Take the time to find yourself and your message will magically materialize. How do you make your money? That's what you do. If you are trying to find yourself, start there. I'm a Small Biz CEO. Yes, take a peek at the tag line up above (below my name). It's only been "Small Biz CEO" for a few days, … [Read more...]
Public Speaking 101: It's Not Your Slides
Presentation slides are OK if they are well done. Just remember it's not the slides the audience came to see.....it's you. More speaking this year with fewer and simpler slides. It's interesting that I have done more speaking this year and prepared fewer and simpler slides. It's not an accident. … [Read more...]
Public Speaking 101: One Person At a Time
Note from Jim: This week all my posts are themed around public speaking. That's because late last week and early this week my focus has been growing my public speaking presence. Why not write about something that is near and dear to my heart at the moment and that I am immersed in - right? There are … [Read more...]
Replace "ums" with Pregnant Pauses when Speaking
Your "um" might be an "ah" or some other equally unattractive form of verbal pausing. Try replacing the awkward verbal pause with silence. Review video of yourself speaking. After watching a video of myself presenting I noticed way too many "ums." I asked a friend what I should replace the "ums" … [Read more...]
Success is Progress Towards Your Goal
Too often we view success as achievement of the goal. Isn't that really succeeded? Success should be defined as measurable progress towards your dream. With this definition you know when to say "I've succeeded" and it's time to set a new goal. Start with a goal. For example, I set one to … [Read more...]
Simplify Life by Focusing Effort
Ever feel like your juggling too many balls or spinning too many plates at one time? Maybe even both? Searching for a way to simplify life? You need to start by focusing effort on the parts of your life that matter. Setting Priorities will only get you so far. There's an assumption everything on … [Read more...]
Take a Hard Right and Forget the 180
People often talk about turning their life around. Making a 180 degree turn. Really? Seems to me that means you went right back where you came from. Me, I took a hard right (90 degree turn) about a year ago and am darn glad I did. I was on the wrong path and going either way was not going to get me … [Read more...]
Improve by Starting Over
You might be 90% done with a project but the end result is not looking so hot. Stop, scrap it (but learn from your mistakes) and start over with the goal to improve the end result. That's what a turn-around artist does. They walk into a business look at what's being done and then find more … [Read more...]
Choose Your Own Message and Share It
Stop letting others choose the messages you hear, read and see each day. Think about how little "good news" is reported on TV, radio or in the newspaper - almost none. Create your own stream. If you aren't already using an RSS newsreader like Google Reader I highly recommend you start. If you … [Read more...]
Vacation From Your One Stress Factor
One stress factor overwhelms you and drives your professional existence. To take a real vacation you must free yourself from that one stress factor if only for a few days. Clues to identify your one stress factor. You should find yourself putting items related to this factor at the top of you daily … [Read more...]
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