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Simple framework to define success
1. What kind of life do I want to wake up to every day? Not just what job or title—what rhythm, what kind of work, what freedom? 2. Who do I want to help, and how? Success is tied to service. Who are you showing up for? What kind of contribution lights you up? 3.…
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Seek advice from people whose life you want to live
I finally got it! I used to watch videos of successful entrepreneurs to see how they made it. I also reached out to few successful people I know and sought advice on what I should do next. Most advice that I got is generic and honestly vague, which makes sense because they are giving advice…
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Are you seeking external validation?
If you’re doing something just to get external validation, you’re setting yourself up for failure—and misery. You’ll end up chasing approval, even if it means losing money or doing things that don’t make sense just to impress others. Do something where your why isn’t fame or recognition. Do it because you genuinely care. Not because…
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You don’t need to learn to code
If I’m being completely honest, I wish I had the brain for programming. I’ve tried multiple times to go deep into code—first with Ruby, then with the Ruby on Rails framework. Later, I gave JavaScript a shot. I had the willpower and curiosity to learn, but I’ve come to accept that I’ll never be a…
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You can’t plan the people who will change your life
Get out there and live life! Don’t stay at home glued to your phone.
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Abundance mindset
I am always fascinated by the brain. I learned from sports that the brain can learn and become good at something once you put your mind into it. One thing I have to overcome is the scarcity mindset. Writing my previous post on Positive-sum thinking made me realize that I actually have this fear of…
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Positive-sum thinking
In sports, the game is often seen as zero-sum. One team wins, the other loses. +1 for the winner, -1 for the loser — total net gain: zero. But if you look deeper, sports can actually be a positive-sum game. The “loser” may have lost on paper, but they gained experience. They learned. They got…
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Nothing left to prove
I trained Muay Thai this morning. Tonight, I sparred with my boxing coach. After sparring, I felt something I haven’t felt before. Peace, contentment, joy. I always had this nagging sense of trying to prove to myself that I am tough. That I can handle my own. I train hard trying to overcome that feeling…
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How to find your life’s purpose?
This Youtube video by author Daniel Pink perfectly explains how to find your life’s purpose. Notes:
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It Will Be Hard, Then It Will Be Easy
One common thing I’ve noticed about success—whether in business, sports, or career—is this: it will be hard for years, and then it gets easy. When I first started boxing, I was stiff and nervous. My muscles would tense up, so my punches lacked speed. There was no grace in my movement. During sparring, I’d last…
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Stop wanting something you’re not willing to work for
Excellent post from Chris Williamson.
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The right way to define wealth
Nassim Taleb’s The Bed of Procrustes has many nuggets of wisdom every time I read it. “Wealthy” is meaningless and has no robust absolute measure; use instead the subtractive measure “unwealth,” that is, the difference, at any point in time, between what you have and what you would like to have. Nassim Taleb, The Bed…
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Sometimes the best move is staying still
In business, sometimes the best move is staying still. The more you force the business to scale, the higher the chances of things going wrong. You’re already profitable as you are, but you feel tempted to expand because you see your competitors going hard. But is it really the right move? The more you scale,…
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Do what makes morning exciting and nights peaceful
You know you are in the right career when you wake up excited to do that thing. And if you sleep well at night after doing that thing the whole day, then it means that you did things the right way. Consider these two important metrics when choosing what to do with your life.
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Be impatient with action. Patient with results.
Separate action and outcome. Take action now with whatever it is you want to pursue. But just know that the outcome of that action might take time to actualize. That’s okay. Most “overnight” success took 10 years of grind. Trust the process. Don’t wait for the perfect plan or strategy. Just get started. And then…
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Real freedom requires restraint
Freedom usually means the ability to do whatever you want, wherever you want, however you want. But the more I think about freedom, the more I see that freedom has its trappings. When a person is free to do what he pleases, most likely he will engage in addictive lifestyles like substance abuse (alcohol, drugs,…
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Ignore things that don’t concern you
There’s s deluge of information today. Endless chatters about different problems happening all around the world. It is good to know. But you can only do so much. It is overwhelming to be fed with this much information. That’s why there is a mental health crisis. The solution is to ignore things that don’t concern…
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Would you desire something you don’t know exists?
