INSANITY

“There is nothing that is a more certain sign of insanity than to do the same thing over and over and expect the results to be different.”      Albert Einstein

Have you ever met someone whose presence brightens a room? When he or she talks, everyone listens. Guess what, if you spot it – you got it! You recognize this attribute because you have it too. I know it sounds silly, but it's really true.   If you spot it --- you got it!

I always admired motivational speakers and was in awe of the way a speaker could have such a strong presence and motivate an audience so I joined a Toastmasters group because I wanted to be able to motivate an audience with my story.

I love stories and I think the stories of our lives are so empowering. Over time I became pretty comfortable with my Toastmaster audience but still lacked confidence in my public speaking ability.

One day I just told myself I had two choices – I could just do it or I could always wonder whether I really had it in me to tell my stories. I summoned up the courage to give a presentation about career development to my colleagues. I told the story of my career to an audience of over 200 people. The whole time I was speaking I was nervous and worried that I would be a flop. When it was over I received lots of acknowledgments and the main comment I heard was “Thank you – your story was inspirational”.   Inspirational – imagine that.

Lead by example and stop doing what you’ve always done! Do something different this time and see what happens. 

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