“One life to live, one legacy to leave” was the phrase I wrote on my college year book when I completed my Computer Science degree in 2011. I was a student leader juggling community projects left and right while balancing my academics to keep my scholarship. When I wrote the phrase I was in our university library at a desk for a single person – focused and undisturbed. A huge factor for me in the process was all the John Maxwell books I devoured those years. One book exercise was to imagine yourself in your deathbed and think what will…
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Conquered the famed Mt. Pulag this weekend! Now I understand why people go out of their way to hike 3 hours so early in a very cold morning (could go under 6°C) – the sunrise over the sea of clouds is breathtaking! From the 15 people in our group (not including myself), I only know Tristan who organized the trip and Jhonathan. I wouldn’t survive 2018 without these two! The rest were Tristan’s colleagues from Novare (yup, my company (Amihan)’s competitor. haha). Great opportunity to make new friends! Our vans left Manila at 11PM Thursday then arrived in Baguio at…
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As I learn more about successful peoples’ stories, they always have routines related to their growth in different aspects. And each person has their unique ways of learning. I think its also very different at a certain point in their life. As of today, here are the routines I have in the last few months: I listen to podcast when I walk or commute. Current favorites are Masters of Scale and Tim Ferris Show. I listen to audiobooks now vs reading ebooks via Audible or iTunes. I used to read ebooks but now I get headaches when reading on moving…
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I’m an impulsive person. It wasn’t until 2 days before the event that I decided to run. Glad someone offered to sell me their racing kit. I would’ve gone 21KM but since I had no training I might get myself injured so I opted to go 10KM. It wasn’t my best 10KM but I sure felt accomplished crossing the finish line! Next up, training for marathon!