First-World Philippines with Mike Grogan author of "The Rise of the Pinoy"

As the sun scorches the Philippines during summer, it is important for us to stay hydrated by drinking lots of water. But aside from that, did you know that there are other benefits that you can get from drinking H20? It can make you more productive throughout the day and many more. Listen to this short episode to know more.

 Where light meets darkness’ is a prophet’s call, a sage’s whisper, a bard’s song…asking us to listen, to pause, and to understand the wonder of present Grace; a Grace that traces our hearts and tells the story of our souls. this is a book of intersections, exploring the possibility of who we could be, meeting the wonder of who we already are. filled with stories, reflections, poetry and pointed thoughts, these words will ask you to long consider the truth of your life.

It’s available in limited edition print in the Philippines

check the link for more info : www.wherelightmeetsdarkness.com

audiobook is coming soon.

#wherelightmeetsdarkness

 https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Heppner/e/B07R82573J?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1557307000&sr=8-2&fbclid=IwAR3wzUJUiYt5ltptXbSyeh5Nyb0rSHw2weSJ0QcflI0eelLFbfj-faoBE3A 

 Penny Bongato, a professional coach, Filipino motivational speaker, author, and the first Filipina Canfield Certified Trainer in the Philippines and in Asia, shares her vision for the Philippines and how she can impact the lives of 100,000 Filipinos.

**Contains Filipino Language**

 https://pennybongato.online/about/ 

Filipinos are very family-oriented especially moms . They would stay with their family as much as they could but because of the need to work and provide for their family, they need to work somewhere else or worse, forced to go overseas leaving their families behind . But with the technology today, this is being slowly cured. Working from home is now an option. Maria Korina Bertulfo, founder of Filipina Homebased Moms group on Facebook, is empowering Filipinos to engage in working from home. The group has  130,685 members and has helped a lot of Filipinos land a job online. 

Filipina Homebased Moms Website:   https://fhmoms.com/ 

Filipina Homebased Moms Facebook Link:  fb.com/groups/fhmoms 

*Contains Filipino Language*

If you can go back in time, what would you tell your 20-year old self? Listen to the answers of David Bonifacio of New Leaf Ventures, Noey Lopez of Starbucks Philippines, Mark Ruiz of Hapinoy, Anna Meloto-Wilk of Human Nature, Pocholo Gonzales a.k.a. The Voicemaster, and Shirley Maya Tan of The Art of the Fearless Living.  

**Contains Filipino Language**

What is your greatest fear and most fearless experience so far? 

In this special episode, we turn the table and ask Mike of his fears and his most fearless experience by the time. 

It goes without saying that being an OFW is arduous and requires sacrifice and pure dedication. But Filipinos are willing to do those for their family. If you are planning to leave the Philippines and work abroad, you SHOULD listen to this as Mhy De Guzman talks about the life and real struggles of being an OFW.

"If I had to hire 10 employees, 9 of them would be in the Philippines."

I had an amazing chat with my very good friend Jonathan Levi, a serial entrepreneur, author, and lifehacker. He’s the author of the blockbuster Become a SuperLearner series and the host of the award-winning Becoming SuperHuman podcast. We talked about the best qualities of Filipinos since 60% of his team are.

Visit their website, https://becomingasuperhuman.com/

According to the World Health Organization, Tobacco kills more than 7 million people each year.  We deep dived in this topic here in the Philippines and how it directly and indirectly affects all Filipinos. 

Over cups of coffee, Pastor Jonathan and I had a chat about what it is like being a Canadian living in the Philippines for 18 years. He pointed out various topics about what Filipinos can do to make this country first-world. Jonathan also took me back 18 years ago as he talked about the difference of the Philippines from when he first arrived. There's so much to absorb in this episode of the podcast, as any of our episodes, so make sure not to miss any of them.