Imagine living in a rural farm without internet. You are surrounded by fresh air and an abundance of food. Life is simple. Would you desire a Porsche? Would you even know what a Rolex is? Of course not. Desire is often shaped by exposure. The moment you move to the big city—where ads, influencers, and…
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Surround yourself with people who don’t always agree with you
I lead a big team, and one of the biggest challenges of being the boss is being surrounded by yes-people. It just comes with the territory. This is all very new to me. I worked in tech for over 10 years, and in that world, my ideas were constantly challenged. Every meeting felt like a…
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Humans are wired for growth
I am slowly convinced that humans are wired for growth. There are many things that happens when humans get comfortable. Physically, comfort makes the body weak. There is no resistance that makes it anti-fragile to whatever challenges that may come. Skill wise, comfort makes the brain stagnant. If you work in tech and you are…
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Would you trade lives with the people you envy?
Back when I was young and hungry for material success, I would look up to those rich people and wished to be them. But then, as I got older, I realized that everything in life has inherent sacrifices. There is usually a trade-off. Some are on the 4th divorce. Some have debilitating health conditions. Some…
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How to find your career path
Learn more about yourself and your unique skill sets. You have something to give – you just haven’t discovered it yet. Find a mission/purpose/calling that needs your unique skill sets. Don’t chase the money. Don’t chase the fame. Don’t confuse a hobby and career. A hobby is fun. A career is hard but fulfilling.
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Paradoxes in life
Absolutely love this post on X. Keeping it here for future reference.
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You will suck, then you will get better
I’ve been obsessing about improving in every sport that I do. I know that I’ll suck as a beginner, but I get to improve as I train and get feedback from coaches. But I’ve noticed that I don’t always carry this mindset into work or business. I expect to be the best at work on…
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Survivorship bias
I still have a throbbing headache from the last sparring. I got caught with a clean right hook. This got me thinking about the career paths of boxing, Muay Thai, and MMA athletes. It seems like the risk-to-reward ratio is pretty high! You see the greats like Manny Pacquiao, Rodtang, GSP—and one would think it’s…
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Most people don’t want to see you win
I was really struck by this post on X. I think it depends on the degree of closeness to that person. The closer you are to that person, the more that they want to see you succeed. But if you are not that close, I think they do feel intimidated when they see you succeed.…
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Got hit by a clean hook – boxing sparring
I have been back to light/moderate sparring since last week – about 3 to 4 rounds. Sparring is one of the joys of boxing/MMA. It is where you test what you have learned. Is the footwork good? How about head movement? How about feinting? How about speed? Sparring brings me so much joy… Until I…
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Adjust the app for the user
I am building an internal tool for ordering in our company. A lot of our people are non-tech so I had to make the app really simple. It is insane how the little change in the UI could affect how people use the app. What seems super simple to me is complicated for other people.…
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Software is almost free
I have been creating WordPress plugins using ChatGPT. I just saved hundreds of dollars using ChatGPT instead of paid solutions. The thing is if you have a high level understanding of code, you can ask ChatGPT to do the grunt work for you. ChatGPT can even explain the code for you step by step. The…
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Find your obsession
It’s amazing to me how people have different inclinations and interests. I know people passionate about stocks, crypto, programming, AI, baking, gaming, etc. Their passion turns into obsession, which often translates to success. The obsessed are on a different level. Work doesn’t feel like work. They don’t chase balance—work and play have become one. If…
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Don’t wait for perfect
I know a few very successful entrepreneurs who started businesses without even writing a business plan. They have an idea and went out and executed. Back then, I thought this was not wise. How could you start something without a blueprint? As I get more experience in business, I realized that executing fast to test…
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Reframe your Why
I’ve recently reconnected with my Christian upbringing, and one pastor who’s made a deep impression on me is Tim Keller. I don’t remember the exact sermon, but I remember the core message: people who root their identity in Christ tend to live with more peace and joy. He explained that when your identity is tied…
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What’s not going to change in the next 10 years?
