Book Review: The Coffee Bean

Book Review: The Coffee Bean

Book Title: The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change Authors: Damon West and Jon Gordon A short, light read. This book is only 102 pages long but the actual book ended on page 90. It uses a story about putting the following in boiling water: carrot, egg & coffee bean. The question is: “What happens when you put a carrot or egg or coffee bean in boiling water?” My realization is that the only thing constant is…

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Back From My Hiatus

Back From My Hiatus

Hello, friends and readers of my blog.  It has been quite a while since I last wrote and posted a blog. I am back from my self-imposed hiatus as I was reflecting in end of 2018 my first year out of the corporate world and pursuing my own thing – organizing learning events with the drama of making a difference in the world.  It wasn’t easy given I was out for 11 years so my network for venues, speakers and…

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2019 52-week Challenge Template

2019 52-week Challenge Template

Sharing with you the 2019 52-week Challenge Template. Download the template by clicking the link: 2019_52-week challenge Scenario 1 is the original 52-week challenge starting from $1 on wk1 to $53 on wk53.  This works with SGD because at the end of the horizon you will have 1,431SGD or roughly 48k Php, depending on the exchange rate. Scenario 2 contains a multiplier.  Just input the amount you want to be the multiplier and it will auto-compute.  If I use 10 as a…

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Financial Planning Masterclass: A Must for All Financial Literacy Advocates

Financial Planning Masterclass: A Must for All Financial Literacy Advocates

When I signed up for the training “Financial Planning Masterclass (FPM™)” leading to the globally recognized designation Associate Financial Planner (AFP®), I actually didn’t know what to expect. I just wanted to further my learning in personal finance in order to serve better in my dream of spreading financial literacy to Filipinos. This 3-day intensive program is not at all what I expected.  It was actually 2 long days of a crash course in the Fundamental Concepts of Financial Planning,…

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