Digital Outlier | Orly Ballesteros

Permanence is good. In some cases, you want things unchanged. One of these are friends. You want friends to remain your friends, no matter how long you have not seen them. You want to see them and be the same person that you enjoyed companionship in the early days of your life. Alas, only few people can be the friends that you once have....

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Yesterday was something. I went to Bank of Commerce Branch in San Miguel Avenue to pay my car loan. I inquired how to pay for this is my first time to pay my car loan. Normally, it is my wife that pays the bills. I was referred to a supervisor, the supervisor called the assigned person. I thought that this will be fast. Almost...

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So we are visited by storms every year.  Life has storms, visiting us unexpectedly. But like the storms that Mother Nature throws at us, it passes by.  No storm is permanent. So when storms enter our lives, be strong, it too shall pass. Ironically, I see a lot of people who take the storms in their lives like a permanent thing. Their acceptance of...

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So a staff of mine said she does not have more love left for the company that is why she is leaving. Although the real reason is not this one, but this statement is very interesting. Love for work is an emotion and a responsibility. If you have an emotion, it is not enough. You have to have the deepest sense of responsibility to perform...

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It is baffling to hear people saying something they want others to do when they can't do it for themselves. The effect to the one being told to obey is devastating. The person giving orders, loses credibility. Although this is common knowledge, the practice is very uncommon. So if you are reading this, walk the talk, and walk the walk. It is better...

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The problems are as natural as sunlight. You cannot run away from it, even if it is so painful. So if you cannot run away from it, there is only one option. The best option is to FIGHT BACK. FIGHT BACK means to face it, plan and plot a solution, endure the pain and let the wounds heal by finding the right cure....

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It is hard to read minds of people. Even if you can and the probability is high that your inference is true to what the person in front of you is thinking you still do not assume. You still give the benefit of the doubt that what you are predicting is inaccurate. This state is what entrepreneurs and managers encounter daily with staff...

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