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by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, FAQ, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Personal Thoughts |
Full time employment or be a Solopreneur? The right choice will be determined by your purpose, moral support of family and money in the bank.
by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, Start Up Tips, Values-Mission-Vision |
What started as a concept has become a reality! While facilitating module 2 [protect your brand: use social web responsibly] of my social web series, an idea was born. I thought why not tweak my lecture to educate parents on how to keep their kids safe online. Since...
by Sonnie Santos | 2nd Look, Better Biz, Filipino Entrepreneurs |
Every time I listen or read the news form the mainstream media, specially on the aspect of the economy, it’s as if doomsday is at hand. I’m certain the folks behind mainstream media exert considerable effort to balance their story, but the impression it...
by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, HR ToolBox, Salt and Light |
At this point in my career, I just turned one year as an executive, when I received a call from a headhunter acquaintance, requesting for my updated CV. Her client is a flourishing company and in need of executive for their HR Dept. The offer is rather tempting, so...
by Sonnie Santos | 2nd Look, Personal Thoughts |
This strategy has been used time and again by leaders to keep control of the people, area or situation. And this is being used right now by the giant oil companies in the Philippines to dictate oil prices at the same time silence resistance from consumers. For the...
by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, Personal Thoughts, Q and A |
2008 is set to end in less than 2 months, this is the best time to look back and reflect, and plan for next year. If business organizations are doing this, specially in anticipation of the effects of the financial meltdown of world markets and recession of major...
by Sonnie Santos | 2nd Look, Personal Thoughts |
The world almost stop as it watch history unfold at uncle Sam’s backyard. By now, it’s evident who the new US President would be. As there are cheers of celebration, others are also sorrowed by defeat. From the voters point of view The most important issue...
by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, Start Up Tips |
This is a quick post just to share what I learned from my quiet time early this morning, that is being on top of our game
by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself |
Do you love details? Well I don’t but if I want to stay out of trouble, then I have to develop affection with details. A micro perspective is like looking at reports or situations behind magnifying glasses. Metrics are better understood if supported with...
by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, Personal Thoughts |
When we were at Baguio, wifey requested to visit a shop known for it’s hand crafted designer jewelry products. Even though I have no interest on any kind of jewelries, and I don’t take pleasure on shopping, I joined them and gave my thoughts on the items...
by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Brand Management, Customer Care |
I would like to share two good experiences with start up businesses who provided above normal customer assistance. The first service provider is Car-Go, a new car wash (and general car care) center at # 8 Macapagal Blvd. (in front of PNB). The price is $2.5 (P 100)...
by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself |
In case you have not noticed, this blog, since Easter, is sporting a new theme courtesy of WP Premium. While I like my old theme, it can not accommodate new opportunities for advertising, and it is not compatible with Internet Explorer. Thus, the change in outfit....
by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Do It Yourself, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Start Up Tips |
The mark of a true entrepreneur is having the courage to rise above adversity- John Gokongwei Jr.
by Sonnie Santos | Brand Management, Change Management, Filipino Entrepreneurs |
This piece is originally posted at Universal Rubina blog. Value adding and inspiring! Before I begin, I want to say please bear with me, an 81-year-old man who just flew in from San Francisco 36 hours ago and is still suffering from jet lag. However, I hope I...
by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Do It Yourself, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Start Up Tips |
I hope to blog about John Gokongwei’s life and inspiration in the future. Mean time, I hope this value adding quote will inspire you
by Sonnie Santos | Coaching & Mentoring, Filipino Entrepreneurs |
Being a mentor myself, this quote caught my attention. I find it worthy to have a have a place in this blog
by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Better Work, Do It Yourself, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Start Up Tips |
Here’s a collection of quotes about “passion” from well known Filipino Entrepreneurs.
by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Do It Yourself, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Start Up Tips |
Very few entrepreneurs have a public stand about integrity, kudos to Alvin Carranza for this honesty anchored quote. “Be honest with your partners, clients, and especially to yourself. If you’ve committed a mistake, the quickest way to rectify the damage is to admit...
by Sonnie Santos | Better Work, Do It Yourself, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Start Up Tips |
I can tell you right now that when you have your own business, 24 hours is not enough. You need hard work to keep your business going
by Sonnie Santos | CSR |
A nugget of hope is what I unearthed for reading a newspaper after a cardio exercise. In the middle of political hula boos and increasing fuel prices, it was noted that some companies in the Philippines, in their own small way, is helping to protect the environment....
by Sonnie Santos | Better Work, Career Management, Do It Yourself, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Work Life Balance |
Entrepreneurs have tendency to focus too much on their business that they end up neglecting other aspects of their life, specially those that matters most.
by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Better Work, Change Management, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Start Up Tips |
Here’s a collection of quotes about “innovation” from respected and well known Filipino Entrepreneurs