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Greetings from Driebergen,

I ?have a presentation tonight on using humor in presentations and speeches. 

?I ?have a few things not to do: ?

1. ??Attempt funny (and untested) ?jokes
2. Go for the improvisational “spar with the audience”
3. Wing it

?Whereas I ?have a few tactics that can work even if you’re in that huge part of the population that always comes up to me after a talk and asks, “But what if I’m not funny?” ?

?These are for you: ?

1. Set the tone, “Own the Stage.” ?Set the scene BEFORE you even open your mouth. Even a long pause can get the audience’s attention. This makes all the difference. “Where’s the humor in this?” ?you ask. It can be in a gesture, a smile, a light disposition. PRO TIP: don’t open with a PowerPoint presentation … 
2. ?Tell BAD ?jokes. Then laugh AT and WITH yourself. (See video below.)
3. Self-deprecating humor. See note about bad jokes. Tell a joke or something funny about yourself in which you are silly or dumb or ______ something the audience can relate to. It breaks the ice, it brings them onto your side. 

?But my Number 1 tip for better–and funnier–public speaking? ?

?Practice. 

?Want to get even better than that?

?Practice some more.

?It’s December 10, 2021. This is episode #49 of 2021. I ?did another 52 weeks in 2020. That means I’m out here busting my butt 48 times practicing out here on my Forest Stage so when I’m on the “real” ?stage, I’m all the more ready. 

?Was each one award-winning and awesome? ?

?Absolutely not. 

?Did I ?get better each time?

?Probably. 

?PRO TIP: No, you can’t think about speaking or talk about speaking. The words have to come out of your mouth, your vocal cords have to vibrate and sound has to exit your body. THEN, and only then, are you practicing. 

?I’m here on Thursdays. Even though today is Friday. 

?Humor me. 

?Show up.

?Send me a video. 

?See you next week.

?Bradley

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Greetings from Driebergen,

Let’s see: 

1. Eat less
2. Don’t drink alcohol
3. Wake up early
4. Meditate
5. Create

?That’s kinda it. 

?That, IMHO, is super fun.

?It’s weirdly even, dare I ?say, MORE fun than the drinking and debauchery of the holiday vacation. 

?My question:

?”How can we make our daily existence at least as good as our holiday life?” ?

?The book I ?was reading was called Sooley.

?Enjoy your “regular” week. 

?See you next Thursday. 

Bradley

P.S. If you’re of an entrepreneurial nature, here’s something I’m going to be running in late January. Careful, there’s commitment involved. (https://youtu.be/a0hYudmuFtI)

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Greetings from the wet and cold forests in Driebergen,

?The book (or art or project or program or ________ ?) you create this year is only possible this year. 

?Even if you remember, you take notes, and you try your hardest to make your opinions, experiences, and “who you are” ?just like this year but you don’t do it until next year, it’s just not you. 

?Each book you do is then a part of you. Even if you tear it up, toss it in to the garbage, or sell tons of copies, it’s a part of you.

?Your next book next year will be the You of Next Year. 

?It’s embedded in you.

?Well, that is, if you do it.

?This year. 

?It’s November 25. Just saying. 

See you next week.

Bradley

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Greetings from Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain,

I’m learning how to kite surf this week. 

?I’m terrible.

?Wait a minute. I’m a beginner. I’m supposed to be terrible, right? ?

?But then why and how can I still compare myself with the instructor who is so awesome?

?And how often do we do this same thing in so many aspects of our lives?

?Compare yourself to the self of last week. 

?Much better, right? ?

?Greetings from the sun and fun and … pain of water sports failures. 

Bradley

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Greetings from Zeist,

First of all, I know it’s Friday morning. Sometimes I record TT in the afternoon and then I get home and there are kids and dinner and basketball practice and it takes time to export it from my phone, edit the video, upload it to YouTube and … you get the idea. 

But I’m persistent: I’m not going to change it to Friday Frolic. Thursday Thunder … but sometimes on a Friday morning. 

?Now, where was I? Oh yes, on my bike. 

?Because I ?just met with a friend. 

?In person. 

?We exchanged ideas. Asked each other questions. Pushed back. Doubted, wondered, suggested. 

?That’s hard to do alone.

?So get out of the house and meet up with someone (if you’re able and allowed … ) and dare to share your ideas, to let them out of your head, and I ?can (almost) promise you, you will be stronger for it, your ideas will be more mature, and you will have a more concrete plan for the near future. 

?Or at least you’ll have a nice trip home. 

?Enjoy the woodsy scenery of Zeist and Driebergen, The Netherlands. 

?’till next THURSDAY.

?Bradley

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Greetings from Driebergen,

I’m going to walk the talk and keep this … short.

?AND powerful.

Blaise Pascal said: ?

“I’m sorry I wrote you such a long letter. I didn’t have time to write you a short one.”

