- The Great Resignation. In a study done by Zety in 2021, 65% quit because they didn’t feel valued by their managers.
- When employees feel unseen, their engagement drops. Low engagement leads to low productivity. The disengaged employees can even negatively influence the more engaged ones.
- A culture of appreciation can potentially increase the company’s revenue. In a study by Harvard Business Professor James Heskett, companies that exhibit the culture of appreciation had a revenue growth of 682%.
- Being seen and appreciated is a basic human need.
- Unlock your company’s hidden potential and inspire fearless possibilities in your team (e.g. increase team engagement, productivity, creativity) by building a culture where everyone is seen and appreciated.
“When you feel seen and appreciated, you unlock fearless possibilities.” - Sha Nacino
Problems it Addresses: Low employee engagement, low productivity, lack of creativity, lack of care for the company
Best for: Global Conferences, Sales Conferences, Financial Advisors, MDRT Conferences
Regardless of our age, race, or economic status, we all have this basic need. We all want to be seen and appreciated.
When you feel seen and appreciated, you soar high and you unleash fearless possibilities in the form of higher engagement, creativity, and productivity.
How do you keep your team highly engaged without spending tons of money? Building a culture of gratitude is key. This keynote will help employees gain perspective, inspire them to appreciate where they are, and share their appreciation with their colleagues, managers, and their company. The result? A happier, more productive, and highly engaged working environment.
According to Gallup, 75% of the reason why people quit their jobs is because of their managers. No matter how competent a manager or leader is, if the employees don’t feel the manager cares for them, they either get demotivated which then lowers their productivity, or they quit their jobs. In this keynote, leaders will gain practical and powerful ways on how they can show authentic care for their team members, which then leads to happier, more engaged, and more productive teams.
Loneliness leads to poor health and poor performance. When employees are happier, they tend to be more inspired, creative, and productive. What does it take to build a happier and a more engaged workplace? This is what this keynote is all about.
Let’s face it. When we’re worried over money concerns, we can’t focus at work and our productivity suffers. This talk will inspire and empower employees to take charge of their finances so they can eliminate financial worries and be happier and more productive at work. This keynote will be one of the most beautiful gifts you can give your team members. Sha is the perfect person to give this talk because she was once buried in debts during her stint as a bank employee. Today, her finances are in order. She can empathize with those who are struggling in their finances and she can help them get out of the financial mess they are in. Don’t let money issues get in the way to becoming the most joyful and productive team member you can be.
Sha’s book “How to Make Your Dreams Come True” shows you how to unlock your full potential for successful living.
Sha is not only a speaker who relates well with the audience, she also deeply understands the amount of hard work conference organizers put into organizing events. After all, she has a considerable experience organizing some of her branded events.
If you’re a conference organizer, you will love working with Sha as your keynote speaker because she is highly professional, she understands your language, and she is so easy to work with.
Here are the highlights of some of Sha’s events.
About Sha
Sha Nacino is a global keynote speaker, an award-winning author of 15 books, and an adjunct faculty at the Asian Institute of Management. She is on a mission to help leaders and organizations unlock their organizations’ hidden potential by building a culture where everyone feels safe, seen, and appreciated.
Sha holds a Certificate in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, with Dr. Martin Seligman who is the Father of Positive Psychology, as the lead professor.
Sha has traveled to and inspired thousands of people globally in countries including the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, UAE, Malaysia, Maldives, France, and the U.S. She has served as a speaker to global brands like Johnson & Johnson, HSBC, AXA, Usana, Sunlife, FWD, Cocolife, Manulife, and many more!
In 2019, Sha was awarded the Female Entrepreneur of the Year presented by the United Nations Global Entrepreneur Council and Women’s League Foundation. In 2022, she was awarded the Inspiring Humanitarian Award by the World Humanitarian Drive (WHD).
