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Fred

The following posts published on PinoyDad.com were written by Fred.

The E-Myth Revisited (Why Most Small Business Don’t Work and What to Do About It)

The Pinoy Entrepreneurs blog, if you still haven’t noticed, is about, among others, encouraging more Filipinos to become entrepreneurs. It’s about stepping out of one’s comfort zone and starting one’s own business. You could even say it’s about stirring up the entrepreneurial spirit, focusing on the positive aspects of entrepreneurship, such that talking about negative …

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The Fear of Love

There are a lot of people who are not into a more serious kind of relationship. Just friends, ‘ika nga. This is understandable for teens, who believe — or whose parents believe — that they’re too young to be in a relationship. For someone in his/her 20s, however, not getting into a relationship is something …

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Love is Blind

There are countless songs and poems to the effect that love is blind. The phrase “love is blind” is usually associated with physical appearances of the lovers. When you see an ugly person with a beautiful partner, usually a not-so-attractive man with a gorgeous woman along the lines of Humpback of Notre Dame, people usually …

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NeGOsyo: Joey Concepcion’s 50 Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories

We’ve discussed GoNegosyo under the Blogroll and Internet & Tech categories over at Pinoy Entrepreneurs (pinoy-business.com). We’ve also discussed the book in the previous post on Succcessful and Inspiring Filipino Entrepreneurs. We’ve just realized, however, that we forgot to include a separate entry for this book under the Books category. This is a significant oversight …

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Long Distance Relationship: Does it Work?

One of the doctrines discussed by our teacher in high school Physics 1 is this: The strength of love is inversely proportional to the distance between the lovers. I’ve always remembered that, although I can’t recall what was our lesson that day. I remember this not only because I was wondering why the heck our …

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Smart Questions for Smart People

These questions went the rounds through some time ago, so you may have read it and discovered that you’re not as smart as you think. Just in case you haven’t answered these questions or would want to again discover that you’re not as smart as the last time, read on. Below are four ( 4) …

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Reduced traffic with increase in gas prices?

They say sleep is a refuge of the weary mind and the battered body. People say sleep is a source of comfort, but this seems to be no longer true. These days, you tend to say this as you hit the sack: “Darn, I forgot to gas up!” Everybody is now familiar that gas prices …

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Successful and Inspiring Filipino Entrepreneurs

In business and entrepreneurship, just like in any aspect of life, those who are inspired are among the successful lot. Of course, some say it’s better to be smart that being inspired (or that success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration), but, all things being equal, an inspired person persists through challenges and gets ahead …

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Don’t Steal

“Res ipsa loquitor,” Latin for “the thing speaks for itself.”

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Wall-e (Disney-Pixar)

Kids love cartoons (and it’s no secret that grown-ups are also fond of animated movies). So, if you’re looking for an animated movie to watch with your child in the coming weeks, Wall-E (official site here) is highly recommended. Even if it’s not (yet) one of the top-rated animated films, many ordinary moviegoers give it …

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