How old are you now? Do you think that you still have fifty, forty, thirty, twenty, ten, or five years to live? Do you think you’ll get to 100 years old – and get 100,000 pesos from the government?
I hope to live until I am 100. I hope to live healthy, strong and evergreen. I hope to live wealthy and wise each day of my life for so many years that there is no time to get tired of living.
Have you ever looked at someone else’s success and thought, “Swerte lang siya”? We’ve all done it. A colleague gets promoted, a friend lands a big client, a stranger suddenly goes viral online. From the outside, it feels like they just happened to be in
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Leaders can increase his impact by becoming a master presenter. Yes, some great leaders aren’t great presenters — just as some great presenters aren’t great leaders. What I believe is that mastering some principles and practices in great presentations may amplify your impact as a leader.
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Inspirational speaking begins with an attitude of gratitude.
The inspirational speakers see miracles, which though obvious and experienced everyday, people do not see.
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Appreciative leaders inspire hope that the vision will be realized.
Without hope, there will be no enthusiasm, no energy, no commitment, and no persistence. An appreciative leader is a dealer of hope.
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I believe that you and I deserve the best in the world.
We do not have to wait for others. We do not have to wait until we are ready. Waiting wastes time. I am not happy with the status quo — and I believe most of us are not happy too.
The traditional idea made us believe that to be a leader is to be the boss.
We are the first movers, and all the rest follows us.
Not everyone who will introduce you knows how to introduce a speaker. Some will use the moment to shine, delivering a performance that draws the spotlight to themselves rather than preparing the audience for you. Others won’t prepare at all. They’ll pick up your curriculum
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When I was young, most of my teachers made us students memorize trivial information. I topped quiz bees because I could remember most information we were asked to memorize. I found that my nephews are still required to memorize information they do not understand. I
Our training beliefs determine how we grow. There are those who believe that training programs are multipliers of skills and accelerators of progress.
You deliver commencement speeches to honor people.
As a graduation speaker, you have the responsibility to focus the spotlight on those who deserve honor. Because you are the commencement speaker, you have the opportunity to celebrate the uncelebrated and the unrecognized.
I will not put successful entrepreneurs in a box. There is no way for me to tell you that everyone goes through the same path in order for them to succeed. But there are known secrets common to them. Those you can learn. Those you can start with.
Ana avoids problems. She thinks that any problem that her staff creates reflects her ability as a supervisor. Problems stressed her out.
Successful supervisors are effective problem solvers. And you can learn to solve problems systematically.
As you gain experience in public speaking, you will learn to put aside all conscious thought of rules or methods. You will learn through discipline how to abandon yourself to your intentions and to give spontaneous expression to all your powers.
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Students will find it difficult to learn entrepreneurship from those who are afraid to become entrepreneurs themselves. When professors only mouth what management gurus say about entrepreneurship, you know that you will be eating theories and find entrepreneurship complicated and hateful. You will learn a lot of B.S. in B.S. in Entrepreneurship.
The best leaders aren’t those with ready answers for everything. No, not the know-it-all type. The best leaders are those who learn like a child.
You can be in a room full of participants wearing expensive suits. But people will surely give their attention to someone in shirts and jeans if his name is Warren Buffet. What you wear creates the first impression. Your leadership presence and the way you
What do you want to achieve in life? Is it crazy enough? I want you to know that once you start dreaming big, people will laugh at you. They’ll say that you are getting crazy. This is because most people think you cannot do better
Most HR professionals consumed their time in compliance to regulations. You must get out of these traps.
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Management guru Peter Drucker said that as soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word. You must illustrate what they do not see, give reasons to actions, and
Good leaders desire a better world for all. But we cannot wait for good leaders to appear. We must strive to become good leaders - and help those around us become good leaders.
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