“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.” Louisa May Alcott For many years, fear controlled my life. I have found the only way to overcome fear is to do the thing I am afraid of. Below is a speech I recently gave at Toastmaster’s Open …
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 …
