Lloyd Luna on Global Speakers Summit 2018

Statement of the President before departing to Auckland, New Zealand for the Global Speakers Summit 2018 For the longest time, the Philippines has been away from the global speaking community. We have kept ourselves from exploring global opportunities thus limiting our professional growth and development. For so many years, we thought there is absolutely no…

Funniest Graduation Speech by a Filipino Commencement Speaker

An Inspirational, Funny Graduation Speech An excerpt from my commencement speech for STI College Munoz: Just like your parents, I am also incredibly proud of what you have come to take home today. Yeah, an empty piece of paper called “Diploma.” That piece of paper is important. But diplomas do fade. Medals get rusty. Certificates…

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Inspirational Commencement Speech for STI Graduating Class of 2017

A commencement address delivered by motivational speaker and author Lloyd Luna on the occasion 2017 Commencement Exercises of STI College – Munoz held at Crossroads 77, Quezon City on May 25, 2017 Hello everyone. Thank you. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng pumalakpak. Palakpak na may kasamang sigaw na para bang tuwang-tuwa kayo dahil finally, finally,…

Graduation speech by a funny Filipino motivational speaker

A commencement address delivered by Motivational speaker and author Lloyd Luna on the occasion of 22nd Commencement Exercises at Lemery Colleges in Lemery, Batangas on March 30, 2017 Hello everyone. Thank you. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng pumalakpak. Actually, nag-eexpect ako ng mas malakas na palakpak. Palakpak na may kasamang sigaw na para bang tuwang-tuwa kayo…

Why Most New Year’s Resolutions Fail

It’s 2016. Many are excited. Many are afraid. It’s like a replay of the same idea in 2014 before we met 2015. We have made some promises to our selves and commitment to the world. But what don’t they tell you about your new year’s resolution? In my interview on Radyo5 92.3 NewsFM, I outlined…

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The Source of Strength and Motivation

This week has been a challenging week for me. I have accepted a project which tested my physical strength, stamina and mental toughness–a five-batch, two-day seminar called Success Plus at the Medical Colleges of Northern Philippines and International School of Asia and the Pacific. I can only say thank you Sunday. Because of you, I…

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Motivational Speaker for Finance Students

A friend of mine asked me to help him come up with a very short but funny speech on motivation. Here’s the sample of the speech. Faculty, professors, instructors, janitors, dear students: Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to speak. I didn’t ask to be here but your (who invited you) forced me to…

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Motivational Speaker for Sales People in the Insurance Industry

When Michael Jordan tried out in their high school basketball team, he was rejected by the coach saying he’s too small for the game. If we don’t love our work, it’s easy to complain and be cynical about things. If we love what we do, it may be difficult but we can find joy in…

Showing mercy and compassion to the President for his speech

After hearing the speech of President Aquino in Malacanang as part of Pope Francis visit to the Philippines, I can’t help but nod and say, oh, this is the president I might know, this is really Pnoy—someone who used to making or someone or something look bad so he can look good if not better.…

Lloyd Luna on winning

There’s no winning in life

For the longest time, I believed in winning. I believed that in any competition, someone has to lose so that one can win. I believed in winning since my early exposures in competitions and quiz bees way back in the 90s. Oh, God. When we compete, the goal is always to win. And why not?…