Public Speaking Category Archive
Monday, April 7th, 2008
I announced this upcoming speaking engagement in my March newsletter, but I want to mention it here too in case any non-subscribers are interested.
Hay House is the publisher of my upcoming book, Personal Development for Smart People, and they’ve invited me to speak at their I Can Do It! Conference at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, […]
Posted in General, Public Speaking | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Personal branding is basically the way you market yourself to the world. Your personal brand is what other people think of you. In some ways it’s outside your control, but you obviously have some influence over it.
Personal branding is unavoidable. As others interact with you, they’ll automatically form mental associations that connect you with certain labels, often within the […]
Posted in Business, Career & Work, Consciousness & Awareness, People Skills, Personal Development, Productivity, Public Speaking, Relationships, Success | No Comments »
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Starting a blog is very easy these days. You can start your own blog in a matter of minutes if you want. Many web hosts will even install a blog for you or provide an easy installation process. And of course you can always use a hosted service like WordPress.com or Blogger to get started.
Some […]
Posted in Business, Career & Work, Courage & Fear, Entrepreneurship, Goals & Goal Setting, Planning, Public Speaking, Success, Technology, Wealth & Money | 5 Comments »
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Recently I competed in Toastmasters International’s annual humor speech contest. I wrote and delivered a speech titled “39-1/2 Winks,” which was based on my polyphasic sleep experiment.
The Toastmasters humor speech contest has 4 levels: club, area, division, and district. I won at the club level but lost the area contest. Technically I came in last place because I was disqualified for running over […]
Posted in Humor, Public Speaking | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Authenticity has become the modern currency of blogging.
Unlike traditional media sources, most bloggers aren’t beholden to any puppeteers. To some people this is a whole different kind of problem, but it’s also clearly a key strength of the new media. With 175,000 new blogs launching every day, blogging is becoming a popular alternative to the filtered, agenda-driven drivel that passes as news […]
Posted in Balance, Courage & Fear, Passion, People Skills, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Relationships | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Today I’m happy to share an exclusive interview with David Brooks, an award-winning professional speaker and trainer who has taught more than 10,000 business professionals to speak and write clearly, concisely, and confidently.
Recently David came to Las Vegas to give a presentation for Toastmasters, and I was so impressed with his content that I immediately approached him about doing an […]
Posted in Career & Work, Courage & Fear, Goals & Goal Setting, Humor, People Skills, Personal Development, Productivity, Public Speaking, Success | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
The review of the 2007 I Can Do It! Conference concludes.
Day 4 - Sunday
Group Meetup
Steve: About fifteen people showed up to our 8am meetup. Not everyone stayed for the duration, although most did. Fortunately the concourse was not at all crowded and was fairly quiet during that time, so we had a good spot all to ourselves. We […]
Posted in Balance, Consciousness & Awareness, Health, Metaphysics, Motivation, Personal Development, Psychic Development, Public Speaking, Spirituality | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
The review of the 2007 I Can Do It! Conference continues.
Day 3 - Saturday
Bill Phillips - Transformation: You Have the Power and Ability to Change
Steve: After a heart-warming welcome by 80-year old Hay House founder Louise Hay, Bill Phillips took the stage to talk about transformation. Years ago I’d read his popular book Body for Life, […]
Posted in Consciousness & Awareness, Health, Metaphysics, Motivation, Personal Development, Psychic Development, Public Speaking, Spirituality | No Comments »
Monday, May 28th, 2007
The review of the 2007 I Can Do It! Conference continues.
Day 2 - Friday
Brian Weiss, M.D. - Same Soul, Many Bodies
Steve: Friday began with a six-hour workshop on past life regression therapy from Dr. Brian Weiss, author of Many Lives, Many Masters. The main reason I opted to attend this workshop (there were 9 to choose from) is that […]
Posted in Balance, Consciousness & Awareness, Metaphysics, Motivation, Personal Development, Psychic Development, Public Speaking, Spirituality | No Comments »
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
Last weekend Erin and I attended Hay House’s 2007 I Can Do It! Conference at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. This was my third year attending this conference and Erin’s second. You may have seen our review of the 2006 seminar. Keynote speakers included Dr. Wayne Dyer, Bill Phillips, Doreen Virtue, Christiane Northrup, and Deepak Chopra.
I Can […]
Posted in Consciousness & Awareness, Metaphysics, Motivation, Personal Development, Psychic Development, Public Speaking, Spirituality | 1 Comment »
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