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Christmas in Our Hearts is the Philippines’ bestselling album of all time, with its eponymous title song heralding the holidays every year on September 1. But for each of Jose Mari Chan’s hits such as “Beautiful Girl” and “Please Be Careful With My Heart” are hundreds of other songs and compositions that failed. When he was a teenager, his father told him his voice was ordinary and to just make music his hobby and run the family business instead. 

He listened—and was a massive success in both. His hobby turned into a musical career that has lasted over five decades, throughout which his guiding motto has been “The blow that doesn’t break me only strengthens me.” 

Christmas in Our Hearts is the Philippines’ bestselling album of all time, with its eponymous title song heralding the holidays every year on September 1. But for each of Jose Mari Chan’s hits such as “Beautiful Girl” and “Please Be Careful With My Heart” are hundreds of other songs and compositions that failed. When he was a teenager, his father told him his voice was ordinary and to just make music his hobby and run the family business instead. 

He listened—and was a massive success in both. His hobby turned into a musical career that has lasted over five decades, throughout which his guiding motto has been “The blow that doesn’t break me only strengthens me.” 

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Dying to be your own boss and to finally give in to those entrepreneurial urges and give birth to your very own business? Listen to this mini-master class by serial entrepreneur and venture builder RJ Ledesma, an Agora Awardee for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Accredited GoNegosyo Mentor, CEO and founder of the award-winning Mercato Centrale, and founder of Bounce Back Philippines. Learn about the importance of having an entrepreneurial mindset, facing your fears and “failing forward,” and bouncing back come what may. 

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Dying to be your own boss and to finally give in to those entrepreneurial urges and give birth to your very own business? Listen to this mini-master class by serial entrepreneur and venture builder RJ Ledesma, an Agora Awardee for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Accredited GoNegosyo Mentor, CEO and founder of the award-winning Mercato Centrale, and founder of Bounce Back Philippines. Learn about the importance of having an entrepreneurial mindset, facing your fears and “failing forward,” and bouncing back come what may. 

That’s the secret to her four decades of staying power in the biz. With an abundance of talent in so many fields, she excels in whatever she pursues. Popularly known as the “Queen of Heartbreak Songs” and as Nathalia Lucero in series The Broken Marriage Vow, she is also a critically acclaimed actress in cinema (Ang Larawan, Quezon’s Game) and theater, an award-winning and chart-busting recording artist, and co-founder of The Sexy Chef and co-author of three books with her sister Barni. Listen to her advice about chasing after dreams while keeping expectations realistic, talent vs. stardom, health, fitness, love, long-distance relationships, marriage, having kids in your 40s, and female empowerment.

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In today’s gig economy, we all want to work on our own terms: have enough independence to decide what kind of work we want to do, when and where to do it, and how much we want to get paid for it. Freelancing skills have now become essential more than ever. Kate Alvarez, a freelance travel and lifestyle journalist, content creator, commercial model, live-streamer, podcaster, actress, and founder of KateWasHere.com, shares her tips and advice based on her over 12 years of experience as a freelancer.

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Her wild and crazy, hard-partying former life is an open book—and her no-filter, acne-prone skin, exposed on social media for all to see and judge—or be inspired by. Sanya Smith shows us how to find and celebrate true beauty in our imperfections, struggles, honesty, courage, and and authenticity. Get started by listening to this revealing and uplifting chat with the spunky host, DJ, mental health advocate, and former model.

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.