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This is great music to listen to while swimming: https://lnkd.in/ewhqPpVA

Many great speeches and presentations begin with a story, right? And OFTEN THE BEST STORY TO BEGIN WITH IS A GOOD JOKE. Checkout the first 30 seconds of Ben Zander's TED talk. Try making an original joke with which to open your next talk! Let's look at another example, David Foster Wallace's 2005 commencement speech at Kenyan College, to get a sense of structure: SETUP: "There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way..." MISDIRECTION: "...who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit..." PUNCH LINE "... and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes 'What the hell is water?'" Using that structure, I just came up with this one: SETUP This morning, after brushing my teeth, I paused and looked at myself in the mirror... MISDIRECTION ...and I thought to myself, "Wow, you've aged pretty well." PUNCHLINE And then I put on my glasses. The really hard part is producing a joke that ties into your theme/message. You may have to work at it for a while, throwing out a few drafts along the way, but all the effort is really worth it. Give it a try!

🌟 Tensions can run high during peak performance and stressful situations. However, an impressive example of the transformative power of music shines through, demonstrating how it can help us relax and feel more at ease, even in the most intense moments. The DJ in this video helps us to 'Imagine' how music can be a powerful tool for managing stress and enhancing our performance. 🎶 #Olympics! #MusicTherapy #PerformanceEnhancement https://lnkd.in/gmGyjnm7

Form is greater than finish.   16 years ago (March 2, 2008), one of the greatest moments in track history took place. Heather Dornidan won her heat in the 600 meter Big 10 Championship, and placed second overall in the event.   If you haven't heard the story, Heather was poised to win the race after a strong finish the year before. The first minute of the race is relatively non-eventful, with the runners all bunched together, but everything changed at the 01:05 mark.   Dornidan trips over a competitors shoe and lands face first on the track.   You can sense the wind knocked out of the arena.   She immediately jumps to her feet, keeps running, and ultimately wins her heat! Here's the video for reference: https://lnkd.in/eey925WZ While there are a lot of life lessons to take from her story, one element stands out to me the most…Dornidan kept the same running form throughout the race.   If you were to edit the video only showing Dornidan, at no point in the race would you be able to tell what place she is in. Her form looks the exact same before and after the fall.   Why this strikes me is that Dornidan didn't let her potential finish in the race dictate her form. She was the same runner at the beginning and the end.   That says more about who she is than the fact that won the race.   Is this true of us?   "Form" for a runner is the method they use to achieve their desired result (winning the race).   As professionals, I believe our "form" is our personal values. Things like humility, empathy, curiosity, kindness, etc. that we want to be true of us.   They are how we aim to "run our race" and ultimately shape how people will experience us.   It's easy to keep our form when we feel ahead... The presentation goes well, we get a promotion, or are invited into a higher level meeting.   What about when we feel behind? Our idea isn't selected, we weren't invited to the meeting, or someone else gets the promotion.   Do we keep the same form in those moments?   That's the challenge I am processing this week. Are my core values on display when I feel behind in the same way as when I feel ahead, or do people experience me as a different person?   While falling behind might have cost Dornidan a first place finish in the overall event, keeping her form cemented her legacy in track history.   Here's to keeping our form in the highs and lows as well.

Tired of slippery grips? 🎯🏌️♂️ Watch this video to learn how to regrip your golf club like a pro and improve your game. Your swing deserves the best! #GolfTips #RegripYourClubs #BetterGolf

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Heel up or Heel Down for Bass Drum Technique Today we're diving into the world of bass drum technique, specifically the age-old debate: heel up or heel down?

Heel up or Heel Down for Bass Drum Technique Today we're diving into the world of bass drum technique, specifically the age-old debate: heel up or heel down?

Let's talk about never giving up... This short video relates to any competition, life in sales, and of course life in general. The lesson here is never give up, even when you fall. Get up, dust yourself down, and with your experience, determination and pure grit you can win! You may have noticed that I used the phrase "when you fall" not "if". This is because all, or at least the vast majority of us, will "fall" at some point in our lives and for some more often than others. But, remember falling is natural and all part of the big picture we call life. Without some falls, we truly can't appreciate the beauty of life 😉 #fall #falling #trip #race #racing #running #sports #sales #saleslife #getup #carryon #determination #grit #experience #lovelife #winning