Sha is a speaker who is known to move her audience with her well-thought-out, engaging, fun, and easy-to-understand talks that include tangible action plans. Sha marries her background as a former bank employee with her journey as an entrepreneur and a professional speaker so that her stories relate to employees, entrepreneurs, and leaders alike.
An author of 15 books, host/producer of two podcasts, and a creator of online courses and online summits such as The 90-Day Book Writing Challenge, The 90-Day Speak to Thrive Challenge, the HR Summit GlobalTM, Global Authors SummitTM, World Gratitude SummitTM, and Global Success Summit™ (with Jonathan Low), Sha is incredibly grateful to have been given opportunities from a humble background as a bank employee to a global speaker and thought leader.
Sha is known as “The Possibility Igniter” who inspires fearless possibilities through her words and works.
For fun, Sha likes to travel, sing, dance, and direct and create music videos. Since releasing her first music video in June 2021, she and her team already produced more than 27 music videos so far.
Engage Sha if you want to increase your team’s engagement, happiness, creativity, and productivity. Email us at info@shanacino.com.
Hope you had a beautiful weekend! 🙂
Have you watched ‘The Little Mermaid‘ yet?
Our TuesDate today is brought to you by that movie. (Not a sponsored post! Hehe)
Let’s dive into our Story, Highlight, and call to Action for the week 🙂
At the end of this letter, I’ll also share some of my recommendations.
STORY
I love planning for my life, business, and career, but when it comes to travel and leisure, I’m all about spontaneity.
My weekends are like a blank canvas, except for my Sunday Mass commitment.
Last Saturday, I felt like watching a movie, so I picked “The Little Mermaid” and dove right in.
The movie was worth watching! I couldn’t help but mentally note down the lessons it was teaching me. My Strengths Finder test confirmed that I’m indeed a learner, even during movie time!
If you haven’t seen it yet, no worries, I won’t ruin the fun for you.
Here’s a brief story about ‘The Little Mermaid.’
Ariel was a curious mermaid who was so fascinated by humans.
No one in their kingdom understood her fascination for humans.
Her father, who is the King, asked her to stop her obsession with humans because he perceived humans as the most dangerous creatures.
Ariel felt repressed and unheard by his father.
Thus, she secretly looked for ways to learn more about humans and went to the extent of disobeying her father’s rules and making a pact with the sea witch.
Conflict and chaos followed.
Thankfully, everything eventually turned out well!
As promised, no spoilers here, hehe! I’m sure there are various lessons one can glean from the movie. For this TuesDate, let’s hone in on the theme of Ariel feeling unheard and repressed.
HIGHLIGHT (Lesson)
When you feel unheard and repressed, you either give up, retaliate or find ways to be heard.
Unheard can also mean unseen.
When you feel unheard or unseen, what’s your tendency? Do you give up, retaliate, or find ways to be heard?
Many people feel unheard or unseen in relationships.
Many employees feel unseen in the workplace.
Even leaders feel unseen and unappreciated by the people in their organization.
Sadly, when employees feel unheard/unseen, they feel invisible. This results in muted team meetings, low engagement, and low productivity.
When a person in a relationship feels unheard or unseen repeatedly by the person they love, the relationship eventually falls apart.
The key is to create a safe space where the involved parties can communicate their differences.
Call to ACTION
Are there instances when you feel unheard or unseen?
Are there instances when you make the other person feel unheard or unseen?
What would be the best course of action for your particular situation?
How can you make the other person feel seen or heard?
If you feel unseen or unheard, how can you communicate it with the other person?
I wish you fearless possibilities!
Sha Nacino
Keynote Speaker l Author l Adjunct Faculty, Asian Institute of Management
P.S. I’ve spoken to many corporate leaders who have expressed a disconnect between the leadership team and employees. Employees feel unseen, while the leadership team struggles to understand their team members. This leads to low employee engagement, decreased productivity, and increased stress among leaders. If this is a concern in your company, I would be delighted to assist you. Visit https://www.shanacino.com/ or book a free call with me at https://shanacino.com/call.