I’ve been in tech for over a decade, and one thing I’ve noticed is how fast everything moves. Now with AI, it feels like change is happening every hour. Just open X (Twitter), and you’ll see a flood of new AI use cases popping up every day. If you focus too much on these rapid…
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Master the Fundamentals
I had a great coach in Bulgaria who was insistent that I learn the fundamentals of boxing the right way. We spent entire sessions doing slow, deliberate jabs and crosses while I looked at the mirror and he gave me feedback. “Focus on the mind-body connection,” he would always remind me. “Focus on the technique—free…
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Measure Progress by How Much Peace You Get
In relation to my previous post on controlled scaling, I’ve come to believe that one of the best ways to measure a business’s success is by the amount of peace you experience. If you can sleep well at night—if your mind is calm, your relationships are intact, and your health is steady—then your business is…
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Controlled scaling
In business, I’ve come to realize that controlled scaling is not just wise—it’s necessary. It’s the fine balance between being intentional and letting things unfold in their own time. Scaling a business is tough. It often requires a significant injection of capital to fund inventory and expansion, along with refining systems and hiring new people.…
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Sometimes the Mind Gets in the Way
I haven’t touched a tennis racket in three months—I’ve been busy training Muay Thai. But today, I went back on the court and was amazed at how good I felt. The first five minutes were rough, but after that, I was loose and in rhythm. My game felt smooth. It reminded me of days when…
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Radical simplicity
There is something about simplicity that attracts me. When things are simple, I get that feeling of peace. It is almost meditative. I remember getting hold of my first iPod shuffle back in the early 2000’s. I was absolutely inspired by its simplicity! A tiny device with a play button in the center. I put…
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Business success is non-linear
I have been training Muay Thai seriously since January. One thing that I notice is that consisently showing up to train does not linearly translate to the same amount of improvement. For instance, I have been trying to get that snap from my roundhouse kick and every time, I intentionally try to understand and execute…
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Don’t tie your identity to your business
When you tie your identity to your business, your self-worth rises and falls with it. Every win boosts your ego; every setback feels like a personal failure. This emotional entanglement clouds your judgment and decision-making. Good decision-making blends data with emotion. You need both. But when your identity is on the line, emotion tends to…
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I was wrong about Airtable
In my mind, I am officially the Jim Cramer of tech. Every tech prediction I make, just do the opposite! I remember when Apple announced the iPhone and I instantly dismissed it. Back then, I was rocking a T-Mobile Sidekick and a Blackberry. A phone without a keypad? That was crazy talk! I thought typing…
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Patience is a virtue
One thing I’ve noticed about myself is that I tend to set very short timescales for my goals. I want to accomplish things as quickly as possible. This often makes me miserable because I overcrowd my day with tasks, thinking I’ll reach the finish line faster. Clearly, I didn’t follow the advice from The Wisdom…
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Focus on your customers
As a business, your main priority is making sure your customers are taken cared of. Remember a business exists because it is a solving a problem for someone. So a business should be focused on giving value to customers. And once you focus on giving value, you make sure your products are made of the…
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Business Checklist
I found this really cool post from Andrew Wilkinson on X. I recommend his book Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire by the way. I posted a while back about what is a business and I thought I would add a checklist on what a business or entrepreneurship is – thinking about it from First…
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Compare yourself to you
I barely use social media these days but whenever I do login Instagram, I do get the feeling of insecurity from not doing enough. There is definitely a lot of fake posts and embellished wins on Instagram, but my lizard brain can’t understand that. I instantly compare myself to whoever that person on Instagram is. …
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Simple is beautiful
The guitar is one of my favorite physical things in the world. It boggles my mind how six steel strings and a hollow piece of wood can make such beautiful music. This simple wood-and-string combination provides entertainment, calms the mind, relieves stress and anxiety, and brings people together. I’ve been in the web design space…
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Accepting suffering, not escaping it
The older I get, the more I realize how much suffering is simply part of life. Like Rocky said—it’s not always sunshine and rainbows. There are days when I just want to escape. I don’t want to go to the office. I don’t want to put out another fire in operations. I don’t want to…
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Clarity through action
Go start that thing. You don’t need all the answers yet. You’ll gain clarity through action. Action breeds information. You failed? Good. Now you have feedback — you know why it didn’t work. Journaling, writing, and planning can only take you so far. Real clarity comes from action. Do it now.
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Where do I see myself in the next few years?
