Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
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Some people say 70% of your communication is attitude. What message are you sending out today?
One formula to keep your life fresh = Knowledge + Nature + Care. Learn new things. Spend some time closer to nature. Remind yourself of the people you care for.
If you knew with 100% certainty that every single person you meet, will at some time in the future be in a position to help you in a very important, special way. How would you treat them differently?
Maintain your network. Stay in touch. Make a phone call. Meet a friend for coffee. Pause. Help someone.
Take time to celebrate your successes. Take a minute to celebrate your life every day. You are still in the game. Celebrate.
Find a role model to speak with and learn how they ‘do what do they well’.
How can we flow with the river? If we need to swim against the flow, where is the current slowest?
I am free to choose the action I take and I am responsible for the outcomes
Toastmasters is a very positive organisation that provides a supportive learning environment for learning public speaking, communication and leadership skills in a low-risk format. The types of people who are attracted to join and stay in Toastmasters are very positive and sharing.
In this facilitated discussion with a group from one of China’s highest quality club - Shanghai Leadership Toastmasters Club - we talked about ways to use the skills used in Toastmasters and apply them in other areas of our life, such as health, wealth and contribution.
The principle is based on leveraging the activities that you spend the most time on. The more applications you can find for a given skill, the higher your ROTI (return on time invested) will be.
You can link to my Toastmasters page here. Or you can download the audio file directly here. (MP3, 18.3MB)
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