I have asked myself many times when it comes to my dreams, am I really willing to do what it will take to get there? You have probably read or heard the following quote by W. H. Murray. It’s quite inspirational and a bit romantic. (It also misquotes Goethe but hey, it is still a…
Read moreI Blame You Robert Kirby
I did something that I am not sure I should have done. I asked how I could help out at my local chapter of the League of Utah Writers. I think I am the President now, or something very close to that. There was no vote taken. In about five seconds, I was the new…
Read moreReading Glasses. Oh, Crap.
It has come to this. Reading glasses. I know that for many of you reading this, glasses have been a part of your life for years, if not from childhood. This has not been my experience. Only in recent years have I started to notice it is harder to focus on small things, like the…
Read moreFalse Summits
I asked a friend who climbs mountains if there was a term for a place on a mountain that looks like the peak of the mountain but isn’t. A place that once you reach, you realize the real summit still is up and ahead of you. He said, “Oh yea, it’s called a false summit….
Read moreIf It Works On TV, It Will Work On Your Audience
At the April meeting of the National Speakers Association Mountain West Chapter (NSA-MW), our guest speaker Bill Stainton , encouraged us to drive people up a tree and throw rocks at them. He assured us that people in trouble make for great stories, especially when it is someone else. Bill is an expert in audience…
Read moreGet Paid To Speak, Because Your Message Is Worth It
March is the month we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Besides wearing green, there are leprechauns. Leprechauns as we all know, have a pot of gold. It’s a trait they share with successful speakers. You could say that this month’s meeting of the National Speakers Association Mountain West Chapter (NSA-MW), Get Paid to Speak, Because Your…
Read moreLights, Camera, Action
In honor of February, the month we celebrate love, this month’s meeting of the National Speakers Association Mountain West Chapter (NSA-MW) the program was all about how to make love to the camera so your clients will love you in return (and want to hire you). Actually, the program was How to Use Video to…
Read moreRunning Un-Routine – How to Retread an Old Running Route
Keeping it fresh How do you keep your running routine and routes from becoming just that, routine and boring? I took up running four years ago and often run the same route over and over. Others I know have waxed and waned in their commitment to running as their chosen exercise. Although injury and other…
Read moreThe Emotions of Business
I had always figured that business was all about numbers and data. Becoming an entrepreneur was proving to be more of an emotional journey than I had ever imagined. I was by schooling and profession a logical, reasoning, “Let’s just deal with facts,” kind of person. Yet the further I pursued my entrepreneurial dream, the…
Read moreGenius Training
I was a little apprehensive about this New Year. After all, it is 2013, as in the 13th year of this century. If buildings don’t number a 13th floor because of superstition, why are we having a 13th year? All my fears about 2013 however, were put to rest at our monthly meeting of the…
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