Shatter Your Limiting Beliefs I first met entrepreneur and speaker Kevin Laylor at the Fall 2016 District 18 Toastmasters Conference in Maryland. Although I now live elsewhere, I still go down to Maryland for District 18 Toastmasters Conferences because I have a large number of friends who are part of that group. After I graduated … Read More!

“There are over three billion people in the world who go to bed hungry for something to eat every night, but over five billion people go to bed every night hungry for a kind word, a sincere compliment, a word of encouragement.” – Cavett Robert You may have thought what we heard from Evan Carmichael … Read More!

“When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe My phone conversation with successful entrepreneur Suzanne Duret was … Read More!

“You can find a silver lining in unexpected, unwanted, and unwelcome situations. Always look for the silver lining and even when it seems impossible to find, you’ll find it if you really look for it. If you look for the good in even really bad situations, you are demonstrating an ability to be an example … Read More!

My conversation with relationship expert and radio show host Harvey Bailey happened in divine order. I met him through Parkville Toastmasters (while I was living and working in Maryland) and our relationship transcended the club – we ended up becoming close friends. Although I no longer live in the Maryland area, we stayed in touch, … Read More!