind...

Julie is a 10 year old girl who lives in Manila with her family. Julie’s father is unemployed and her mother sells flowers in clubs near their home. Being the youngest of six children in her family, she has always accompanied her mother selling flowers from 10pm till 5am. Julie has been exposed to this lifestyle since she was five years old. Living in poverty has forced Julie to resort to the...