I Found Myself

I had an opportunity to speak toady in front of an audience. I spoke in front of my Toastmasters club.

The topic of my speech was Paradigm Shift. I talked about my passion for being Independent, and being Joyfully Jobless, as Barbara Winter would put it.

I was dressed in a pair of pants and a t-shirt. I was chastised for not dressing professionally. Well, not really, but more than one person commented on it in their feedback.

One of the members, whom I have known for several years and who is a good friend of mine, in a very friendly helpful manner told me that I need to wear a suit the next time. I told her it wasn’t happening. I have donated all my suits to Goodwill. I have no suits.

As I looked over the friendly notes, it confirmed my passion for the topic. Many of them felt inspired by what I had to say. “Thought provoking” was one of the common comment. It felt good to deliver the speech and it felt even better knowing that I had made an impact. But the best part was that I had somewhat of a cocky attitude toward the usual concerns about following the norms.

In my speech I mentioned that I will soon be holding an entrepreneurship  seminar titled “Mind Your Own Business.” I have been playing with the title for some twenty plus years, but today after I delivered that speech I felt ready to do something with it. I have been working on “perfecting” it for several weeks, almost several months, or is it several years? And today, for the first time, I felt that I was ready. There is no better time than now, and there is no better way to get started than to get started. So I have set a date for my first Mind Your Own Business seminar. It is August, 28, 2010

Then, as if right on clue, when I got home, a couple of blog posts arrived that made be laugh out loud for their impeccable timing, reassuring me that everything I need or want is always available to me at the precise time of need.

I have always preached the gospel of being different, and being yourself, but, I have also been hesitant and reluctant to rock the boat, so to speak. But today, today I have found myself and I am very pleased to meet myself for the very first time.

I will introduce me to you, as I get to know me better.