We hear a lot about how confidence is a crucial aspect of being a successful public speaker. Certainly, it’s important. But there are other factors in play that will make or break your presentation. Whether or not you’re a Creative, you’ll need to know how to present about what you do.
Confidence plays a role, but listen to today’s micro-episode to hear three others you must master.
How we speak of our dead to ease the grieving process I’m thinking about death this morning. Or rather, I’m thinking about a convention we use to talk about someone who has died. After the person, or a beloved critter, dies we start referring to them in the past tense. More to the point, we…
What We Can Learn About Success From Movies and Shows That Bomb and Hit We can learn many lessons about how a movie production is run. It is often a well-oiled machine? But what happens when it isn’t? Or worse, what happens when the powers that be lose their vision? What should leaders do to…
Step onto the Stage Fearlessly: Transforming Stage Fright with Mindfulness This episode is brought to you by Izolda’s class, Meditation for Busy People. Discover clarity and joy in just five minutes a day. The episode is also brought to you by Izolda’s favorite productivity and well-being app, Brain.fm*, and this podcast’s host, Podbean*. Also, grab the…
The Emperor and the Nine of Swords. “No guts. No glory.” “Great risk yields great reward.” “With great power comes great responsibility.” (Yep, that last one is from Spiderman.) These two cards together are curious, but they do have a message. Taking risks can bring us great rewards or it can make us miserable. So,…
When things go horribly wrong. If things go horribly wrong, I let them. People say rock bottom is a bad place. I don’t think it is. I think often the worst it can be, rock bottom, is the first time in a while, that you’re actually standing on something solid, a stable foundation. Even if…
Mindful Friday – Transformation This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm every day! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial.* URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindsetIf you love it as much as I do, you…