Feeling productive!

Well today is turning out to be a much better day. Now that I've gotten past the first day of Ramadan (which is always the hardest) I have my strength back and I've been totally focussed today on the things I've set out to do so far. The rest of the day will mostly be devoted with spending quality time with my husband and later on with my parents too.

Today I found out that my Toastmasters meetings will be reconvening soon. I am really eager to pick up my Toastmaster's projects again and get back into improving my public-speaking and speech writing skills. I totally love speech writing and giving speeches, because it's the one time I feel I can really share my views, thoughts, feelings and ideas with other people in a way that stirs their hearts, gets them thinking and gives them hope. And that's what it's all about isn't it? :-)

For my next few speech projects I would like to concentrate on giving speeches on individual NLP presuppositions, as a way to educate myself and others about the ways in which we can change our behaviour to get the results we desire. The first speech I have started working on is based on the NLP presuppositions: "The map is not the territory".

For more about NLP see http://www.anlp.org/

I will write more about that later on as my speech develops! For now I will leave you with my...

Quote of the Day

General Colin Powell's Rules:
1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
2. Get mad, then get over it.
3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
4. It can be done!
5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it.
6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
7. You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.
8. Check small things.
9. Share credit.
10. Remain calm. Be kind.
11. Have a vision. Be demanding.
12. Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.