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Marko Alejandro, CPA, CMA CEO of Global Insurance agency group in the Philippines. The #1 insurance agency and asset management in the Philippines.

Specializing in asset management and long-term wealth for individuals, families and corporations

Apostle Paul preached in Athens, Greece, one of the greatest centers of philosophy, wisdom, and knowledge in the ancient...
13/10/2026

Apostle Paul preached in Athens, Greece, one of the greatest centers of philosophy, wisdom, and knowledge in the ancient world.

When he preached about the Good news (Gospel) to hundreds in Areopagus (Mars Hill, in this photo) surrounded by people who valued reason, debate, and philosophy.

Dalawa lang ang naniwala.

Dionysius the Areopagite — a member of the Areopagus.

Damaris — a woman who believed Paul's message.

And the rest is HIStory

Powerful leadership lesson:

Never underestimate what God can do through a few people who believe.

Minsan we speak to hundreds, but only a few listen. Sometimes we share our vision with thousands, but only a few commit.

Sometimes we become discouraged because we focus on the number of people who reject us instead of the people who believe in us.

It will reminds us:

We don't always need everyone to believe in the beginning.

He was humiliated at tinawanan. Mission must be bigger than our ego!

Imagine kung ang objective ni Paul ay maging popular sa Athens.

He would have been disappointed.

When our purpose is bigger than our pride, rejection becomes easier to endure.

Sa leadership, kapag ego natin ang priority, madali tayong masaktan.

Kapag hindi tayo pinakinggan, offended tayo.

Kapag walang attendance, disappointed tayo.

Kapag hindi tayo naappreciate, nawawalan tayo ng gana.

Pero kapag clear ang mission, naiintindihan natin hindi lahat ng araw ay may applause.

We don't lead because everyone appreciates us. We lead because we believe in what we are building.

A 10-year goal is easier and realistically to achieve than a 10-month goal. Hear me on thisAt first, parang baliktad. Ma...
10/10/2026

A 10-year goal is easier and realistically to achieve than a 10-month goal.

Hear me on this

At first, parang baliktad. Mas mahaba ang 10 years, mas malayo and mas maraming uncertainty.

Pero, may strange advantage ang long term goals, They give us a room to fail without feeling like failures!

Kapag short-term goal kasi everything feels urgent.

May target this month. May deadline next week. May number na kailangan ma-hit.

At kapag hindi natin nakuha? Mabilis ang emotional reaction.
“Hindi gumana.”
“Baka hindi natin kaya.”
“Baka mali ang ginagawa natin.”

Parang isang bad week lang career crisis na agad. 🤣

Pero kapag long-term ang goal iba ang perspective.

Let’s say we give ourselves 10 years to build something meaningful.

Nag-fail ang Year 1? May 9 years pa.
Nagkamali sa Year 2? May time pa to adjust.
May setback sa Year 3? Hindi pa tapos ang story.

That changes the way we think.
Failure becomes feedback.
Delay becomes part of the process.
Mistakes become tuition.

Hindi agad nasisira ang confidence natin dahil lang sa isang bad season.

Long-term goals give us EMOTIONAL ROOM.

Short-term goals are still useful.
They create urgency.
They help us measure.
They force action.

Pero delikado kung doon lang tayo nakatingin.

Because if every month feels like a final exam, nakakapagod mabuhay. 😂

ASK “What are we really trying to build over the next 10 years?”

Not just this month.
Not just this quarter.
Not just this year.

If our goal is to become a great leader over 10 years, one bad meeting doesn’t define us.

If our goal is to build wealth over 10 years, one bad investment doesn’t end the journey.

If our goal is to build a strong agency over 10 years, one weak quarter is information, not identity.

If our goal is to become healthier over 10 years, one missed workout is not a tragedy.

The longer the horizon, the calmer we become. Calm people make better decisions.

They don’t panic.
They don’t chase every trend.
They don’t quit every time the result is slow.

They stay.
They adjust.
They compound.

The wiser we get, the more we realize many people don’t fail because the goal was impossible.

They fail because the timeline was too emotionally tight.

They expected transformation too quickly.
when reality moved slower than expectation they concluded the dream was wrong.

Choose a long-term goal. Then break it into short-term actions.

Think in decades. Execute today.

The long-term goal keeps us patient.
The short-term action keeps us moving.

We need both.

Type “Long term” if you learned something!

