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Quora Question: How do I prevent my low self esteem and anxiety from ruining my relationship?
My Answer: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Bonus Answer: Find a local Toastmasters club and get experience speaking in front of people.
There’s an old saying: “I don’t like to speak of things before they’re finished.” I use to agree with this saying, but not anymore. Sharing the process with your followers on social media is just as fun as the finished thing. Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Pinterest Share…
Out of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 6 Rules for Success, it’s his First Rule for Success that is going to upset parents and teachers the most! GOOD! Too many poor souls follow their parent’s and teacher’s expectations and demands right into fucking mediocrity. Even the best-intentioned parents and teachers can hold you back simply because they do not…
A big thanks to Dr. Amanda Kirane for inviting me to present a hands-on bootcamp-style Public Speaking & Confidence Workshop for her UC Davis General Surgery Residents at their UC Davis Chapter’s Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) meeting. Location: UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA. Date: Aug 2, 2018. Share this post: Share on Facebook…
In my mind, the term Foundational Phrase comes from the Toastmasters 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking, Craig Valentine. I discovered Craig’s wealth of wisdom as I entered the Toastmasters 2013 International Speech Contest and competed at the Semi-finals level. Now, in 2019, I’m revisiting how to craft a Foundational Phrase. Here are the resources…
“Forgot to breathe” is a common observation from Toastmasters who are doing a post-mortem about going blank and/or panicking during their speech. The answer is an on-going cycle of rehearsals and drills and “again, from the top” that put you in the moment when you go blank/panic. Then you can start to add “breathing, on…
You take action – even when you’re not ready! You take action – even when you’re scared shitless! You take action – even when you do NOT have all of your ducks in a row! You take action – even when you’re not sure of the outcome! “Fake It ‘Til You Make It” is facing…
