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🚀 Exciting News! Join the Converge ICT Solutions Inc. webinar on strategic planning from the brilliant mind of our very own, Rolan Marco Garcia. 🎤✨

The online event is tomorrow, January 26, register and get your slot now! https://cnvrge.co/FlexiBizJan26

Elevate your business with an exclusive webinar on strategic planning!

Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is inviting you to Let's Talk flexiBIZNESS - A New year's Approach: Strategic Planning For Success in 2024

Optimize your success with our upcoming webinar featuring Mr. Rolan Marco Garcia, expert on business and innovation. Discover actionable insights to help you kickstart the year strong!

📅 Date: January 26, 2024 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM

Secure your spot now: https://cnvrge.co/FlexiBizJan26

🚀 Exciting Opportunity Alert 🚀

Join Our Team as a Business Development Associate!

Pocket Mentor is in the business of inspiring people and organizations to move towards a purposeful and fulfilling life, through holistic and continuous learning solutions, created with our curated roster of credible and established mentors. As we go through our journey of growth (and success), we are looking for a talented Associate to join us and partake in our mission.

If you know someone who might be a great fit for this role, feel free to share this post or tag them in the comments.

We look forward to welcoming a talented team member and we can't wait to see the positive impact we will make. Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word! 💼🤝

Have you ever wondered why no matter how knowledgeable and capable many of us are, there are still a lot who lack confidence?

As a result, our personal growth along with critical skills like communication, social interaction, and leadership are heavily impeded.

This Friday, October 14, Myrza Sison will teach us powerful tools and methods to improve our confidence!

See you there!

With the elections forthcoming, Filipinos are preparing for change.

In just a few weeks, new leaders will be elected to further nurture and guide the country.

While it may be an uncertain and scary time, there is also a sense of renewed hope and potential for future opportunities.

With this, we would like to ask: What do you look forward to whenever there is a change in leadership?

"We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.”
- Malala Yousafzai, activist for female education, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

With all the movements and campaigns celebrating womanhood, it seems timely to check in on current thoughts.

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Are we fully embracing women empowerment or does it remain to be a high concept overall?

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Find out this March 18 at 5pm, as our panelists-- Karen Ibasco Matec Villanueva Grace C. De Castro --get real on all things womanhood and how these impact their personal and professional lives.

Mark your calendars and we’ll see you there!

See you later at 4pm in our first learning session for 2022--a purposeful and enriching event, guaranteed!

Listen and learn from our expert health coaches from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and as they share their knowledge on Primary Food, aka food that's not on our plate but we absolutely need to be completely nourished, as well as their own journey towards health and wellness.

This special session will also be hosted by our very own Francis Kong. We can't wait!

Sometimes, when we think about health, the focus is on the outside—the body. But it’s becoming evident that for us to be truly healthy, it has to involve a holistic approach. It’s about being well in mind, body, heart, and spirit, because when one suffers, other areas also become affected.

Next Friday, on February 4, at 4pm, join our guest speakers from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Wellness by MOO and together with our special host, , and learn how you can take better care of your whole self so you can likewise create a better year ahead!

Have a perfect Friday! Yes, you can have a perfect day, any day.

The secret depends on three C's:
Control what you can (and cope with what you can't).
Conquer the chaos in your life.
Concentrate on what matters to you.

"To be efficient is to do so much in so little time. Efficiency can be dangerous if without a clear goal in mind. You could be making progress but not in the right direction. Being effective means pursuing things that matter and understanding that everything else is a waste of time and effort. Productive people don’t just achieve random goals. They are intentional in the way they live their lives. They can see the big picture. They invest their resources in the real deal". - Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Engaged employees lead to better business outcomes. How? The ROI of engagement comes from what is called the Engagement-Profit Chain: Engaged employees lead to higher service, quality, and productivity, which leads to higher customer satisfaction, which leads to increased sales (repeat business and referrals), which leads to higher levels of profit, which leads to higher shareholder returns.*

Increase employee engagement through meaningful learning experiences! Send us a message or visit www.pocketmentorph.com to know more.



*Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/06/22/employee-engagement-what-and-why/?sh=71bd3e327f37

There are times when we get trapped in anxiety or regret. Anxiety for future events which we can't control; regret for past or failed actions we can no longer change.

As we start a new week, may we all be reminded of a more important feeling: courage. Courage to continue and live in the present, and take it one day at a time.

Do you want to be more productive? Do you want excellent work to become automatic for you? It all starts with building a good habit loop!

Start with knowing the reward. Specify that thing you want to receive after doing a positive activity like exercising, studying, or meditating. This would make you look forward to doing it, instead of avoiding it. Then define a cue--any reminder that would trigger you to doing the activity . Once it becomes a cycle, then it becomes sustainable so that you are able to do it whenever, wherever, and no matter the situation.

Any keystone habit, big or small, can help us do better, and be better!

Do you want to start your fitness journey? Do you want to reach your health goals? Do you want to stay well even during this ECQ lockdown? Well, before you start doing sit-ups or anything else, it's actually best to answer the question: how fit are you? Because it is essential to know where you are right now, in terms of your state of fitness, so that you know what physical activities would also be most appropriate for you.

And so this Friday at 3PM, let Coach Chappy Callanta teach you a self-assessment test to help you figure out your physical condition and guide you in your journey to being fit!

