It was April 2013. I was in Tagaytay for Bo Sanchez’s four-day Bestselling Authors Bootcamp. He invited me to speak on eBook Publishing. The other speakers were Rissa Singson-Kawpeng, Atty. Alex Lacson, and Ardy Roberto (husband of Miriam Quiambao), among others. At the end of the 4-Day Bootcamp, Bro. Bo asked all the participants to write down on a piece of paper the titles of the books they wanted to write.  I didn’t write a book title. I wrote, The Complete Online Course on Book Writing and Book Publishing. I showed it to Bro. Bo. He nodded his head and said, “Go, Sha!” After a few weeks, Bro. Bo and I were talking…

I wrote a book. In 3 days, it became a bestseller! 10,000 copies sold in 3 days! 40,000 copies sold in one month! But the book was not mine. A big company asked me to write the book. Remember the story I shared last week re SMX? That was the company that organized that big event in SMX! I was their Consultant/Writer. 🙂 Just a bit of a background. About 2-3 years ago, I attended a huge convention hosted by the “big company.” There were over 5,000 people in that convention hall. I arrived late and the first person I saw and who saw me come in was Bro. Bo Sanchez. Bro.…

Last Saturday, I woke up at 5:30am so I can prepare for my 8am interview with my mentor, Bro. Bo Sanchez. . .   Fresh from a 14-hour flight from London, he said yes to my interview invitation for him.  . . . . Our topic was about “How to Lead with Love.” He articulated his wisdom so well using simple words. His words were so powerful but his actions even magnified his words. He is someone who walks his talk. Truly, he is someone who leads with love.  . . One of my guiding principles ever since I ventured into writing and speaking was to “Serve first, money will follow.” I…

A few months ago, my friend Chris Dao Anis invited me to speak at his Growth Summit in Baguio City. I checked my calendar and I realized the date fell on July 14, the original date of my Speak to Inspire: Public Speaking Workshop. Since that time, I haven’t made any announcements yet about my upcoming workshop, I decided to say yes to my friend’s invitation and move my Speak to Inspire to July 28. . . I went to Baguio and gave two talks: Career Trends and How to be a Highly Paid Corporate Speaker. . . I’m very happy with the decision. Chris did a great job organizing the Growth Summit in…

I could still remember my first speech in a Toastmasters group. There were about 20 people. I stood in front of them and I was so nervous, my knees were literally shaking.  My mind went blank and I couldn’t think of anything to say. Out of nervousness, I cried. And that was my first ever speech in that community. I persevered. I kept studying how great speeches and talks were delivered. I attended seminars. I delivered speeches at least twice a month. I watched TED talks. I watched public speaking championships. I practiced and learned and practiced and learned. The Journey Years later, I wrote my first book and I…