I wish to share with you this article published in the December 2014 issue of Entrepreneur. It talks about how OFWs can teach their children about FQ while they are away from them. It’s a big challenge but it’s a reality that millions of our kababayans are faced with. I, together with another financial literacy advocate…
Chatting with Sun Life CEO Riza Mantaring
I first saw Riza Mantaring when she was being interviewed on ANC as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life Financial Philippines. At that time, her company was already among the country’s top insurance companies but not yet the number one. She struck me as a humble top honcho as she narrated how she didn’t expect…
The Retelling of The Richest Man in Babylon CHAPTER 8: Can We All Become Rich?
We’re now in the second to the last chapter of the book. This is an interesting chapter because it’s when Arkad summarizes the basic laws of money to his friends. Some of them still insist on the role of Lady Luck. Some find the laws too simple.
These two observations point to the excuses a lot of people use to justify their not so pleasant financial state, “Wala talaga akong suerte sa pera, hindi ako yayaman.” “Hindi ko naman…
Are we inching our way to the Tipping Point of High FQ for EveryJuan?
Last Monday on FQMom.com we saw Randell Tiongson read Chapter 7 of The Retelling of The Richest Man in Babylon. Today I invite you to join me as I interview him about his childhood money memory, his entrepreneurial family, his stint in producing concerts, which included popular names like Dingdong Avancado, Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez. He also talks about his interior design business with then girlfriend…
The Retelling of The Richest Man in Babylon – CHAPTER 7
Today we see finance and life coach Randell Tiongson read Chapter 7 of The Retelling of The Richest Man in Babylon. In this chapter we see our main character Arkad mature in his financial journey, and his mentor Algamish sees it. While most people look at successful people as just being lucky, this chapter…