Seven Resilience Building Tools to Try Life can be tough. Everyone faces challenges and difficulties at some point. What matters is how you deal with them. Some people seem to have an innate resilience to weather any storm, while others struggle to cope with even the slightest setback. There is good news, though. Resilience is…
Three Essential Skills by Sina Marasco DTM Eastern Division Director, District 73 I came across a post by Sina Marasco tonight and it caught my attention – Three Essential Skills – all of which can be learned in Toastmasters. Effective communication, Evaluation and Planning. “Here are three essential skills I wish I had learnt at school…
Thank you for following along with me for the “30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge! With any luck, you’ve learned a few things about yourself that you didn’t know before. Hopefully, you’ve gained some insights into your relationships, and rejoiced for all that’s good and right and beautiful. Hopefully, you’re learning to…
“30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge – Day 30. Be Grateful for Friends On the last day of our 30-Day Positivity Challenge, we will simply appreciate our friends. What is it about certain people that makes you want to have them as a friend? Do you keep a “collection” of people that…
“30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge – Day 29. Heart and Home As the old saying goes, home is where the heart is. Every day is surely a time to be grateful for your home, the resting spot for your body and the place to renew your spirit. There are many who…
“30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge – Day 28: In Awe of Our Precious Planet The planet where we exist is a miracle. Do you feel blessed to be alive on this miraculous Eden that teems with life… Mother Earth? It’s easy to forget how bizarre and wondrous our existence on this…
“30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge – Day 26. Beautiful Music Makes Life Worth Living Do you ever find yourself breaking out into song in the middle of the day? Do you have a song playing in your mind right now? What is it? Do you enjoy hearing this melody? Do the…
“30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge – Day 25. Appreciating Other Cultures On Day 24 of our 30 Days of Positivity Challenge, we explored the beauty of people who come from different backgrounds. Today, let’s take this concept a step further and delve into appreciation for other cultures. Groups and classifications are…
“30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge – Day 24. Celebrating Beautiful Differences People are beautiful in all their stark honesty. Some folks think that differences are bad. But all beautiful things in nature are one-of-a-kind. Think of snowflakes and fingerprints. No two are alike. The past few years have brought a lot…
“30 Days to a More Optimistic You” Positivity Challenge – Day 23. Happy About Your Life’s Work Do you know what your life’s work is? Some people know exactly what they were born to do. But others never find out. Your life’s work doesn’t have to be a tremendous series of high achieving accomplishments. In…