Dance with Destiny

Today was the commencement of the 2nd-level Toastmasters International Speech Contest where I won Two Awards! – Woo!

1st Place as Best Speaker for my speech titled “Dance with Your Destiny”, and 2nd Place for my impromptu speech about “What it truly means to be a millionaire”.
It was an eventful evening with some truly inspirational speeches. Now, I’m getting ready for the 3rd-level contest where I will be competing with multiple clubs in Taiwan!

Testimonials

 “It was a pleasure meeting you during the area G2/G3 contest last Saturday.  You inspired me with your story of acceptance.   Your sincerity in sharing your life story and courage to see the positive side of life is very inspiring.  Thanks for sharing it with us.” – Mayumi Hu, Toastmasters member, Taiwan

“Dino gave a very inspiring speech! Well done Dino. Good luck with the next level of the contest.” – Phillip Botha, Toastmasters Judge, Taiwan

 “From Dino’s speech at Tien Mou Toastmasters, I learned that he is a confident, humorous, creative and brave man. His positive thinking inspired me to look at the bright side when facing problems. In this way, he showed his good leadership.” – Joanna Lee, President of Tien mou Toastmasters, Taiwan

Speech Contest Winner!

Yesterday was the commencement of the Toastmasters International Speech Contest, where I won two awards! smile emoticon


1st place for Best Table Topic Impromptu speech, which was about handling failure. The other award was 2nd place for Best Speaker during which I talked about the importance of cultivating Enthusiasm in our lives.

In a few weeks, I’ll be participating in the next level of the contest where I’ll be competing with multiple clubs in Taipei. Woo! Exciting!

Daily Acts of Kindness

Today, I had the unique opportunity to speak at the SPARK Toastmasters Club where I received a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of Outstanding Performance, as well as the Best Speaker Award. 

During my speech, I touched on several subjects related to happiness; but most importantly, I shared a simple technique, which is a major part of my daily routine. This simple habit always makes me feel good, and I sleep in peace at night because I feel like my day has not been wasted. 

The habit is to practice 1 or 2 acts of kindness to someone who may not be able to pay you back. For example, spending time at the home for the elderly, helping a kid with his homework, or just being tolerant to someone who annoys you. 

This daily act of kindness increases the production of serotonin in the brain (the happy chemical), which results in calming the nerves as well as reducing anxiety and depression. In addition, regular acts of kindness have proven to reduce levels of stress, pain, and insomnia. Kindness is also contagious. Studies have shown that practicing kindness not only benefits the receiver, but also the giver. However, it does not end here, even the person observing the act of kindness receives the physical and mental benefits. 

Make this technique a daily habit, and watch your energy shift in the positive direction. 

Is Superman Within You

The title of my speech today was “Is Superman Within You?”, in which I won the Toastmasters Best Speaker Award. Woo!

We all have a super hero within us, but once in a while we encounter certain situations in which we become extremely afraid and lose confidence in the Universe and ourselves. 

In such situations, to re-kindle the energy and gain strength from the Superhero within us, we must have courage to take the first step to overcome the challenge. 

During this speech I demonstrated a technique for the audience on how to empower themselves in a matter of seconds to enhance their confidence, and unleash the Superhero within them. It was an amazing experience for everyone in the audience, and each one felt the Superhero within them! 

So, what is this technique to gain instant confidence and superhero energy?
Well, that’s a secret! 

5 Tips to Be Authentic

The world and the future generations are in dire need of heart-oriented individuals that encourage uniqueness and collaboration. Authenticity is attractive and contagious. Our beauty and brains will only take us so far, but authenticity will take us all the way. As we become authentic individuals, our virtues will shine from within us; and as we shine, we will unconsciously give others the inspiration and empowerment to reveal their authentic selves.

Here are 5 simple tips to become more authentic:
1. Every day invest a few minutes in silence to go within and quiet the mind.
2. Focus on doing the “Right Thing,” not just simply following guidelines and doing things right.
3. Listen to your intuition. Slowly allow your mind to follow your heart to develop true intellect.
4. When you witness someone standing up for what is right, appreciate and acknowledge them. Inspire yourself with their courage to stand up for what you believe is right.
5. Always be honest with yourself. One who cannot deceive himself, cannot deceive anyone else.

Our Search for Happiness

The title of my speech on Saturday was “Our Search for Happiness” in which I shed some light on the following questions:

- What is True Happiness?
- What is the main reason for unhappiness?
- Is it true that Happiness is within us?
- My journey inwards in search for true Happiness.
- How I found true happiness, nourished it and allowed it to blossom?
- Why most people will not find true happiness?