Sha Recommends
Dare to be Different (a podcast episode)
Do you feel like a misfit sometimes? Ariel was a misfit in their world. Instead of trying to fit in, she dared to be different and everything turned out well in the end. There was a breakthrough between two worlds — the world of humans and the world of mermaids.
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If you struggle to fit in, listen to this podcast episode on Spotify by clicking here.
The Power of Being Seen (3-minute video snippet)
This video is about building a culture of care, a culture where people feel they matter. But why is it important to build s culture of care and appreciation?
THE GREAT RESIGNATION — In a study done by Zety in 2021, 65% quit because they didn’t feel valued by their managers.
ENGAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY — When employees feel unseen, their engagement drops. Low engagement leads to low productivity. The disengaged employees can even negatively influence the more engaged ones.
If you’re a corporate leader, HR officer, employee, department head, or sales head, watch this video.
Fearless Possibilities(a podcast on Spotify)
It’s a show that inspires you to turn uncertainties into opportunities and unleash your untapped brilliance. You can subscribe on Spotify.
Here’s how to subscribe:
- Open your Spotify app on your phone and search “Fearless Possibilities with Sha Nacino” or click here
- Click Follow
- After playing at least one episode, please leave us a 5-star rating. 🙂 Simply return to the main page of the podcast (not the episode page) and leave a 5-star rating.
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Favor… if the Fearless Possibilities Podcast resonated with you, please share it with a friend. Take a screenshot or photo of the podcast and share it on your favorite social media platform. Tag me on Instagram. My handle is sha_nacino.
Thanks so much!!!
Hope you’re smiling as you’re reading this.
Is there a passion project you’d like to launch but it’s taking you too long to take action?
I hope this newsletter will inspire you.
This may be the sign you’re looking for to finally get the needle moving.
I also received some good news last Friday night. I’ll share it in the announcement 🙂
Let’s dive in to our Story, Highlight, and call to Action for the week 🙂
STORY
In 2020, I had the idea to host a new podcast. Two weeks later, we launched The Author’s Voice Podcast.
That same year, I decided to host another podcast for Catholic Singles. About three weeks later, we launched the Joy & Peace Podcast.
We were fast, thanks also to my team.
Later on, I was invited to speak about podcasting and specifically how to launch a podcast in 30 days.
This was the topic I delivered when I spoke at a global convention for speakers in France (in-person) and Singapore (virtually).
After more than a year of hosting these two podcasts simultaneously, I temporarily stopped producing podcast content and focused on other things.
The Search for My Essence & Core Message
There was something I wanted to zero in on. I wanted to be crystal clear about my core message that would unite all my other messages.
I wear many hats — author, speaker, book writing coach, YouTuber, blogger, online course creator, online summits creator, etc.
In terms of talk topics I give, I got invited to speak on the following topics: financial management, gratitude, happiness, goal setting, etc.
When I give talks, I make sure I’m not just the messenger, but I’m also the message. Which means, I ‘talk the walk.’ All these hats and topics resonated with me but I felt like I was all over the place.
Thank God, He sent me three of the world’s best coaches, speakers, and friends who helped me uncover my essence and my core message. I want to honor them also through this newsletter.
My friend Coen Tan gave me the moniker The Possibility Igniter.
He said, “Sha, when you think of doing something, you make it possible and you also inspire others to make things possible for them.”
Context: Writing books and teaching people how to write books; doing music videos, etc.
In May 2022, I received coaching from Brenda Bence, one of the world’s top 10 branding experts and executive coaches.
She helped me uncover my three key words: Inspiring Fearless Possibilities.
Two months later, Fredrik Haren, a top global speaker, also coached me one-on-one, and he helped me uncover my signature keynote, “The Power of Being Seen” which I have delivered to audiences in the Philippines and the Maldives in-person. The largest audience I shared this with was 8,000 people in-person.
I gained clarity about my core umbrella message that aligns with both my B2C and B2B audiences. It’s sooooooo freeing!!!
