zdiaz.com used to be known in the blogsphere as the home of the “Guerilla blogger.” Since its existence and for the next 6 years thereafter, the blog used to contain a mishmash of topics that reflect that blogger’s various interest. After finally embracing his “polymathism” the blogger decided to mainly write articles that will provide tips and advices to other polymaths. The blogger’s thoughts and interesting take on several issues from a multidisciplinary approach are also featured here as well.
Zigfred Diaz is a full blooded polymath. He is an industrial engineer, entrepreneur, lawyer internationally certified Life Coach, Registered Financial Planner (RFP®), a Philippine Stock Exchange Certified Securities Specialist (CSS), Financial Planning Advocate, (Personal Financial Advisers Philippines Corporation) an Associate Estate Planner (AEPP), (Wealth Management Center for Communications & Research Inc.), Certified Management Consultant (Institute of Certified Management Consultants) and Fellow of the Institute of Corporate directors (FICD). He is vice president and a senior manager for group of family owned corporations, member of the board for several for profit and non-profit corporations, licensed broadcaster, a licensed real estate broker (ReB), licensed real estate appraiser (ReA), licensed Environmental Planner (EnP), computer technician, certified community and development organizer and experienced social science researcher and archaeological field assistant.
As a prolific writer he is a multi-site blogger, book author and novelist. From time to time he writes articles related to investing and personal finance at the Business Mirror and Money Sense Magazine.
Together with a team of professionals, they run a weekly program dubbed as “CERTAmbayan LIVE !” which taps the knowledge capital of professionals from different disciplines with the goal of countering misinformation and fake news and informing and educating the public on issues primarily relating to personal finance, investments, corporate finance, law, economics, and other disciplinary fields. He is a frequently tapped as a resource speaker on the subjects of stock market investing, personal finance, estate planning and other topics.
Armed with a certificate in teaching he has taught subjects in anthropology, political law, ethics, business and economics in various senior high school and is an adjunct law professor, teaching several law subjects at the school of law at a local university and environmental planning subjects at another college.
He is also an ordained minister and serves as one the pastor-elders of The Master’s Community Fellowship Church and Ministries for almost 15 years now. He also serves as director of The Master’s Bible Institute. He has a Masters of Theology degree (cum laude) from Veritas International University and is is about to finish his Master’s Degree in Divinity major in Christian Apologetics from the same institution while at the same time taking extra units in biblical archaeology in preparation for a Masters of Arts in Archaeology and Biblical history sometime in the future. He is also pursing his Masters in Philosophy with concentration in scientific apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary and is currently working on his dissertation in his Ph.D in Religious Studies in Philippine Christian University’s School of Religion and Philosophy. His research interest in theology and religion are in Apologetics, Expository preaching, Biblical languages, textual criticism, Biblical Archaeology, the anthropology of religion and religion and science.
His other scholarly pursuits also includes pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of the People. He is about to take the comprehensive exam in his Masters in Management major in Educational Management at the Philippine Christian University. He is also currently pursuing his Master’s of Arts in History degree from the University of San Carlos and is working on his thesis for his Master of Arts degree in Anthropology in the same university wherein his primary research are in archaeology (more particularly Rock Art), cultural anthropology and anthropological linguistics. He is also currently taking up MBA in Biblical Stewardship & Christian management at the Asian Theological Seminary. To supplement his studies in archaeology, he is also pursuing post graduate studies at the Center of Cognitive Archeology of the University of Colorado in Colorado springs (online)
About the Life Hack for Polymaths logo
The vitruvian man (As can be seen in the sketches of polymath Leonardo Da Vinci) represents the quintessential polymath and the convergence of Art and Science. The square within a circle represents the human and the divine.
The left portion of the figure is rendered in curvilinear lines (or organic shapes) to represent the humanity of the person capable of ebbing and flowing, expanding and contracting, or yielding to the forces of both the physical and spiritual universe
The right portion of the figure is depicted in rectilinear lines (or geometric shapes) to represent the unyielding human spirit determined and relentless in its pursuit of knowledge, the integration of knowledge and all other disciplines and the practical application of such.
The color of the perfect circle is carmine (one of the red colors of Ancient Egypt) In color psychology, red represents strength, energy, and passion. The circle represents life and one’s self.
The color of the perfect square is prussian, a shade of blue, because it represents intelligence and logic (the mind) The square suggests rationality and order.
The copyright of this logo belongs to Zigfred Diaz and is used as his personal brand in this site. This logo may not be used in any part or in any form without permission from the copyright owner.