Speechless Speech on Powerful Speaking & Happiness

Welcome to the best Speech you’ve never heard!,[object Object]

If you are here with me, please raise your hands. We will begin when all hands are raised and all eyes on screen.,[object Object]

Looks like we’re ready. You can put your hands down,[object Object]

Because of ALS, I can no longer speak clearly...,[object Object]

…so Thank You for letting these slides speak for me.,[object Object]

ALS may have stolen my power of speech, but I still have avoice…,[object Object]

And with it, I would first like to Thank YOU.,[object Object]

Thank you for being here.,[object Object]

I also have a request: I request you listen to this speech as if it had the power to put a million bucks in your pocket.,[object Object]

I promise it will be valuable, HOW VALUABLE IS UP TO YOU.,[object Object]

Please raise your hand if you accept my request…,[object Object]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) aka Lou Gehrig’s disease is a complex, insidious and debilitating disease.,[object Object]

It is 90% spontaneous, can happen to anyone, and strikes an estimated 6,000 people every year.It is usually fatal with in 3-5 years.,[object Object]

ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.,[object Object]

Early symptoms of ALS often include increasing muscle weakness involving the arms and legs, speech, swallowing or breathing.,[object Object]

In my case, ALS took my speech first.,[object Object]

I am no longer a singer.,[object Object]

I can no longer lead day-long workshops for hundreds of people at a time.,[object Object]

I can no longer rely on my voice to earn a living.,[object Object]

But ironically, I have never been more prolific, creative, and inspired than in the past few years.,[object Object]

I believe it took losing my power of speech to find my true voice.,[object Object]

I have experienced ALS symptoms for over six years.,[object Object]

But I was only diagnosed with ALS on March 9, 2009.,[object Object]

ALS has made me slow down. Savor life. Fulfill on my promise as a human being.,[object Object]

Two years ago, before I was diagnosed, I adopted the view that everything that was happening, was happening in my favor.,[object Object]

I may not understand it…,[object Object]

I may not like it…,[object Object]

It may even piss me off!,[object Object]

But I trust, all is happeningin my favor.,[object Object]

And I know, I can still use my voice to make a difference.,[object Object]

I attribute my ability to maintain an empowered mindset in the face of this diagnosis, to the Master Plan Program I created.,[object Object]

In the Master Plan, I train people to manage their space & mindset for optimal wellness and productivity. Creating a more empowering contextin their business & personal lives.,[object Object]

My clients report significant increases in income, wellbeing and Peace of Mind.Yep. I’m Good.,[object Object]

But tonight, I have just three goals. ,[object Object]

The first, is to celebrate Life. We’ll “talk” about how you can fully engage in your own life and Find your own voice.,[object Object]

We’ll address How you can experience speaking powerfully and have your words listened to by others,[object Object]

We’ll talk about happiness, solitude and the infinitely inventive resource you are! ,[object Object]

Then I will release you to conquer the planet.,[object Object]

We’ve only got 30 minutes so we best get going! ,[object Object]

I am continually amazed at the adaptability of human beings.,[object Object]

People are always saying “I could never deal with what you are facing!” or “I don’t have your courage…”,[object Object]

This is BULLSHIT.(technical term)You could and you would.,[object Object]

What else are you going to do?Lay down and DIE?QUIT?Not so much.,[object Object]

Do yourself a favor andunderestimating your capacity.It serves NO ONE.,[object Object]

I am fortunate enough to have gotten a Yellow Light on my road in life. It is the GIFT of ALS. I have had a warning…you might want to act as if you do too.,[object Object]

Your time is precious.,[object Object]

So are your words.They have value and power. As I lost my ability to speak I became an expert on Speaking Powerfully,[object Object]

Did you ever notice most people talk about nothing?,[object Object]

Tip # 1Don’t use too many words,[object Object]

diluting the power of what you are saying by blathering…,[object Object],Make your speech Crisp, Clean and Impactful.,[object Object]

One of the 1st things that happened is I stopped swearing.,[object Object]

I had been a prolific innovator of profanity ~ I applied it liberally.,[object Object],…Like a white girl needing sunscreen.,[object Object]

