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Category Archives: Inspirational
On connecting the dots, love, loss, death, staying hungry, and staying foolish
THESE ARE †the subject matters of†Steve Jobs’†commencement speech that he delivered at†Stanford way back in 2005. Last March 30 I promised to post some of my favorite commencement speeches in the spirit of the Graduation season (March-April) in the Philippines. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, People, speeches
Tagged Commencement Address, famous people, memorable speeches, Stanford, steve jobs
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Unforgettable graduation speech from a remarkable young lady
I GOT reminded that Graduation Season is again upon us when I started seeing tarpaulins all around with congratulatory messages from politicians. †Oh well, Philippine politicians are already quite known for their ingenuity (or should I say, notoriety) in finding … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, People, speeches
Tagged Fudolig, Graduation, university of the philippines, UP Diliman, Valedictory Address
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SMS Wisdom: The laws of lifetime personal growth
THIS ONE was sent to me through SMS. †A forwarded message that I find to be too good not to share. †Falls right into my “wonderful blog” theme, too. 1. †Always make your future bigger than your past. 2. †Always … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational
Tagged Feel Great, Gratitute, Inspirational, Personal Growth, Success
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One more time…’New Year, New Hopes, New Philippines?’ (the complete article)
LAST JANUARY 7 I mentioned in my blog post the article written by Harvey S. Keh in the January 4 issue of Manila Bulletin. †In the same blog post I noted that I couldn’t yet find the online copy of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Inspirational, People, References
Tagged governance, Politics, social concerns
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Thanks for your SMS greetings!
† I DELIBERATELY RESISTED the urge to send SMS greetings last Christmas and New Year. It does not mean that I did not want to send my best wishes to the people who have touched my life in one way … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Holidays, Inspirational
Tagged Christmas, Greetings, New Year, SMS
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It is still a beautiful world
THIS POST IS DEDICATED to Raquel Atienza and Jojo De Jesus of Delbros. †It is dedicated to their respective families, too. †Rackie and Jojo both belong to the Information Management Department which I happen to head. Theirs are unrelated lives … Continue reading
Rare Gem of a Poem
I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED to learn that my good ole friend Dominic Cimafranca, with whom I just got reunited with via Blogosphere [visit his blog,†Village Idiot Savant], is also into poetry. †It is a big surprise because I don’t know … Continue reading
JK Rowling’s Harvard Speech
† I AM NOT A BIG fan of Harry Potter and, by extension, J. K. Rowling.† But my friend Aileen of the UP-MBA Housemates is.† I am posting this here in my blog site for her benefit, my way of … Continue reading
Ducks Among Eagles
I got the following from a forwarded e-mail which originated from the CEO of Philips Electronics & Lighting, Inc. in the Philippines, Mr. Rico Gonzales. I’ll go look for the book the next time I visit Power Books. (An excerpt … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Inspirational
Tagged book, hiring, leadership, management, talent search
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Transformations
† To those who read my blog: † Please bear with the many changes that you will notice, and which may unsettle you, when visiting my blogsite in the next several weeks. The ìWordPress for Dummiesî (by professional blog designer … Continue reading
The Faith Argument: A very interesting story
† The Faith Argument: A very interesting story † The foregoing was sent by Ms. Merle Antonio, a friend and former colleague of mine who is also a member of our yahoogroup, awayfromcopylandforgood. † The foregoing conversation was probably just … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, Musings, MY BAG OF TRICKS
Tagged christianity, faith, religion
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