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  • Posted on May 29, 2013September 25, 2013
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The Acorn, the Drop, and the Waterboy

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David Bonifacio

Emergent Venture Leader + Venture Builder + Venture Investory

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Something I’ve benefited from is following a mor Something I’ve benefited from is following a morning routine. Everyone is different, so different routines work for different people. I’m sharing mine to give you some ideas for your own beneficial routine. By doing the same things over and over, I’m able to remove the guess work, able to improve my practices, and able to stabilize the day from the start. For someone as busy and prone to mistakes as me, I can only imagine how many disasters my morning routine has prevented. While I’ve added variation through the years, this routine is basically the same one I practiced as a very young man. I’m glad my parents taught me the importance of this discipline through the consistency of their own mornings. Something I hope to the able to pass on to @elijahbonifacio someday. . Share your morning routine with me. . . #DB #morning #routine #discipline #practice #health #soul #spirit #body #exercise #workout #pray #meditate #focus #grateful #foundation #cold #shower #wake #goodmorning #awake #rest #serenity #devotions
Better Technology + Same Drive. I really like to m Better Technology + Same Drive. I really like to maximize the available technology but in fitness the technology (the hardware and software), is only as good as the person’s own hardware (the body) and software (his soul, his mind, will, and emotions). Combine technology and tenacity, digital and discipline, intelligence and intensity, and you’ll see better results. Success, after all, has nothing to do with having the latest phone or signing up for the trending workout, but everything to do with training to be in better shape than you were before. Getting Covid killed all the physical gains I made last year but it didn’t affect the more important part, the mental discipline and the mental gains of knowing that if the so-called worst couldn’t get me, then I can push myself further. Push yourself this year. Throw away this “wait and see” attitude. Stop intellectualizing your lack of dynamism. Stop using the best excuses available. If you have an outcome that you want to realize, go out and do it. . . . #DB #fitness #health #apple #manduka #yoga #hiit #drive #technology #performance #progress #mindset #workout #work #push #success #covid #attitude #health
Every now and then someone or some organization ma Every now and then someone or some organization makes a list of the most influential work “gurus”. I recently saw one and as I clicked through the names and read many of the ideas they were promoting, I grew more and more concerned with the state of our workforce. While I don’t question the motives of these people, I do strongly disagree with much, if not most, of what they were saying simply because they lead to fragility not antifragility. As Nassim Taleb explained: “Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure , risk, and uncertainty. Yet, in spite of the ubiquity of the phenomenon, there is no word for the exact opposite of fragile. Let us call it antifragile. Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.” Are you fragile and easily shaken? Do you always feel let down by the advice and formulas give to you? You are fragile. Don’t you want to get better even when things around you get worse? This is why I’m putting together lists of contrarian advice. I literally click on one of these guru’s links, read what they have to say, and comment on it, and it just so happens to usually contradict. 😂 I’m now grateful to these lists. They have made my research simpler. Stop wasting time and money on inspirational things that are making you and your team fragile. Here’s Batch 1 of my contrarian advice for a hashtag world - for free! . Tag the first person who comes to mind! . . . #askDB #ask #questions #answers #work #life #impact #value #customers #emergent #advice #opinion #contrarian #success #principles #legacy #price #gain #antifragile #fragile #business
Getting ready to hit 2021 and beyond with @motorma Getting ready to hit 2021 and beyond with @motormanwrithes of @aspaceph. Enjoyed our delicious lunch special at @element.boutiquehotel. I’ve been spending the first few weeks of 2021 connecting with people and groups to partner on the emergent opportunities all around us. Business isn’t disappearing. It’s transforming. . . . #food #octopus #delicious #hotel #boutiquehotel #Philippines #Manila #success #vision #aspace #business #growth #partnerships #emergent #investing #ventures #venturebuilding #value #shotoniphone
