I am my Father’s son

 “I am my father’s son.”

Its going to be Father’s day soon, I never was able to thank and honor him while he was alive.

My name is Jose Magsaysay “Jr.”

Some people know me as the co-founder of Potato Corner. Some know me for building something big.

But the truth is, I didn’t set out to build an empire.

I just tried to live the way my father taught me.

He was a quiet man. Gentle. Reserved.

He didn’t raise his voice — he raised values.

He taught me to listen more than I speak.

To stay out of the rat race, because life isn’t a competition.

He showed me that success isn’t found in noise or in titles —

but in the small, quiet moments:

A meal shared. A door held open. A kind word to someone forgotten.

He believed in empathy, in generosity, in being a gentleman —

not for show, but because that’s how you honor the people around you.

So I worked. I listened. I stayed behind the scenes. I let my work speak for me and about me.

I let others take the spotlight, I preferred to sit at the back while I kept work moving quietly forward.

Potato Corner wasn’t built by chasing profit —

it was built by giving more than we took.

By caring about people more than margins.

Looking back now, I realize:

Every decision I made… every time I chose humility over ego,

patience over speed, purpose over popularity —

that was my father in me.

That was me living my values.

And I believe this with all my heart:

When your actions are guided by your values, you don’t just create something successful —

you create something good.

Who’d think that I, once a college drop-out who took up Masters Degree In Entrepreneurship will be the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Asian Institute of Management.

I am Jose Magsaysay Jr.

I am my father’s son.

And I built a life by working, not socializing.

By listening, not shouting.

By giving, not taking.

And if that’s the legacy I leave behind —

then I’ve already won.