If you’re a Filipino, chances are, you have at least one relative working overseas, as a contract worker, an expat, or an immigrant. I have a brother, maybe a dozen cousins, and several uncles and aunts in the US. If I count distant relatives, friends, and former classmates and colleagues, I probably personally know...
We know slashers are everywhere and in fact have been around for centuries. But admittedly, prior to the 20th century, these multi-faceted personalities are few and far between. But that’s no longer true. In fact, a portfolio career could very well be the future of work. Not convinced? These trends will at the very least...
For most of my working years, I have been a slasher. Even while working full-time, I always at least one part-time job I do outside my regular work. In 2005, I took the leap from being an employee to being a program director/magazine editor/freelance writer. I also launched with a business partner a custom...
Now that you know what a slasher is not, this description below should give you a very good picture of what a slasher, i.e. one who has a portfolio career, is. A slasher does different kinds of work regularly. Regular work means at least weekly but often a number of times a week. So doing something only occasionally...
Being lost in my career, making financial mistakes, and committing foolish choices – sounds familiar? I would have appreciated it back then if someone older gave me honest and sound advice about money and career. So, if I were to write a letter to my 20-something self, this is what I’ll say: Find yourself...
If you ask me what I do for a living, I’ll be quick to say that I’m a conference producer, because that’s how I primarily make money. I am, first and foremost, an entrepreneur, a business owner, who happens to have a couple of projects on the side I do for other companies. But if...
Ever heard of portfolio careers? What about slash careers? To put in the simplest terms, this is what my portfolio or slash career looks like: conference producer/magazine editor/custom publisher/financial advisor/homeschooling dad. The idea is not exactly new, but it is a relatively novel concept. In the Philippines, we might call this “raket” but that’s...