Do not ask “How do I succeed”The powerful question is: “What would guarantee that I fail”Because for the first question,...
09/10/2026

Do not ask “How do I succeed”

The powerful question is:
“What would guarantee that I fail”

Because for the first question, there may be 1,000 answers.

But if we change the question to “Ano mga gagawin ko na sure na mag fail ako?”

Mas simple ang sagot

Example:

How do I stay poor?
-Gastusin lahat
-Wag mag take ng opportunity
-Wag mag invest
-Increase your lifestyle

How do I stay unhappy?
-Compare mo sarili sa iba
-Doom scroll social media
-Focus ka lagi sa negative and sa wala ka.

How do I destroy my relationship?
-Wag ka na mag effort
-Try to win all arguments, ikaw lang tama
-Remember all the mistakes. Kalimutan mo mga magandang ginawa nila sayo.

Ano pa?

stop showing up
we fail.

If we keep delaying important work
we fail.

If we avoid difficult conversations
problems grow.

If we keep blaming everyone else
we stop improving.

If we spend more than we earn
eventually, we suffer.

If we refuse to learn
we become outdated.

If we burn bridges everywhere
opportunities disappear.

If we keep quitting every time things get hard
we never stay long enough to get good.

Wisdom is not only knowing what to do.
It is also knowing what not to do.

The secret was never really in the HOW.The secret is in the WHEN.Iniisip natin na somewhere out there may secret na kapa...
03/10/2026

The secret was never really in the HOW.
The secret is in the WHEN.

Iniisip natin na somewhere out there may secret na kapag nalaman natin, biglang magiging easy ang success.

Naghahanap tayo ng mas magandang strategy.

Mas magandang system.
Mas magandang program.
Mas magandang script.

Pag kinausap natin ang isang bodybuilder at tinanong paano mo nakuha yang katawan mo?”

Sasabihin naman niya.
The program.
The diet.
The supplements.
The routine.
The years of training.

knowing the HOW is easy.

Doing it at 6AM on a Tuesday when nobody is watching?

Same in business.

We already know we need to follow up.
We already know we need to prospect.
We already know we need to train.
We already know we need to post consistently.
We already know we need to improve our skills.

Pero ang challenge hindi naman information.

Ang challenge ay ex*****on. Kailan natin ieexecute. The WHEN.

The HOW is often free. The WHEN is where the price is paid.

The entrepreneur told us the process.
The leader told us the habits.
The athlete told us the routine.
The top sales told us the numbers game.

But hearing the process is different from living it.

The HOW tells us what to do.

The WHEN determines who actually becomes great.

Do you want to learn any skill faster than everyone else?Sales.Recruitment.Business.Leadership.Public speaking.Content c...
26/09/2026

Do you want to learn any skill faster than everyone else?

Sales.
Recruitment.
Business.
Leadership.
Public speaking.
Content creation.
Negotiation.
Closing.

The secret is always same.
surprisingly, simple lang.

Do 100 repetitions as fast as possible.

Not reckless. Not careless.

But enough volume to create real data!

Why 100?

Because 5 attempts can lie to us.
10 attempts can still be random.

But when we do something 100 times, nagsisimula nang lumabas ang pattern.

I remember when I was an agent, I do 300 approaches in Linkedin and Facebook every single day.

Nung binasa niyo yung 100, ayaw na noh? 🤣

Our goal is to create real data out of the volume.

The next one is ask, anong meron sa top 10% na di ginagawa ng 90%

Mas maganda ba ang opening?
Mas marami bang tanong?
Mas maikli ba ang presentation?
Mas mabilis ba ang follow-up?
Mas tama ba ang target market?

Then we identify the differences, apply again in the next 100.

By this time, you will have critical judgment, apply that learned judgment in the next 100.

The first 100 teaches us pattern and what to notice
The second 100 teaches us what to improve.

The third 100 starts sharpening judgment.

Eventually, may nabubuo tayong sariling checklist.

And this is where most people quit.
They do 10.
Hindi gumana. Stop.

Then they say:
“I tried it.”

We didn’t really try the process. We only sampled 10 of it.

Mastery is often less mysterious than it looks.

It is volume.
Observation.
Correction.
Repetition.

Do 100. Study the best 10.
Compare them with the other 90.

Find the two or three important differences.

Apply them. Then do another 100.

