Your children need your presence more than your presents. - Jesse Jackson
Yesterday, I went home unusually early and excited to teach my son some basketball for the first time. Not surprisingly, he got on his shoes faster than he usually does, and with a big shining smile. We played, had fun and talked seriously about basketball, life and God. I can see very clearly that he was so happy that I came home early and kept my promise to teach him basketball. After a couple of hours as we walked home he said, “Thank you daddy” – and that made my day.
Read More Post a comment (0)
1. Be contented with what you have
Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. –Benjamin Franklin
We live in the age where wanting something is the basic ground work of every successful economy. Our generation is centered on acquiring possessions and gaining power or recognition, thinking all these are important to a more prosperous life.
Read More Post a comment (0)
I must admit, I am not really big on saving money much less on investing. However, we all need to save and make money one way or the other; if we atleast care about securing our future or our children’s future.
Read More Post a comment (12)
When do you pull the plug and say it’s over in a nice way? Hard as it may seem but sometimes when you have stretched your limit to give an employee several chances to shape-up, there are not much option left but ask the staff to leave.
I mentioned in my previous blog post that one very critical factor for a successful leadership is having a very very good members in your team. A team is as strong only as its weakest link. Of course we do not only stop there, it takes nurturing your employees to make them stronger and competitive.
Read More Post a comment (0)
Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American investor, businessman and philanthropist. He is regarded as one of the world’s greatest investors and is the largest shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. With an estimated net worth of around US$62 billion, he was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world as of February 11, 2008. –Wikipedia
Read More Post a comment (0)
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.
Read More Post a comment (1)
This blog says what it is, a blog about the three basic life essentials: Leadership, Money and Family. This is a collection of original articles I felt very passionate about and wrote them all here to share to my subscribers.
Hi my name is Daniel Dumaraos and I write and maintain this blog as a pastime. All articles I write are just my thoughts and opinions founded on personal experiences, wisdom, advices and other readings.