Start before you are ready.
For me to write that book that I finished in 14 days meant that I had to sit down and write for six hours. I decided that the researching part was o…
Amateurish branding
Be careful about how you promote yourself. You can fool search engines, but you cannot fool intelligent people. You can claim one thing and they…
My mission.
I help Filipinos grow great organizations. This is why I design easier, simpler, and quicker solutions to help creative leaders solve challenges in th…
Simple Solutions to Traffic Congestion in Metro Manila
Buses came and went. I was not able to get into one even after 75 minutes. There was no more space between passengers at both doors. It was a pitiful…
You are just one talk away.
You are just one talk away to change the world. You have stories to tell that only you can give. Don’t let your story die in you. Don’t let your s…
When leaders lack malasakit
Malasakit is a superpower. When you have an abundance of malasakit at work, profit overflows.
Malasakit works.
Leadership experts talk advocate people-centered organizations. I think that the fastest way to do that is to promote a culture of malasakit. Malasak…
Why Power Trippers Rule
A power-tripper rules because she hits you at your weakest spot. For Maria, the education and care of her children are far more important than fightin…
Power-trippers block blessings for others.
Leadership is not power. It is a responsibility that we leaders must take to heart. Leaders create opportunities for people around them. They are happy…
Hope for the best?
Being clear what you want people to deliver raises the possibility of being positively surprised.
Stop Chasing, Start Attracting
We are bombarded by sell, sell, sell messages. This means that every day you have to chase clients. That’s how you can be successful. I…
Pathways Experience
You speak in clubs only to share what you’ve learned from each project. And if you are like me who pay more attention to learning than earning badge…
Using Notes in Speaking
Just keep this in mind: don't deliver a script when delivering a speech in public. Speaking is a conversation. Keep your eye contact. Use gestures, f…
Sell Your Meetings
Toastmasters are encouraged to invite guests to club meetings. We share the benefits that membership offers. Toastmasters gamified recruitment of new members. A club earns…
Evaluation in Toastmasters
To evaluate is to appreciate the value of what you have seen, heard, or felt from the speech delivered before you. I used the word…
Teachers in Toastmasters
Learning to speak in Toastmasters is a DIY project. I will advise people who need teachers before they can learn to join a Speaking school instead.
Table Topics brings out your genius
Table Topics is the impromptu speaking segment of Toastmasters. Members of the club are called to speak about topics that they only have seconds to pr…
Confident Speaking in Toastmasters
One effective way of increasing your value 100x is through public speaking. Unfortunately, many people don’t grab this opportunity. They are afraid …
Do you want to be a speaker?
Do you want to make positive change happen? You can do that by sharing your expertise and experiences. One effective way I know is through public speaking. For…
Map Customer Journeys
Manage customer experiences. Begin with customer experience journey mapping. Show leaders how to plan and run customer journey mapping workshops. In…
Stop Wishing and Start Winning
Motivation and ability fail people. Not only that they need to develop skills of achievement, but they must also develop achievement habits. Stop wis…
Motivating Employees
Can we really motivate employees? I am not really sure how to answer that question. That's because employees are always motivated. They are motivated…
Get a leadership speaker.
Better leaders inspire people to a shared vision, engage and uplift people, challenge the status quo, and make everyone you lead find the better futur…
Inspire people.
The best managers and supervisors are not bosses. They are transformational leaders. They understand that their job in your company is not to report f…
Make possible happen.
Leaders make possible happen. All your great plans come to nothing if they are not successfully executed. I have facilitated off-site strategic planni…
Start Something Today
I do not know you. But I think you can start one small action today that will help you build yourself. Let us brainstorm. I think you can start...
Keep a journal.
Journal writing is important to learning. It provides us an avenue to examine our actions so we learn from our successes and failures. It helps us a…
Give 10x more!
Make it 60,000! And make sure that each one of those leaders gets 10x more of the value they expect from you. It was in…
Prepare Before You Speak
Every person has the capacity to change someone's life. Anyone who has the confidence and conviction to help can do it. Do you want to learn how to …
Make learning easy.
I learn because I have a problem to solve and I want to solve it now. If a trainer or a speaker can help me learn things at the shortest time possible…