So let’s say you’re eyeing a certain role. You’re not quite there yet, but you want to be bumped up to a managerial position. These are the things that you have to keep in mind. The first thing that you should know before you step into any management role and your higher-ups or your leaders […]

Job hopping. For this topic, I want to share some points with you that aren’t biased toward business people, company owners, or leaders out there. These points are really meant to help you, and maybe others around you that you know who might be thinking about job hopping. So, what’s so bad about job hopping? […]

So I was listening to Patrick Lencioni’s podcast earlier, which you can find on Spotify. I love his stuff, and I’ve read a lot of his books too. In this particular podcast episode of his, which is just 15 minutes long, he mentions something called “quiet quitting.” I played this episode, wondering what it was. […]

Today, I want to talk about a question that is relevant to so many people. As a leader, this is also very, very important because we do make mistakes in our leadership. And the question today is: how do you earn back trust once you’ve lost it in your team, or your relationship? Is there […]

So today we have a special topic, that is how to use failures to succeed in life or work. You see, failure is a very real part of life. I have not met a single individual who has told me, “Hey, Sean! I have never failed in life.”  And hey, when we’re born we fail […]

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. […]