Unless you are actually qualified in science! Sticking to your expertise is important, of course, so your zoology qualification does not mean you are an expert in the big bang. Neil deGrasse Tyson, a formidable and popular astrophysicist, said “the good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” […]
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For many of us, we discovered “purpose” from our religion. People are identified as being “called” to serve. I never got that particular calling, but I always admired those who discovered and were serving. When I went through a life-impacting experience and came out on the other side, I started presenting motivational sessions. In my
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In the first edition of Never Iron When You Are Naked, I wrote a page about some perceived differences between men and women. Writing this page prompted a soul search. I wanted to offer a perspective of how to understand people, rather than dividing by sex, or even ignoring gender. I stepped back, contemplated, and
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Every time I listen to a speaker, I learn. The first time I attended an NSA chapter event, the speaker taught us how she had 26 shiny jackets to use in videos she was posting. Each jacket would be used for 2 videos each year. The lesson I learned was that a speaker “uniform” helps
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When the cover of the book has your photo, that makes you more important than your message. When your opening slide has a larger-than-lifesize photo of you while you are standing on the stage in sight of the audience, that makes you more important than your message. I have heard multiple excuses for this phenomenon.
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I have always wanted to learn magic to add something extra to my speaking sessions. In the process of understanding the magic effects I wanted to use, I learned that a KEY technique of magic is distraction. Much of magic is executed without the audience seeing it, because the magician has distracted the audience from
I discovered recently that not everyone knows about an earworm. Merriam Webster defines it as “a song or melody that keeps repeating in one’s mind”. While we may not know the definition, this experience is one we’ve all suffered. Earworms cause all kinds of reactions. Likely, the most common response is annoyance – from mild
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There is no such thing as work/life balance. At any moment in time, one of those sides to the seesaw will have more attention than the other. There is no balance if one side has all the attention. What “balance” means in this context, I believe, is balance over time. If you look at your
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What an amazing era in which we live! We have the world at our literal fingertips. Science has changed the world from our own youth, no matter how old you are. And while this 21st century might be called a century of information, it is not a century of knowledge among the average consumer –
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