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8 Tips for Being a Brilliant $peaker in Person as well as on Zoom

Former Toastmasters club president $hares insights on $peaking $uccessfully My Australian networking group (The Connect Collaborative) asked me to speak to them about speaking. From my experience with Toastmasters for several years, I share a handful of presentation tips I haven’t heard anywhere else.  Pre-Speaking Ritual  Words are worth 1,000 Pictures  What Your Background Reveals…

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This Story of Gandhi Reminded Me…

There’s a story of a lady who took her son to see Mahatma Gandhi… Once on the schedule for the appointment, she and her son waited all day. Finally, she and her son got to meet the man. Her request was simple: “Mr. Gandhi, Please tell my son to stop eating sweets,” she asked. Gandhi…

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Doing What You Really Want

How to Develop Your Life Purpose Statement   Excerpted from the book on conscious entrepreneurship and business management, Business Black Belt “It’s easier to make money doing something you like, than figuring out how to like something you do for money.” ~ unknown Sooner or later you’ll get up the nerve to pursue your true…

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Hiring the Right People

Before you hire anyone just to get something done, take some time to plan what you need done and who you need to hire. Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt   “There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability…

Lesson to Learn in a Bad Situation

You know when something goes wrong or things just aren’t working out… I’ve found that, rather than fight a problem, make excuses, or blame others… I wonder, “What is the lesson to learn?” What is MY lesson to learn here? So, rather than continue struggling (doing the same thing… over and over…), how might I…