There’s and old controversy regarding the matter of luck and skills in life, and people still debate which is more important for success (*). However, if our life has been prepared for us upfront and everything we do, was just meant to be, then either luck and skills are the same thing, or don’t exist [...]
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish
we didn’t.”
~Erica Jong, How to Save Your Own Life, 1977
Toastmasters:
What was the best advice you ever got? The worst? What advice
would you give your younger self? Do you give other people advice?
Do they listen?
Giving advice is one way we share experiences and [...]
Tragic headlines look at us from every news stand, every information website, every TV programme in the last several days, reminding us of the catastrophe of Saturday, April 10th. In these circumstances it’s hard to find the joy in announcing the next meeting of our Toastmasters club.
This meeting will be different. Our club was invited [...]
“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of
truth, wisdom, is dying out.” - Walter Benjamin
Storytelling is really the kind of art. I love to hear plenty og them. Even if we are born to do that, we can practice to be even better. A well-developed and presented story can [...]