Right now, I’m in a phase where I’m not entirely sure where I see myself in the next few years. I don’t have a detailed plan—and that’s okay. Honestly, I’m still trying different things out and figuring out what fits. But here’s what I do know: I’m at my happiest when I’m giving value to…
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Mark Manson is shutting down his podcast
I’ve followed Mark since the very beginning, though I’ve barely checked his content over the past few years. I recently came across his announcement about shutting down his podcast. It’s a bold move—and one that really reflects Mark’s character and integrity. There’s a trade-off that comes with being a content creator on the internet. As…
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No solutions, only trade-offs
Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics is one of my favorite economics books of all time. Why? Because it skips all the complicated formulas and charts you usually see in macro and microeconomics classes. I took both in university, and I still get haunted by those isoquants and isocost curves! Anyway, Sowell is such a clear thinker,…
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Trust your gut
I just saw a post on X from Sahil Bloom, and it instantly reminded me of how many times my gut pointed me in the right direction. It’s something so profound that it deserves a closer look. I think we all know that feeling—when your body tells you a decision feels right, or when something…
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Vetting fitness influencers on social media
I’m passionate about exercise, movement, and biomechanics. So it’s no surprise that my Instagram feed is flooded with content related to fitness. Earlier today, I was watching a few short reels from fitness influencers and couldn’t help but notice how many of them give out advice without any real credentials. Sure, they have great physiques—but…
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Say Less
If there’s one thing I learned from living in Finland, it’s that you can get by saying less. The Finns are straight to the point—precise with their words. They don’t need a lot to get their message across. Before moving to Finland, I lived in America. Coming from a culture where people love to speak…
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I need to relax my mind
I’m on vacation right now, yet here I am—with my laptop and books in tow. I’ve realized I have this constant urge to be productive, to always be on. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from sports, it’s that the body absolutely needs recovery. In fact, I’ve always performed better after a period of…
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Stress from information overload
We’re on a five-day vacation at a peaceful resort in Da Nang, Vietnam. But as soon as I open social media (especially X) or browse YouTube, the deluge of information leaves me feeling stressed! It’s wild how much information and news we now have at our fingertips. Our brains aren’t wired for this. We should…
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Don’t take life too seriously
I have been listening to Chris Williamson and Naval Ravikant podcast for 3 different days now. And every time Naval throws out an idea, I immediately pause to ponder. This stood out: The more seriously you take yourself, the unhappier you are going to be. Naval Ravikant He explains that if you take life too…
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Don’t play status games
Don’t chase recognition. Don’t play status games. Don’t chase high fives. Don’t let your ego run wild. Just do the work and live a happy quiet life with the people that you love.
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Go fail at something
The traditional school system taught us that failure is bad. But school is a controlled environment—real life isn’t. In the real world, failure is your greatest teacher. It’s how you learn more about yourself, your career, or your business. What if we stopped calling it failure and started calling it learning? That shift alone removes…
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Embrace the suck
It’s 8 p.m. now in Davao City, and I just came out of the gym. I am physically and mentally exhausted. Three rounds of jump rope, three rounds of shadow boxing, three rounds of heavy bag, four rounds of mitt work, and two rounds of light sparring. That has been the routine since January, when…
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Be consistently not crazy
Charlie Munger had this interview where he said that, “if you’re consistently not crazy, you get a big advantage in life.” It sounds funny how he words it but in essence it basically means to have the mental stability to make the right decisions in the long haul. A few advice from Charlie Munger I…
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The mission
Develop skills and expertise.Use these skills and expertise to help people.Give value.And don’t take advantage of people.Don’t cheat. Remember your mission is to use your skills and expertise to help.Don’t chase the money.Chase where you can give value. You have skills, knowledge, background unique to you.Understand your unique skillsets and use it to give value.Stay in…
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Problem? GOOD. Now take action.
One of the things I’m working to change in our company is how we deal with problems. Right now, the default is to talk about the problem — sometimes endlessly. And what happens when that’s the focus? Emotions get stirred up. People get frustrated. We overanalyze. There’s too much talk and too little action. The…
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What’s the worst that could happen?