Then one day it was just too much bother, I’d rather make my point and BE HEARD.,[object Object]

Tip #2Give people around you the gift of being heard.Hush your mouth and Listen.,[object Object]

Don’t be concerned with having the right response…,[object Object]

when you are truly with someone in their experience …You will KNOW exactly what to say.,[object Object]

Tip #3Think BEFORE you speak.,[object Object]

Are you moving the conversation forward? Or are you yearning for the sound of your own voice?,[object Object]

Avoid rambling. Unless you’re in Therapy or a Brainstorming Session.Or sharing drinks with CLOSE friends.,[object Object]

Tip #4BE ON TIME,[object Object]

If you can’t manage to be on time I’m not going to believe a thing you say.,[object Object]

It MATTERS where the MATTER of your body is in TIME.,[object Object]

If you think you don’t MATTER, get a therapist. Fake it till you make it if you must: put all clocks ahead 10 minutes.,[object Object]

It matters to the people who are waiting for you.Build basic trust by being on TIME.,[object Object]

If you get nothing else tonight, and you start being on time; it will transform your life and double your income.I PROMISE,[object Object]

Tip #5DO what you SAY.,[object Object]

When you know yourself as someone who does what they say MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, you WILL HAVE POWER.,[object Object]

Manage your promises. Write everything down. Keep your mind clear for thinking, don’t crowd it up with appointments or details! ,[object Object]

Double check your calendar before you make an appointment.EVERY TIME.,[object Object]

Tip #6Manage UP,[object Object]

Communicate the MOMENT you know you won’t be fulfilling on a promise… ,[object Object]

This tells people you are serious about your promises even when you aren’t able to keep them.,[object Object]

Managing UP…will also keep your BOSS off your ASS.,[object Object]

Tip #7Start Acknowledging and Appreciating people Regularly,[object Object]

Let’s practice Shall we? Tell your waitress and bartenders to look at the screen,[object Object]

To the STAFF here at ROCKIT: Thank you, for all you have done to make tonight possible.,[object Object]

For all the hundreds of things you had to do that no one even knows about and may never know.,[object Object]

We appreciate it! Thanks for taking such great care of us this evening!,[object Object],Now all y’all can applaud and cheer!,[object Object]

A little more would be in order, don’t you think?,[object Object]

Louder!Really give it to them.,[object Object]

OK. Now we’ll let them get back to work…Hush your mouths now… I can’t talk over you!,[object Object]

See? Wasn’t that FUN?Taking on a practice of acknowledgement allows you to BREATHE LIFE and VITALITY into those around you… ,[object Object]

It beats the heck out of being a derisive gossiping twit. Or as I like to call it a SPACE SUCK.,[object Object]

Put reminders to acknowledge and appreciate people in your schedule.,[object Object]

Tip #8Avoid Gossip and Drama,[object Object]

Is it worth the MINUTES of your Life?Really?,[object Object]

I was never a big gossip, but when I was younger if I had an upset, I told GOD and EVERYONE…Over and over …,[object Object]

And then I had the audacity to wonder why I was single!,[object Object]

It must have been exhausting to be my friend…,[object Object]

Powerful people talk to the person who can change what they are upset about.,[object Object]

ASK yourself~ is this upset worth the minutes of my life? If not let it go…like water off a duck’s butt.,[object Object]

If it is worth your time,Proceed Appropriately.,[object Object]

Tip #9Be Accurate,[object Object]

White lies and exaggerations undermine the value of your speech,[object Object]

I am a reformed exaggerator.I did it for humor and I honestly thought I could get my work done that fast…,[object Object]

I didn’t know my talk was CHEAP…Because I rarely kept my promises, I had little opportunity.,[object Object]

I began to honor myself and my word in my 30’s; the more I did the more respect I earned and the more opportunity came my way. ,[object Object]

People will treat you asYOU treat you.,[object Object]

So the easiest way to increase your VALUE is to HONOR your word.,[object Object]

Tip #10Forgive yourself whenever you screw up!,[object Object]

