Business Management

I want you to imagine that you are in one of my finance seminars right now. You are seated in the middle row and you are here because you want to understand how to grow your money. As the seminar begins, and after I make everyone feel comfortable, I pause andThe Difference Between Trading And Investing

(Continued from Part 1, if you have not yet read it, please click here) One month before I met my wife, I started to work and turn my troubled business around. So I did what I should’ve done a long time ago, I fired my non-producing General Manager and her cohortBusiness and The Start of A Beautiful Relationship - Part 2

90% of the Time… …When someone tries to sell you something, you feel that they are there to try to “take” your money away from you. May it be the mall and someone runs after you giving you a flyer for a P2M condominium investment or a text message offering youSelling Is About Giving, NOT Taking.

So in this concluding article I will explain that being a great sales person is NOT just about developing a skill or transforming yourself from Yin to Yang or Yang to Yin. Instead, evolving as a salesperson is simpler than you think. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Money Money Money"][/caption] In my SalesThe Tale of Two Salesmen (Part 3 - Conclusion)

[caption id="attachment_140" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Click Here To Sign Up For Free!"][/caption] In my article last week, I explained that the US Dollar fluctuates because of the mixture of buyers of US Dollars, sellers of US Dollars, Production of US Dollars, and the Allure of US Dollars. Now if you are an individualHow the Dollar Affects Your Investments and What to do about it (Part 2 of 2)

FACT: “Everyone has problems. And almost everyone I know HATES having to deal with problems.” This absolutely simple truth is the most basic formula for success in all of my businesses. Because while everyone thinks of problems as unwanted nuisances that upset their well being and adds stress to their alreadyHow I Make My Problems Produce Profits for Me

Here's another insightful and true story from my wonderful life, especially in the field of Salesmanship.  I call this story the tale of two salesmen because there are generally 2 kinds of salesmen in this world.  The one you think is the true salesman, and the one that you thinkThe Tale of Two Salesmen (Part 1)

The thought that it takes money to make money is simply ingrained into society when it comes to businesses. I was interviewed a few months ago for a TV show hosted by Arch Bishop Chito Tagle on ABC 5 and the theme of the show was "Entrepreneurship for nation building inFind The Customer First

Welcome to "Wealth Plan, Week 3" Ok, now its time to act on what you have read for the past 2 weeks. What is most important for us AND especially for YOU is RESULTS, correct? Now you cannot have results by just reading what we say. Sure, you may have realized a fewWealth Plan (Week 3)

When I was younger, I read that competition is the consumer's best friend because if there are more businesses offering the same thing, prices should go down. As a consumer, I agree and have benefited lots of times from it. Problem is that thought process became the norm even toPrice for profits, not for war

Wealth is never destroyed, only transferred   Today, I want to share a very special topic -- How to make money run after you. This is a topic that I have never shared with the public before now. It is I believe something that anyone and everyone can and should benefit from,How To Make Money Run After You (Part 1)

Happy New Year! 2015 is here and we say hello to another year full of surprises, challenges, failures, blessings, successes but more importantly, a great opportunity to be better than you were a year ago. This article is dedicated to all those who want to make a fresh start for theDecide, Seek, Commit, Do - Why and How I Lost 100lbs in 10 months!

Last April 16, 2010 the US Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs with Fraud.  This explosive move by the SEC has tremendously diminished  investor confidence in Goldman and Wallstreet in general.  The SEC charge is a very serious one because it says that Goldman fraudulently sold its CDO’s (CollateralizedSimplifying Wall Street Blunders

Hi All! I decided to start this blog to share my business and investing experiences for those who want to help themselves. So for those reading this post right now, welcome! Let me first start by saying that I did not take up commerce, business school or any formal financial training, my experienceBusinessmaker Academy, Inc.

