Life in Progress

I am doing a Ted Talk in Madrid. Despite living in Madrid for almost 10 months now I still ask myself why this happened all of a sudden? Now, I understand that the exact reason why I was thrown out here was that I was meant to do this purposeful task to inspire more people with my story. There is so much power in believing in yourself and your dreams, these might change along the way as circu...

Recently I went back to the Philippines and everyone was asking me “ You are still not married?. And I still couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that in this part of the world people still think women are incomplete without a husband and children at the age of 31. Nobody asked me about my school and how life has been without understanding that not everyone wants to live the same life. Meanwhile,...

What makes us overthink? I believe it is fear that’s the root of everything. We are scared to fail in life, which leads to a never-ending thinking tunnel that makes us hold ourselves back to live our best lives. It’s normal to be scared in a world where nothing is predictable but if we change the way we look at things, zoom in and out a little, give up perfection and learn to be kinder to ourselve...

Social media is a big part of our lives, our phones are like our best friends, but is there a limit up to what extent we should use them? Yes, technology will be always bad but it will always up to us on how we let things around us affect our health overall, as human beings we always have this habit of finding loopholes to blame things and people but I think we have control over what we want to do...

Resilience is different for everyone, going through hard times is not easy especially if we are not emotionally and mentally strong to accept unexpected events in life. Building resilience is the power to learn how to make ourselves feel better when life seems to fall apart, no matter how good, wealthy, educated, and successful we are in life, we don’t have the power to avoid facing unfortunate ev...

We are the leaders of our own life. Yes, we have many people leading us around us, from our homes, offices, and even in our friendships but one thing we should always be leaders of are our own life. We can be guided by other people but nobody should tell us what we are capable of doing and not. When we learn to take control of our lives, we become unstoppable and nobody can use our weaknesses agai...

Leaving our comfort zones to try out something new? It might be scary and confusing, but how will we grow if we won’t push our limits? Do you really want to live a life in one place without seeing what else you are capable of doing? It’s a reality that some people have more options than others, and in my case, I’ve been working continuously to never run out of options in life. My strength has been...

In a world where everything is just a click away on your phone, how can we learn to manage our finances and discipline ourselves to invest? It all boils down to educating yourself and knowing that you have a future to build and not a community to impress. Building your own path is hard but with time, effort, and learning, it is possible to achieve financial independence which is the ultimate key t...

Overthinking, fears, and traumas haunt us down in our adulthood life. We want to embrace it, but it’s hard if we were conditioned a certain way since childhood. There will be times in our lives when we get triggered over small things and no matter what we do we can’t seem to overcome it. The beauty of life is that we are allowed to acknowledge our mistakes, be kind to ourselves and keep on giving...

Most of the time, people feel scared to be alone, but it is a fact that we should realize that the only person who will be with us until the end of time is ourselves. If we fail to understand ourselves better, we will miss out on many things in life. We live in this world where being happy alone is considered strange as everyone pushes us to be with others all the time. But don’t we function bette...

The modern workplace has taken away many things in life but there is a single way to handle it. I, myself, am a victim of this because being an entrepreneur requires so much of me and sometimes, I am not even sure if I am surviving. But the thing is, life is too short to just survive. We should always thrive to live our best lives. Burnout is real for many people but if we find our true meaning an...

Women are usually asked the question “Why are you still single?”, “When are you getting married?” and so on. There are so many expectations from the society and even from our families when it comes to our personal life. I am still single, intentionally, just because I am still not ready. And I do also believe that everyone has their own timeline in life and no external factors should affect your d...

Let’s talk more about travel! Getting a VISA is hard but it shouldn’t be if you are well-prepared with your documents and everything that you need. There is so much false information that I’ve encountered in my 12 years in the industry and today, I will share the requirements one by one. I have been running Access Travel for almost 11 years now, and everything that I will share is based on my own...

Many people ask me what’s the secret to always keep progressing and not stopping? I have built strong work ethics which I’ve been following since I started my business Access Travel. I strongly believe that everything starts from ourselves, which applies to our work and our personal life. Nobody is coming to save us, and we are responsible for our dreams, our goals, and how where we want to e...

Where did time go? I was just 16 when I first took my flight to New York, and this week I turn 31   The passion and inspiration still burning in my heart insanely, I have learned to create a life at my own terms. When will I stop? Never. I will live my life to the fullest without feeling sorry about my success and failures because I deserve everything I’ve worked for. And I have nothing...

Have you ever been ghosted by someone? Or have you ever ghosted someone? It’s a horrible feeling and I’ve experienced it myself, it’s so hard to move on with many many questions in your mind. They leave you in the middle of nowhere. It’s important to remind yourself that it’s NEVER about you, but at the same time this also doesn’t make them a terrible person. Everybody has their own traumas, exper...

We are so happy to share our new series on the podcast where we will be bringing in CEOs from many parts of the world to tell their story on they built their companies and businesses. First guest is Rizza, someone I really look up to in my life. She helped and comforted me through the pandemic by constantly reminding me that I will be okay and I will survive all the challenges. There are not many...

Many things were taken away from during the pandemic, jobs, loved ones, freedom, socializing, and travel. I can spend literally an hour listing down everything I’ve lost in the past two years. I travel for a living, and I help people travel too — this has been in my DNA since I was a teenager. I want to tell you and I want you to be hopeful that traveling and exploring the world is slowly coming b...

Health is not a destination, but a lifestyle pursued with intent — and making mistakes is all part of the journey. Always remember to not compare yourself with anyone because we are all different, what works for me won’t always work for you, and vice versa. Making yourself your # 1 priority is the key to keep pushing for greater things and staying young at heart. Nobody will do it for you but you....

In my opinion, business is hard and it takes someone really tough to make it. It can be very toxic, exhausting, and lonely. And just like any other profession, you just don’t sit on a fancy chair and sign checks like how it is shown and sugarcoated in our society. Being a CEO of your company also has its downsides and rewards — if there is one thing I am very proud to talk about all the time is ho...

2022 is here and I still cannot believe that we made it this far together. It’s a fresh start all over again, and despite all the challenges we always show up with strength and courage. So many hopes and dreams this year, and before we start the year I want to share the practices I personally have. I do believe that we should never just wait for the new year to do something new, because every sing...

2021 damaged us so much but it definitely made us stronger. As the pandemic started in 2020, we were just learning and navigating how to live the “new normal” — but 2021 was the hardest as we had to pick ourselves back up and start all over again. I must say that this year was so hard for me, I’ve outgrown people, things, and even my home country. I took the biggest leap of faith, packed my things...

What is the your truth? Reality for me is that being true to ourselves is what help us define what our truth is. It has many definitions for people, my truth in life could be completely different from yours, and that one of the things that makes life an amazing mystery. There is no definite decision, path and truth to follow — we will change along the way, but what should never change is our...

Where do I begin? Life was already difficult as is — making connections was already challenging, but now the pandemic has made it more difficult than ever. We need to re-learn the art of reconnecting, and how to make meaningful friendships all over again. I personally find it so hard to connect with many people. In order for us to to try again, I think it boils down to changing priorities, learnin...

I am alone in Madrid, I get sad sometimes over some events and memories, but I know this is temporary. Sadness is an emotion that is meant to be felt just like happiness, the more we acknowledge what we feel, the more human we become. Both positive and negative emotions help us be the best version of ourselves. Change is painful and it comes with a lot of discomforts. Everything unfamiliar will ma...