Speaking to 800 professional speakers made me more nervous than expected. One simple mindset shift helped me stop trying to impress the room and start serving the person who needed my message.
Update your bucket list with meaningful experiences, adventure, nature, and personal growth. Stop postponing life and start collecting memories.
There is an old saying: When you’re green, you grow, and when you’re ripe, you rot.
I have been thinking about that a lot lately because I am preparing for a mainstage appearance at my professional speakers association’s annual convention. I will be appearing with three other speakers, and I want to make every minute I have on that stage count.
What would your obituary say about you today? Marilyn Sherman shares a powerful Alfred Nobel story and a Front-Row Challenge to help you rewrite your legacy.
What is one simple way to create deeper human connection?
One simple way to create deeper human connection is to be intentional about conversation. Instead of only talking to the people you already know, sit next to someone new, ask thoughtful questions, listen with curiosity, and create space for a meaningful exchange.
Being in the right room can change the way you think, lead, and grow. In this Front-Row Friday message, Marilyn Sherman shares why masterminding with people who have different perspectives but similar intentions can help you get out of the balcony and into growth.
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I have to go to work”?
I have to go to this meeting.
I have to make this call.
I have to finish this project.
I have to deal with that client.
I have to show up today.
Have you ever had a goal that took a lot longer to accomplish than you expected?
Maybe you started strong. You had the vision. You had the excitement. You had every intention of finishing it. And then life happened.
A Mid-Year Reset: What Do You Need to Let Go Of? Can you believe it’s June next week? Soon the year will be half over, then we’ll blink and it’s another year.
It feels like we were just setting New Year’s resolutions, choosing our word of the year, and making big plans. And now here we are, heading into a new month, looking at summer, and realizing this year is moving fast.
You do not have to literally sit in the front-row. You can choose anywhere you want to sit. When I talk about living your life in the front-row, I am not just talking about a physical chair, although I certainly choose to sit there whenever I can. I am talking about a philosophy. I am talking about a choice. I am talking about the way you show up for your life.