Repeat. Then you will have a better checklist.

Our decisions get faster.
Our mistakes become fewer.
Our instincts become sharper.

What used to require intense thinking starts becoming natural.

Do you want to be a leader? Are you a leader?Let’s learn from one of the greatest leaders, Moses from Bible. A leader wh...
18/09/2026

Do you want to be a leader? Are you a leader?

Let’s learn from one of the greatest leaders, Moses from Bible. A leader who does not speak well 😱

Exodus 4:10 “Master, please, I don't talk well. I've never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke to me. I stutter and stammer.”

Si Moses mismo ang nagsabi kay God na mabagal siya magsalita, hindi siya eloquent at baka di siya papakinggan

this same Moses eventually lead an entire nation.

Thousands of people.
Through pressure. Complaints. Conflict.
Uncertainty and years in the wilderness.

Dito ako napaisip, minsan kasi ang definition natin ng leader ay magaling magsalita. Confident. Charismatic. Malakas ang presence. Laging may tamang sagot.

But Moses reminds us that leadership is not always about having the most impressive personality.

Kung may leadership interview nun, baka si Moses mismo ang unang mag-reject sa sarili niya.

Communication skills?
Waley

Public speaking?
Pass muna.

Leading an entire nation?
“Lord, sure ba tayo dito?” 🤣

Minsan hinihintay natin maging ready bago tayo tumanggap ng responsibility.

Ready maging manager. Ready mag-lead.
Ready magsalita. Ready mag-decide.

Pero baka may mga times na hindi muna darating ang confidence.

We step into the responsibility first.
Then responsibility starts developing us.

Another lesson:

Our weakness does not automatically disqualify us.

Moses was aware of his limitation.
Pero hindi ibig sabihin wala na siyang value.

In fact, awareness of weakness can sometimes produce humility.

And humility is powerful in leadership.

Because leaders who think they already know everything become difficult to teach.

But leaders who know they still need help?
They listen. They learn. They depend on others.

Next lesson: Moses did not lead alone.

Aaron was there.

Other leaders were appointed.
Responsibility was shared.

Great leadership is not proving we can do everything ourselves.

Maturity means admitting:
Kailangan natin ng tulong.

Next, Moses also teaches us that leadership is not just about leading people when they are cooperative.

Try leading people who complain.
Who are afraid.
Who change their minds.
Who become impatient.
Who sometimes blame the leader for problems.

That is where character matters.

Patience. Courage. Humility. Conviction. Faith.

Moses’ story reminds us that God does not always call the person who looks most ready.

He develops the person through the responsibility itself.

That is one of the deepest lessons of leadership:

We don’t wait until we become perfect before we lead. We allow the responsibility to form us while we lead.

Type MOSES if you learned something from him 🫶

May mga season talaga sa buhay na parang wala tayo sa tamang lugar. Parang “hindi ka belong”Hindi dahil mali ang directi...
16/09/2026

May mga season talaga sa buhay na parang wala tayo sa tamang lugar.

Parang “hindi ka belong”

Hindi dahil mali ang direction.
Pero kakaiba siya.

Bagong room. Bagong standard.
Bagong conversations. Bagong expectations.

At parang may maliit na boses sa isip natin:
“Kasama ba talaga tayo dito?”

I forced myself to be with people I dont belong. To places I cant imagine I can be part.

Pinilit ko lang talaga. Kahit feel ko di ako belong 😅

Feeling out of place does not always mean we are in the wrong room.

FEELING LIKE YOU DONT BELONG IS THE PRICE OF AMBITION 🫡

Mas marami silang alam.
Mas mabilis sila mag-isip.
Mas polished sila magsalita.
Mas malawak ang experience.

Minsan habang tahimik tayong nakikinig, mapapaisip tayo:

Ano bang ambag ko dito? 🤣

Ambition has a price.

One of those prices is temporarily feeling small.

Temporarily feeling behind.

Temporarily feeling like we have to prove to ourselves that we belong.

But if we stay, we learn the language.

We understand the standards.
We develop the skill.
We build the confidence.

Eventually, what once felt intimidating becomes normal. 🫡

So when ambition takes us somewhere unfamiliar, baka hindi natin kailangang tanungin agad:

“Do we belong here?”

Maybe the better question is:

“What do we need to learn so we can grow into this room?”

