Daily Marketing Thoughts

Stretching your mind

Have you ever done some or tried something new, just so it stretches your mind?

I hate living in the comfort zone. Maybe that's why I've moved every 3 years of my life since I was 18 years old. Famiarity can be so boring. I love a challenge, and trying new things provides me with the challenge I'm looking for.

Since one of my goals is to become an internationally successful speaker, I realize that I need to get out of my comfort zone, and learn how to speak like the best of them. I do all right with planned speaking - but the spontaneous stuff still scares me. So I joined toastmasters.

If you've ever been in toastmasters, you understand how far you can be stretched. I've only been in toastmasters for a couple of months, but still have trouble knowing I will be put on the spot with table topics. Today was very interesting - the topic was to look at a cloud and relate it to a word such as loyalty, friendship, or respect. Very stretching experience. :)

I'm happy to report, I did just fine - I wasn't even nervous this time around.

Maybe it's time to find something new.

Lori

posted by Lori O @ 1:06 PM