I was in Nashville, TN, USA from September 20-26 for the meeting of our office, Young People’s Ministries. It was an awesome experience and helped me feel more connected with my colleagues and it put some better context to my work in the Philippines. It was also energizing to be with young people from the United States and all over the world. Although, some of our African friends only joined... 

This is part three of our Booknotes on Secrets to Dominate Your Niche. If you missed the first part, please click here, the second part is here.   “There are people out there who can help you get what you want, much faster and more easily…. By tapping into their knowledge and expertise, you will save a lot of time and resources from your own trial and error.” “Business networking... 

This is part of our Booknotes on Secrets to Dominate Your Niche. If you missed the first part, please click here. The most powerful way to dominate your niche is to Differentiate. “Successful businesses are those that have invested the time, effort and money to differentiate themselves from their competitors.” “People neglect to create a differentiation for their business is because differentiating... 

Youth leaders are everywhere. They’re coming to realize their strengths and potentials in changing their lives, and the society where they belong to. The major purpose of this blog is to empower young leaders with the knowledge, skills and framework they need in transforming their lives and their world. To help young people develop their leadership skills, I’ve decided to come up with Youth... 

For this month’s edition of BookNotes, I’m posting some of the quotable quotes I gathered from the book. I’ll be writing some of my reactions, as well as lessons learned from this book. This is the Part 1 of my BookNotes on Secrets to Dominate Your Niche. “The entrepreneur is the hero of the modern civilization.” “In business, you can only succeed by innovating and not settling... 

I recently became really active on Twitter. I’ve been sharing a lot of blog articles lately, a lot of questions, tips, and quotes. I discovered this neat app called Paper.li, it keeps track of the articles I post on Twitter, including the topics I’m exploring. And it also arranges these articles into a neat, newspaper-like layout! How cool is that? So every Saturday, I wish to share with... 

This is Part 2 of our BookNotes of Tribes by Seth Godin. Click here for Part 1 if you missed it. “Settling is no fun. It’s a malignant habit, a slippery slope that takes you to mediocrity.” “The art of leadership is understanding what you can’t compromise on.” On Faith and Fear “Faith is the unstated component in the work of a leader and I think faith is underrated….... 

Seth Godin is one of the marketing authors who keep producing amazing content through his blog and his books. I found Tribes: We Want You to Lead Us on sale in one of the major bookstores here in the Philippines. It offers lots of lessons for leaders in today’s Social Media-driven society. Here are several quotes and lessons I learned in reading Seth Godin’s book. On the Nature of Tribes “A... 

With the Manila International Book Fair coming up this September, I asked several bloggers about their favorite Leadership Book Author. I also asked them for a favorite quote from their favorite books. Here they are: I encourage you to check out these blogs to learn more about leadership and business. Jayson Lo, of JaysonLo.com: Dave Ramsey author of EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business... 

Students spend at least six hours in school. That’s a lot of time they spend outside the home. Teachers influence students in several ways. Sometimes, though, teachers can feel stuck and lost in the tasks they do day after day after day. SchoolTalk.PH is offering Teachers’ Recess, an event dedicated to the teachers, homeschool educators, and parents. What’s this event all about? The... 

Last Monday, 25th of June, I had my first ever radio guesting stint ever! It’s for a leadership radio show produced by FEBC Philippines and hosted by Kuya Efren Pallorina. The show is entitled Make a Difference and will be airing at DZMR 1143 in Santiago City, Isabela beginning the first week of July. I’m the first ever guest at the show! Isn’t that sweet? As soon as I get a copy of the audio... 

The rule of the day is consume, consume, and consume now. But what about the future? How can we take delay our gratification and enjoy the fruits in the future? About Shlomo Benartzi from Ted.com Shlomo Benartzi studies behavioral finance with a special interest in personal finance. He is co-founder of the Behavioral Finance Forum (www.behavioralfinanceforum.com), a collective of 40 prominent academics... 

I am an introvert, but most people who’ve worked with me, and know me in my various leadership position would think otherwise. In leadership discourse and discussions, extroverts have received far more accolades and attention compared to introverts. Most talk on teamwork, too, focus on extroversion and the ability of people to connect and influence other people. But what about introverts? What... 

This week, we bring you interesting blog posts and stories this past week. The World’s Youngest Billionaires Here’s the top 12 of the world’s youngest billionaires led by Facebook’s Employee No. 3 Dustin Moskovitz.   The List of World’s Billionaires from Forbes Wanna know the richest people on the planet swimming on boatloads of cash, read on.   Recognition is... 

Yesterday, we featured here the list of the World’s Youngest Billionaires 2012. I’m interested in the business they are in and what they did to get the riches that they’re enjoying now. Today, though, we lift the requirement for youth and look at the list of the richest people on the planet and the industries that they are in. Without further ado, here’s the List of the World’s... 

Just today, Forbes released their World’s Billionaires list for 2012. I’m interested of course with the list of people who are swimming in boatloads of cash, and living the life they’ve dreamed about. But I’m more interested with the list of the world’s youngest billionaires, what they did. Why they are that filthy rich, and what lessons we can learn from them so we, too,...