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We often come across the term business leaders when we read or listen to the news. The media would frequently go to “business leaders” to get their opinions not just on economic and business issues but national issues in general. But what does it mean to be a business leader? More importantly, what does it take to become a business leader?

I consider myself lucky because at a very young age I learned about entrepreneurship, financial management, and basic skills of running a business from my mother. Those times when I helped her sell shrimps and fish were my first lessons in financial literacy. That tiny stall we occupied in Divisoria market was my first classroom and Nanay Curing, my first teacher.

I remember the first time I stepped into an escalator. It was fascinating and also quite frightening. It was a new experience and many among us were afraid of getting hurt by this technology that makes mobility easier. The same thing with the elevator. The first time I rode one I was amazed at the technology of transporting people to the highest floors of buildings in the fraction of the time it would take you to take the stairs.