Listen to Audio - I was once invited to speak for a group of people who got displaced by war. It was an evacuation center cramped with people who all lost their belongings, their livelihood, and probably their hopes for redemption. They recounted houses that were set on fire, armed rebels forming a barricade, and the sound of rifles coming from all sides. Their once normal existence was suddenly gone in just a matter of days. I speak inside convention centers, and formal even

Listen to Audio - It all began back in school when our minds were grasping the concepts of numbers, mass and count nouns, the difference between more and less, and the feeling you get when you get an A+. It was deeply ingrained in our consciousness that it influenced the way we see things. It has affected the way we make choices. It has steered our decisions. We went on a life spree not knowing what is essential. We loaded our lives with everything not understanding what is

Listen to Audio - The valuable lessons I learned in life didn't come from the four corners of my office space. Behind the work that I am blessed with is a quiet life of backpacking. From reaching Mayon’s crater down to the caverns of Siquijor, nothing can come close to the challenges outdoors. Reaching as far as the vineyards of South Australia and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. I've brushed with fate many times, some going deep into the jungles of the Panay to find a rare plant an