I am an overthinker and a worrier. I have read Nassim Taleb’s books (Incerto Series) so many times that I always wait for a Black Swan. Everything is all good and dandy, and then boom, a Black Swan shows up and catches you off guard. Robert Sapolsky in his book, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcer,…
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Real friendship is not transactional
I recently came to know of Arthur Brooks, an author and Harvard Professor, through a podcast with Jordan Peterson. He had many ideas on happiness that stood out to me, but I really liked his take on friendship. He says that “real friends are useless.” It is quite a statement and is really memorable. Real…
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Don’t follow your passion
In order to succeed, you need to “follow your passion.” We all have heard this phrase. But I feel uncomfortable with this. I know people who have become extremely successful not because they followed their passion. They simply pursued an opportunity, put their head down, overcame a lot of obstacles, and eventually became successful. Their…
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Don’t be hostage to your ideas
I am pretty sure 5-10 years from now, I will have ideas here that I no longer believe. Growth. Learning. Change in perspective. Experience. I remember being a vegan for about 3 years. At that point in my life, I really thought that veganism was the way. I watched a few convincing documentaries about it.…
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Sell with authenticity
I come from a family of entrepreneurs. Since I was exposed to business at a very young age, I could already spot a snake oil salesman from a mile away. These type of sales people usually talk a lot. They are masters at manipulating emotions and getting you to feel comfortable with them. They sell…
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Begin with the end in mind
It starts by asking “What do you want out of life.” Once you know what you want, begin to visualize what the end goal is. Work your way backwards from that end goal. What are the major and minor steps that you need to get to that? What are the sacrifices that you need to…
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What do you want out of life?
In my 20’s, I backpacked extensively trying to understand myself and the world. I have also lived in different countries, which gave me a lot of perspective in how people live, what their value system is, and how they view the world. What do I want out of this life? Essentially, what I want is…
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Don’t go where chaos lives
Don’t go where chaos lives. Choose your friends.Choose your workplace.Choose your gym.Choose your neighborhood.Choose your community.Choose which part of the internet you enter.Choose who gets access to your energy. Go where there is peace.Go where the air feels lighter.Go where conversations heal, not harm.Go where silence is safe, not awkward. Go where there is love.Go…
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Don’t over engineer
In my quest to have super fast websites for clients, I tend to over engineer the site. I recently implemented NGINX Page Caching Method and Redis Object Cache on a website. This is a WordPress multisite so imagine the complication! GTmetrix page speed performance was at 91% but I wanted it to be 99%. Now,…
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What is a business?
A business solves a problem. It creates value by providing solutions to a problem. Answer these two question and you have yourself a business. The answer needs to be succint. If you wrote an essay answering these two questions, you have an overcomplicated business. It will probably not work.
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5 types of wealth
Whenever I work too hard, I always remind myself to have balance. I really like this idea of 5 types of wealth. Financial wealth is the most common and easily measured type of wealth. But the other 4 are equally important.
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Confidence comes from preparation and mastery
You can’t convince yourself to be confident. You can’t look at yourself in the mirror and positively tell yourself that you are a confident person. You can’t fake confidence. The real you comes out when the pressure is on. I always remember Kobe Bryant saying confidence comes from preparation. But I have to add that…
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Code to Add Gutenberg Editor to WooCommerce
I have been using this code for the past few years. It still works.
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My forehand is broken
I just got home after playing tennis, and I am absolutely feeling dejected. My backhand is a weapon. My serve and volleys are getting better. But my forehand is broken! I’ve completely lost confidence in it—I even run around the ball to hit a backhand instead. And if I have no choice but to hit…
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On being intentional
Being intentional is having a clear vision of what you want and relentlessly executing that vision. Being intentional is writing down your goals, having an action plan, executing it, getting feedback on the execution, and adjusting in case of failure. Being intentional is cutting off the outside noise and the distractions. Being intentional is being…
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ChatGPT and writing
I have been using ChatGPT to help me understand code and WordPress deeply. There is no other tool quite like AI. It has helped me tremendously. There’s some downsides, of course. In my previous post, I asked ChatGPT to help me improve my writing. ChatGPT’s suggestions made me feel like somebody else wrote the article.…
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A relationship is more important than business
A few years ago, my parents and a family friend started a new business venture. As with most partnerships, the mismatch of goals and efforts eventually led to the splitting of the business. The split was filled with tension, and I had to step in and agreed to a split which was unfavorable to us.…
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Count your blessings
I am quite a pessimist so I always dwell on problems and things that could go wrong. As I was going to sleep, I read this post on X and I instantly shifted to being thankful. I will make it a habit to count my blessings every moment!
