A lot of managers, mid-level leaders, and even those without leadership titles can all struggle with the same thing. And that is: How to lead if you don’t have the position? They all want to understand how to deal with this, and how to have more influence on the rest of the people in their […]

Today, I’ll be talking about how I foresaw future demands in the market. And this is about SEO and how I started SEO Hacker. I only have five points for this episode, and the first way that I actually foresaw that this was going to be a demand is this: I needed it first. You […]

Today, we are going to be talking about how communication makes you a more effective, powerful leader. And we’re going to be wrapping this up with just five points. That’s it. That’s all we have. It’s five points. The first one being when you communicate, you have to communicate authentically. Be an authentic communicator because […]

Today we’re going to be talking about how to lead yourself to be a better leader. So we’re going to be tackling things that are difficult to do, like procrastination, and waking up in the morning. So why is it so important to learn to lead ourselves and to become better leaders? You see, a […]

We’ve all heard the saying, “Your network is your net worth.” True. False.  What we cannot argue about is that it’s so valuable, especially if you’re running a business or an organization or if you need something and you know someone. There you go. Networks are extremely important, not just in work, but in life. […]

A lot of people struggle with this: saying “no,” saying “no” in work and business. The first real way for you to say no is: You have to know what you stand for. What are your principles? What are your values? What are the things that you’re willing to be penalized for?  The world will […]

Today we have something very interesting. A topic that has been brought to my attention by the Leadership Stack team: How to weed out toxic people when hiring? So, we’re going to keep this simple and clean. No one wants toxic people on their team. Toxic people break down your team and cause separation and […]

For today, I have a special post for you, something that you and I do every single day. Whether it’s with your family members, friends, or with your client, we all negotiate. And these are the top 8 negotiation mistakes to avoid. The first and perhaps one of the most common negotiation mistakes is the […]

For today, we have a comparison between what is a leader and what is a manager, and how you can differentiate between the two. So, let’s look at the first difference, which is that a leader steps out of their comfort zone while the manager is working on the status quo. What does this mean? […]

How do you lead a team of Millennials and Gen Zs? I’m a millennial and I lead a team that’s mostly Millennials and Gen Zs at SEO Hacker—though I think we do have a couple of Gen Xers. Why is this topic important? Here’s the deal. A lot of companies today say that the worst […]

Today we are going to be talking about low-capital requirement businesses that you can start straight out of school.  Now, I have to give you a heads-up because I’m in the digital marketing industry. I started my business with nothing but PHP 1,300. For readers of mine who speak in dollars, that’s somewhere around $60. […]

Today we are going to be talking about how to raise leaders up if you are a mid-level manager. Now, why is this a problem? Why is this a difficulty? In the world today, we have a lot of managers. This is necessary because managers are usually the people who maintain the status quo in […]

Today we are going to talk about something that is pretty dear to my heart because it’s what I used to build my businesses. And that is content marketing. So what’s content marketing? Basically, content marketing is something that you use to attract people who are likely to be interested in what you have to […]

If you are one of those business owners that are still struggling to adopt, haven’t yet adopted, or are still pondering on going digital, this topic is for you. In 2020, around 90,000 MSMEs ceased operations during the pandemic. That’s 193 businesses declaring themselves permanently closed in June 2020, while 1,875 other businesses reduced their […]

Today, we are going to be talking about the four different types of leaders. Now there are so many variations of this — you may argue that this is not the original four different types of leader, but hey, to each his own. This is simply my take on the types of leaders out there. […]

It’s been a tough slog for me these past couple of months. It’s the first time I’m experiencing a year where we lost more than we made. I guess a 12-year winning run is something to be super thankful for but it doesn’t make things easier when you experience your first year where there’s no […]

In this post, we are going to be talking about habits. The reason I want to talk about this topic is because I personally underwent a major habit change, and I want to share that with you today. We all have similar goals. You and I have similar goals. We want to be healthy. We […]

I’m now at the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible and I can’t help but notice how Solomon has been whining that all of life – the effort and labor we put at work to build wealth, secure our future and gain wisdom and understanding along the way – is all vanity and a chasing […]

One of the most perplexing, unexplainable things in life is how and why successful people seem so grateful – and why grateful people seem to find success more often. I realize gratitude is a form of humility. Humility is knowing where you stand in life and where you are in the grand scheme of things. […]

I lead a team of millenials and centenials largely. These are individuals who are 20 – 40 years old. One of the things that I have to wrestle with are surprisingly some of the most basic things in professionalism but I also now understand the importance of clarifying even those things that are supposedly a […]