If you are keeping ALL your promises your GAME is too SMALL.,[object Object]

Just clean up any mess you make and Get back on the horse!,[object Object]

Play a game that inspires you…,[object Object]

Bonus tip:How to find your own voice:spend some time in solitude and ask yourself; “ What do I want?”,[object Object]

“ What we call fate does not come into us from the outside, but emerges from us.”Rainer Maria Rilke,[object Object]

Seek solitude for at least a half hour once or twice a week, until you are CLEAR… about what you want,[object Object]

Then start having conversations about what you want…THIS will make you HAPPY!,[object Object]

We are going to test this out:Turn to the person next to you and tell them 3 things you WANT,[object Object]

I’ll give you 30 sec’s a piece…,[object Object]

SWITCH if you haven’t switched!,[object Object]

Alright… Come on Back!Perfect.,[object Object]

Thomas Edison was a master of solitude. Solitude fueled his flow state…,[object Object]

He even built his workspace to accommodate periods of solitude and deep concentration balanced with access to his team and laboratory resources,[object Object]

Frequently, I find my clients are so inundated with information, they have difficulty hearing their own voice…,[object Object]

I have a prescription for this: 2 wks of TV and News Deprivation, only Checking emails 4x’s/day long walksDaily Journaling TRUST ME your creativity WILL FLOW! ,[object Object]

A Word about News Deprivation,[object Object],Much of what passes for news is legitimized gossip,[object Object],ANY thing truly URGENT you’ll hear from your waitress,[object Object],They will do EVERYTHING in their power to keep you watching,[object Object],Negative conversations SUCK YOUR SPACE,[object Object],When you are watching you are DISENGAGED,[object Object]

When people are fully engaged in their life and the pursuit of what they truly want…,[object Object]

They experience being HAPPY,[object Object]

A few months ago I had the thought, “ If I’m dying, why am I so damn Happy?” and then I realized I’ve been fully engaged in creating what I want for awhile now…,[object Object]

The results are IRRELEVANT…How long you have to live is IRRELEVANT…,[object Object]

As long as you are in love with the actions.FALL in LOVE with the ACTIONS,[object Object]

Gravitate towards conversations that create, avoid conversations that destroy.,[object Object]

Conversations that destroy are beneath you.Seek to increase the life and vitality of everyone around you.,[object Object]

Hang out with other people who are going after what they want…Talk about it with them!Now THAT’S POWERFUL…,[object Object]

New research shows that Happiness Travels in Packs:YOUR HAPPINESS MAKES A DIFFERENCE,[object Object]

“Three Degrees of Influence” is a finding from Christakis and Fowler, it says everything we do or say tends to ripple through our network…,[object Object]

Having an impact on our friends(1 degree) Our friends’ friends (2 degrees) AND our Friends’ friends’ friends ( 3 degrees),[object Object]

If a person is happy, they found it is 15% more likely their friend will be happy,[object Object]

It’s also 10% more likely that persons friends’ friend will be happy AND 6% more likely the friends’ friends’ friend will be happy,[object Object]

That’s a lot of HAPPY.Happiness is not only an individual matter Your happiness can infuse up to 3 Degrees of separation!,[object Object]

“When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy one doubts nothing.”Joseph Roux,[object Object]

Happy people are more ATTRACTIVE.Did you ever hit on a GRUMP?,[object Object]

Happy people with a PLAN are a force of NATURE.,[object Object]

The purpose of a plan is to keep your vision of the future you want in existence,[object Object]

In the Master Plan program, the plan is a roadmap between where you are now and where you say you want to be.,[object Object]

“A FOOL with a plan will outsmart a GENIUS with no plan”T. Boone Pickens,[object Object]

Every minute you spend planning will save you 10 minutes in EXECUTION.,[object Object]

You may never do my program or any other planning programbut…,[object Object]

Do your self a favor and Get with a PLAN!,[object Object]

There is abundant research that supports the practice of writing out your goals…,[object Object]

NOTE: this says WRITING (not typing) your goals…,[object Object]

Planning Secret of the STARS #1:HANDWRITING trumps typingeverytime…,[object Object]

