Another excellent book about habits. The author that goes by with a single name, Tynan, gives us additional insights about good and bad habits and is a good complement to the previous book we’ve summarized entitled “The Slide Edge.” This book, “Superhuman by Habit” gives us tips on how to
June 20, 2024
There is a wonderful story in Regina Brett’s book, “God Never Blinks” that’s worth commenting on. It’s about forgiveness and responding to evil with good. Regina’s friend Jane tried to make the marriage work in spite of her alcoholic husband. Her husband tried to quit drinking, but would start again.
June 18, 2024
There are a lot of self-help books you can find in the market but this one stands out because not only is it down-to-earth in its advice in goal setting, but it also is backed up by research. “Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals” by Heidi Grant Halvorson is
June 17, 2024
I got these psychological facts from a video in You Tube by Brainy Dose entitled “15 Psychological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind”. I just listed down two out of the fifteen they have presented, which I found interesting, because I could relate it to a spiritual or philosophical point
June 6, 2024
God created us humans to give birth to other humans. God could have designed us to be born from trees as one of our famous Philippine folklores would have it in the story of Malakas and Maganda. But God intended us to come from our parents so that there is
June 4, 2024
I think this is one of the best books in entrepreneurship or running a business, “Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine” by Mike Michalowicz. This is applying the right concept of saving money which is income minus savings equals expenses rather than income
June 1, 2024
Deep inside us we have a longing that no created thing in this world could satisfy. From this premise C.S. Lewis derived his argument for the existence of God and heaven. Here are his exact words from his book, Mere Christianity: “Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for
May 30, 2024
To succeed in one’s career which means getting a good job, being good at that job, and getting promoted, requires both having the right skills and attitude. Skills refer to your IQ, academic knowledge (physics, math, social studies, English, Filipino, etc.) and achievements (course you have graduated in college, professional
May 23, 2024
All of us naturally don’t want pain but some of us avoid it at all costs. That’s why some of us don’t grow in character. But there is an upside to pain. Pain is needed to succeed in life. Bo Sanchez would say, all permanent success comes from pain. If
May 21, 2024
There’s more to the story of Martha and Mary in the Gospel than meets the eye. I have been referring to this Gospel episode many times in a number of my articles as a lesson on prioritizing the spiritual life over the physical life and there’s more that we can
May 16, 2024
A book that has an alternative approach to time management is that of authors Jason Selk, Matthew Rudy, and Tom Bartow entitled, “Organize Tomorrow Today: 8 Ways to Retrain Your Mind to Optimize Performance at Work and in Life.” The 8 ways can be summed up into two main ideas
May 9, 2024