I just read a great series of articles by Andrew Dlugan of Six Minutes Blog fame. Andrew has reminded us that Aristotle wrote the definitive work on what it takes to be persuasive over 2300 years ago. He defines the three aspects of persuasion, Ethos, Pathos and Logos. Then he writes an article about each…
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I just watched a fantastic video at TED.com. Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autistism as a child. She says the world need all kinds of minds, including the autistic minds. Autism is a wide spectrum of symptoms and many autistic minds are brilliant. They think in pictures and patterns, paying attention to the details that…
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Presence is also an external quality that others sense and to which they respond. Other people perceive your presence as a magnetic force and they are drawn to you, because presence is actually a radiation of psycho-physical energy emitted from your body. It is your life force emanating from your body, and it occurs when…
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Wow! I just read a dynamite article on how to prepare for a hard-line interview such as with 60 Minutes. It is found on The Ammerman Experience Newsletter. I know Terri Ammerman and she runs an outstanding media training program. If you are facing a really hard interview with killer media sharks, I encourage you…
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Presence is an inner state of awareness in which your attention is fully focused in this moment. You are “being here and now,” as many other spiritual teachers have instructed. Okay, so where is here and now? It simply means being in your body! That is having attention focused inside your physical body. The only…
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I just saw Meryl Streep accept the Golden Globe Award for best Actress in a Comedy Feature Film. She said she is very clear that she is just the vessel for other’s stories and other women’s lives. But don’t we all know that she has opened herself to be a channel to allow full…
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The opposite of stage fright is presence, the powerful state of being integrated. When you are integrated, all of your human energies, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, are working together, with no part of you split off or dis-integrated. You are connected to your whole Self*, and able to express yourself fully. Athletes know…
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I enjoy watching Chris Wallace’s show Sunday mornings. He usually stirs up debate on political issues by asking leading questions to guests and panelists from both political major parties. I usually watch with partial attention while getting dressed for my Sunday meditation group. Once in a while someone on his show speaks with unusual…
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Seth Godin, author of Tribes, writes a blog on leadership at sethsblog.com. He quotes his book, “Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.” He continues with: “It’s uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It’s uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It’s…
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“Jump right into the middle” and “open the shoot and let the bucking bronco out of the pin” are my mottos for opening talks, speeches and communications to groups. I don’t like to hear speakers mumble phrases like “I am so honored to be here” or “Thanks for inviting me.” No one is listening…
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