I am writing this in a beautiful hotel in the midst of a breath-taking scenery. I’m setting aside five whole days to plan for my 2015.  Yes! Five days. To plan. That’s how important planning is to me. . .  Have you written down your plans yet? I hope you’ll find time to do so, too! . .  I’m taking a quick break to invite you to the 90-Day Book Writing Challenge. . .  Registration closes on midnight of January 10, 2015. So if you’ve been thinking of writing your own book and joining the challenge, please visit http://bit.ly/BookWritingCourse    . . So here’s the BIG GOAL: Write a Book within 90…

Happy New Year! 😀 .  . Are you excited for 2015? .  . Maybe you’re so excited to seize the year right away and start working. That’s good. But I believe planning is very crucial. .  . One of the lessons I learned the painful way in 2014 was that I should have spent more time to plan. Don’t get me wrong. I did plan at the start of 2014 and during the year. But the time I spent to plan was not sufficient. .  . I love what I do but there were times in 2014 when I was so stressed out because deadlines were approaching so fast and my deliverables…

Note: I wrote this on Christmas Day but it’s only now that I’m posting it because we have a very limited internet access at home in our province.  Merry Christmas! 🙂 . . How’s your Christmas? . . It’s December 25, 2014 as I am writing this. Time is 4:55pm. I’m writing this at home, some 12 hours away from Manila by bus. . . My younger siblings are taking their afternoon siesta, so it’s pretty quiet at home at this moment. In the background, I could hear my cousins singing along in the videoke. Tonight, we will have a reunion with my relatives from my Mama side.   .…

Sometime in October 2013, I was deciding whether to buy myself a brand new 11” Macbook Air which I’ll use to write books or attend a 3-Day Super Conference in Shangrila Mactan, Cebu.  . . That time, I just “retired” from my corporate job and I was also celebrating my birthday in a few days.  . . . It was a choice between a writing gadget and a learning opportunity. . . . I chose the latter. I invested around P60,000 for the 3-day conference in Cebu. Costly? You bet. Painful? Yes, definitely! . . Because I knew I invested P60,000 for a 3-day conference, I made sure every minute…

How are you? How’s your December? 🙂   About two weeks ago, I gave a talk to a group of friends in Ortigas. While preparing for my powerpoint, my friend Boots, said, “Sha, would you like to see the photos of my paintings?”   I said, “Sure!”   She showed me her paintings. There were about 20 of them.   I was awed! The paintings were beautiful!   I told her, “Boots, I didn’t know you’re a painter!”   What she said next surprised me.   “Thanks, Sha! No, I actually didn’t know how to paint. I’m attending this painting class every Thursday. The teacher is really good! He’s able to…