By: Lucell Larawan The suicide rate has grown in the province. Years ago, I could not hear what I usually hear now twice or more in a week—a 21-year-old or a teen using a rope to hang himself. What is happening among my fellow netizens? Eight per month suicide rate in my province may not be
October 7, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan “Luck” does not exist in my vocabulary. Truth is, the more you prepare to be lucky, the luckier you get. Success is not a result of external factors; it comes from within. What habits can you count on to make you effective and make prodigies? How can you produce the desired results
September 26, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan “MY experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between average and poor at developing future talent”, according to Marc Effron, president of the Talent Strategy Group. This observation means that, albeit the issue of establishing a path for one’s career is not new to the business lingo, many
September 19, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan SOME business-oriented employees design other income streams through a side hustle. A former co-worker sells chorizo, tocino and related foodstuffs while working as an office clerk. One full-time employee distributes ice cream sticks operating through assistants. The need for a secure income source is the reason such entrepreneurs embrace the unknown, pursue
September 14, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan SUPPOSE you were invited as a resource speaker for an important event, how will you prepare? Think of it as a critical time to show what you are worth. It can lead to open doors: launch careers, inspire employees, attract customers and investors and partners. Thus, how you rehearse makes a difference.
September 12, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan Everyone has a story to tell about not getting what he or she wants. A businessman lays down a 100-page plan only to be played down by new technology. Even Jack Ma, China’s richest man and founder of Alibaba, was rejected in his previous applications for a job as a policeman, a
September 3, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan WHAT does academic freedom accomplish? I ask this question because in the many years of my experience as a college professor, I seem to encounter inhibited students when I ask them to interact about business topics that I raise—those that are points of controversy. Schools could have encouraged discussions and debates in
August 30, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan WE ARE facing a contentious issue that can affect the intellectual and moral upbringing of our country—academic freedom. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines it as “the freedom of teachers and students to teach, study and pursue knowledge and research without unreasonable interference or restriction from the law, institutional regulations, or public pressure.” On
August 26, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan COLLEGE degrees do not always translate into holistic success. To paraphrase: knowledge is not always power. Academic performance cannot always predict later achievements. This is an issue to ponder, especially among students and entrepreneurs. I can mention at least two examples of those who revolutionized their respective industries—Steve Jobs with a GPA
August 22, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan INVENTIONS that bring environmental and efficiency returns deserve our attention. To local entrepreneurs: why not invest in electric vehicles (EVs)? The idea has a sweet spot in the market. Governments encourage EVs because it addresses the climate change challenge, pollution and what is more – cut our umbilical cords attached to oil
August 5, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan “THE ENEMY is us,” President Rodrigo Duterte said during his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), describing the real war we are fighting. No euphemism to make us look friendlier to ourselves. No need to mince words. He specifically refers to those pestering among us – the slackers, brilliant-in-their-parochial-eyes, greedy extortionists
July 29, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan THERE is nothing dramatic and exciting about financially blessed individuals who merely inherited wealth. We are, however, drawn to those who, through many hard knots, made their own names because they have winning business mindsets. One of them is Dan Lok, an Asian in origin. He started early on at age 20
July 22, 2019