Beam Me Up…I’ve Got Another Talk to Give

Beam me up, lifelong learning and giving talks at 68

There’s a moment—right after you say yes to another speaking opportunity—when the excitement hits… …and then the quiet voice follows: “Okay, now you actually have to write it.” And not just write it. Refine it. Tighten it. Memorize it. Deliver it like you’ve lived it your whole life. Which, in my case, means pacing around […]

Parallel Parking & Other Life-Threatening Events

Parallel parking and the old fears we carry for decades

If you asked most people to name one of their top fears, they’d probably say public speaking. Not me. I’ll take a microphone and a spotlight over what I consider the true Olympic sport of adulthood: parallel parking. Some people fear heights. Some fear snakes. Some fear failure or what other people will say if […]