Transformational Leadership Blog

This week, I’m not posting something on A Leader’s Life, just a reflection I had last night. Our usual schedule of posting will resume on Friday.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling down. Burned out perhaps. Or just plain unmotivated. I just came from Berlin, Germany last Saturday and my mind went back to mulling over my job and the activities I do.

My schedule is full. No doubt about it. I write. I blog. I translate from English to Ilocano and vice versa. I organize trainings. I speak at events. And I do so many things!

Yet, there is that nagging feeling that I am not maximizing the use of my skills and talents.

While the jeepney I rode plied through the streets of Manila last night, I re-discovered my motivation and my purpose. When I did, I was trying hard to suppress the smile of relief that threatened to break through my face. It was as if I suddenly found a secret spice that made a meal really special. It lit up a darkened corner inside my heart.

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Are you merely surviving from one paycheck to the next one? Is it barely enough? Can you say that you are truly living a fulfilling life?

Sit in front of television and you’ll be subjected to hundreds of commercials and advertisements telling you to buy this and that! Too often though, instead of reaching for the remote control, we reach for our wallets and compute how much we need to spend for the goods and services we see on TV!

Sometimes, the results can be devastating. When emergencies come, you become suddenly out of cash. Good for you if you have friends you can borrow money from. But what if they are not around? What if they do not want to give you money?

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Most of us need that occasional boost of finances whenever we find out that our income falls short of our spending. We borrow money from various sources—friends, family members, banks, credit cards and even loan sharks! But what happens if you accumulate more debt than you could ever handle?

Here are some tips to help you get out of the deep hole of personal debt.

1. Take stock of all the debts you have.

Go get pen and paper and list down EVERY SINGLE LOAN AND DEBT that you have. Your debt may have come from banks, credit cards, loan sharks, friends and family members. Take note of all of them. Add them all up so you can get a good idea of how much you owe.

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Office politics may well be the reason why some employees never get promoted. It may also be one of the top reasons why employees resign from their jobs. How can you deal with it? Is it possible to do away with office politics?

Here are some tips on how to survive office politics.

Clarify goals and expectations. Write down your goals and expectations from the office. It helps to clarify your expectations to avoid disappointments and even heartaches.

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You’ve gone through the job hunt; negotiated your salary; went through the final interview and voila! You’ve just signed the contract. Welcome aboard!

How do you go through the first few days in the office? Follow these simple tips to get you started.

Attend the on-boarding training. Even if you’re a veteran employee, it wouldn’t hurt to attend the on-boarding training. Through this, you can learn about the organizational culture, the dos and don’ts of the company as well as the various requirements of your job. The on-boarding training allows you to get an overview of the company you’ve just signed up for. Along the way, you may come to understand if you’ve made a mistake in signing up with them or not.

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