Fight The Relationship Drift

Warning: There’s a cruel epidemic afflicting our families, our marriages, and our friendships. It’s called the Relationship Drift.
It’s a very devious disease. It’s like some cancers. You really don’t know you have it until it’s fatal. And then it’s too late. 
And then Relationship Drift becomes Relationship Dead.
The only solution is to diagnose it early.
But the symptoms of Relationship Drift […]

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Stop Trying To Fix People

You know what our monstrous mistake is?
We try to fix the people in our life.
Oh, I see it everywhere.
Everywhere I go, I see people complain about the people in their life.
Wives complain about their husbands.
“Bo, please talk to my husband. He eats too much.”
“Bo, can you help me? My husband watches too much TV.”
One frustrated wife told […]

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Why You Need To Fail

Join Me At The Last How To Be TrulyRich Seminar For The Year.
November 7, 2009, 8:30am to 12:00noon
Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Last week, I had lunch with a friend I’ve known for the past thirteen years.
Let’s call him Patrick Passive.
Thirteen years ago, Patrick and I were in the same financial boat. We had very little money. We lived by […]

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Are You Malnourished For Love?

             
           Before the wedding of Felipe and Maria began, the groom spoke to the priest.
          Felipe said, “Father, I’d appreciate that during the wedding vows, you’d omit the difficult parts.”
          “What difficult parts?” the priest asked.
          “You know Father, just don’t say anymore the for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in […]

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Every Storm Will End

       Did you suffer a loss recently? 
A job? A relationship? Material things stolen from you? 
Many of my friends lost many things in the recent flood.
My friends lost homes. My friends lost businesses. With tears, my auntie said, “Bo, I lost all the material things I’ve collected over the past 50 years of my life!” Some friends told me that what was […]

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My Real Heroes In The Flood

I have a confession to make.
Last Monday, I didn’t have a plan to help Flood Victims.
We were flood victims ourselves.  Water entered our home and damaged books and school records.  My wife and our helpers were busy cleaning.
As I sat at my couch, reading text messages from friends who lost homes and loved ones, and […]

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