In my earlier years, I never really thought of myself as a manager of people, truth be told I never really understood how important managing people really was until I became an Entrepreneur. And even when I embraced entrepreneurship full time, I made many, many mistakes in this field whichHow I Learned To Manage People

"The Wealthy Are Valuable"   In the previous article, I talked about proper sequencing of the aspects of your life to produce true wealth. One of the reasons you are probably not yet where you are supposed to be is because you are prioritizing running after money. Contrary to popular belief, thatHow to make money run after you (Part 22)

To my beautiful Children, Kate and Ryan, live your life without regrets and happily fulfilled. If I could only give you 10 Life Advices, these are what I want you both to remember:   Learn Through Observation Be observant of how the world truly works. Listen to what people are teaching you, butMy Top 10 Life Advice For My Beautiful Children

“The 3 things to consider before Investing Money" In my previous article, I talked about Step1: Making Money, and Step 2: Managing Money. If you haven't read that article yet, please read part 11 of the series and sign up for the Wealthplan so I can email you that and theHow To Make Money Run After You (Part 12)

Is Your Wife Your Equal? In one of the lighter moments of one of my seminars, a student asked me if my wife was my “Equal”. To which I quickly replied: “No. She is more than me” Of course, the whole classroom erupted with people gushing with corny delight. The seminar thatDon't Marry Your Equal. Marry Someone "More" Than You!

In Part 1 and 2, I explained how to simplify managing your money. If you have not read them yet, please Click Here to read up on what you’ve missed. In this article, I will finally explain how to increase your “take home” per month without adding any additional bad expensesMoney Management Simplified (Part 3)

A long time ago, I used to think that the true way to success is to outwit and outmaneuver competition. Truth be told, I am a very competitive person by nature and I hate losing to competition. And I’m sure that a part of you feels the same way deepBusinesspeople are Merchants, Not Warriors!

Over the past year, I’ve written a good number of business advice articles for Manila Bulletin and each of those articles were and still are meant to help as many people as possible. These articles are from my experience and discoveries through a lot of trial and error in “business5 Super Tips For Succeeding In Business!

Today, I want to start coaching you again on becoming a greater success in whatever you do. I will share with you a simple but powerful truth: “If you want to increase your success, you must: 1.)    Know what you really want in life 2.)    Have the will and desire to goTo Increase Your Success You Must Have 3 Things

"If You Want To Build Wealth, Stop Prioritizing Money!"   After 10 months and 20 articles on "How To Make Money Run After You", you will notice that all of my articles thus far have been about preparing you to manage the wealth that is about to come. In other words, thoseHow to make money run after you (Part 21)

Today I want to teach those who have a Business or those thinking of starting a business a very simple, very powerful, and almost effortless way to increase profits. And although what I will explain is pretty obvious, most businesses would surprisingly go the complete opposite of what I willHow to Increase Your Business’ Profits with Minimal Effort

Aside from building businesses, another passion of mine is investing in assets. Both of them are a means to make more money if you know what you are doing, but how money is made between the two are very different. I’m going to simplify the difference for both of them forThe Difference between Businesses and Investments

A few months ago, a friend of mine requested if I could help her nephew (an undergrad student from an Ivy league school) with his business practicum project that he was becoming frustrated with. Their business practicum’s goal was to produce and sell as many “uniquely different” T-Shirts as possibleDo Not Over Complicate Your Business

Life's Purpose. I believe that everyone has a purpose in this world and I'm one of the few who has been blessed with knowing what my purpose is. In my seminars I always tell my audience that there are only three things I love in this world. The first is myLife's Purpose

“How to Make Credit Cards Work for You!” Credit Cards, are the proverbial stepping stone to wealth. This article explains how I use my credit cards so that I minimize my monthly cash flow burden, use it without incurring interest (and get even super discounts in the process) and lastly getHow to make money run after you (Part 8)

Imagine You Are With Your Friends…   …In a restaurant and the waiter comes with the bill, looks over the table and out of all of your 6 friends, picks you to give the bill to. And it doesn’t matter which set of friends you are with, waiters always look at you…WellBeing A Leader