Not only did they help me gain clarity on my essence and my core message, they also helped me uncover my mission in the workplace:
“Inspire fearless possibilities in leaders and organizations by helping them build a culture where everyone feels safe, seen, and appreciated.”
When they shared those words with me, I cried because everything they said deeply resonated with me.
It’s as if the message was right under my nose; I just couldn’t see it.
It took three great mentors/coaches to help me ‘see’ it.
The Launch of My Newest Podcast
In the last quarter of 2022, the thought of resuming podcasting crossed my mind. I conducted polls and asked my Facebook and LinkedIn connections which podcast title they found most catchy. I also spoke with my mentors and friends and bounced my ideas off of them. However, I kept postponing it because I was searching for the perfect name and tagline for the podcast.
On May 2, 2023, I told myself, “When did I become a perfectionist? I strive for excellence, not perfection.”
On that same day, I finally decided to take action on my podcast.
Exactly 14 days later, the Fearless Possibilities Podcast was launched on Spotify.
Super thanks to my team for helping me out.
The Fearless Possibilities Podcast aims to inspire leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals like you to turn uncertainties into opportunities and unleash your untapped brilliance.
I was chatting with my friend Coen a few days ago and he said something that shocked me. His feedback was so raw, I cried!
Let me share our conversation here, with his permission.
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I knew the podcast was great! *wink wink
I just didn’t realize it was thaaat GREAT! Naks! (Thanks, Coen!)
Our friend and fellow speaker, Srijata, who was part of the group chat, was in a different time zone. When she woke up and went online, she also had great words…
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Don’t you just love to be part a supportive community?
HIGHLIGHT
When you are crystal clear with your message and you make a decision to act on it, things can move very quickly!
Call to ACTION
Is there a passion project or business you want to launch?
Why aren’t you launching it yet?
Who are the people you need to talk to?
Who are the mentors who can help you?
What course do you need to enroll in?
Who do you need to hire to help you?
Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you start.
Launch imperfectly and tweak along the way.
Special Invitation & Request
I’m so grateful you are part of our Tuesdate community.
I’d like to invite to subscribe to the Fearless Possibilities Podcast via Spotify.
It’s free.
You can listen to the podcast while you’re driving/commuting to work or while you’re walking, running, cooking. Keep us in the background. 🙂
My voice won’t hurt your ears, I promise! Here’s what people say about it. Hehe!
“Your voice is soooo soothing and inviting.”
“Your voice has a very calm and smooth tone. It feels like a gentle breeze…”
Here’s how to subscribe:
- To access the podcast on Spotify, simply click here. Or open your Spotify app on your phone and search “Fearless Possibilities with Sha Nacino”
- Click Follow
- After playing at least one episode, please leave us a 5-star rating. 🙂 Simply return to the main page of the podcast (not the episode page) and leave a 5-star rating.
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Thanks so much!!!
Here’s the podcast’s official video trailer. Thanks to Kim for her superb editing.
I wish you fearless possibilities!
Sha Nacino
Keynote Speaker l Author l Adjunct Faculty, Asian Institute of Management
P.S.1 I look forward to serving you through the Fearless Possibilities Podcast! If this podcast resonated with you, please share it with a friend. Take a screen shot or photo of the podcast and share on your favorite social media platform. Tag me on Instagram. My handle is sha_nacino.
P.S.2. I’ve spoken to many corporate leaders who have expressed a disconnect between the leadership team and employees. Employees feel unseen, while the leadership team struggles to understand their team members. This leads to low employee engagement, decreased productivity, and increased stress among leaders. If this is a concern in your company, I would be delighted to assist you. Visit https://www.shanacino.com/ or book a free call with me at https://shanacino.com/call.
Special Announcement
I was shortlisted for the Speaker Awards happening in London in July 2023. My heart is so happy and I want to share my joy with you!!!
Here’s the email I received last Friday night.
