What will you do with the rest of your life after accomplishing your goals early?
Tag: Life Lessons
Rediscovering the Real Essence of Christmas
Christmas is more than giving gifts, sharing foods, and enjoying reunions. Christmas is a reminder that God gave His only Son, Jesus, to rescue us from our sins and a celebration for the Savior.
5 Lessons I Learned After Shifting Industries
Here are some of the lessons I learned after shifting to another industry that may require you to give your decision some time before undergoing a huge change in your career.
One Major Medical Emergency Away From Going Broke
The pandemic taught us so much about life in just a short time, like the importance of human connection, our health, our finances, and our faith.
What the Philippine Stock Market Taught Me About Patience
“If we want to be great in anything, we need to put in the time and effort necessary to produce significant improvement.”
Filipinos and our toxic trait of comparison
If you’re born in a typical Filipino home, chances are you’ve been compared to someone else at one point in your life. The most common
It is impossible to be truly apolitical
Politics doesn’t interest you because you have no interest in changing a world that suits you so well.
Financial literacy should be taught at home, at school, and at work
Financial literacy does not equate that you’ll be rich, but wealth can be a by-product through time.
10 Small Things That I Appreciated More After Entering Adulthood
In just a few years that I spent living as an adult, here are some of the things that I find more enjoyable today than when I was younger.
A Better Way To Pay Debt of Gratitude
The debt of gratitude or “utang na loob” is one of the most difficult, if not impossible, debts to pay. One reason is that it
I Unfollowed Most Of My Facebook Friends. Here’s What Happened.
We need relationships and inspiration, but most importantly, we need connections — genuine connections.
The Best Investment I Made After Graduating From College
I was sometimes asked, “What is the best investment you’ve made?”, and for me, my answer is always the same — the best investment which
12 Ways The Stock Market Emulate Real Life
The stock market is one of the best investment instruments available today. Decades ago, you had to have an actual man on the trading floor
When Do We Lose Our Smile?
When I was in high school, I always thought it was weird that my father never smiles in his pictures. It was always curious that
It’s Okay To Be Called A “Kuripot”
For many Filipinos, we don’t ever want to be called “kuripot” because of the negative impression that it gives. However, this fear of being labeled
8 Lessons I Learned from Playing Computer Games
For the longest time, I’ve been a computer gamer. I started playing when massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) are just beginning in the Philippines,
The Funny Thing About Adulthood
Now that we entered adulthood, we began to understand many things about growing up. When we were in elementary, we often look at the older
Another 12 Adulting Skills We Need To Learn
I enumerated 12 Adulting Skills from a previous post, which I consider are essential for young adults. However, I realized that there are many more
The X-Curve: Correlating Age, Wealth, and Responsibility
In 2016, I was invited to attend a financial literacy seminar in Makati by a friend. Though I already had some knowledge regarding personal finance,
Turning Thirty: 30 Lessons From 30 Years
Entering our 30s is one of the most significant checkpoints for many millennials because we think that we should have done many things or achieved most of our goals by this time. Well, at least that was what’s portrayed in social media.