Welcome to Monday Morning ... . . . to my Clients, ... and Friends. Join me every other Monday in getting ... and inspired to ... ... ... 1. ON SPECIAL O
Welcome to Monday Morning Mindfulness . . . to my Clients,
Colleagues and Friends. Join me every other Monday in
getting motivated and inspired to act/think/feel something
differently.
1. ON SPECIAL OFFERS AND INVITATIONS
Would you like to be paid to speak? Learn how to connect
with your audience? Persuade people to act on what you say?
You can get answers to these questions and more through my
new feature, Approach the Coach. Go to this web page
http://www.schrift.com/approach and ask me your number one
question about speaking skills or speaking professionally. I
will answer your questions by email and every few months
will compile your questions (with answers) in a FAQ page for
my MMM readers.
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2. ON POSSESSIONS
Are you possessed by your possessions? How many dresses,
ties, homes, cars, jewelry, etc. are enough or too much? The
ancient Latins called too many possessions “impedimenta” or
what Julius Caesar, in crossing the Rubicon to take Rome,
called “baggage.” In kindergarten we were taught to eat our
cookie, drink milk, take a nap in the afternoon, and flush.
Just the simple needs in life; food, shelter and clothing.
Saint Mark said, “What shall it profit a man to gain the
whole world and lose his soul?”
The Coach thinks . . . the true riches of life are still the
adventure of the book, a walk on the beach, growing a flower,
visits with friends, swimming in the ocean. What are the
riches of your soul?
3. ON SPEAKING OF FAILURE
For motivational speakers, nothing succeeds like failure
says the Wall Street Journal. The new motivation-speaking
shifts are:
How I learned from big mistakes My darkest hour Candor
Rebounds Mea Culpa Rocky Balboa Yes, a speaker still needs
to inspire audiences to success, but the message is more
significant when it includes some defeat and how to pick up
and move on.
The Coach asks . . . are you willing to divulge your
defeats?
4. ON JUMPING SHIP
Executive Coach, Randy Noe, revealed that a recent poll
conducted by Yahoo indicates that 47 percent of U.S. workers
are currently looking for another job or plan to look within
the next twelve months and are ready to jump ship at the
next opportunity. (CBS Marketwatch July 6, 2004). Another
study cites that “millions of workers are unhappy with their
present employment. At least 30 percent (maybe more) have
already “checked out.” They show up for work each day but
are thinking about where their next job will be. The
electronic job board, www.Monster.com, reports that 72
percent of survey respondents are unhappy with their present
employment.
The Coach wonders. . . what does a balanced life of joyful
work and leisure pursuits look like for you?
5. ON BEING ACCURATE 99.9% OF THE TIME
This is what would happen with a 0.1% margin of error:
The postal service would lose 17,660 pieces of mail every
hour. Financial institutions would deduct $24.8 million from
the wrong accounts every hour. Ten newborn babies would be
dropped during delivery every day. More than 3,700
prescriptions would be filled incorrectly every day.
Eighteen airplanes would crash every day.
The Coach asks . . . where did this list come from?
6. ON USEFUL WEB SITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Let's meet in Denver, Colorado, October 14 - 22; Quebec
City, Canada , November 3-6; (ICF conference) or in San
Diego at any other time.
Register for a free teleclass on "How To Be a Better Public
Speaker Immediately"; Thursday, August 26, 2004 from 7-8
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Be a Speaker with Intention
As a speaker of Intention, you can help your audience organize their energy and actions that will bring about their desired goals, dreams.
Nervous? You Are Not Alone. Presentation tips from the Pros
Accept the fear and make it work for you. Most people cannot see your nervousness, so don't even mention that you are. Use this adrenaline rush of nervous energy by turning it into lots of enthusiasm in your delivery.
Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
The audience wants you to succeed - so just treat them as your friends and speak in a conversational manner. You don't use notes when you speak to your friend, so don't use them now. At the most, you may use some note cards that include some key words for you to remember.
