This was the big week in the public speaking class I teach at Georgia Southern University. After eight weeks of learning the theory of public speaking, like audience analysis, opening and closing a speech, and supporting a thesis with research, and after getting up in front of the class at least once every period to…

What do you do when you face a challenge? Do you spend time wondering if you should take it? Instead of considering whether you should take the challenge, consider asking yourself, “How high can I rise with this challenge?” Reframing the question this way will provide a new perspective and give you a chance to…

What causes one person to push through adversity while another one gives up? Why does one person give up on something new after the first try, while someone else keeps trying, over and over again to figure it out? Why are some people like Weebles—they wobble but they don’t fall down—while others not only fall…

I have heard many different definitions of the word, “character,” both in passing and from people who study this subject for a living. Some of the definitions were easy to remember, and some were quite complex. Throughout the years, I have developed my own, simple way of thinking about character: How you do anything is…

I have written before on this blog about stories, but it is a theme I keep coming back to because stories are so important in our lives. We tell ourselves stories every day. Are they empowering or limiting? Those are really the only two kinds of stories we can tell—empowering or limiting. I, for one,…