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Career

👟 Work-Life Balance Harmony as a Jordan Athlete* (ft. Troy Bautista)

Troy is the Jordan Brand Specialist for the Philippines. He leads all marketing campaigns in the country — from staging events (like streetball tournaments, skills camps, etc.) to seeding the latest shoes to athletes and influencers. He took Integrated Marketing Communication (Bachelor’s + Master’s) in University of Asia & the Pacific.

🤩 Share with us a career highlight you’ve had?

A highlight is the recently-concluded DAYO23 Streetball Invitational because it was the biggest event that I had ever led both in terms of scale (first-ever streetball tournament hosted by Jordan Brand in the Philippines, featured globally) and in terms of size (it was a massive partnership between Jordan Brand, Titan, and our events agency).

⌚ Besides time management, how do you juggle work, golf, hoops, family, and friends?

I try my best to juggle work, hobbies, family, and my social life by setting priorities on a regular basis. Before every quarter or month, I have an idea of what part of my life would need to be a priority and what part can take a backseat. I try to strike work-life harmony since I acknowledge that we can't really strike a perfect balance. There are times when work is the #1 priority, but there are also times when family is the focus. Harmony is achieved when I am able to touch on all facets of my life without feeling frustration that other parts need to take a backseat.

⏳ At certain points, something(s) gotta go. How do you judge what to compromise on (sleep, exercise, friends, etc.) and when?

I am able to judge on what to compromise and when by setting my "big rocks” in life first. For me, my big rocks are God, my family (my wife), and myself (work, health, sleep). I set these big rocks as my anchors that take a big part of my life. From there, everything else comes and goes depending on the week or month. There are months when I can go out with friends, attend weddings, work out daily, etc. All these are dictated by how much extra time I have outside of my "big rocks". At the end of the day, you need to acknowledge that you can't do everything and can't be there for everyone, and that's okay. As J.Cole said "You can't be everything for everybody". 

Photo of the Week

🔥 Hell Breaks Loose (feat. Mannicx Mendoza)

Mannicx is a Business student from De La Salle University (DLSU) and self taught in photography. He has worked with the Lasallian, the DLSU Men’s Basketball team, to name a few.

📷 What camera did you use for this photo?

I used a Fujifilm X25

Check out more of Mannicx’s work in the button below!

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• Wordle: guess the random five letter word

• Connections: match four words of the same category

• Strands: word search but it depends on the category

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