Episode 038: The Stage Fright Cure – An Interview with Marti MacEwan, Author of “The Stage Fright Cure” (59:54)

Young woman hiding under her bed sheets, this symbolizes her fear of facing the world

We all have a little bit of Stage Fright. Whether we are interviewing, introducing ourselves in a meeting, giving a big presentation, writing a blog post, or singing in front of hundreds or thousands, we all have a little bit of stage fright. Stage Fright expert, Marti MacEwan, defines stage fright, performance anxiety, and imposter syndrome; uncovers the source of those concepts, talks about what is actually happening biologically when we get stage fright, and offers a real solution for curing it.

Episode 034: How to Overcome Procrastination Once and For All (6:00)

Man at starting line

All of us are plagued by something that we don’t want to do, and we’ve been putting it off for some time. It may be starting a business, going back to school, pursuing a new certification, taking a compliance training, starting a workout regimen, re-organizing the garage or our personal space, balancing our checkbook, or maybe estate planning. Whatever it is, it is unsavory to us, but we also know it is important, and that’s why we’ve been putting it off. We know we need to do it. As a recovering procrastinator myself, these are the techniques I use personally to avoid relapse.

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Signs that you may be partying with Burnout

Like a candle burned out, our inner light can also feel extinguished

Let me tell you about Burnout. Burnout and I used to party a lot back in the day. He and I have shared legendary binges and hangovers together. I’ve always found that Burnout used to show up at my door at times when I have been out of balance for a very long time (e.g., going full force at work, or on some project without any reprieve or recovery) But when Burnout arrives, his idea of a party doesn’t include anything fun like games, dancing, or wine & cheese platters. No, his idea of a good party, involved many unhealthy behaviors…

The 90% Solution

The Glass Mostly Full represents the 90% (or almost perfect) solution

Perfection can be like an unhappy spouse who is abusive, unreasonable, and never satisfied. It can prevent us from getting started, finishing, or making decisions. The reason why, is Perfection fears Imperfection and the possibility of making mistakes. Yet this fear is completely irrational because anything we do is bound to be imperfect either in our own eyes or in the eyes of others, but we cannot let it stop us from moving forward. Done is always better than perfect. Good is always better than perfect. If you struggle with Perfection like I often do, then this may provide a helpful out for you. I call it the 90% Solution.

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8/2/2019

The Wisdom H. Ross Perot Left To All Of Us

Picture of Grass to Illustrate the concept of grassroots

When Leadership is done well, it produces great projects, great companies, great families, great communities, and even great
nations. Every group, regardless of size, needs Leadership. H. Ross Perot built EDS, an incredible IT services company, which I worked for before it was acquired by HP. EDS did not become that way without great leadership. The foundation of Perot’s leadership is one of the simplest and most profound resources I have ever seen. He called it the “Grassroots Wisdoms”

10 Ways to Enjoy the Lulls in your Life

Rest is actually a natural and healthy part of life

Three Pandas Napping

I believe to have a happy and productive life we need to have work, play, and recovery – especially recovery. This post explores some ideas on how to make use of those times when we actually reach the end of our to-do list for the day and have a few minutes to spare. The nature […]