Category Archives: Aha!

Sometimes It’s the Smallest of Things that Cause Big Problems

It can take three (3) hours to travel to the hot spring pools of Los Baños, Laguna in the Philippines. Authorities have invested millions of dollars in improving the highway’s infrastructure but motorists still complain about the long travel time.  At one intersection of the highway leading into the town, a lone traffic cop stopsContinue reading “Sometimes It’s the Smallest of Things that Cause Big Problems”

Tools are Just as Important as Talent

A mechanic once advised a trucking owner that his job is only as good as the tools he has.  The trucking owner agreed and bought all the tools & supplies the mechanic needed.  The owner was rewarded with trucks that hardly had breakdowns.  If there were, the mechanic would immediately have the broken-down truck repairedContinue reading “Tools are Just as Important as Talent”

I Hate It When People Rush Me

I don’t play golf. It’s not only because I’m a lousy player (although that has a lot to do with it).  It’s also because I hate it when people rush me at the golf course. When I used to play golf, the caddies would tell me to hurry up because there were other players whoContinue reading “I Hate It When People Rush Me”

Why There are No Patron Saints for Modern Business

The Jesuit priest in his homily for the Catholic mass service I was attending with fellow high school students many years ago declared there were no Catholic patron saints for business people.  At least there weren’t any who could be a model for those who led corporations and enterprises.  In the Roman Catholic Church, patronContinue reading “Why There are No Patron Saints for Modern Business”

What Is Stupidity?

We don’t like being called stupid.  It’s insulting and the one who says it obviously has bad intentions against the person he’s labelling as stupid.     But what does stupid mean, anyway?  It is not the opposite of smart.  Smart describes cleverness, ingenuity, intelligence, and innovation.  Ignorant would be the best antonym of smart asContinue reading “What Is Stupidity?”

The Importance of Education in a World of Word-of-Mouth

Many graduating high school students apply to colleges and universities.  Many turn to rankings to find out what college or university would be best to apply to, given whatever interests the graduating high school students may have.  US News and World Report’s Best Colleges list, for instance, relies on ranking factors that are based onContinue reading “The Importance of Education in a World of Word-of-Mouth”

Do-It-Yourself Hands-On Experience versus Delegating

A Roman Catholic church at San Mateo, California had one parish priest who not only said the Masses but also cleaned the premises, drove the car to buy groceries & supplies, and pay the bills.  Volunteers would come to help on Sundays but the parish priest was practically on his own on weekdays. Contrast thisContinue reading “Do-It-Yourself Hands-On Experience versus Delegating”

What to Keep in Mind When We’d Rather Be Somewhere Else Doing Something Else

There are times when we wish we were somewhere else doing something else. We may think this while we are running around in the middle of a busy day doing so many tasks which we wonder if they’re worth doing in the first place.  Many of us started out our careers aspiring to be artists,Continue reading “What to Keep in Mind When We’d Rather Be Somewhere Else Doing Something Else”

‘Who Cares’ Were the Best Words I Ever Used

Those two words, ‘Who Cares?’, ended my mid-life crisis and I never looked back.  But wait, is there such thing as a mid-life crisis? Some experts say it’s not real: ‘Occurrence of the midlife crisis has turned out to be myth; research shows 10–20% of people actually experience it.’ ‘Research suggests the mid-life crisis isContinue reading “‘Who Cares’ Were the Best Words I Ever Used”