by Mary | Nov 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have always hated meditating. I KNOW it is one of those “magical” activities that is supposed to give me the ability to go all Neo and slip into the Matrix at will (yes, that was a The Matrix reference), or something much like that. Which sounds awesome. And useful....
by Mary | Oct 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
(and You Can Use Them Too) For the past 30 days I have been doing the AMAZEBALLZ challenge. What the heck is an “amazeballs challenge”? I’m glad you asked. The Amazeballs Challenge was invented/conceived when I realized that I needed to complete the Storytelling...
by Mary | Jun 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Since I’ve been on a roll (rant) about raising the bar as speakers, let’s explore a technique that will make us ALL better speakers and presenters, shall we? Great speakers put 50% of their prep time into the opening and closing of their speech. Why? Because openings...
by Mary | May 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m in it. Up to my neck. The project is dense and dark and feels overwhelming. In Story Land, that’s the point where cool stuff starts to happen. I know that. But I don’t live in Story Land. I live in Mary Land. (hee. get it?) Let’s inspect...