Back from the International Taoist Tai Centre for 4 weeks and then returning to my “home away from home” for another Health Recovery Week.
1. Toastmasters District 86 conference
2. Hay House ‘I Can Do It’ 2013, Toronto
3. Wellness retreat – vegetarian meals, meditation, yoga
I share myself with the world; now it’s time to share myself with me.
I often put my heart into things… but rarely my heart and soul. Today, at High Noon Toastmasters, I was scheduled to deliver a sales presentation. My original thought was: tolerate a dry topic. With a little creativity combined with a topic I am passionate about, I put in more effort that any of my [...]
I love making people laugh. This has been my forté for the majority of my Toastmasters career thus far because I am good at it. However, how can we find out if indeed we excel in other areas if we’re not willing to leave out comfort zones and try something new? Last week, I presented [...]
This week, I learned the value of saying “NO” on occasion. I was asked to facilitate at an event on Saturday. My first reaction was “Agree, Rebecca!” However, after giving it some brief thought, I realized that I simply did not have the time to prepare for the event and that it would not be [...]
November 23, 2009 – 2:24 pm
In my quest to obtain Toastmasters excellence – and another award – by the new year, I have been accepting and volunteering for any and all possible speaking roles. I have volunteered for 2 last minute speaking roles 2 weeks in a row, and today I find myself in an interesting predicament: I am slated [...]
November 16, 2009 – 1:16 pm
After spending the weekend at the District 86 Toastmasters conference in Collingwood, I found myself completely exhausted on the Monday when I headed to my noon hour TM meeting. I had previously agreed to be videotaped for CKCO TV news during the Table Topics (impromptu speaking) portion of the meeting. I usually excel at TT. [...]
