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Compete with yourself before competing with others

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 3, 2023 | 50's and Kicking, Mental Health, Physical Fitness

Professional goals are different from an exercise, but we can overcome it with same mindset- Compete with yourself and be better before competing with others.

‘Running’ is Like a Professional Journey

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 1, 2023 | 50's and Kicking, Physical Fitness

Running is like our career. When running in circles, it hinders progress and causes physical and mental exhaustion.

Bloggers in Malacañang, Marcos Jr. Era

by Sonnie Santos | Jun 9, 2022 | 2nd Look, Blogging, Current Events

The rise of v/bloggers is because of the journalists themselves. 31% of Pinoys avoid biased media says the 2022 Digital News Report

Empathy Makes Influential Leaders

by Sonnie Santos | May 20, 2022 | 2nd Look, Nation Building

In influential leadership, people will not always agree with you, but they may still follow because of your empathic leadership

Is It possible To Have Unbiased News Coverage?

by Sonnie Santos | May 15, 2022 | 2nd Look, Politics, Q and A

When journalists, in my opinion, openly declare their political leanings risk losing their credibility as fair and impartial news reporters.

Protest Votes Swept Marcos Jr. To Presidency

by Sonnie Santos | May 14, 2022 | 2nd Look, Current Events, News

Many will not vote for their preferred candidates to cast a protest vote because of the cancel culture of the woke voters.

Should We Drag God Into Our Politics?

by Sonnie Santos | May 13, 2022 | Personal Thoughts, Politics, Q and A, Salt and Light

My presidential bet is languishing in the middle; what does that make me if I arrogantly dragged God into my politics?

Should HR Pros Openly Endorse A Presidentiable?

by Sonnie Santos | May 2, 2022 | Personal Thoughts

HR pros are voters too, but to make public their vote or to actively endorse a presidentiable is something to think about

Keep Your Mental Composure With Talk Therapy Or Prayer

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 10, 2022 | Mental Health, Salt and Light, Testimonials

Psychotherapy is used to identify issues that cause mental illness and to understand how these stressors are affecting a patient’s life

Milder but wilder, the new variant caught me!

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 19, 2022 | Testimonials

The Omicron variant of the SARS-COV-2 virus is a wildfire, but God remains good and faithful in our battle with COVID-19

When Tatay Got COVID-19, Our Story

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 17, 2021 | Mental Health, Salt and Light, Testimonials

Do not be misled that a mild covid-19 symptom is, well “mild”. Home care is doable, but still terrifying if you are in the midst of surge, hospital overflow, and medical oxygen shortage. Be prepared and equipped.

HR Profession: Career or Calling?

by Melanie | May 14, 2021 | 2nd Look, Social Good

Is HR a career or calling? Your belief determines your professional behavior, and the treatment you’ll receive from management and employees.

Constructive Feedback to Recalibrate COVID-19 Battle Plan

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 13, 2020 | Crowd Sourcing, Personal Thoughts, Public Service

Giving feedback and helping the government in our fight against COVID 19 is more value-adding to the greater majority of Filipinos than complaining

A Lesson on Betrayal

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 12, 2020 | Personal Thoughts, Q and A, Salt and Light

Betrayal is personal, you alone can feel it. On the other hand, the person you thought have betrayed you is just being practical.

Is your Job a Calling?

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 4, 2020 | 2nd Look, Employee Engagement, Salt and Light, Talent Management

When a person described his job as calling, a positive attitude towards work and the company should match the claim

Mentoring Gen Z On Their Professional Journey

by Sonnie Santos | Dec 13, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Fatherhood

Mentoring gen z kids are both emotionally fulfilling and draining. Guiding them on their professional journey requires a good deal of executive maturity.

When Self Serving Interest Is Good

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 10, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Personal Thoughts

When self interest empowers people to improve, it becomes value adding. Self gain is value negating because we take something away from another person

Transactional Leadership Better For Mental Health

by Sonnie Santos | Jun 24, 2019 | Mental Health, Personal Thoughts, Talent Management

90% of pax to my leadership workshop are investing emotionally to their team. They are also heartbroken when these investments were not returned

Leadership Lessons from the Mountains

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 7, 2018 | Coaching & Mentoring, Personal Thoughts

Early this week, I withdrew to the mountains to spend some time reflecting, praying and fasting. There are several lessons I gained (notes to self) from reading the story of Kings Saul and David, here’s a few leadership lessons that you may want to consider

Ending Endo: It’s Complicated

by Sonnie Santos | May 2, 2016 | Employment, News, Personal Thoughts, Regularization

Ending endo is akin to relationship status- it’s complicated.

Review: Batman v Superman

by Sonnie Santos | Mar 28, 2016 | 2nd Look, Entertainment

Some said that the Batman v Superman movie is lousy and disappointing , but I think otherwise.

Walang Forever?

by Sonnie Santos | Feb 11, 2016 | 2nd Look, Personal Thoughts

Forever is possible in a romantic relationship. If both parties will work on it and will not leave it to fate.

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