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Whether I win the grand award or not (which will be announced in London), I am very happy I got shortlisted. Speaking is so much fun for me, so is writing weekly TuesDate newsletters, and recording podcasts. I spent a good hour just being grateful that I get to do this kind of work, which I don’t even see as work. I see it as a beautiful, exciting, and meaningful mission. I’m equally grateful to have a solid team who shares our mission.
If you’re reading this, THANK YOU for being part of my network,
I appreciate you! What a joy and a privilege it is to interact with you and serve you.
How’s your week going so far?
Our TuesDate is getting more and more exciting!
We currently have Story, Highlight, and call to Action for the week 🙂
I’d like to add two elements: Adventure(s) and Announcement(s)
Since we just celebrated Mother’s Day last Sunday, let’s talk about The Power of a Mother’s Love.
STORY
I grew up with a very loving and nurturing Mama.
Whenever I talk about my Mama, I prefer to refer to her as Mama because she means more to me than just a mother; she’s my Mama.
Let me share three of my favorite moments with my Mama. I’m sharing these stories because I know they are so powerful and can potentially create loving relationships. For each moment, I will also share its impact on me decades later.
If you’re a corporate leader or an entrepreneur, these stories may give you insights on how to create a thriving culture in your organization.
The Great Listener
I went to elementary school just a walking distance from our home. As soon as I got home from school, I would holler and say, “Ma! I’m here. Where are you?”
When Mama would see me, I could see the joy in her eyes. She’d ask me about what happened in school. We talked about anything under the sun. We did this while we were having afternoon snacks or I would follow her while she was watering the plants, feeding our poultry animals, or cooking our dinner.
She loved listening to my stories, and she had the gift of listening to you as if you were a VIP and every word you said was important. This went on for years, from elementary all the way to high school. I went to college in Manila, 14 hours away from our province by bus. Every time I would come home during sem break, my Mama would cancel her appointments so she could be home with me.
Impact
Decades later, when I started writing books and giving talks, storytelling came so naturally to me. Those years my Mama listened to me for at least two hours each day prepared me to be the person, friend, author, speaker, and coach that I am today.
Loving, Wise, Patient
I have a brother who is two years younger than me. When we were growing up, we fought a lot! Hehe!
We fought over the remote control, who was doing the dishes, etc.
We’re blessed we had an older sister who was very patient, loving, and generous.
I felt my brother should obey my commands since I was older than him.
My brother felt I should serve him since he was younger than me.
Thus, we clashed a lot!
Here’s how my Mama addressed our fights. She didn’t side with anyone.
She would always say, “You’re siblings. Love each other. Understand each other.”
As grown-ups, my brother and I still had some fights and misunderstandings.
Before he got married, he used to occupy the other room in my condo. One time, we had a big fight, and we both didn’t want to talk to each other.
If he was the cook for the day, I would stay in my room until he was done cooking. Once he was done, he would text me so I could go to the kitchen and have lunch while he was in his room.
After three days, we were still not seeing each other eye to eye. I was still so pissed off with him, and vice versa.
My Mama is already in Heaven, so I whispered, “Ma, I’ll talk to Bet! I’ll do this for you because I love you. To be honest, I’m still so pissed off with my brother.”
That’s exactly what I’ll do. Talk to my brother as lovingly and patiently as I could, and we discuss our misunderstanding.
Same thing with my brother. Even if he’s still mad at me, he also didn’t want us to go days without talking to each other. He also did this out of love for our Mama.
Yes, we talked to each other out of love for our Mama.
Later on, we talked to each other out of love for each other.
Today, my brother and I have a very beautiful and healthy sibling relationship.
He tapped me as his Best Woman on his wedding.
We understand each other. We love each other.
We also know how to fight well. 🙂
Impact
I’m so grateful to my Mama for being so wise and patient in not taking sides.
She taught us a crucial skill: How to fight well.
The foundation is to fight out of love and to learn to understand both sides.
I realized that knowing how to fight well is such an important life skill.
