In Marketing and in life, many decisions need to consider SEC or Socio Economic Classifications in the Philippines. Can you imagine the improvement of your quality of life if you are able to use fundamentally sound management principles to move up one socio economic class within 1 year? What choices will this give you? Is it worth learning ZYX paradigm to do this? Surprisingly, this important metric is not updated on a regular basis. Below is a consolidated infographic from articles published by 3 different authors of the Philippine Institute for

Changing mindset from finite to infinite, from ABC to ZYX, allows companies and individuals to stay in the game called life or business. Instead of fearing volatility, an infinite mindset sees opportunity to lead in uncertainty Simon Sinek explains the difference between a finite and infinite mindset in this video. As an example, he cited the Vietnam war where the US won every battle but lost the war. After losing 58,000 men, the US lost the will to continue an unpopular war vs. the North Vietnamese who lost 3

NBA Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal, NBA Hall of Famers and Ranked #1 and #8 among Top 75 NBA Players Of All Time, lost before they succeeded. There is no direct path or shortcut to success. In an interview, Shaq recounted Michael Jordan's words after a game where Shaq lost the opportunity to be an NBA champion. "Before you Succeed, you must FIRST Learn to FAIL." After the loss and despite Jordan's words, Shaq angrily smashed and vandalized a restroom. He was stopped by Jerry West, another NBA Hall of Hamer

Photo Credit: Gauraw.com There is no dispute on the first 2 days There have been proposals for the 3rd most important day. Rick Warren and Tony Robbins have linked the purpose to fulfillment- when you start living your why. But for ZYX mindset, the third most important day is the Z- the realization that you, like everyone else, will die. The finite nature of our life, with death and taxes as 2 things that are guaranteed in life, is both a gift and a curse. It is as bad as

" The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing."- Jim Kwik or Donald P. Coduto (book: Foundation Design) A google search cannot definitively determine who said it first. But that is not the most important thing. The Most Imporant Thing...from The Job Clinic The most important thing has to be kept at the right priority. It is like filling a clear container with rocks, pebbles, and sand. If you put in sand first, then the pebbles before putting in the rocks, then you may lose time

The Bruce Lee philosophy: Success = Average + Laser Focus If you just want to be ordinary and be like everybody average person you see, then you have many choices. However, the more difficult or extraordinary your Z goal is, then you must break your illusion of choice. You have lesser options, in some cases just one or two. For example, if you want to be as healthy as 60% of the population are unhealthy, then you can eat almost anything at any time and you will be right smack in the

Breath evangelist, Jac Vidgen, interviewed this author on the life altering benefits I immediately gained from Breathing Optimally... https://youtu.be/lLt51ZMMKHc Watch the video on YouTube... When I started breathing optimally thru the coaching of Jac, this was my X in the ZYX method... My X: I gave up a few minutes a day to do my breathe practice so that I can sleep without the CPAP machine for 8 hours every night. Was the breathe practice easy? Certainly not. But was it worth it, absolutely! My Z: Optimal Health and Quality of Life My

Trevor Noah, popular comedian and 7 year host of "The Daily Show" announced in September that he is leaving the show. Many asked: "Why are you leaving"- which according to him just proves that indeed it is the best time to leave. Some commit the mistake of overstaying their welcome until no one really cares to ask when they do decide to leave. One of the reasons he cited for leaving was that after 2 years of living under the covid shadow , he has changed. He now wants to

Iga Swiatek, 21 years old, is the #1 female tennis player. She is a HAPPY 3 Time Grand Slam Champion who, by redefining her Z, has overcome the mental stress that success and the expectation of perfection brings. 2 Tennis #1 Champions: Iga Swiatek (Current #1, Oct 2022), Ashley Barty (Retired as #1, March 2022) She was #2 when Ash Barty, then the #1 player in the world suddenly announced her retirement March 2022. What did Iga do with her unexpected ascendancy to the top of the game?

Visionary Alibaba founder and arguably, China's most famous entrepreneur, Jack Ma explained X of the ZYX genius. Visionary Alibaba founder and arguably, China's most famous entrepreneu, Jack Ma explained X of the ZYX genius. When asked by a college student on his best advise to aspiring entrepreneurs, Jack Ma replied: What are you willing to give up? Because there is ALWAYS a price to achieving your dream. https://youtu.be/3ao7DqCu9lI Watch on Youtube: Jack Ma explaining X2 to DLSU students during his Manila Talk. Jack Ma's answer is the X in the ZYX genius