A few weeks ago, my daughter ripped the twenty-two-year-old carpet up from our stairs. Under the nasty, old carpet was beautiful hardwood. The only problem was that when the builders painted the trim, speckles of paint dropped onto the stairs. Before I stained and polyurethane the stairs, I needed to …
I gave my first Toastmaster’s speech this morning. Thank you for all your support and encouraging words from yesterday’s post. While it wasn’t perfect, I am happy I showed up and finished. 🙂 In my speech I shared why I got a tattoo. I think this may surprise many of you …
Last week I shared a post about confidence. Tomorrow is the next step in my journey–I am going to give my first speech at Toastmasters. If you aren’t familiar with Toastmasters, is a place where members develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. So, last …
I recently joined Toastmasters. There are five core competencies Toastmasters teaches. Public Speaking Interpersonal Communication Strategic Leadership Management Confidence On the handout, the fifth one is grayed out with an asterisk that says, “Confidence is unique because it can’t be taught, but it is gained in every path. My first …
