This was the start of a nightmare. A painstaking presentation was taking place. I was trying everything known to man to stay awake. For 5 minutes I scrolled through my blackberry looking for distractions. When that proved to be futile I began thumbing through my notebook looking for an interesting story or factoid. In a […]
“Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times. Adversity is our teacher. When we view adversity as a guide towards greater inner growth, we will then learn to accept the […]
Are You Confused? Lately, I've been receiving a lot of questions referring to the latest studies and research findings, and one question that I receive most queries about concerns the role that stretching plays as part of the warm up. Currently, there seems to be a lot of confusion about how and when stretching should […]
"We all have the extraordinary coded within us...waiting to be released." Jean Houston
To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done. Richard G. Scott ……………………………………………………………………End procrastination Now! Because there is no bigger roadblock to success than the habit of needlessly putting off important tasks till another day or time. In End Procrastination Now!, you will be conditioned to […]
Bernadette Dunne Bernadette Dunne has recorded more than 250 titles since her reading of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha(Books on Tape, 1998) helped put her on the map. She's voiced the works of everyone from actress Katharine Hepburn (Me: Stories of My Life) to National Book Award winner Richard Powers (The Echo Maker), for […]
True colours. My life By Adam Gilchrist True Colours is his autobiography, and like the man himself it's incomparable. With unflinching honesty, intelligence, compassion and humour, Adam takes you into the world of cricket that few outside of the Australian team have ever seen. From his early struggles to establish himself, through to the giant […]
'To love oneself is to struggle to rediscover and maintain your uniqueness. It is understanding and appreciating the idea that you will be the ONLY YOU to ever live upon this earth, that when you die, so will all of your fantastic possibilities. It is the realization that even you are not totally aware of […]
From Nick Morgan a great article on How to interact with an audience -- 7 questions to get you started Audiences today expect to have a conversation with speakers, and they crave real connection with successful speakers. The best way to ensure that these good things happen during your presentations is to involve your audiences […]
-- John Kinde (JohnKinde@HumorPower.com) The key is in the delivery. It's what you do. In the business of delivering your humor, there is a technique referred to as a "take." A take is your physical response to a joke. For example, you may deliver a joke and then raise your eyebrows. Or tilt your head. […]