Comment AMBITION if you learned something 🫶

Mahirap na marealize, pero as business owner, self employed, in sales or in management:Our job isn't just to grow your b...
04/09/2026

Mahirap na marealize, pero as business owner, self employed, in sales or in management:

Our job isn't just to grow your business.
It is to grow ourselves.

Kapag mabagal ang growth ng negosyo, natural na tumingin tayo sa labas.

Market ba? Team ba?
Economy ba? Marketing ba?
Maling strategy ba? Kulang ba sa tao?

Yes, sometimes those things are real.

But for our business to grow, we must grow.

Think about it, our business is the result of our actions and decisions.

So if we are scattered, reactive, or inconsistent, our business will be too.

If we lack focus, structure, and boundaries, your team will too.

If we avoid discomfort, results will avoid us.

Our job is not only to grow the business. Our job is to become the person capable of growing it.

We need to realize:

Sometimes the next strategy is not another sales technique.
Not another marketing campaign.
Not another incentive.

Sometimes the next strategy is personal growth.

Better thinking.
Better discipline.
Better emotional control.
Better communication.

For our business to reach the next level, we must be capable of bringing it there.

My wife rarely asks for anything.She earns really well.She owns her own agency too.She works. She builds.She has her own...
26/08/2026

My wife rarely asks for anything.

She earns really well.
She owns her own agency too.
She works. She builds.
She has her own career and her own income.

Her own income can sustain our family comfortably 🤣 sugar mommy yarn.

Pero hindi siya materialistic.
Actually, bihira talaga siyang humingi.

And over time, that started to mean more to me.

Because as men, there is something we are aware of: We have a financial clock.

May season tayo where our energy is high.
Our opportunities are growing.
Our capacity to work is strong.
Our network is expanding.
Our earning potential can continue to rise.

But we also know, hindi habang buhay pareho ang energy natin.

Having a wife who rarely asks for anything also made me more conscious about giving in the peak of my financial clock.

Ang gusto niya lang naman maglakad kame gabi gabi 🤣

Because when someone is not demanding mas gusto nating maging intentional.

A peaceful marriage is not built by always having more.

Sometimes it is built by wanting less.
Less pressure. Less comparison.
Less need to impress. Less chasing.

And more gratitude.

That is one of the best lessons marriage can teach us, the right partner does not only help us build wealth.

They can also help us protect it.
Not just financially, but emotionally.

By reminding us that peace is not found in having everything.

It is found in knowing what is already enough.

The person we admire of may have paid a price we are not willing to pay.Nakita natin ang fit na katawan.Hindi natin naki...
25/08/2026

The person we admire of may have paid a price we are not willing to pay.

Nakita natin ang fit na katawan.
Hindi natin nakita ang thousands of ordinary meals and workouts.

Nakikita natin ang strong marriage.
Hindi natin nakita ang difficult conversations, forgiveness, patience, at intentional time.

Nakikita natin ang successful business.
Hindi natin nakita ang years of uncertainty.

Nakikita natin ang malaking income.
Hindi natin nakita ang rejection, pressure, risk, at sleepless nights.

We say: “I want that.”

Pero ang mas honest na tanong ay:
“Do we want it enough to pay what it costs?”

Because wanting the result without accepting the cost is not really ambition. It is fantasy shopping.

Parang nagbabrowse tayo ng buhay ng ibang tao, “Add to cart.”

Success. Freedom. Wealth. Influence. Healthy body. Perfect family life.

Then pagdating sa checkout:

“Ay may sacrifice pala? Cancel order.” 😂

We keep wanting something but we refuse the price attached to it.

So we stay in the middle. Hindi natin binabayaran ang cost.

Pero hindi rin natin binibitawan ang desire.

That gap becomes frustration.
Comparison.
Resentment.
Bitterness.

May dalawang honest choices lang tayo:

Pay the price.
or
release the desire.

Both can bring peace.

If we truly want the business, then accept the work.

If we truly want the health, accept the discipline.

If we truly want the wealth, accept the patience.

If we truly want the leadership role, accept the responsibility.

This is maturity.

Not simply knowing what we want.

But knowing what we are willing to pay for and what we are willing to peacefully leave behind.

We don’t only ask:
“What do they have?”

We also ask:
“What did it require?”

And sometimes, after seeing the whole picture we become less jealous.

We become more respectful.

“Okay. Deserve nga.” 🤣🙌

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