Broken Mindset

I am writing this 2 days after the 2013 elections with 5 out of the 12 senators that I voted for currently at the magic 12. It’s not that bad if you come to think of it. However there is one specific candidate that most believed to be a nuisance and an attempt to a [...]

Of course most of us have been in a situation where we say something accidentally because of a sudden rush of emotions, and after a few moments regret what you said. Those are seldom impulsive occurences. Not unless you have very strong impulsive emotions everyday, that is not what I am going to write about. [...]

A friend asked me a few of days ago, if he should continue to forgive someone whom, he feels, is continuously offending him deliberately. He felt as though this person is abusing his patience. He said he wanted an answer that came from the bible. I gave an answer, but please allow me to gather [...]

“I want to be independent!” says my friend. “I want to achieve my career goals because I have worked hard for it and not because somebody placed me in position because we are friends.” I admire those words. In this age of shortcuts, you seldom see people willing to work hard and earn their way [...]

Was curious with a meme/hashtag running around… Ended up Googling it and found out that it meant You Only Live Once. Urban dictionary humors: Abbreviation for: you only live once The dumbass’s excuse for something stupid that they did Also one of the most annoying abbreviations ever…. – Urban Dictionary entry on YOLO Interesting, how [...]

A verb done over and over…around 10,000 Hours… That might be a very vague approximation, but somehow, author Maloclm Gladwell in his famous book, Outliers… repeatedly mentions the “10,000-Hour Rule”, claiming that the key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of [...]

I love what author Chris Evans wrote in his book, Fruit At Work, about Joy: Joy is very different from happiness. Happiness is something you feel at a certain time- usually when something happens to make you happy. Joy is something you keep with you, deep in your heart. Happiness makes you smile, but joy [...]

Been so busy for a while now, with all the wedding preparations. We just had our prenuptial photo shoot yesterday and was out the whole day with my fiancee and some friends who helped us out. Our wedding’s a few months away, but as early as now, we have already received so much favors from [...]

When was the last time you gave your boss or co workers a gift? Nooo, not those fancy objects wrapped around fancier paper topped with the fanciest ribbons. The genuine gifts. Those truthful praises you give for a job well done. Those extra work you had to take, so that a coworker could go home [...]

Are you stressed at work? I’m not asking if you are tired- we all are. I’m not asking if you have problems – we all have. If you are indeed doing work, there is a good chance that you get a regular dose of physical, mental and emotional fatigue and a collection of circumstances which has [...]