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November 17, 2014

#038 – The FutureYou.PH project for young Pinoys with Massi Oracion

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Before the info on the podcast, I have an important announcement, join us for the launch of my book “Start Up: Find your place. Engage the world. Sustain your life.” on November 22, 2014 3:00 PM at OMF Lit Bookshop, Boni Avenue cor Pinatubo St, Mandaluyong City. This is very near MRT Boni Station. Confirm your attendance by going to this link.


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In this episode, I interview Mr. Massi Oracion, the Philippine Business for Education program manager for FutureYou.ph, a website dedicated to help...

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Published on November 17, 2014 18:23

November 4, 2014

#037 – Taxes for Employees with Mon Abrea

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It’s the end of the year, which means that employees who receive a lot of bonuses (13th, 14th, or even 15th month) may need to pay extra taxes on top of the regular rate withheld by their employees. But why do we really need to pay taxes? What exemptions should we expect?


To answer these questions, I chat with Mr. Mon Abrea also known as The Tax Whiz of The Abrea Consulting Group.


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Published on November 04, 2014 03:57

#037 – Taxes for Employees with Mon Abrea

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It’s the end of the year, which means that employees who receive a lot of bonuses (13th, 14th, or even 15th month) may need to pay extra taxes on top of the regular rate withheld by their employees. But why do we really need to pay taxes? What exemptions should we expect?


To answer these questions, I chat with Mr. Mon Abrea also known as The Tax Whiz of The Abrea Consulting Group.


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Published on November 04, 2014 03:57

October 15, 2014

5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Moving to the Province

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The urban jungle can be an uncaring and difficult place to live in. The daily commute to and from the office can be such a pain that you’re left drained of energy by the time you get home in the evening (or morning, if you’re in the graveyard shift). But for most yuppies, this is where we live and work.


Interestingly, in episode 7 of The Happy Yuppie Podcast, Ms. Cheng Veniles that more and more job seekers are choosing work based on location. Besides, some cities in the provinces are eme...

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Published on October 15, 2014 18:53

October 13, 2014

#036 – Freelance Camp Manila with Heinz Bulos

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This is a part of our podcast series on freelancing, where we explore several “raket” or sources of income on the side for Filipino yuppies. But if you decide to pursue this full time, you can check out several stories of freelancers who are making it big and showing the world that it’s highly possible to survive and thrive through freelance opportunities online.


Check out the first few episodes in this series:


#028 – Introduction to Freelancing

#029 – Blogging as a Freelancing Opportunity...

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Published on October 13, 2014 19:03

October 11, 2014

#035 – The Guerilla Approach to Freelancing with Celine Roque of Pinoy500.com

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This is a part of our podcast series on freelancing, where we explore several “raket” or sources of income on the side for Filipino yuppies. But if you decide to pursue this full time, you can check out several stories of freelancers who are making it big and showing the world that it’s highly possible to survive and thrive through freelance opportunities online.


Check out the first few episodes in this series:


#028 – Introduction to Freelancing

#029 – Blogging as a Freelancing Opportunity...

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Published on October 11, 2014 07:14

October 7, 2014

4 Social Media Habits that Could Hurt Your Career

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Can you still live in a world without Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube?


That’s kinda difficult to imagine right?


These technologies have pervaded our lives that the first thing we reach out for in the morning is our Smartphones. We even fight sleep as we promise ourselves just one more peek at our favorite Social Media accounts.


These social media networks have also become part of our work. We love to post our traffic rants on Twitter, we post cryptic messages about an annoying off...

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Published on October 07, 2014 21:07

October 2, 2014

#034 – Showcasing Pinoy Freelancers’ Skills with Lyle Jover of Raket.ph

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Raket.PH is perhaps the Philippines newest site for freelancers. Its model is different from oDesk and Elance, but it’s definitely a great way to showcase the skills and services offered by Pinoy freelancers. Since officially launching in May, Raket.PH now has more than 6,000 users. It has been featured on ANC Alerts and also on Rappler.com.


In this episode, I chat with Lyle Jover, President and co-founder of Raket.ph on its growth and on how you can sign up and maximize its services as y...

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Published on October 02, 2014 18:43

October 1, 2014

Eliminate Distractions by Setting Goals

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Phone rings. Status updates check. IM chat messages beep. And a thousand other distractions get at us daily. Before you know it, you’ve spent two hours on Facebook, an hour responding to chat messages, and a couple of minutes typing an SMS or answering a phone call.


Welcome to the age of distraction. Thanks so much World Wide Web!


If you think about it, it boils down to the issue of control. Are you in control of your tools or are you controlled by them?


To achieve anything, athletes, organ...

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Published on October 01, 2014 17:30

September 28, 2014

Fifteen Ingredients of Effective Teamwork

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Teams have become an important part of business and organizational operations. And why not? Teams have the potential to increase individual performance of workers and employees! When one person works with a team, he or she is given a chance to work with other who can support, encourage and even challenge the way he works! That way, the output will be of a better quality than if it was done alone.


Here are fifteen ingredients of effective teamwork that a leader should nurture in the teams...
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Published on September 28, 2014 17:30