by Chris Widener I talk a lot about dreams, if you haven’t noticed! That’s because I believe every single person has a dream inside of them just waiting to be turned loose! Each man and woman has a desire to do something great, to achieve excellence or to go somewhere wonderful. Most of the time these dreams have been …
Re-Developing Your Vision
by Chris Widener One of the most important things we can do for our businesses, schools, and organizations is to have vision. Vision being a clear picture of a desired end result that you are aiming for. However, sometimes, no matter how big our vision was originally, we find ourselves focusing in on the daily events that require our attention …
Stop Just Writing About Your Past and Start Writing Your Future!
by Chris Widener “The history of free men is never written by chance, but by choice – their choice.” Dwight D. Eisenhower. Many people spend a lot of time on their history. Some do it purposefully with such hobbies as journaling, while others simply write and rewrite their history over and over in their minds. Depending upon the way you …
Dare to Dream
by Chris Widener “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”Teddy Roosevelt Do you remember when you were a child and no dream seemed …
Your Dream Can Be Your Future
by Chris Widener Here is a basic truth you must accept and believe if you are to achieve your dream… Your dream can be a reality! That’s right, your future can actually see you living your dream. It doesn’t just have to be a big wish! When we are young we are dreamers. Nothing seems too big for …
Secrets of Successful Teams
by Chris Widener To be a success is not always to be a success individually. In fact, most of the time we achieve our successes as part of a team. That is why I want to devote this issue to the secrets of a successful team. We are all part of teams. Our family is a team. Our place of …
Speakers Checklist
by Chris Widener Prior to the Speech Preparing your speech:Topic – If at all possible speak only on what you know well.Time limit – This gives you a guide for what you can include. Structure:Introduction – STRONG introduction!Body – Simple, understandable, and memorable.Conclusion – Bring them to where you want them to be. Anecdotes/ stories – Appropriate, not …
The Best Practical Tips for Overcoming Stage Fright
by Chris Widener As one who does some speech coaching, I have heard all of the crazy ideas on how to conquer stage fright, but I think in more basic ideas. Actually, just a few. Here they are: 1. Know your stuff! The best thing you can do is to be overwhelmingly, thoroughly, and completely prepared and …
Be a Better Speaker
by Chris Widener At one point or another, those of us in business are called upon to do some public speaking. The way we present ourselves is important because it is representative of who we are, our competencies, and how people will view our businesses. In doing speech-coaching I find that most people are initially concerned with adding things to …
Keys to Motivating People to Follow Your Extraordinary Leadership
by Chris Widener One thing I know to be true but many people do not believe is that people do want to be motivated. Sometimes people will say, “But they just won’t follow.” Not true. You just haven’t motivated them to follow you! Get certain things right and they will follow! With that in mind, here are some keys to …