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  • What is the biblical meaning of hope?

    Romans 15:3 AMPMay the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises. #BibleProjectAdvent Read more

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  • On being late in meetings

    “What happens when you have a scheduled meeting but some of the participants don’t show up on time? (In a cross-cultural world, with different habits, practices, and preferences with regard to time, coordinating our work—especially our global work—will become increasingly complex.) Those who are on time are left to make awkward conversation, while tardy members… Read more

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  • Moving on, forward

    When you are still starting at work, you are open to anything; open to people, ideas and manners, and work ethics. But then, as time wears on and you begin to know more about them, their peculiarities, and shortcomings, you start to reassess your values against theirs. And when you discover a mismatch, you begin… Read more

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  • The pitch

    The pitch

    If you’ve visited the vicinity of the Petronas Twin Towers, most probably, you’ve exchanged a few words with a marketer or two. They are the ones who offer to take your photo at a price, or better yet, to buy from them phone camera lenses like the ones they are using. These marketers will try… Read more

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  • Letter No. 2

    Dear reader from the future, I am still writing this in Covid-19, but the difference is, I am finally home. That means that the noise I keep hearing now is from the birds, rooster crows, and occasional engine rumble from passing vehicles. There are a lot of things I wish to share with you, and… Read more

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  • Success comes from the Lord

    Psalm 90:16-17 AMP16 Let Your work [the signs of Your power] be revealed to Your servantsAnd Your [glorious] majesty to their children.17 And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us;Confirm for us the work of our hands—Yes, confirm the work of our hands. Read more

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  • Workplace culture

    You must know what your values and beliefs are. Because knowing these things help you identify what kind of workplace culture you are willing to put up with. Say you value spending time with your family. Working under a boss who keeps on working overtime and at the same time wants you to adapt the… Read more

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