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Tag Archives: fear
A wasted day
Think about it: on a day when you swing for the fences, you might swing and miss. A miss means a complete miss, a whiff, an air-ball, and all the associated jeering (we think) from the peanut gallery. Wouldn’t it … Continue reading
Your ‘ask’ is not ‘by the way’
It’s so easy to be terrified by “the ask” that you want to make – whether that’s for advice or a job or to create a partnership or for funding. It’s as if there’s this sense of shame and embarrassment … Continue reading
A week
It hasn’t been a great winter for running for me. Between the cold snowy weather, late sunrises and general busyness, I’ve just not gotten out there that often. That didn’t stop me from deciding, this past weekend, to take my … Continue reading
The wrong public speaking mistakes
Public speaking is neck-and-neck with fundraising on the list of things people consistently fear. To avoid that fear we often choose to read to people rather than speak to them. That is, we write down and recite prepared remarks. If … Continue reading
One month, 100 rejections
There are great reasons, as a nonprofit, to look for long-term, sustainable sources of revenues, to build a business model that brings in earned income or investor capital. Philanthropic funds are so hard to come by and often so expensive … Continue reading
What I didn’t need to worry about
Last Saturday morning I had the chance to give the opening keynote address at Unite for Sight’s Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale University. The energy in this conference is just amazing, and my hat goes off to Jennifer … Continue reading
How introverts can work the room
I just got back from the TED conference, which always pushes my thinking and my sense of possibility. One of the many exceptional things about TED is that it is organized to create ample opportunities for attendees to spend time … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, extroverts, fear, fearlessness, introverts, practice, TED
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One day to go – nothing to lose
Generosity Day is tomorrow, and it’s hard not to stare at the #generosityday twitter search results and feel a little bit excited. At the same time I’m realizing what a tricky thing expectation is. Last year, when I was hesitating … Continue reading
Posted in Generosity Day
Tagged #generosityday, expectation, fear, Generosity Day, hope, Linchpin, resistance
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Shorten your backswing
It was time today to sit down and write a blog post. I keep track, by email, of blog post ideas when they happen, and was just about to go into that email account when I saw an interesting tweet….that … Continue reading
Secret weapon
Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to break through all the clutter, to stand out from the mountain of emails in your customers’ inbox, to have your voice be a clarion call above the deluge of Tweets … Continue reading