If great success was easy then everyone would be h If great success was easy then everyone would be highly successful. But few are because most are either misguided by popular advice or unwilling to pay the price. Here are 4 things I’ve practiced and encourage my teams to practice that fly in the face of popular advice. . Tag someone who needs this! . . . #AskDB #work #career #advice #counterintuitive #value #customer #foundations #humility #productivity #success #growth #personalgrowth #professionalgrowth #professional #fight #business
As Long as It Takes • I’ve been talking to inv As Long as It Takes • I’ve been talking to investment partners at @bridgesoutheast, TNB Aura, and @theemergentph (Archangel), and despite the different investment stages, strategies, and mandates, one theme keeps coming up: Think Longer Term. Really amazing things, really big things, really high value things are achieved over time. And you need people who not only share your vision but are willing to share your time horizon. What is the ideal time horizon for a high value investment? In my opinion, for as long as it takes. If something is important enough, you stick with it for as long as it takes. . . . #emergent #investment #business #work #life #value #bridge #archangel #tnbaura #venturecapital #finance #impact #longterm #horizon #important
A common question I get is about balance in work a A common question I get is about balance in work and life. We need to remember that life isn’t so much about a 50/50 split but about knowing how to act and respond well in a given moment. At @bridgesoutheast @bridgepayday.ph @storiesofaccess our primary operating principle is The Bridge Principle: In a world of OR look for AND. With all the confusion and division around us, let us bridge the seemingly contradictory and disconnected parts of our own lives, and find ways to meaningfully connect and reconnect with others once again. . Tag someone who needs this! . . #DB #askdavid #askdb #bridge #work #life #disconnect #connect #and #paradox #mastery #balance #wisdom #insight #principle #carousel #meaning #relationship #perspective #focus #network #deep #fight #gracious #deserving #entitled #confidence #pride #humility #impact
See you soon! The start of the year has been a flu See you soon! The start of the year has been a flurry of activity. So much to do and so critical a time! Been working from home but will see our teams at @aspaceph tomorrow. I hope you are all attacking 2021 with courage and purpose! . . . #work #life #bridge #tnbaura #archangel #office #workspace #aspace #coworking #community #2021 #business #instagram #success #vw #space #poblacion #venture #technology
Ideas are powerful. The ideas we allow into our he Ideas are powerful. The ideas we allow into our heads and the things we think about influence our lives in significant ways. As the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” So before you follow some social media guru, ask these questions. Haha! I guess I should call these question pairs again. . Tag the first person who comes to mind! . . #questions #answers #instagram #carousel #advice #reflection #credibility #context #impact #love #goals #life #perspective #listen #guru #socialmedia #think #value #someonesgoingtogetoffendedbythispost #askdavid #askdb #bonifacio
Yesterday, I shared questions for personal reflect Yesterday, I shared questions for personal reflection when planning your New Year. Many of you asked if I had a version for work. I like to use Peter Drucker’s 5 Most Important Questions list, and it’s something we go back to as a team every week! Our best decisions are made when there’s team clarity over these 5 questions. I remember one example at the height of COVID-19 fear, when we decided to support clients by finding ways to aid their cashflow. It was very difficult. But we exist for a mission, and that mission means providing specific value to specific customers, so we find ways. All the rules, policies, best practices, compliance, and traditions must support the mission and bring great value to customers not the other way around. Focus on the fundamentals. Clarity beats complexity. . Tag someone who needs this! . . #peterdrucker #5mostimportantquestions #work #business #startup #questions #answers #team #clarity #mission #customers #value #measure #plan #strategy #decisionmaking #priorities #success #achievement #entrepreneurship
I've been getting questions around planning for a I've been getting questions around planning for a New Year. Here are 3 "question pairs" that I encourage you to ask yourself. Think differently about how you approach the new year. Be purposeful. Be deliberate. Be creative. Wishing you your best year yet! . Tag someone who needs this! . . #newyear #newyear2021 #planning #preparation #questions #ideas #davidbonifacio #bonifacio #askdavid #others #impact #value #character #development #respect #mindsets #activities #habits #success #thoughts #goals #dreams #life #progress
Happy Holidays Everyone! Goodbye 2020! We’re not Happy Holidays Everyone! Goodbye 2020! We’re not going to miss you. . . . #newyear #newyear2020 #holidays #holidays2020 #covid #corona #family #familyphoto #home #memories #bonifaciofamily
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