When you type you activate your brain at the level of letters,[object Object]

When you write you ENGAGE your brain at the level of concept , thought and vision,[object Object]

Even if all you do is write out your top 3 goals/wishes /wantseach day…,[object Object]

You’ll go farther than if you don’t.,[object Object]

If you write something down, you are 50% more likely to DO or HAVE that thing.,[object Object]

If you review it each day, you are 200% more likely to DO or HAVE that thing…,[object Object]

I like those odds!Planning Secret of the STARS #2:Review your plan each day.,[object Object]

Planning Secret of the STARS #3:Make sure your goals/wishes/ dreams are ALIGNED…,[object Object]

Your mind, heart, speaking, vision and actionMUST be aligned. ,[object Object]

Otherwise you work against yourself, and wonder why it’s not going your way…,[object Object]

Check your reflection.LOOK deeply it may not be obvious…,[object Object]

Be sure your goals are in harmony,[object Object]

For example: I have a client in sales who has maxed out her earning potential in her current position…,[object Object]

She has other products and projects that would pay handsomely but they were not gaining traction…,[object Object]

I had her keep a diary of what she talked about for 1 wk…tracking her conversational DIET.,[object Object]

She was shocked to see she spent over 30 hours a week in conversations about a volunteer position she has had for 7 years.,[object Object]

Now I’m all for volunteering…,[object Object]

But 30+ hours a week is a managerial position NOT a volunteer!,[object Object]

Her volunteer position had become an obsolete HABITthat was no longer sourceful.,[object Object]

Her desires and speaking was not aligned with what she was spending the minutes of her life on…,[object Object]

Planning Secret of the STARS #4:People treat you like you treat you,[object Object]

One of the primary tenets of the Master Plan is Self Care as an access to SUSTAINABLE EXCELLENCE,[object Object]

Let’s pretend for a moment You own a $50 million dollar racehorse…,[object Object]

AND that horse is your only source of income…How would you treat that animal?(No. you can’t sell it!),[object Object]

What kind of Food Shelter Rest TrainersDoctorssexual partnersattire/ blanketswould you give that horse?,[object Object]

Turn to the person next to you and tell them how you would treat the horse…I’ll give you 1 minute,[object Object]

SWITCH if you haven’t switched.,[object Object]

Alright COME ON BACK….That horse would have the BEST right?,[object Object]

Consider you are the only $50 million dollar producer you may ever own,[object Object]

You wouldn’t ride that horse until midnight or 2 am and expect it to WIN a race at 8 am the next day…,[object Object]

Yet you expect this from your self from time to time…,[object Object]

I’m out to enroll you in ELEVATING YOUR EXPERIENCE,[object Object]

Give yourself the BEST…and set yourself up to WIN.,[object Object]

Take it 1 step at a time:FoodSleep/RestGet a massageYou have my permission!,[object Object]

Go to bed an hour early 2-3 times a week…You never know when you’ll need to draw on the reserves of your energy,[object Object]

Guard your energy as you would guard your optimism…,[object Object]

Release relationships that take more than they give…or manage them POWERFULLY if they are necessary.(minimize any negative impact),[object Object]

Schedule time to hang out with those who NURTURE and SUPPORT you.,[object Object]

OK Ya’ll have been GREAT!HANG in there we’re almost done!,[object Object]

In conclusion,I have 3 requests of you…,[object Object]

Show me by your hands if you accept my requests…,[object Object]

1) Go be a contribution to others by making a difference once a monthshow meRaise your hand if you will…,[object Object]

2) Fully engage in your life by planning and elevate your experience at leastonce a week Show your hands…thanks!,[object Object]

3) Treat yourself like a $50 million dollar racehorsedo 1 nice thing for yourself everydayhands up…???( it’s not as easy as it sounds),[object Object]

THANK YOU!For your time and attention,[object Object]

Now go forth and use your Powers for GOOD…,[object Object]

Please get me your card so we can connect on Linked In and Facebook! If you are interested in a “Speechless Speech” for your company or organization let me know.,[object Object]

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