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- The Joy of Cancer - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2013 from Phil MéthotThe Joy of Cancer – Olga Munari Assaly & Kim Mecca iUniverse 2012 One summer Wednesday night, a little over a year ago, a woman walked into our Pointe-Claire Toastmasters Club as a guest and instantly changed the aura of the room. Her effervescence, her poise, and her clear blue beautiful ...
Views: 1300(1 vote) - Be Inspirational, Be Authentic - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2013 from Phil MéthotBe Authentic, Be Inspirational! That is quite a challenge, and two completely different attributes that in their own right are worthy of attainment. Tara Wilken would like to suggest that both attributes are conjoined twins. History has maybe suggested that she is right and that we have been ...
Views: 1706 - Public Speaking Lessons From TED Talks - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Phil MéthotYesterday I treated myself to a couple of TED talks. For those who do not know what a TED talk is let me briefly explain. TED stands for Technology Entertainment and Design. Essentially TED talks are a series of lectures each of which lasts only 18 minutes, on subjects reflecting the name ...
Views: 3095(1 vote) - It Isn't Always The Message - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Phil MéthotFred Haley a Distinguished Toastmaster wrote an article here on selfgrowth entitled; Toastmasters Doesn't Want You To Be A Great Speaker. The title is surely provocative and clever, and when you read the article you see that Fred is making the point that more than anything else, with ...
Views: 1248(1 vote) - Stop Worrying About Stage Fright! - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Phil MéthotAre you so worried about stage fright that you refrain from speaking in public? Is your desire to do public speaking shackled by the idea that you have to overcome your fears first? Consider this. Sir Laurence Olivier, one of the great thespians of his time had terrible stage fright before ...
Views: 1650(2 votes) - When Lower Libido is a Symptom Not The Problem - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Phil MéthotSometimes what seems like libido dysfunction is simply the lack of desire to get close to the person that you have become distant to. If your relationship is mutually empowering, and you feed each others' sense of self, than physical desireis usually not too far away. But... if the feeling of ...
Views: 1384 - The Hidden Benefits of Learning to do Public Speaking - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from Phil MéthotJust recently at a Toastmasters Open House, I gave a speech where I talked about the real benefit of learning how to speak in public. Sure, most people say they join Toastmasters in order to learn how to speak in public, to hone existing skills, or to get over shyness doing so. What happens ...
Views: 1404 - Confidence - Before you seek it, understand what it is! - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Phil MéthotIf if told you that bloozles were on sale now at 80% off, would that get you excited? Probably not, since you don't know what a bloozle is. (of course it's just a word that I made up) Words that are not completely understood may elicit the wrong response or non at all. The term 'confidence' ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - A Call to Smart Women With Low Self-Esteem, and Unproductive Self Images - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Phil MéthotWhat is going on with smart women out there lately? I routinely answer blogs, questions, and see clients on many topics relating to low self esteem, and negative self images. Since my book; "Through the Door!": A Journey to the Self, came out, there has been quite an increase in this line of ...
Views: 2054(2 votes) - The Habit of Anger - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Phil MéthotAnger is an emotion that can be observed even in babies. For them, so much is new, and their developing command of of their own bodies challenges them and produces frustration that is manifested as anger. The interesting part is that, in the very young, manifestations of anger are natural. ...
Views: 1617(2 votes) - My Favorite Quote - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Phil MéthotMy favorite quote is this one: "A ship in the harbor is safe, but that's not where ships were meant to be." I don't know where the quote comes from, but I think of it at those times when I hesitate to do something that I want to do, out of fear. Being comfortable and safe is nice, but it ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - A Survival guide for Men on Valentine's Day! - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Phil MéthotOkay guys, put down the beer can, shut off the TV and pay attention; THIS COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE! Your wife/girfriend has made some sort of comment that led you to believe that Valentine's day was no big deal. You took her at her word, because after all, you have an honest relationship, ...
Views: 1299(1 vote) - 10 Steps to Becoming A Great Public Speaker - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Phil Méthot10 Steps to Becoming A Great Public Speaker ISBN 978-0-0-986-5572-2-4 Methotology Press, 2011 A Free Multimedia onscreen eBook by Phil L. Méthot So your boss has asked you to prepare a PowerPoint presentation and present it to the sales team, so what do you do? Like most people - ...
Views: 1418 - WHAT DO I PACK FOR A GUILT TRIP? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Phil MéthotWHAT DO I PACK FOR A GUILT TRIP? So I'm driving along the highway on a Quebec road doing ten kilometers above the speed limit. For American friends, a kilometer is not as long as a mile so it feels like your going faster because, at the same speed, you can do a hundred of them in an hour ...
Views: 2623(1 vote) - The Fear of Public Speaking - The Tempest in a Teacup - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Phil MéthotPublic Speaking! Oh you monstrous demon the sends men and women to their own personal hell; how shall we smote thee! Smokers know that they have a 50/50 chance of dying a horrible death from doing it yet fearlessly light up. Some people drink and drive, knowing yet again that the chances of ...
Views: 1483 - Who The Hell Do You Think You Are? Understanding Self Image - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Phil MéthotWho The Hell Do You Think You Are? No Really... ...who do you think you are? I ask because before we can talk about our self image, it would behoove us to know just what a self image is. My research over the years taught me that the problem even with the phrase self image, is that we ...
Views: 2349 - The Average Person's Guide to Fear - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2011 from Phil MéthotThis one word of one syllable, this little four-letter word causes so much trouble and prompts so many people to ask questions of its nature and its hold on us. Most questions about fear have to do with getting rid of it, overcoming it, fighting it, and last but not least, being free of ...
Views: 2614(2 votes) - How Did They Get Into My Self Image? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Phil MéthotYour self-images may not be something you think about them very much. In fact, most of you probably don't even realize that you have many self-images, each one taking a turn depending on the circumstances you are in. The way you see yourself, or the way you think about yourself affects the ...
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