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…
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…
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?…
It has been a long yet remarkably beautiful journey from where I started about eight years ago. I could clearly recall that first-time experience I first took center stage to speak. My body was already up there and as I looked down to my chair, I saw my spirit telling me to go down. I…
About 700 youth leaders from 45 countries will be in Manila from August 1 to 7, 2013, for the University Scholars Leadership Symposium, a leadership program geared towards social change. The event is organized by the Humanitarian Affairs United Kingdom, a London-based social enterprise that initiates and supports humanitarian relief efforts and development programs in…
It happened again. A number of times, Metro Manila and many other provinces get submerged in flood water. What we know is it is caused by nature and greed of men. What a lethal combination! Before this flood brought about by Typhoon Maring that pulled monsoon rains, we have learned many things about taxpayers’ money…
Speech of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on this year’s Independence Day celebration: Tomorrow, we will celebrate once again our Independence Day or Araw ng Kalayaan but must ask ourselves whether we are truly free in the sense of the most basic of freedoms, freedom from hunger and poverty. Recent figures released by the National Statistical…
In times of crisis, heroes rise. In this case, no one seems to look for heroes. Everyone seems to be looking for “the leaders” of Cebu Pacific. Many have been asking: “Where have they gone?” Where’s the leadership in all these? Leadership has always been an issue once there’s a sensitive and highly-publicized event such…
Yesterday, I saw a post on my Facebook Newsfeed, and I thought Chit Juan, a good friend would allow me to repost her thoughts about retirement. She said, “Yes, please!” And so here it is. My driver Bernard (for the past 24 years) is turning 60 this year. He has been driving for me for…
Lloyd A. Luna is a Filipino motivational speaker based in Manila, Philippines. In the last seven years, he has spoken to more than half a million people not only in the Philippines but also in most part of Asia and the Middle East including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates.…