Shy? Here’s the lesson my cousin taught me: ✅ Don’t say no before they do. ✅ Always ask. My first big pitch? Asking Lolita, the prom queen, to prom. She said yes. A few seconds of courage changed my life.

Blow up success with this 4-step formula: Progress = D + A + F + I D: Decide – What’s your goal? A: Act – Stop planning. Start DOING! Get in the game! F: Feedback – Learn from flops & failures. You’re learning! Not Failing! I: Iterate – Keep tweaking till you crush it!

What’s your procrastination distraction? Here are my top 3: 1. Reading 2. Exercising 3. Cleaning Not so bad, right? But if I ask if there’s something more important I should be doing, and the answer is yes, then this list isn’t great. What’s your go-to distraction?

Will your presentation pass “The Fire Alarm” test? If the fire alarm goes off, will your audience return or only a few? How can you make your presentation so compelling that everyone rushes back for more?

Courage on Demand with I.C.A.M. I: Identify the fear C: Countdown 3-2-1-Go! A: take the smallest Action M: Momentum. No that you have started. Keep it going. Say to yourself, “I’ve got This!”

You ‘make’ your money during the day. You ‘collect’ your money at night- Chris Rock Make = Your preparation. Collect = Your performance. As a keynote speaker, I make my money by writing & rehearsing. I collect at the keynote. How do you make & collect your money?

We live in a “Scrolling Society.” Successful people Stop the scroll. In what ways do you stop the scroll?

Medicators are not the same as Medicine. Medicators are what you reach for when you are stuck: - alcohol - drugs - food - shopping - watching screens Sometimes, the best Medicine is to face and fix the issue.

Feelings don't lead you to the right way to act. It's right actions that lead to positive feelings.

The crux is the most complex and challenging part of mountain climbing. Unless you solve the crux, your climb will not be successful. As entrepreneurs [or everyday people], we also have a crux. Unless we solve this complex problem, we will not be successful. What's your crux?

3 Rules to Start Your Next Presentation. 1. Paper, not your PC 2. I.D. the K.F.D. What do you want your audience to * Know, * Feel, * Do? 3. Slides: Think Billboard, not Document: 10-20-30 Rule: * 10 slides * 20 minutes * 30-point font.

Improve your productivity by becoming a better procrastinator! 1. Prioritize your #1 project. 2. Schedule it daily. (1 hour or 2) 3. No multi-tasking. 4. Focus on one thing at a time. 5. Procrastinate on the other projects. 6. Rinse & Repeat. Go to priority #2. …

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Author Jeanette Winterson on going for it: "I have noticed that doing the sensible thing is only a good idea when the decision is quite small. For the life-changing things, you must risk it." Source: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?