by Jun Asis

An attic with a glass-bubble for a roof that opens up to the sky and becomes an amateur astronomer’s observatory.

This is just a small component of my written life plan. Have you written yours?

All of us have plans for our life. We have our dreams. Life plans are what we live for, our direction. Most people agree that this life plans are extremely important but they never get to writing it down. It’s all in the head. But many could attest that written goals are more like to be attained than ones that aren’t. And for entrepreneurs, this should be the first step to take as I’ve mentioned in a previous column.

So, where do you begin? How do you make a life plan? Read more

by Jim Rohn

Be a collector of good ideas, but don’t trust your memory. The best collecting place for all of the ideas and information that comes your way is your journal.

The reason why I spend so much money for my journals is to press me to find something valuable to put in them. Read more

No, I haven’t quit yet.

This is a portion of a blog at BusinessPundit.com of Robert C. May. Valuable insight for those who would like to be entrepreneurs. Click here for the complete link.

So what should you do if you want to start your own business?
1. Save your money.
2. Save your money, and become a financial partner.
3. Start something on the side.
4. Go it alone.
5. Be ready to accept failure.
6. Make sure you enjoy it.
7. Train for it.

And finally, if you ever decide to take the plunge, have a blast and enjoy the ride. The good times will make the bad times worth it.

“Learn at least one thing new today before going to sleep at the end of the day.”

- Jun Asis

One of the things I have vowed to do daily before I go to sleep is to know at least one thing I have not known before. I never let a day pass without learning something new. This is not limited to my chosen interests but it covers any good information under the sun. Whether it is about the internet, positive thinking, technology, business, entrepreneurship, Christian living, good values, parenting or education, there are readily available ways for me to learn.

I describe my self as a digital learner. I use the technology and information available to fill my thirst of learning. It is not expensive to learn with technology, as many people think. It will entail some cost but for the most part, but it will be more costly in the long run if you do not learn. With the strides in digital realm, learn can be free. Well, almost. Read more

By Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP Forum Online, September-October 2005

Open learning today rides on cyberspace and communications technology. One of the main features of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is a virtual classroom, where classes are held without the instructor and students having to leave their computer terminals, wherever these may be. The advantages of the virtual classroom are numerous, and appreciated even by those based in the “real” campuses of the University of the Philippines. In fact, students in UP Diliman (UPD) now enjoy their own version of the “virtual learning environment,” which complements their physical classroom experience. Although we have yet to see the day when computers and internet access are available and accessible to most, if not all, Filipinos, it is undeniable that, as Diliman Interactive Learning Center director and UPOU pioneer Dr. Celia T. Adriano says, “the future of education is in the internet.” Read more