BEWARE THE EXPERT, A MODERN DAY PARRABLE An expert is a man from another city, the further away the city, the greater the expert. Many years ago, in New York city, a curb-side burger vendor sold the most delicious burgers. The patty was made from the very best beef and lamb, the garnish of fresh, crispy lettuce, tomato, […]
» Read moreUse the Carrot and not the Stick The Carrot Early one morning a fisherman was walking down toward the water where he was hoping to catch a few fish, he had one small problem in that he had no bait. Suddenly he noticed a snake with a large frog in its mouth. Knowing that it was a non-poisonous […]
» Read moreOVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT Maybe you or someone you know is already feeling discouraged. And maybe you don’t know what to do about it. Don’t despair. You can change from discouraged to encouraged. Here are four steps that will help. Take positive action Don’t wait until you feel like acting before you act. You need to act first and the […]
» Read moreMY FATHER WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD My daddy can do anything and knows a lot 7 YEARS OLD My dad is smarter than your dad 9 YEARS OLD My dad doesn’t know exactly everything 12 YEARS OLD Oh well, naturally, father doesn’t know anything about that. He is too old to remember his childhood. 14 YEARS […]
» Read more10 Ways to Keep Your Audience Interested 1 Use humour Humour is an excellent way to get people back into your speech. Not only does everyone enjoy a good joke or a funny story. It gets the attention of audience members whose thoughts were elsewhere, Keep it clean and relevant to your subject 2 Ask a question […]
» Read moreThe Ladder to Success We all desire to be successful, whether it be in our work, our hobbies or our family life. Our need to achieve goals and take pride in our accomplishments is part of human nature. While many of us will reach our goals, others will not. Why will some fail? Because they haven’t taken the […]
» Read moreTHE PREACHER AND THE FARMER A favourite and well known story is the one about a preacher driving down a country road when he came upon the most magnificent farm he had ever seen. The farm stood out like a diamond: it sparkled. While it was by no means a new farm, the house and out-buildings were finely constructed […]
» Read moreWHEN YOU BELIEVE THAT OPPORTUNITY IS GONE Few things discourage a person more quickly than the belief that opportunity is gone. Loss of opportunity can lead to loss of hope, and loss of hope always leads to discouragement. Opportunity always looks bigger going than coming. In other words, it’s very easy for many people to see an opportunity […]
» Read moreAPPLAUSE FOR THE PAUSE Every great comedian knows the value of timing, that attention getting pause before the punch line. Jack Benny was a master who could reduce the toughest audience to laughter with a simple pause. (We used to watch him on the old black and white TV before colour. You can see him demonstrating his technique on […]
» Read moreYOUR BELIEF BUTTON Recently I spoke to a friend of mine who is a hypnotist, about hypnosis and some of the amazing things that can be done with it. My friend pointed out that what hypnotism does is simply obtain a clear shot at a person’s belief button. That is, a person hypnotised by someone who knows his business, […]
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