Meet The Most Persistent Lanie

  When she got the job offer in August 2023, she did her best to vy for a J1 visa. But suddenly, when she processed her sponsorship, the odds were against her!      If there is one person who has embraced the value of persistence and not giving up easily, she’s the one!    … Read more

What Do You Want?

“What do you want??”   I have been asked that question many times, and most of the time, I would not know how to answer it.   Reflecting upon it now, deep within, I know what I want. But I am too fearful to acknowledge it because I fear. I fear being laughed at. I … Read more

Process Over Results

But, say that again, Process over Results?!   It took me a long time to understand until things made sense. Yes, I am a work in progress, just like all of you.   It was never really the results. It was not the outcome.   Great! you got an A+, 100%, or you graduated Cum … Read more

In Pursuit of God

Pursue not the job offer. Pursue not the visa. Pursue not the dream nor your goals. Pursue only God. He will give you the desires of your heart. He will lead you in the right direction. He will make ways for you. Believe it. It is not the pursuit that will make you win. But … Read more

God-Directed

Often, we rush and put in all the effort for a goal or a dream.   Ahh, let me stop and put “I” instead of “we.”‘   I always act on impulse.    I remember rushing to one of the agency offices in Mandaluyong (some 18 years ago!) because they were hiring teachers for the … Read more