Want to know why certain people succeed and others don’t. Well successful people have certain traits? Do you have them?

Business has changed a great deal over the years. We now have computers, the internet and because of the internet - web pages, email and everything else that comes with it. Our telephone system has changed dramatically with the advent of cell phones and voice mail. However, even with all the technological advancements the traits that make a person successful in business can be traced way back when to our grandfather’s day. So before you decide you want to go into business for yourself, check and see if these traits are part of your make up. Read more

According to Marc Rosenberg, author and expert. eLearning is evolving. He puts out 6
1. E-learning will become more than “e-training.”
2. E-learning will move to the workplace.
3. Blended learning will be redefined.
4. E-learning will be less course-centric and more knowledge-centric.
5. E-learning will adapt differently to different levels of mastery.
6. Technology will become a secondary issue.

I agree with him.

And on Item 2, for us less developed countries, may I add that it will become the great equalizer for education. eLearning is coming to the Rural Areas. The flat“>world is becoming flat and the playing field is coninuously leveled.
On Item 6, with the rapid improvements in technology, this will cease to be an issue.

My personal take:

- eLearning will also lean towards developing different approaches for intelligence“>different learning styles and intelligences. One topic will have different version catering to the personality type of the learner.

- eLearning will take public education global - where countries pool their knowledge base and resources offered to all who want to have an education. Alliances of competing industries/companies will be formed to sahre this precious resource.

- The business model for eLearning will change. New avenues for revenue will replace the traditional content and system as the main source. Open-source will develop to a point that it become the de facto standard world wide.

I was hospitalized due to an ear infection last week. When putting up a business, your most important asset is yourself. It comes first, not business before health.

Leo who works in Saudi Arabia has put up a website-blog full of great ideas for business. His site, Entrepinoys Atb is a good way to start to churn those ideas. Things you can start from home like sipoao-making, fruit-flavored candies, kropek and lapu-lapu culture and orchids… check it out, highly recommended.

Do you want something with a technology bent? You can start with pre-paid credit loading by going to www.load.com.ph. An internet cafe, you say? proceed to www.everythingonline.ph, where they can set you up for PHP35,000.

Of course, before investing with your money, you have to make your LIFE PLAN first. And for practical reasons, it would be easier if you FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTH, where your expertise lie. Then, research if there is a market for your business, if you will make a profit. You might want to ask yourself about the competition and if the business will just be a fad or it will bear the market for a long time.