Eager to share stories of the people/opportunities that unknowingly helped me stand back up:
Musical Muses, Public Speaking & Inspired Echoes.
The power of music astounds me to this day. It’s so universal, yet so personal.
Merely weeks out of hospital, living back at Moms, I sent the ‘Doug and the Slugs’ band website a message, asking them a contact my Mom (big fan) to wish her a Merry Christmas. This was a gesture of thanks from …read more
Public Speaking wasn’t fun as a kid because it was forced! My experience was told a list of ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ followed by being fed to the wolves of judgement. Oh, and don’t forget to smile and make eye contact. *shivers*. Between getting proper training and stopped caring about being judged while having fun (a perc from ‘standing back up’ from nothing), I’m all about advocacy and hey, even have done a bunch of stand-up and improv!
I don’t know about you, but back in school speaking in front of the class was TERRIFYING! As my time was creeping up it that nervous feeling were more like vultures that butterflies in my belly! Horrible to be forced to do this- no wonder it’s the #1 fear! (yes, apparently, death is #2). What if I told you there’s a trick that makes publicly exciting? No, it’s not picturing everyone in their undies! The secret is …read more
It’s amazing how one person or experience can have a domino effect on ever more things to happen, isn’t it? The following are only a few examples of the ‘domino effect’. We might not be able to change the big issues in the world, but we CAN help make other people’s lives better.
As I sit here ‘speechless’ trying to find the words to explain the 3 year long ‘Hats For Hope’ initiative, perhaps I’ll start by saying it was inspired by an act of kindness …read more