Be Not Deterred
Don’t let anybody’s dismissive language or put-downs deter you from seeking knowledge.
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Don’t let anybody’s dismissive language or put-downs deter you from seeking knowledge.
Seek!
April 3, 2017, I presented my 2017 Toastmasters International Speech Contest speech for the first time out loud in front of my Capital City Toastmasters club. Plenty of rough-and-tumble mistakes, including a totally botched opening. It was awesome! You can view the full “Mistakes & All” video here. The third point in my speech was discovering the…
Happiness as a goal gotta include happiness as a path Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Getting better at a skill means being bad at it. A lot. The beginning is gonna fucking suck. You’re gonna want to give up. You might get depressed. You might throw a fit. You might curse and shake your fists. Getting better at a skill means being bad at it. At first. Keep moving forward….
Who knew that out of all the childhood school playground games, dodgeball would the most realistic introduction to real-life. In the game dodgeball, the ball is thrown at you hard and fast. It tags you. Knocks you down. Leaves welts on your skin. But you survive. You learn to duck and slip some of the…
You can successfully give zero fucks about people’s opinion while giving unlimited fucks about people. Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
(First written between July and Aug of 2013) YES! This is a Good Harvest! Family has it’s ups and downs, but the goal is always the same. You want to be able to jump up and yell: YES! This is a Good Harvest! When I was a kid, Dad always talked about a Good Harvest….