book review, public speaking, goals

Shadow Bridge
Gregory Frost’s Shadowbridge, just out from Del Rey, seems poised to intrigue both readers who like traditional fantasy and those who are into cross-genre or interstitial fiction,

Theme Development
We can sometimes become so bound up in what we have to say that we forget to weave in the other factors that we can achieve in a presentation. Scott from Ethos 3 has called it “Theme Development” in this post


Making 2008 a better year
There are many blog posts around at the moment about new Years resolutions, goal setting and generally making 2008 a better year. this one is just a ittle bit different. I really liked Sri Chinmoy’s way of looking at things, and his simple but powerful list …

fear of public speaking, goals for 2008, boys in the library, abundance, kids fiction

Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking
This interview with Mike Aguilera is a nice capsule on overcoming the fear of public speaking.
Click on the picture to get to the video

Making 2008 a better year
There are many blog posts around at the moment about new Years resolutions, goal setting and generally making 2008 a better year. this one is just a ittle bit different. I really liked Sri Chinmoy’s way of looking at things, and his simple but powerful list …

Boys night in
A few years back Manukau Libraries ran some “Boys night in” events. Wehad a great turnout and the libraries were jam packed.
Some of the things we did:

A Simple Technique to Get into Abundance - NOW
It happens to everyone. It’s one of those days where everything feels blocked, you’re frustrated and the dread creeps in because your financial flow feels like it is stuck. You desperately search high and low for any ways to get the cash flow up but it seems to have disappeared. What do you do now?

Travel team.
Lupica, Mike.

Danny is short, but one of the best basketball players in town and his father was also short who became a basketball celebrity until a car accident. When Danny reaches 7th grade he tries out for the travel team and he (along with others) is shocked when he does not make the team.

31st May

I've been busy today preparing for a meeting tomorrow with the hotel hosting our convention. Lots of cross-checking and detail.

I suppose we assume that bosses or leaders are, by definition, public speakers. Seems it's not necessarily the case.

Bosses scared of public speaking
MANY bosses say their most difficult job is not number crunching but speaking in public, a report reveals.

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Free eBook

Today's book is a freebie and it's an eBook. "Set your Goals and Implement Them" It has tips, strategies and quotations from experts in the field..

Click here to request your free copy

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and finally - a story for children - about beer - from a writer in residence. Read about it here.