Monday morning as I was getting dressed, I had The Today Show on TV.  Matt Lauer introduced Suzan Colon, senior editor of Oprah Magazine as his guest.  Suzan offered ten tips to help people feel happier.  I stopped to watch.  Glad I did!  Toward the end of her tips she said “Stand on your toes.”  [...]

Normally I write about stage fright and fear of public speaking, but today my focus is broader. As we face an economic crisis, just about everybody is feeling some fear and anxiety right now.  I have been working to overcome mine and to transform the fear into power. I have also been pondering what I [...]

If you pay close attention to how you feel during stage fright, you will notice that the feeling is very familiar, and about as old as your earliest memories.  It is the same feeling that you had when you were a small child – powerless, overwhelmed by the larger world and totally dependent on others [...]

In my Telling Stories & Sharing Wisdom speaking class last week, one participant wowed us with a fully fleshed-out talk about what is wrong in America today.  He was able to put together ideas and pieces of content that included a story about being with his daughter in a New York restaurant at a table [...]