In this week's edition: Grounded and Grateful: Finding Your Comfort Zone
“I want to tell my story but I’m afraid I’ll start crying.”
“I need to learn to tell my story without getting emotional.”
“If I get emotional, the audience will think I’m weak and haven’t healed.”
These are some of the feelings my clients share with me. They are being called to step forward and speak, to share their experiences in order to support others in theirs, but fear holds them back.
Access past editions of The Zen Speaker's newsletters below:
May 2025
May 15, 2025 - Embracing vs. Evading the Emotion in Your Story
May 1, 2025 - Grounded and Grateful: Finding Your Comfort Zone
April 2025
April 3, 2025 - Taking the Last Steps On Our 12-Step Journey
March 2025
March 20, 2025 - Embrace the Challenge of Steps Six through Eight
March 5, 2025 - Taking the Next Steps on Your 12-Step Public Speaking Journey
February 2025
February 5, 2025 - Steps One and Two on Your 12-Step Public Speaking Journey
January 2025
January 15, 2025 - A 12-Step Journey: Finding Freedom from the Fear of Public Speaking
December 2024
December 30, 2024 - Breaking the Mold: Candidates Who Connect
December 11, 2024 - Bare Essentials: Cutting Clutter from Your Words
December 2, 2024 - Make Your Gratitude Meaningful
November 2024
November 11, 2024 - Authenticity Over Achievement: Finding Your Favorite Self
November 3, 2024 - When You Speak On Behalf of a Nonprofit...
April 2024
April 22, 2024 - Advocacy is Love in Action
March 2024
March 9, 2024 - Being Abundantly Clear
January 2024
January 10, 2024 - 5 Resolutions To Help You Be The Audience You Want To Have
December 2023
December 29, 2023 - Dear Santa - You Won't Believe It!
October 2023
October 11, 2023 - The Inside Job of Boundaries
August 2023
August 17, 2023 - Retreat Yourself!
July 2023
July 31, 2023 - Mentor or Cautionary Tale?
May 2023
May 12, 2023 - Is That Really You?
April 2023
April 21, 2023 - Shhh…it’s a secret
April 12, 2023 - Regrets, I've Had A Few
March 2023
March 30, 2023 - What’s Wrong with an Evening Practice?
March 24, 2023 - Do You Know Who I Am?
March 16, 2023 - The Unexpected Consequences Of Living Your Purpose
March 2, 2023 - My Reaction Shocked Me…
November 2022
November 4, 2022 - Can Kindness Replace Boundaries?
August 2022
August 18, 2022 - Who Was It and What Did They Do?
July 2022
May 2022
May 27, 2022 - Love Letter to Emerson
February 2022
February 11, 2022 - See Your Way to Success
January 2022
January 28, 2022 - Will You Let PowerPoint Go in 2022?
November 2021
November 5, 2021 - What Are You Tolerating?
October 2021
October 22, 2021 - Living Your Best (To-Do List Free) Life!
October 16, 2021 - If You Trip Over It, Skip Over It
October 8, 2021 - Experts Were Once Beginners
October 1, 2021 - Are You Limited or Limitless?
September 2021
September 6, 2021 - Finding Peace in the No
August 2021
August 26, 2021 - The Power of Affirmations
August 18, 2021 - The Truth Will Set You Free
August 7, 2021 - Are You Listening
July 2021
July 30, 2021 - Go For The Gold
July 23, 2021 - Make A Production of Your Introduction
July 2, 2021 - How To Say Goodbye
June 2021
June 26, 2021 - The Games People Play
June 18, 2021 - Are You Hopelessly Addicted to PowerPoint?
June 11, 2021 - What If You Just Asked
June 5, 2021 - Make Time for What's Meaningful
May 2021
May 28, 2021 - May I Have Your Attention, Please?
May 21, 2021 - A Profile In Courage
May 14, 2021 - Will You Be Prepared?
May 7. 2021 - Do You Have a Green Thumb When Planting Hope?
April 2021
April 30, 2021 - Will You Win or Lose Friends With This Advice?
April 22, 2021 - What If We Stop Shoulding On Others
April 16, 2021 - Lives Are Transformed When Courage Conquers Shame