Posted on 28 July 2010. Tags: 1996 Summer Olympics, Humorist, Motivational speaker, public speaking, THE UN COMFORT ZONE, young athlete
Status is an esteem need, and the symbols that accompany it are recognition for our achievements. However, as long as those status symbols remain important to us, then we haven’t mastered that area of our lives. It is when we are in our comfort zone that the achievement is secure.
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Posted in Features, Self Improvement
Posted on 24 December 2009. Tags: Examined Life, Francis Bacon, Greek, Humorist, INTERNATIONAL, Mexican restaurant, philosopher, Robert Wilson, school Spanish, Socrates, speak English, The Afro News, THE UN COMFORT ZONE
What motivated us? Knowledge. We made the same discovery that led Sir Francis Bacon to make his famous quote in 1597, “Knowledge is power.” We were empowered by what we had learned, and it gave us the confidence to take a risk we would never have taken before.
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Posted in Miscellaneous, Self Improvement, The Un-Comfort Zone
Posted on 14 November 2009. Tags: Humorist, innovators, Motivational speaker, Robert Wilson, The Afro News
Tony and Becky didn’t last very long, but I refused to give up those wonderful conversations and started showing up just to hang out. Over the years, I realized that whenever my own life got a little stressed, I was drawn to the Healan household. Once there I would just sit and listen to Mrs. Healan’s stories and absorb her serene energy.
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Posted in Features, Self Improvement, The Un-Comfort Zone