Haifa Carina

How My Journey Began I first read about Lean In from Sheryl Sandberg’s book. I got curious so I searched for it then signed up as a member of Lean in Philippines. Last May 2020, Lean in Philippines held its first circle – a virtual one. Lean in Circles are small groups of women who come together regularly to support each other. Since the session happened in the middle of a lockdown due to the pandemic, the session became a safe space to share about the challenges and learn how others are managing them during that time. The next session…

I signed up for Masterclass late July mainly because I was really curious about Art of Negotiation class by Chris Voss. It showed up almost every day in my ads for months! It was my fault because I kept visiting the website pondering if I should subscribe or not. It was the $180 price tag that was stopping me. Eventually, I did subscribe and found myself watching one class after another! Worth it! What I like About Masterclass Documentary Style Interviews. It feels like the instructors are just storytelling the way documentaries are set-up. It doesn’t feel like a class…

A couple of weeks back, I was swapping messages with a friend Julie who asked me if I can teach her how I have the self-discipline to study on my own and have the energy and consistency to start something I want. I agreed to teach her my ways and in return, I asked her to teach me the Sandler’s Sales Methodology which she’s trained at.  Figuring out what to share with her was easy because I already have a process in place. Organizing my thoughts and how to communicate was the tricky part. Each time I ask, why was…

I started reading Poor Charlie’s Almanack yesterday. On the topic of attracting clients, he said “It’s the work on your desk…. It’s the work on your desk. Do well with what you already have and more will come in.“ To simplify: FOCUS.  Earlier that day, I finished an application for a community accelerator I was interested in. The application required a series of essays and a video. I decided to start and complete it that day. I wouldn’t do anything else unless I click the submit application button. 5 hours later, I completed my application. Yay! It is on occasions…

“Where can I find developers in the Philippines?” is a common question I receive from companies who are starting to build their IT team, expanding the IT functions or looking to find developers to use their technology.  Being in the tech community since 2011, below are 3 places you can find them:  Philippine Tech Community. To make your life easier, this website contains a directory of active tech communities in the country where most of them are developer communities or technology user groups. These communities regularly hosts in-person meetups you can attend. You can find links of their website, social…

Leadership, career growth and community development are the topics I’m passionate about. Thus, when I give public presentations these are the topics I enjoy sharing my thoughts on! Today I’m so happy to share that my presentations are now live on Slideshare!  It was only around 2017 when I started to store all my public presentations in one Google Drive folder for quick reference. All presentations prior that I don’t know where they are. Sometimes I make a Bit.ly link to share with the audience for a presentation, sometimes I don’t. Last night with so much time to ponder on…