Wilma C. Inventor-Miranda

Private and business life

Gordon MacDonald’s Ordering Your Private World, one of my all-time favorite books, insightfully reveals how we can inadvertently trap ourselves in a "golden cage." I first encountered this impactful work in the 1980s, yet its wisdom remains relevant today.

Data privacy and social media

How much is enough to share on social media? This goes true not only for our personal use but for business purposes. Nowadays, social media has proliferated with various information and content, and we have to use discretion when sharing our own content. Unknowingly, we may be giving cyber thieves and criminals information to provide them with a chance to hack our accounts and even our business emails.

Multiple clients – A good problem?

According to Dale Bronner, a well-known speaker and preacher, professionals in public practice—accountants, doctors, lawyers, and even service providers who handle multiple clients—should know not only how to manage those clients but also how to "protect their own peace.”

Tax season is here

Since childhood, I've been exposed to tax seasons every year. My father has been in public practice since I was a kid, so I could see and experience how stressful it is. But looking back, I appreciate being in public practice more than any other industry—commerce, government, education, you name it.

Goals & plans: Don't share... except...

Goal setting and planning is a good strategic activity, not only for your business but in your personal life as well. But according to my favorite author, Jim Rohn, "The more you talk about your plans and share them with so many people, the less energy you have to actually execute it."