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MindsetJune 24, 2026

Why your first ninety days matter more than your first year

The habits you build in your first three months quietly decide everything that comes after. Here is how the people who last start slow, stay consistent, and let the momentum carry them.

Reyna Bautista · 6 min read
From the community

Reads for the road you are on.

Short pieces on mindset, money, health, and life abroad, written by members who have lived them.

Saving when money is tightMindset

June 12, 2026

Saving when money is tight

Small, honest habits that hold even on a hard month, without guilt or shame.

Marvin Dizon
Finding your people far from homeOFW Life

June 3, 2026

Finding your people far from home

How members abroad build friendships that make a strange city feel a little like Sunday lunch.

Joan Pastrana
A morning routine you can actually keepHealth

May 22, 2026

A morning routine you can actually keep

Forget the five a.m. hype. A calmer start that fits a real Filipino household.

Cielo Manalang
What to expect at your first meetupCommunity

May 14, 2026

What to expect at your first meetup

No suits, no pressure. Just merienda, real talk, and people who are glad you came.

Elmer Guico
Talking to family about your goalsMindset

April 30, 2026

Talking to family about your goals

How to share what you are building at home without the awkward hard sell.

Trixie Almonte
Rest is not the same as being lazyHealth

April 18, 2026

Rest is not the same as being lazy

Why the people who grow the longest are the ones who learn to pause on purpose.

Kevin Aragon

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