Finally, I shared one simple tip that can instantly shift your mood from one of unhappiness and depression, to a feeling of joy and worthiness. It’s simple; perform an act of kindness for someone else everyday. This means to make a contribution in some way or another. It could be something small as giving a piece of bread to a hungry man, or giving someone a compliment. 

I demonstrated the mood-shifting effect by offering a beautiful sunflower from my garden of happiness to one of my special friends at the Toastmasters club who has been feeling a little low recently. This brought a lot of joy to me, to my friend, and even the audience watching. This is the triple-power of performing a kind action, the giver, receiver, and even the people watching the act of kindness or contribution benefit from the shift into a positive mood.

So, make it a habit everyday to share a kind gesture to someone from your garden of happiness, and watch happiness grow exponentially in your world.

A Life of Passion & Purpose

This evening, I was honored to attend the Foreign Students Club Christmas Event as a Special Inspirational Guest Speaker. My speech was titled “A Life of Passion & Purpose”. There was an amazing group of more than 50 International Students and Professionals.

Beyond the Blame Game

Today, the topic of my speech was "Move beyond the Blame Game", and the Toastmasters Best Speaker award went to....Dino.

3 Insights...

Today, the title of my speech was “3 Insights that can change your life instantly”, and I won the Best Table Topic speaker award as well.

These are three simple insights that I shared during one of my speeches at the Toastmasters Club. These three insights are so simple, yet so profound and powerful if we practice it. I constantly remind myself of these three insights during the day so that they become part of me. Today, I would like to share it with you. Practice it, and it may change your life forever!

1. When is the most important time? --- Now. There is no guarantee of tomorrow. Today could be your last day. Live it to the fullest.

2. Who is the most important person? -- The person you are with right now (in front of you) is the most important. Give him/her the respect and attention that he/she deserves. 

3. What is the most important thing to do -- It's to Care. Do everything with care, and you will be amazed at how beautiful it turns out.

I hope these three insights can set your New Year off on an Excellent Start!

Testimonial - “From Dino’s speech at Tien Mou Toastmasters, I learned that he is a confident, humorous, creative and brave man. His positive thinking inspired me to look at the bright side when facing problems. In this way, he showed his good leadership.” – Joanna Lee, President of Tien mou Toastmasters, Taiwan

Shirdi Sai Baba & Kali Mata appeared in my dream on Diwali Day 2014

Oct 23, 2014 @ 2.45AM, Taipei – Before I went to bed last night, as always I wished Shirdi Sai Baba a good night. However, since I knew it was Diwali I asked him to appear in my dream. Whenever I’ve asked Shirdi Sai Baba to appear in my dream he has always appeared and answered any questions I may have had, blesses me with Udi (sacred ashes),or we simply have some fun together (dancing, visions, etc.).

In my dream this morning, I was in a very beautiful house. On some level I knew that it was my house as I was familiar with it, but on another level I could not remember any of my previous homes that were designed that way. Shirdi Sai Baba was walking around the house with me and I was so happy to have him there. As I joined my hands and kneeled down, my eyes were flowing with tears of joy. Then I started to float up towards the ceiling. As I reached the ceiling, I thought to myself “Wow, this is really cool, I wonder what will happen when I pass through the ceiling, and what exactly is happening here?” I then heard a voice saying “Kali Mata is here”. This was also a great blessing, but I became a little hesitant and self-conscious after hearing that voice. Due to my hesitance, I stopped floating up and woke up from the dream.

As I opened my eyes, I saw Shirdi Sai Baba’s face in front of me. His hand was placed on his chin as if he was thinking. I continued to look at him with my eyes open for about 4 seconds until his face slowly disappeared. I then noticed that my body was sweating, my heart was racing, and I was breathing very heavily as if I had just run a marathon. In a future article, I will share the significance of these physical symptoms that occur after a Divine dream.

I have had dream experiences of Shirdi Sai Baba, Satya Sai Baba, Krishna, Guru Nanak, Shiva, etc. However, this has been the first time that there was a presence of Kali Mata.

I would like to share with everyone that there is tremendous power in prayer, especially before going to sleep. I have had countless miracles happen and questions answered especially by communicating with Shirdi Sai Baba before going to bed. In future articles, I will share some of these experiences.

Shirdi Sai Baba always says, “I give my devotees whatever they want, but I wait for them to ask me what I want to give them”. This is why I always ask him to offer me experiences that He wants to give me. In this way, I am always surprised and fascinated by experiencing him in my waking or dream state.

This was a wonderful Diwali blessing that I would like to share with everyone.

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Living with Purpose

Today, I received the Toastmasters Best Speaker Award for my speech "Living with Purpose".

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