For some strange reason, I like to experience popular culture in a quiet, private space. (Oh wait, I’m an introvert!) This means that I often put off experiencing things—hit TV shows, new musical stars, articles about AI—until long after other people have stopped talking about them. Which brings us to Wordle I don’t know exactly Read More
Fear of Public Speaking and Self-Criticism
5 Ways to Make Anxiety Your Superpower
Is Anxiety a Totally Bad Thing? I used to tell a one-liner that went like this: Anything worth doing is worth getting anxious about. People thought this was funny and apt, but over time, the idea faded from my mind. Which is too bad, because I could have used that rueful insight during COVID. That’s Read More
Why You Should Never Gather Your Thoughts
In the summers, when I was a kid, I used to gather blueberries on the north shore of Massachusetts, on Cape Ann. Like the person in this photo, I was a big fan of “one for the pot, five for me”-style gathering. But there was always enough, when I’d eaten my fill, to make blueberry Read More
Sneaky or Nasty Little Voice vs. Reality: The Bout in Your Brain
I spend a lot of time thinking about the “Nasty Little Voice” (NLV) that feeds self-judging throughts to my clients (and me). And recently, it occurred to me that: Your NLV doesn’t have to sound nasty. It can actually sound quite reasonable, which, in my view, is just plain SNEAKY. And… Your NLV and SLV Read More
Just Talk to the People!
It’s Not as Complicated as You Think About a year ago, I decided to create an e-learning course (the kind that you buy, download, and then take at your own pace) on public speaking. [NOTE: I’m still working hard on the course, though I’ve given up trying to predict when it will be finished. :-))] Read More