Upgrading Your Brand (Series #1: Chat with my College Child on Career, Commerce & Culture)

Son,

We all have abilities to create opportunities by creating them and bring value into them.

I failed many times as a student (got an F on Accounting in college, you know about my Ph.D. took 8 years that I rake student loans and failed dissertation) and as a counselor (forced to retirement) BUT all these made me stronger and less scared to take risks.

Here are some pointers from being perseverant, have a growth mindset (being open to ideas), let fear drive you instead of stopping you. Failure is a big part of success in everything I did in my 55 years of living.

Son,

We all need boundaries or else we will be burned out, abused, and worst, not have true peace & real connections with people and our loved ones.

Here is the first version but due to some audio issues, I have to do it again in my office because I think it is important to set boundaries now that you are getting ready for college.

Confronting issues is the secret to stay happily married.

Please don't misconstrue my word of "Confront", maybe the better word is Approach, clear, communicate or "Not Deny" the negative issues that are looming in our relationship as your parents & as husband to your mother.

Being married is not easy and I am still learning. Here are just a few things I learned in our 18 years of being married: "Confront" issues to stay happily married.

Son,

We all need compassion - to receive or to give it can improve ourselves and very universal in all religion even in business & career.

Jesus is the ultimate model of compassion. It means being fair, transparent & accountable and we can control them by practice.

Son,

Stop complaining about not getting what you deserve but instead, put your energy into comparing yourself to your previous accomplishments & don't waste another time spending too much on social media. Learn to be alone once in a while & keep quiet with no internet. Know yourself. Be a being, not doing. We are human beings, not human doing and knowing that we can be strong in our minds.

This was my first VLOG or Chat to my College Child on Career Commerce & Culture and the topic was building a good credit score in order to be financially stable and key to career success.

It was a random VLOG as I was heading to the gym for a workout.

These podcasts are reposted from my regular VLOG on topics on career, commerce, and culture.

In the first series - I will feature my chat with my (soon to be) college child that may also be useful & practical to everyone who wants to "upgrade their brand".

Because these was unscripted VLOGs done in public places, some audios may be unclear. The future podcast will be much clearer.