ON TELLING STORIES

What did Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama all have in common? They used their gut to deliver their ideas and make that magic connection with their audiences. Every successful professional speaker knows that the way to impact their audience is through their story, a story that

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ON HEAD AND HEART

I know things work better when I balance my mental thoughts with the emotions of my heart. When I am only in my head, I can become hard and cynical. Too much heart makes me soft and gullible. So I strive for a balance between my head and heart in my relations with people and when making decisions. I

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ON THE ENERGY OF SILENCE

If you are like me, you will often be annoyed by your “monkey mind.” The mind that is always thinking thoughts, both positive and negative. Peruvian thinker, Carlos Castaneda, says; “When we are quiet, we realize someone (or something) is trying to teach us. Whenever we manage to stop our inne

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