Fear of public speaking? Get rid of it for good!
If you fear public speaking more than going to the dentist—or even death—you are not alone. Not only is this type of fear often extremely intense, surveys indicate that over 50% of the adult population of the United States experiences fear when speaking in public. As Jerry Seinfield put it quite accurately on one of his shows: Most people at a funeral would rather be in the casket than delivering the eulogy. People in all areas of life fear speaking in public We have had a number of clients whose fear of public speaking was so great that they turned [...]
It Can’t Be Done
“It can’t be done” is never the truth What people really are saying when they utter these words is: “I don’t how how to do it.” Or, “it can’t be done the way we’ve always tried in the past.” Or, “it can’t be done according to the only way I can think of doing it.” Here’s why “it can’t be done” is never an accurate statement, no matter what you are referring to It is impossible to know anything, for certain, about the future. Given what we know we might be able to make reasonable predictions about the future, but [...]
Don’t Just Reduce Your Problem, Eliminate It
A friend of mine who has been a teacher in, and a student of, the personal growth business for over 25 years called me the other day for help. He seemed to be sabotaging himself in a project that he thought could make a profound difference in people’s lives. The problem seemed to be that in order to move it forward he might have to hire some people and actually start a business. In other words, he’d have to “become a businessman.” He didn’t want to do that—and that led us to the root of the problem. He discovered a [...]
