Fear of success

Fear of success

Fear of success Recently it has come to my attention that I’m not afraid of failure.  This is a common fear and one that I would have readily admitted to experiencing for most of my life.  Above all else I didn’t want to prove the voices in my head right.  They said...
All the mothers

All the mothers

Typically, people have one mother.  That is the person that births them, changes their diaper, loves them through the teenage years, cries at graduation and beyond.  Sometimes life isn’t easy and there may be a step-mom that is added to the equation. I have been...
My Life’s Work

My Life’s Work

Written 1/14/2005 Some time ago I came up with, refined and memorized my life’s passion statement. It’s a passion statement not a purpose statement because I believe if you live your life with passion the purpose will come. My passion is to build and empower women to...
Courage

Courage

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.  ~Ambrose Redmoon After perseverance, I would say the next character trait I’ve developed over the years is courage.  I completely relate to the Ambrose...
Life lessons from sailing

Life lessons from sailing

The heart of Toastmasters International is to learn and grow.  In this speech, I share a few of the lessons from sailing that can be applied to life.  I intentionally dressed very casual to enhance the speech. You can sail alone but it’s not as much fun Make a plan,...