There will always be disagreements and misunderstandings. Will we sweep everything under the rug? But this may build unwanted resentment.
What if you know how to communicate your disagreement well? You know how to fight well? This will grow you and the other person and will even bond you closer.
This applies to family members, friends, colleagues, etc.
Lavish with Appreciation
My Mama showered me with so much appreciation. I remember when I was reviewing for a test because I wanted to transfer to the central school when I was in Grade 5.
My Mama was tutoring me, and one of the subjects was Math.
Every time I would answer a number correctly, she’d say, “Very good, Sha! You’re so smart! I love you!”
She’d also kiss and hug me. There were 50 items in that practice test, and I got 49 or all 50 of them correct. Imagine how much appreciation, hugs, and kisses I got that afternoon!
She was consistent. I can’t remember a day my Mama didn’t show any appreciation towards me. This was the environment I grew up in.
Impact
I was in the Maldives in March to speak at a convention.
After dining with my fellow speaker friends at a nearby restaurant, I hollered at the waiters as we headed towards the door. I waved goodbye to them and said, “Thank you!”
My speaker friend looked at me and said, “I love what you just did. You took time to say goodbye to the waiters and thank them. You’re so appreciative.”
I smiled because I didn’t even realize what I did. It was just so natural to me.
I am grateful to my Mama for displaying how to be appreciative.
HIGHLIGHT
Much of who we are was shaped by the culture we grew up in. Good news! We can create the culture we want.
My parents created a family culture where everyone in our family feels safe, seen, and appreciated.
We made time for each other. We listened to each other. We shared meals together, went to Mass on Sundays, and prayed the Angelus daily at 6 PM.
Our family is not perfect, but I could say it was a healthy, happy, and loving environment to grow up in.
Special Message
Mother’s Day can be a joyous occasion for many.
However, it can also be a painful time for some, particularly those who do not have great mother-child relationships.
It can be a sensitive event for couples who have been praying to conceive, but whose prayers have yet to be answered.
It may also be a sad day for those whose mothers have already gone to be with the Lord.
No matter what the state of your heart is on this special day, remember who you are and whose you are. You are a child of God. You are enough. You are deeply loved.
Call to ACTION
The good news is, we can create the culture we want in our family, among our friends, and among our officemates. We can unlearn some of the cultures we don’t want to retain.
What kind of family do you want to build?
What kind of friendships do you want in your inner circle?
What kind of workplace environment do you want for your team?
The possibilities are endless! The possibilities are exciting!
I wish you fearless possibilities!
Sha Nacino
Keynote Speaker l Author l Adjunct Faculty, Asian Institute of Management
P.S.1 I’ve talked to a lot of corporate leaders and a lot of them struggle with disconnect between the leadership team and the employees. Employees feel unseen and therefore they stay silent during team meetings. Leaders feel frustrated because they can’t seem to ‘feel’ their team members. This results to low employee engagement, low productivity, and stress among leaders. If this is a concern in your company, I’d love to help. I have over a decade of experience helping leaders and organizations build a culture where everyone feels safe, seen, and appreciated plus a lifetime of experience immersed in this kind of culture. Let’s talk. You can book a free call with me here https://shanacino.com/call
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ADVENTURE
Last Sunday, I and my friends went hiking in Hulugan Falls, Brgy. San Salvador, Luisiana, Laguna.
The Hulugan Falls was 285 feet high. The water was so cool and relaxing!
 Hulugan Falls, Brgy. San Salvador, Luisiana, Laguna. Simply Waze your way there, then there are tour guides who will meet you once you’re there. Enjoy! |
If you know of any beautiful places to explore that is driving distance from Manila, please share with me by replying to this message. Thank you!
ANNOUNCEMENT
We are launching a new passion project real soon — the Fearless Possibilities Podcast!
The goal of the podcast is to inspire you to turn uncertainties into opportunities and unleash your untapped brilliance.
More details coming soon!
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