Sustainable Development Courses

When people learn about the impact that they have on the environment, they start thinking of what the future is going to look like if things don't change. In recent years, sustainability has become a hot topic; people understand that they can't use finite resources without concerning themselves about how their actions are going to change the world for their children. Lately, there has been a big social push towards minimizing environmental threats through resource conservation.

What Is Sustainable Development?

Sustainable development is a different approach to consumerism; with sustainable development, people take the Earth's finite resources into consideration before they take part in regular consumer activities. Sustainability can mean many different things to different people, but most people equate it with renewable energy, agriculture and forestry practices.

Success: First Day of Life

(This is my article in Vibrations, my column in Negros Daily Bulletin, a community newspaper in Bacolod City, Philippines, published in July 26, 2004.)

Gordon B. Hinckley

I was observing the thirty members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have realized and appreciated the importance of planning a feasible career in life, which is a stepping stone for them in attaining successful life and earning a good income.

Evolved from its title course "Success: This is the First Day of Your Life", this one-day workshop taught the participants some skills, particularly in developing their goals, resources, and continued success, which are the valuable units in the said workshop.

"Learning process is endless," said President Gordon B. Hinckley, the 13th President of the LDS Church in statement from Standing for Something (2000) as shown by overhead projector during opening presentation of the workshop, set the tone of the educational and career development activity.