Are you ready with your 2013 resolution(s)? Me neither. If you’re anything like me, you were banking on the Mayans calling it correctly, and you haven’t even thought about 2013, much less what you’ll do better in the new year. Luckily, I uncovered an lost Mayan rumor that taught me a valuable lesson about resolutions. [...]
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The Power of Strong Dialog
How would you like to improve your storytelling techniques with just three simple tips? As a speaker, you may already know the importance of using dialog more than narration to improve your stories. Stronger dialog can lead to a stronger connection and help you capture and hold the audience’s attention. Developing stronger dialog can help [...]
READ MORE »What makes inspiration?
I’m feeling rather inspired tonight. When something like that happens, I seem to be bent on analyzing why. I’m not positive about that being a good thing, but it’s who I am. I’m not referring to any sort of cookie-cutter formula. I was really thinking about what it took to inspire me, and what do [...]
READ MORE »Inside humor
Have you ever heard a speaker deliver an inside joke? Did you feel included? If not, did the joke make you feel left out? Now imagine yourself with the inside joke. You know it will be funny to a few people (or maybe just one), and you know it will be funny to you. Do you [...]
READ MORE »On writing well
“To defend what you’ve written is a sign that you are alive.” —William Zinsser, WD I just read this quote on Writers Digest blog, the title was 72 of the Best Quotes about Writing. What made me repost it here? Well, when I read it I thought, “…yeah”. Sometimes, that’s all it takes. Recently I’ve [...]
READ MORE »Job Hunting: Stay Ready
You may have heard the tried and true line, “The best time to look for a job is when you have a job.” But is that really all there is to it? If you’ve found yourself looking for work in the past few years, you know the rules have changed. The question is, are you [...]
READ MORE »Do you need a Writer’s group?
I think I need a writer’s group. This evening I attended a writer’s group at a local Barnes & Noble. Don’t die of shock. Yes, I was at a Barnes & Noble today. What is a writer’s group? In this case, it’s a diverse group of people (tonight 14 strong) who come together twice a [...]
READ MORE »Ready to take the next step?
What is the next thing on your “if I just had more time to do” list? For me, I just bought and set up a new site that I plan to launch by 1 June. My next “if I had time” task is to create 3 videos, one as a promo for the site, one [...]
READ MORE »Do you think you are getting better?
Craig Valentine likes to ask, “Are you looking for education, or validation?” Put another way, are you here to learn how to improve, or because you want someone to tell you you’re already doing it right? If you looking to prove that you are misunderstood, on the right track with the wrong people, or just [...]
READ MORE »Willie Jolley in Nevada, MO
I had the good fortune to be passing through a town called Nevada Missouri last week. Nevada has a population of about 9,000, and this evening in late April they were +1, thanks to Willie Jolley. About 200-300 people filled a local church to here Willie speak on attitude. Specifically, Willie talked about the need [...]
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