Have you ever thought “I have so much to do, I don’t know where to start”? I know I have … and sometimes, I still do. Last week, I attended a meeting of my Mastermind group. In addition to the individual hot seat sessions, there were targeted sessions for things like Planning, Blogging and Branding,…
If you were expecting a review of the 1984 Chuck Norris movie … I am sorry to disappoint you. OK… IMDB gave it two and a half stars. The title refers to this blog. It has been Missing in Action since July 22, 2013. No excuses. I made choices on how to spend my time…
I left a career as a successful aerospace engineer to help others improve their lives. So did my guest on the June 27, 2013 radio show, Siobhan McKenna. Siobhan is a very enthusiastic, high-energy person but she suffered from stage fright. She has overcome her stage fright and now helps people with a process she…
Last Friday, I represented my Toastmasters club in two speech contests. The first contest was the evaluation contest, where you evaluate a model speaker. Your evaluation is judged against the other contestant’s evaluation of the same speech. The biggest opportunity for improvement I gave to the speaker was to not step on her laughs. The…
This past weekend, I attended the Lady and the Champs Speaker Conference in Las Vegas. It was at my first Lady and the Champs in Feb 2008 that I realized that the only thing keeping me from being able to speak is my fear. I felt great being at the same conference, five years later,…
Today I sent my book to the publisher to begin the edit process. I am real close to calling myself an author. I can taste it. This reminded me of a conversation I had with a friend of mine who I have lunch with every two weeks. We are both retired. He asked me, “what…
In February of 2008, while attending several days of training in Las Vegas, I went on a search for my Holy Grail. I was on a quest for the secret to overcoming stage fright. That one trick that I just knew all speakers used. I asked dozens of total strangers (both audience members and presenters)…
Just when things are rolling along smoothly, life gets in the way. Three radio shows are behind me. I am blogging. I just finished an awesome week with my mastermind group. Then I catch a cold. It’s affecting my voice. Wait a minute. I’m on a roll. This can’t happen to me! Walt 2.0 does…
Last week, I heard Maurice DiMino, The Sicilian Mentor, say that he refuses to let people go to their grave with their message inside them. And I immediately wanted him as a guest on my radio show. Maurice takes the number one fear, Public Speaking, and makes it your number one asset. He trains executives…