Recently, I retold the story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at my Toastmasters club for one of my prepared speeches. It’s a nice tale about how two swindlers make “magic” clothing for the emperor that is invisible to those who are unfit for their duty or exceedingly stupid. Everyone in the kingdom is afraid that…
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“Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.” – Mark Twain “Procrastination is like masturbation, the only one you’re screwing is yourself.” Fear of the unknown, fear of rejection, fear of failure. It’s so easy to make the cowardly decision in the face of fear but immensely rewarding overcoming…