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The Secrets of the Rich Now Revealed
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Ever
wondered what makes people rich? In Al Sembrano’s 10 Sikreto Ng Mga Mayayaman
(Ten Secrets of the Rich) Book One which
is printed in English with a Filipino
title, the Filipino- |
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next
30 more years to take personal notes on
secrets of the rich revealed to him by
affluent sources in Mindanao, Manila and
the United States. The answers began
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American author
gives readers a clue-in on what
the wealthy know but won’t
share.
The first of a ten-book series
teaches the ten principles or
“secrets” which the readers can
apply into their “everyday
living” to build the foundation
for one’s future success.
Sembrano said, “My first book
covers the very first step to
become wealthy and successful,
which has nothing to do with
money or financial strategies.
What the real rich have taught
me over the decades is that the
acquisition of money and wealth
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Cover of
the book 10 Sikreto Ng
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with “Study well.
Get good grades.” Then they
would progress to “Always be
good to people. Don’t lie or
steal.” As he grew older, he
kept in touch with these same
wealthy individuals and made new
ones along the way from whom he
would solicit valuable financial
advice and money management
strategies. Noticing how eager
and ambitious he was, their
answers became more detailed and
complex: “Wealth comes to those
who use failure to the path of
success.” By this year, Sembrano
had accumulated |
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of one’s personal and
business attitude and
outlook in life and the
consequent action that
follows. ‘Build yourself
first and the money will
come,’ is the common
statement that every
wealthy person has
shared with me. This
first book is basically
about building oneself
or investing in oneself
by reading,
understanding and
applying the ten
secrets…which gets one
started in the journey
towards financial
independence.”
Born in Mindanao, Sembrano recalls his childhood as destitute and living
in a state of poverty.
He was the little boy
who wondered why other
kids played with fancier
toys, wore nicer
clothes, ate better
foods and attended
superior private
schools. Ironically his
father associated with
and developed strong
friendships with many
wealthy people in the
community, unfortunately
lacking the know-how and
resources to become
wealthy himself. While
these wealthy people
would frequently visit
the Sembrano family, Al,
as young as six years
old, would candidly (and
shamelessly) ask his
father’s affluent
friends in the Visayan
vernacular, “Unsa man
imong sikreto o paagi
para magdato ka?” (“What
are your secrets or ways
on how you become
rich?”)
He continues his boyish
curiosity inquiring with
that same question for
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over
2,000 pages of notes,
prompting him to come
out with the book.
Through the years, he
focused on a career that
dealt with money and
wealth management,
passing all the board
exams in securities
investment (stocks,
bonds, mutual funds),
insurance (life, health,
disability), annuities
(fixed, variable),
mortgage banking
(residential,
commercial), finance,
real estate and
financial planning.
The self-help book is published by Chelsey McCaw Publishing and is now
available in all leading
bookstores throughout
the Philippines and can
be purchased online at
www.Sikreto.com and
www.Mayaman.com. In a
few weeks, Book 1 will
also be available for
sale in an audio book
compact disc format both
in English and Tagalog.
The second volume would
be released six months
from now and will cover
topics about
understanding how money
grows and how to respect
it in order to make
millions for oneself.
Book 2 will also guide
the reader in acquiring
a bullet-proof financial
strategy in order to
retire early by
implementing the secrets
he has learned from the
rich. |
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British School Manila Accredited to Council of
International Schools
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The
British School Manila celebrates its
30th anniversary on September 27,
alongside its recent accreditation to
the Council of International Schools
(CIS), one of only 200 schools worldwide
to receive this honor.
“The school is very proud of this award,” declared British School
Head Chris Mantz. “There are thousands
of international schools around the
world, but accreditation status confirms
that British School Manila is among the
very best.”
The British School Manila formally received its accreditation to
the CIS last July 11 following a
visitation from a team of ten
international educators in April 2007.
The team visited the school for a week,
during which its members interacted with
staff, students and other
representatives of the school community.
They observed classes, examined teaching and learning resources,
checked the facilities and very
rigorously verified the accuracy of the
school’s own self-study report, Mantz
related.
Following the visit, the team published its report, which included
confirmation of the accreditation. The
report gave 72 commendations to the
school, including several related to
governance and management, the
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tivities and the positive learning
environment.
“The British School Manila is proud to uphold the high standard of
the British education system in a school
that takes full advantage of its
multi-cultural setting,” Mantz
emphasized.
The school provides the highest quality British edcuation following
the English national curriculum, from
nursery to year 13. Children are
prepared for the national curriculum
tests at ages 7, 11 and 14, General
Certificate Secondary Education at 16
and International Baccalaureate at 18.
The British School Manila, now located at 36th street, University
Park, Global City in Taguig was
established in 1976 with just two
classrooms and 32 students. It has now
grown to more than 600 pupils,
representing 43 nationalities.
Class sizes are small with a maximum of 20 students per class. Each
child is encouraged to develop at his or
her own rate, benefiting from a high
level of individual teacher attention
and motivation. Teachers are trained by
British or Commonwealth institutions.
Emphasis is placed on self-discipline
within a family atmosphere, providing an
ideal government for children of all
nationalities, according to Mantz. |
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New
Canadian Ambassador.
Canada’s new ambassador
to the Philippines is
Robert Desjardins. He
succeeds Ambassador
Peter Sutherland who
completed his four-year
term in the Philippines.
Prior to his
appointment, Ambassador
Desjardins was
director-general for
consular affairs of
Canada’s Department of
Foreign Affairs and
International Trade in
Ottawa. He supervised
the evacuation of
thousands of Canadian
citizens from Lebanon
last year.
He has been with
Canada’s foreign
ministry for almost
thirty years and has
since been posted to
Cuba, Hong Kong, China
and Thailand. In Ottawa,
he has previously served
as desk officer for the
consular policy section;
personnel officer;
deputy director for
economic relations with
developing countries;
deputy director,
international economic
relations; deputy
director, human resource
strategy; and director,
Japan division. |
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