?Shorter is usually better, usually takes more time than longer, and you have to do nasty stuff like … edit. Yuck.

?In keeping with the theme, I’ll stop writing and give you 6 minutes to watch “Kort En Krachtig.”

Bradley

?P.S. I’m working on a program to create a short book so you can actually FINISH it. More at that with a click of the button. Video below.

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Greetings from Driebergen,

I was lighting a candle this morning and noticed the lighter was on “high.” The little knob let out lots of gas for a big flame.

But I was just lighting a candle. 

I only need the tiniest of flames to light a candle.

Then that candle can light the rest of the candles in my house. It could also start a fire in the fireplace (well, if we had one … ), and it could even burn down the whole house, the neighborhood, even the forest and town I live in.

But let’s just back to the lighter, the size of the flame, and that candle.

Just one little flame for a few seconds is all that’s required.

Kinda like writing your first (short) book.

Here’s my morning in the dark and the early afternoon in the meadow under the sun. 

What spark will you ignite this week?

Bradley

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Greetings from Florence, Italy,

A friend gave me a list of words last week and he wanted me to choose just one that most represented my business. I ?can’t remember them all and some were sure tempting (creativity, productivity, trust) ?but one of them stood out at the top: ?

?Confidence. 

?I ?figured if I ?just had a little more of that one I ?could achieve the other ones–or at least it would help me get closer. 

?The word next to confidence was Power. If you have confidence, you have (or get) power. 

?Could it be so simple. 

?I’ll walk you through a bit of Florence this morning and tell you how 100 grams of flour and 1 egg might lead to a breakthrough in yourself and/or your business. 

?Ciao! 

Bradley

More about the Unstuck Day Retreat: https://u.repossible.com/p/unstuck/

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Greetings from Driebergen,

What are you up to on Sunday?

If you could create the day exactly as you’d like, what would it be like? If I could create a day, and invite 6 others to join us, here’s what it would look like.

Until we meet in the woods… Bradley

P.S. Oh wait. Sounds like something you might like to join?

Check out https://retreat.repossible.com.

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Greetings from Driebergen,

We’ve been back from the States for about 5 weeks. I’ve now lost about 5 kilos. 

• ??8/30 — 85.7
• 9/3 — 84.0
• 9/10 — 83.1
• 9/17 — 82.0
• 9/24 — 82.1
• 10/1 — 81.6
• 10/5 — 80.8

It’s Friday morning as I ?type (and record) ?this. I ?weigh myself weekly on Friday morning. 

Guess which evenings the intermittent fasting goes more easily? ?

Yep: ?

• ???Tuesday
• Wednesday and especially:
• Thursday

?I ?have a weekly deadline: Friday morning on the scale. 

?As yummy as Thursday night’s dinner is, I’m not going to eat it. I usually eat it on Friday for lunch. 

?Speaking of tips, here are a few: ?

1. ?Keep busy: ?Wednesday evenings are easier to skip because I ?have basketball practice from 6 to 7:15 and don’t get home until 8 PM–when dinner is usually over. PRO TIP: ?if I’m really hungry and/or just feel like eating, I often will just go to sleep because it’s hard to eat when you’re not awake. 
2. Compare: ?weigh the difference (OK pun intended!) between: ?
   1. How yummy was dinner?
   2. How awesome do I ?feel in the morning when I ?skipped dinner?
3. Test: ?I ?know, #2 can be hard to do if you haven’t yet experienced that powerful feeling of waking up feeling great. ??I’m going to make a #4 here as a “cheat” ?code.
4. Go to sleep: ?you can’t eat if you’re asleep. I sleep better, faster, deeper, and there’s more healing energy available because my body isn’t digesting dinner. I ?need less sleep and the sleep I ?have is better. I ?wake up refreshed and, surprisingly, not hungry. 
5. Water: ?if I ?do wake up hungry, drink as much water as you can and then drink that amount again. Yep, twice what you think you should. 

?Why do I ?do this? ?How can I be so antisocial and skip dinners with my family? ?

?Here are a few benefits to intermittent fasting: ?

1. ??Energy: ?I feel alive, my energy level is more constant (and constantly higher), and I ?don’t have the afternoon dips as much. 
2. Confidence: ?I ?know, this might seem weird or difficult unrelated or even impossible, but it all affects my confidence, self-esteem, and internal power. Crazy, I ?know. 
3. Sleep: ?I ?sleep less yet feel more energized when I ?wake up. You’d think this doesn’t make mathematical sense (and it doesn’t) but basically, your body doesn’t need to spend so much energy at night digesting your dinner. 
4. Alive/Awake: ?I don’t know how to explain this one. I ?just “feel better.” ?
5. Creativity: ?I have more ideas and more good ideas. See #2 about confidence and I ?think these ideas could be something I ?could do. 

?I ?could keep going with benefits but I’ll save them for another time. 

?I ?got things to do today. 

?Make it a thunderous Thursday. 

Bradley

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