Tag Archives: Toastmasters

Tennis is not the only place where Serve is Important

Posted on June 5, 2014 by dfolstad58

A lot of people, myself included, are watching the French Open, which is an annual tennis tournament in France. Voila! As you watch the competitors you notice many things, that they towel their face a great deal, there are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged acknowledgement, family, friendship, now, toast, Toastmasters | 1 Comment

Fence Sitting hurts, and gets you nowhere

Posted on May 26, 2014 by dfolstad58

Life is daily decision making. Some are easy, like where where to eat lunch, or deciding on what book to read. Some decision are huge, what career should you follow? Where should you live? Should I get married? I suppose … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged decision making, indecision, opportunity, take a chance, Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Big or Small – We all need to take them

Posted on May 3, 2014 by dfolstad58

Sometimes we forget. Almost everything we can point to in our life, jobs, friendships, skills, we have them because we took big or small risks. Some of those small risks paid out big time. When you invite a person you … Continue reading →

Posted in music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged blog, friendships, gain, growth, risk, self confidence, self esteem, self growth, Self Improvement, Toastmasters | 1 Comment

Balloons & Whistles – over 10,000 views! (big grin)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by dfolstad58

I have been busy with getting a speech ready for tomorrow for Toastmasters, and reading the parallel story of Enders Game. Today I logged in and saw I had over 10,000 views. I am so thankful to the readers, and … Continue reading →

Posted in South Okanagan Restaurants and Other Jewels, Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters, travel | Tagged blogging, bravery, Lake, Okanagan, Okanagan lake, Toastmasters, tourism | 2 Comments

This is your life – how are you going to live it?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by dfolstad58

I have always thought it was rather pretentious, and almost insulting like someone who says to you” that’s nice, but I like to treat myself first class” [?? – and I don’t?] What are they saying? Is it an implication … Continue reading →

Posted in Toastmasters, Uncategorized | Tagged challenges, coasting, inspiration, life, Motivation, new lessons, regrets, Toastmasters, why I | Leave a comment

Perspective and Attitude

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dfolstad58

So much seems to be perspective and attitude. Definition of Perspective: A mental view or outlook. I noticed that a billionaire gave away 500 Million to charity today. That’s fantastic and I applaud the good that the billionaire will create … Continue reading →