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Leadership Speaker vs. Motivational Speaker: Which Does Your Event Need?
Leadership Speaker vs. Motivational Speaker: Which Does Your Event Need? Quick answer: Choose a leadership speaker if your goal is to equip managers and executives with frameworks for leading people and decisions. Choose a motivational speaker if your goal is to energize, re-engage, or emotionally reconnect a broader audience. Many experienced speakers, including Sha Nacino, are equipped to serve both needs — but understanding the distinction helps you brief them correctly and set the right expectations for your event. The Core Difference The two categories often overlap in practice, but they start from different questions: A leadership speaker answers: How do I lead people better? The content tends to focus…
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Top Motivational Speakers in the Philippines: A 2026 Guide for Event Organizers
Top Motivational Speakers in the Philippines: A 2026 Guide for Event Organizers Quick answer: The top motivational speakers in the Philippines are distinguished by verifiable professional credentials, a track record across corporate and public events, and an ability to connect authentically with Filipino audiences. Among the most credentialed is Sha Nacino, the country’s first and only Certified Speaking Professional and the only Asian named to Global Gurus’ World’s Top 30 Motivational Speakers list. Why “Motivational Speaker” Means Something Different in the Philippines Globally, motivational speaking has become a crowded, often self-declared title. In the Philippines, however, event organizers — HR departments, conference planners, school administrators — have grown more discerning.…
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Do you want to travel more in 2019?
Happy Monday! 🙂 In just a few days, we’ll celebrate the birth of Christ. Let me greet you a Merry, Merry Christmas! 🙂 How would you like to travel to your dream destination for free? Let me share with you a little secret about how you can get round trip tickets for free! Last December 2017, I went on an all-expense paid trip to Dubai, plus a professional fee for my speaking engagement. I was with my best friend, her mom, and her mom’s best friends. There were five of us. But that’s not the secret I’m talking about. Here’s our photo at Dubai Desert Safari. The five of us loved Dubai so…
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A Christmas Gift for OFWs
I was in Dubai a few weeks ago and I met this young IT professional while riding a van from Abu Dhabi to Dubai. She was worried because her company closed down and now she has to look for another job before her visa expires. Just a few weeks prior to that, I was in Singapore to attend a conference. One Sunday, I decided to hang out in a park. There were so many Filipinos who were having a picnic. It was their day off. Then I noticed a Filipina in her 50’s who was sitting by herself. While everyone else was with a group of friends, she was there,…
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Three Things I Discovered about Happiness that Awed Me
How are you? What does happiness mean to you? When I was much younger, happiness to me means achieving my goals, getting what I want, being treated well, etc. As I grow, I realized what real happiness means. Lately, I’ve experienced three setbacks that made me appreciate what real happiness is. Setback #1: When I got home a few nights ago, I found out that we had no electricity. Normally, I’d be tempted to get upset. Instead, I smiled and said,“Wow! This is going to be a unique experience. It’s camping night tonight. What an adventure.” Takeaway #1: Happiness is finding something amusing in a seemingly not-so-good situation. (Btw, our electricity was back…
