Category: Quick Thoughts
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9 quick tips to be a better speaker (via Heroic Public Speaking)
I’ve had a few days to think about #HPSLive, where Michael, Amy, and co dropped a metric-ton of knowledge. I will say, it opened my eyes up to what great speaking truly is. A few things I’d like to note: Speaking is a craft, not a talent. I’ve always believed this, but I’ve hit a…
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There are small wins everywhere
I was talking to a friend yesterday, and he told me how his wife had her purse stolen. He then said that he never worries because he uses a fag bag. I gently stopped him and said hey – not cool. Don’t call it that, call it a fanny pack. He agreed, and then we…
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Make someone feel like Sunny makes me feel
I want to tell you about my buddy Sunny. Not about his beautiful hair. Nor his bulging biceps. Or even about his biz success (he has ten thousand tutors under him at TutorBright). No – I want to tell you about how Sunny makes me feel… I ran into him about a month ago on…
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Do it. Don’t do it. No one cares…
Do it. Don’t do it. No on cares. Do it for yourself, because you’re the only one that really cares anyway.
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Don’t make your brand your business
A while ago Cory Huff asked “if you are well known for one thing, how do you approach telling your audience about another random thing?” I was tagged in it, and my answer: Anything can be connected to anything else. It’s almost a story in narration/storytelling to hook the two together.For example, I used my…