With the end of the pandemic nowhere near in sight, safe to say the digitalization of activities, including learning, is here to stay. It's a real adjustment, yes, and there may be cons, but the good news is, there are a lot of perks to it too! To name a few:
- More accessible: learn anytime, anywhere.
- Cost efficient: no more expenses and limitations on the venue, logistics/transportation, food, etc.
- Skills upgrade: adaptation is key to survival, which then calls for regular upskilling and re-skilling of your team members
- Fun: from games to quizzes to surveys, there are a lot of digital approaches that can be used to make learning interesting and memorable for everyone.

Your mindset, motivation, and methods allow you to be limitless. To be limitless is to have the ability to achieve and realize dreams. And despite popular belief, it's not about perfection. As the brain coach Jim Kwik has said, it is about progressing beyond what you currently believe is possible. Hidilyn Diaz is a living proof of this. Despite past failures, circumstances, and challenges... after more than a decade of aspiring, training, and competing, she finally did it! She is now an Olympic Gold Medalist!

Congratulations Hidilyn Diaz! You are truly an inspiration to all of us.

Sometimes, when we turn into adults, we think learning already stops. We think we're already too old and learning is only for the young. We think the idea of learning something new is not for us because it means we have to be beginners again, and that can be hard. It involves mistakes, failing, and uneasiness. But learning is an essential part of our lives. It is a lifelong process that allows us to grow and continuously be better.

So as we begin a new week, let not fear or doubts hinder you from being a beginner. Always have the humility and hunger to learn!

Want to thrive in both your work and family life? A piece of advice from mentor Anna Meloto-Wilk : set time for regular reflection and re-alignment!

A simple activity that you can do is journaling. Journal when you feel troubled, happy, stressed, or stuck with a problem. It helps in sorting out your thoughts, calming you down, and forgiving yourself for mistakes. Having a log of all the things you've gone through gives you that perspective, because hindsight is 20/20. Even though we can't control the future, we can always look at the past for learnings and evaluate what we’re doing. And this can make a huge difference in how you can grow in your journey!

Some food for thought as you journey ahead with your work, family, relationships, and life in general.

This is just one of the five lessons shared by our mentor, Grace de Castro, during last week's live session on Finding Purpose, Navigating Ways. Watch the video again here on our FB page or on our YT channel, Pocket Mentor PH-- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8joF5FznM4Ee1H5V55PWYQ

Have you ever questioned your purpose in life? Are you at a crossroad in your career or relationship? Or are you struggling to balance work, family, social life, and everything in between? Many people have no idea how to address these experiences and some are running from it due to misconceptions, fear, or confusion.

In this Pocket Mentor learning session, we will delve on the most significant personal and professional learnings of our mentors, Anna Meloto-Wilk and Grace de Castro, in the middle of this “normal-for-now”. They'll share what keeps them grounded despite the “craziness”, how they have or still are, dealing with changes and uncertainties, and most importantly, their dreams and future practices they want to establish for themselves and their businesses.

So block your calendar, bookmark our page, and we'll see you this Friday, July 2 at 4pm!

Everyday is an opportunity to do better. Every challenge is a chance to grow. And every achievement, big or small, is step to progress. Learning is a lifelong journey. Trust and embrace the process!

And Pocket Mentor couldn't agree more with this news! We are happy and proud to collaborate with a mentor like Karen Ibasco. Her courses about The Power of Appearance, Non-verbal Communication, Health is an Investment, and Going Green, are truly inspirational and practical at the same time, to help you make the best out of your daily work and life.

More power to you Karen Ibasco! May you be a positive influence to more people around the world.

Want to subscribe to Karen's courses? Send us a message here or visit www.pocketmentorph.com to inquire. :)

Did your favorite made it to the Most Influential Titleholder’s list, chosen by pageant journalists?

Apparently, all past and present Miss Earth queens are effective influencers in different ways, and we adore them all!

What list do you wanna see next?

With almost everything being done virtually these days, from meetings and workshops, to get-togethers and parties, so can team learning and development. It has become essential, now more than ever, to keep people connected and engaged, as well as inspired and productive. So as you create your online training program, keep these elements in mind, and when you need help or support, just send us a message here at Pocket Mentor, or visit our website www.pocketmentorph.com. We are all of these and more! :)

Check out Honcho On the Air--a podcast that brings you the latest talks and the latest trends in business, technology, innovation and the candid side of c-level executives.

This episode features Pierre Monserrate, the Chief Human Resources Officer of East West Banking Corporation, sharing ways HR Leaders can build new capabilities during a crisis.

https://youtu.be/BUdSIxWar30

Honcho on the Air | Episode 2: Ways HR Leaders can build new capabilities during a crisis This week, we are joined by Pierre Monserrate, the Chief Human Resources Officer of East West Banking Corporation with experience in all the facets of HR acr...

When you're trying to create business solutions, it's key to ask yourself these questions:
- can we deliver it?
- do customers want it?
- is it worth it?

And the answer to each should be a resounding YES! Otherwise, the chances of the business idea failing, is very likely.

Learn more about corporate innovation from Pocket Mentor, Rolan Garcia. Send us a message or visit www.pocketmentorph.com to inquire!