Tag: dennis sy

  • ONE DAY PRINCIPLE

    ONE DAY PRINCIPLE

    We all have a ONE DAY—a moment that could shift the entire trajectory of our lives. The challenge? We don’t always know when it will come. In my Design Your Life framework, PREPARATION is non-negotiable. Because when your moment comes, you either rise to meet it—or miss it completely. Some people don’t even realize their…

  • Living by Default Is Riskier Than Designing Your Life

    Living by Default Is Riskier Than Designing Your Life

    There’s a subtle but powerful trap most people fall into when it comes to managing their time. It’s not laziness. It’s not even a distraction. It’s living at the mercy of the urgent. The urgent has a way of screaming the loudest—emails that demand immediate replies, deadlines that loom like shadows, people who expect instant…

  • Are you Raising a Reader or a Scroller?

    “Why is it that our child can scroll on TikTok for hours but struggles to finish even one book?” That stings a little, doesn’t it? But it’s the reality many parents face. Our kids can consume endless videos, yet they often find it hard to sit down and read for ten minutes. The question is—what…

  • Spiritual Retreat for Leaders

    This week was sacred. We spent two days on retreat with the Branch Managers of Sun Life Metro Manila, leaning into a truth we often forget in the rush of leadership: “Our soul is the soil from which all our leadership grows.” To lead is a sacred trust. The decisions we make can ripple into…

  • Jimmy Butler and the Problem with Entitlement

    Jimmy Butler and the Problem with Entitlement

    The story of Jimmy Butler’s recent suspension and subsequent trade from the Miami Heat to the Golden State Warriors offers a compelling study on the pitfalls of entitlement and its repercussions. This situation impacted Butler’s career and finances and had significant implications for the Heat organization. Jimmy Butler, a six-time NBA All-Star, was suspended from…