Inner Universe Toastmasters Club

I finished what I considered at the time possibly the most difficult project in the Toastmasters speaking manuals:  Cold Calling.  It is from the Persuasive Speaker Advanced Communication Manual.  But in many ways, it is one of the best projects.

While I did my project on selling consulting/coaching services to a law firm, it made me think about promoting Toastmasters as well.  Ever fear to “sell” Toastmasters?  Surprised by some people’s conception of Toastmasters?  Well, it should not be any surprise.  What Toastmasters represents, just as any solution you might wish to sell is:

Success is something most of us run after, often compromising the more important things in life.

But then, success - by itself - is viewed, measured, achieved and experienced differently by different people. 

J.K. Rowling (1965 - ), the best-selling author of the Harry Potter book series, sees Success as follows.

Can we, as Toastmasters, learn something from her thoughts and experiences?
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There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only  three hairs on her head.

‘Well,’ she said, ‘I think I’ll braid my hair today.’

So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

‘H-M-M,’ she said, ‘I think I’ll part my hair down the middle today.’