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Work hard but expect low
Work hard but don’t expect much from that hard work. Your hard work might make you money. Or your hard work might not result to anything. There are many things that are out of your control when you are working on something, so it is quite reasonable to have low expectation. Low expectations relieves the…
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Let go of things you cannot control
One thing I have learned through the years reading Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and other Stoics is that you have to let go of things you cannot control. An athlete could pour millions of dollars to his training and preparation, but he cannot control the outcome of a game. Nor can he control the possibility of…
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Seek advice from people who has gone through your experience
It recently has dawned on me that it is quite futile to seek advice from people who are not living or have lived through your experience. They could sympathize theoretically but it is way different when you lived through that experience. You really feel what the person is going through. Hence, it is better to…
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Scaling a business versus staying small
I see entrepreneurs who are happy with one store. I also see some with the ambition of scaling to multiple locations. Scaling a business has its financial rewards but the level of risk and stress is also high. If you scale a restaurant to 10 locations, now you have more than 10 times the problem.…
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Everything is harder once you dig deeper
I am now experimenting with packaging design. I had to learn about CMYK and Pantone instead of RGB. I absolutely had no clue that digital and print have different color system! So in order to print your designs, you have to convert RGB to CMYK/Pantone so that it comes out as you envisioned it. And…
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Social media is digital junk food
I am pretty disciplined now when it comes to my diet. I eat very clean. But back then, I ate a lot of junk food – chips, donuts, pizza, ice cream. It was usually a cycle. I vow not to eat junk food, then all of a sudden the cravings kicks in, and I down…
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Simplify aggressively
I think a lot of problems can be avoided if you simplify aggressively. Whether it is in business or in your personal life, simplicity can be the cure. I know of business owners who are constantly stressed because they have not developed a system where the business runs without them. And the reason why they…
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Execute, make mistakes, learn, iterate
I have a friend who became successful in the restaurant industry and then one day decided to leave the industry to focus on travel. He wanted to start his own travel agency which at that time I thought was nuts. But he became successful in the travel agency business too. That friend is that guy…
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I’ll stop reading the news…
I am quite good at avoiding the news, but sometimes when I am on YouTube or X, the news sucks me in. It is always never a good idea! I always get anxious right after. And being an overthinker, I tend to dwell on the negativity. I will make it a point to avoid reading…
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Success is…
In my younger years, I had the ambition to chase money. But I also had the longing to travel and learn more about the world. So I chose to travel! In hindsight, I am so glad that I explored life in my 20’s rather than chase money. I know of financially wealthy people who are…
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Read less books
I had a phase in 2018 and 2019 where I had a goal of reading at least 50 books. I read 50 in 2018 and 35 in 2019. I thought that the more books I read, the better thinker I become. Well, I was indeed a better thinker right after reading the book, but I…
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Shoe Dog
Shoe Dog is an autobiography about building a business but, man oh man, this book hits different. As so many people pointed out, the storytelling is phenomenal. This is how you tell a story. Phil Knight is competitive and I am not surprised that he connected with storytelling master J.R. Moehringer to help him with…
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Deep Work
I am familiar with Cal Newport’s work as I have read his blog in the past. I avoided Deep Work for many years because I thought I already know the content of it. The case studies in the book are interesting like that of Walter Isaacson who could be social but also do deep work,…
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The pressure to succeed young
“Bro, I’m burned out.” I was totally caught off guard by my friend’s message. This dude is a machine. A one-man development team with two successful apps in the Apple Store and Google PlayStore. A week earlier, a buddy of mine who flips real estate sent me a message asking my thoughts on truck driving.…
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The power of saying “I don’t know”
I am a skeptic. The works of Nassim Taleb and Karl Popper has been tattooed in my worldview. Yes Nassim, finding a black swan will invalidate the theory that all swans are white. Karl, I understand that science should attempt to disprove a theory rather than finding ways to continually prove it. Countless times in…
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Too much and too little of anything is not good
Indifference Curve. Isocost. Isoquant. If you’ve taken Microeconomics in uni and you feel the dread, I feel you. I was very interested in economic theory and consumer behavior but once my professor threw me those indifference curves, I was done ya’ll. No chance. Too much complexity and graphs to what I think could be explained…
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Passion in business won’t take you to the next level
Back in the day when Shopify and Woocommerce were not as easy as it is today, I use to work with mom-and-pops with their e-commerce. I would upgrade their brand image, advice on product description and images, work on their copywriting, design and build their website. Working with small business owners at the start of…