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  • The Need to Design Life

    The Need to Design Life

    “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation” – Henry David Thoreau Are you tired of living life without any results? A lot do, yet many also don’t know what to do. What if there could be a way we could design your life so that you could fulfill the call of God for…

  • From the Ground Up: The Starbucks Culture

    From the Ground Up: The Starbucks Culture

    I am reading the book “From the Ground Up” by Howard Schultz, former Starbucks CEO and Chairman. In this book, he was recounting the early days of Starbucks, its desires, dreams, and vision. Three people, in particular, helped shape the culture from its earliest days. First was Dave Olsen, the chief coffee buyer of the…

  • Rethinking How We Build Our Lives

    Rethinking How We Build Our Lives

    This was my reading today: Isaiah 28 14-15 Now listen to God’s Message, you scoffers,    you who rule this people in Jerusalem.You say, “We’ve taken out good life insurance.    We’ve hedged all our bets, covered all our bases.No disaster can touch us. We’ve thought of everything.    We’re advised by the experts. We’re set.” 16-17 But the Master, God, has something to say…

  • Own It

    Own It

    That’s how we must treat our work and call. When given a task – we take ownership of it no matter the outcome. When it fails, take the blame. When it succeeds, celebrate with the team. This mindset goes deeper than responsibility. We were trained this way early on in life because my parents run…

  • Rethinking Designs

    Rethinking Designs

    Last May, I accompanied my dad to his hometown province in Cagayan Valley. For some unknown reason, my dad purchased a lot eight years ago in his hometown that was not as progressive. Little did we know that he had this vision that his province would one day be as developed as the neighboring provinces.…