proactive – Ellery's Essays

People Aren’t Changing, We Are

The late reverend Fr. Rafael Cortina(†), S.J., the counsellor for my senior high school class in 1980, said it a few times: people aren’t changing; you are. Fr. Cortina’s context was as we young people grow up, we encounter changes in our environment. We think it’s the people around us who are changing but inContinue reading “People Aren’t Changing, We Are”

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”

Why Responsibilities are Important in Time Management

We don’t control our time. Every morning I wake up at 5am. It doesn’t matter what time I sleep. My eyes open at 5am. Sometimes I oversleep but that’s more of the exception than the rule. I wake up at 5am, Mondays to Sundays, and holidays. It’s rare I don’t. I wake up at 5amContinue reading “Why Responsibilities are Important in Time Management”

Being Proactive Requires Reviewing Our Values

My boss asked me to finish a report by Monday morning. I was planning to submit it by Wednesday next week but my boss wanted it earlier. Because he asked me on Friday, I had to cancel my weekend plans. Some bosses pile on work on their employees. The bosses would believe there is goodContinue reading “Being Proactive Requires Reviewing Our Values”

Supply Chains Must Have These Five (5) Traits

What’s all the fuss about supply chains? An Evergreen container ship, the Ever Given, got stuck at the Suez Canal in late March 2021. The solution was simple: dig out the sand it’s grounded on and tow the ship to a nearby lake. Unfortunately, because it’s a big heavy ship and the Suez Canal isContinue reading “Supply Chains Must Have These Five (5) Traits”