Family Heirlooms

ByReid Walley June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Family heirlooms are just a smaller version of The Louvre, The Smithsonian, The MOMA. A touchstone of human experience expressed through your family’s branch on the tree of life.

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Life Lessons | Personal Development | Public speaking | Toastmasters Speech Contests Lessons Learned

Losing vs Loser

ByReid Walley May 22, 2017

Has your favorite sports team ever lost? Losing is part of the game. All hail the game! I lost this weekend’s District 39 Toastmasters International speech contest at the District level (round 4 of 6). Didn’t even place. And when the top-three winner’s were announced, and I wasn’t one of them, I was immediately handed two options: 1….

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Happiness As A Goal

ByReid Walley October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

Happiness as a goal gotta include happiness as a path Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email

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Be Not Deterred

ByReid Walley October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Don’t let anybody’s dismissive language or put-downs deter you from seeking knowledge. Seek! Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email

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An Important Lesson About “What’s Best”

ByReid Walley April 4, 2017

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…

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It All Starts With A Single Pebble

ByReid Walley May 5, 2018May 5, 2018

As I update my life’s bio, I gotta give a big shoutout to William Hanford Lee Jr. In the summer of 1983 or 84 (I can never remember), we were all standing in the parking lot of Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, CA, just after performing in The Best of Broadway for a couple’a…

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People Will Judge You

ByReid Walley October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

People will judge you. That’s their job. Your job is to keep moving forward. Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email

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