I'm proud to be a member of the National Speakers Association.
I remember a story about the great Cavett Robert, one of the key founders of NSA.
He always preached doing your best, no matter what, and he always practiced his message.
Against the Wall I remember someone sharing a story about their first-hand observation of Cavett Robert during a speaking event.
He was sick and running fever.
It was shared that, before he was introduced, Cavett was resting his face against a plaster wall, just to catch a little coolness.
He then went on to deliver his program, just as he had promised.
I said to myself, "I sure hope I don't ever have to do that.
" Well, it happened to me just a few years ago.
Perhaps you've had an experience something like this.
I was scheduled to train teachers at an education service center in Waco, Texas.
I got to my destination, checked into the motel and grabbed a bite of dinner.
I even went to bed early so I would be extra sharp for the next day.
About an hour or two into my sleep, I awoke to VIOLENT bouts of vomiting and diarrhea that went on all night: Food poisoning.
(If my wife had been with me, she'd taken me to the hospital, for sure.
) A New Watermark I tried to soothe myself by saying, "This is BAD, but I've experienced worse.
" No way; this was a new watermark.
Fortunately, it all tapered off about 6:00a.
m.
, so I decided to regroup and give it a shot.
I was so weak and dehydrated, it took me forever to shave and dress.
Fortunately, it took me about 40 minutes to drive to where the client was, which gave me a chance to chug a 32-ounce bottle of Gatorade.
That allowed me to walk into the facility without looking like a drunk man.
But I was so weak and sleep-deprived I could hardly stand.
I leveled with my client, Gwen, and we decided to give it a shot.
They brought in a stool for me (a God-send).
It was a rocky start, but you know the rest.
As they got into my presentation, I was able to feed off their energy.
They helped pull me through, and we all made a good day of it.
Like a good pitcher in a slump, we don't always have our best stuff.
But if we keep pitching and stay in the game, things will change.
I remember a story about the great Cavett Robert, one of the key founders of NSA.
He always preached doing your best, no matter what, and he always practiced his message.
Against the Wall I remember someone sharing a story about their first-hand observation of Cavett Robert during a speaking event.
He was sick and running fever.
It was shared that, before he was introduced, Cavett was resting his face against a plaster wall, just to catch a little coolness.
He then went on to deliver his program, just as he had promised.
I said to myself, "I sure hope I don't ever have to do that.
" Well, it happened to me just a few years ago.
Perhaps you've had an experience something like this.
I was scheduled to train teachers at an education service center in Waco, Texas.
I got to my destination, checked into the motel and grabbed a bite of dinner.
I even went to bed early so I would be extra sharp for the next day.
About an hour or two into my sleep, I awoke to VIOLENT bouts of vomiting and diarrhea that went on all night: Food poisoning.
(If my wife had been with me, she'd taken me to the hospital, for sure.
) A New Watermark I tried to soothe myself by saying, "This is BAD, but I've experienced worse.
" No way; this was a new watermark.
Fortunately, it all tapered off about 6:00a.
m.
, so I decided to regroup and give it a shot.
I was so weak and dehydrated, it took me forever to shave and dress.
Fortunately, it took me about 40 minutes to drive to where the client was, which gave me a chance to chug a 32-ounce bottle of Gatorade.
That allowed me to walk into the facility without looking like a drunk man.
But I was so weak and sleep-deprived I could hardly stand.
I leveled with my client, Gwen, and we decided to give it a shot.
They brought in a stool for me (a God-send).
It was a rocky start, but you know the rest.
As they got into my presentation, I was able to feed off their energy.
They helped pull me through, and we all made a good day of it.
Like a good pitcher in a slump, we don't always have our best stuff.
But if we keep pitching and stay in the game, things will change.
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