(Part I) Another set of pointers from self-development guru Brian Tracy are his twelve success habits that everyone should have to guarantee success in the future whether you start-off in life materially poor, or born with a silver spoon in your mouth (born rich). His success principles are straight forward:
April 7, 2026
The crucifixion was the most painful and most humiliating punishment a man could suffer in Jesus’s time and even to our time. The word “excruciating” which means extremely painful comes from the word crucifixion. “Ex” in Latin means “from” and “cruciating” comes from the word “crucifixion”. So, excruciating literally means
March 25, 2026
One of the challenges we had to face during the two-year lock down (year 2020 to 2022) of the covid-19 pandemic was making good use of our time and battle boredom. Many were taken by surprise with the sudden shift of lifestyle being confined at home most of the time
March 20, 2026
This is one of the most powerful passages in the Gospel uttered by Christ. The term powerful here means authoritative and forceful. Holy Scripture contains many powerful statements and one of them is this, from the Gospel of St. Matthew that says, “What good will it be for someone to
March 10, 2026
This was from a study made by Marissa Sharif, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia back in 2016. The survey was conducted to more than 21,700 Americans, employed and unemployed. While a lack of free time was related to poorer well-being (a person who
March 5, 2026
All over the world, our ability to pay attention is collapsing. In the US, college students now focus on one task for only 65 seconds, and office workers on average manage only three minutes. New York Times best-selling author Johann Hari went on an epic journey across the world to
February 24, 2026
This was from a homily given by Bishop Robert Barron during the World Youth Day held in Portugal back in 2023. First, what is the definition of prayer? St. John of Damascus in the eighth century said to pray is to raise the mind and heart to God. We know
February 20, 2026
Actually, I’m summarizing two great books here of Simon Sinek, “Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Action” and “Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team”. Here’s knowing why your WHY is important. Great Businesses Start with Why In 2018, Nike
February 10, 2026
By Engr. Carlos V. Cornejo Spiritual exhaustion can be more tiring than physical exhaustion. Spiritual exhaustion means we are tired of life because it’s pretty much the same every day, it’s boring, it’s lifeless and seem to be directionless and meaningless. I remember a guy who is a friend of my friend who made a
February 7, 2026
This book “Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change” by Timothy Pychyl reveals to us the two main reasons why we procrastinate or delay doing our tasks and duties: (1) The Future Self Forecasting Fallacy: When we put off a task, we assume our future selves
January 26, 2026
Continuing from the sermon given by Fr. Mark Goring in Canada back in October 2012 on the weapons we need to employ to win the battle against sin and the devil, are his last two principles. Principle 3: Keep Your Peace There is a saying that in an argument or
January 21, 2026
This was a from a talk given by Fr. Mark Goring, a renowned on-line preacher who is a member of the newly formed religious congregation named Companions of the Cross based in Canada. Below are the spiritual principles we use as weapons to combat our strong tendency to sin and
January 15, 2026