Disrupting the Rabblement

Welcome to Random Acts of Courage, Part Deux. Next Monday I’m relaunching my online course that helps people become more courageous, and in the run up to that fine occasion I’m doing a whole bunch of things that push me out of my comfort zone. Like stand-up comedy! Here’s video of my second ever attempt [...]

A couple of weeks ago I won the fourth and final round of a Toastmasters humorous speech contest, beating out representatives from about 75 other clubs along the way. I learned a lot from the experience, and I’ll happily share a few key lessons with you in a minute. If you’re not into the public [...]

RSS and e-mail readers, please click here to watch the video that accompanies this post. Today I’d like to share with you what a typical Toastmasters meeting is like. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Toastmasters is a network of worldwide clubs in which members help each other become better public speakers and leaders. [...]

The following is a speech I gave at my Toastmasters club in New Orleans this past Monday. Some notes follow the video. In a nutshell, the speech is about the importance of taking action. If you’ve seen the movie The Secret or are otherwise familiar with the Law of Attraction, you may have noticed that [...]

Last week I wrote quite a lot about training methods that helped me finish in the top 200 of the Crescent City Classic. There was one method I wanted to save for its own post, and here it is. What is Hyperclocking? I first heard of the concept in Tim Ferriss’ Trial by Fire TV [...]