Are you ready to answer when opportunity knocks? Someone once told me, “Always Be Ready.” Since they told me this in the context of public speaking, I took it as a sign that I always needed to be ready to give a speech. And I decided if no one else signed up for a speech, …
In 2017, I had just left a job where I had been a voice. I had been the voice of the people I served: listening to their stories, bringing them back to company leadership, turning them into action that moved the needle. I had been my VP's voice, too: writing his weekly executive blog illuminating …
I read an article the other day in The Atlantic by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen about How to Care Less about Work, an except from their new book, Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home. I read the article with a deep resonance and a sense of …
I had a good night last night. Last night, I presented my 10th speech at my Toastmasters Club. The 10th speech, in Toastmasters, is a milestone speech. When you join Toastmasters, you receive a workbook that lays out the first 10 speeches that you will give. They progress in skill, from just getting up and …
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