July 24, 2007

Pills or purpose?

Want to get that edge over the competition if you are a speaker?

Well recent studies are suggesting that popping a Modafinil drug may be the answer. Improved mental ability without the side effects of caffeine or amphetamines, is the reward for pill poppers.

I would recommend a more natural solution. Following your purpose, and you will execute any presentation with energy and enthusiasm, regardless of conditions previous to the event.

I recall vividly addressing a major Leadership conference last year - before the keynote my nose was running like Niagara Falls, and I was finding it quite difficult to stop sneezing...as you would with a cold. The minute I turned on the microphone, as if by magic, my illness disappeared mysteriously to return.....after my three hour presentation.

When you are doing what you love with a focus on contribution, being in flow is your natural state and nothing gets in the way of an effortless, enthusiastic delivery.

So avoid the pills and find passion and flow in purpose.

Posted by Kevin Kelly at July 24, 2007 11:26 AM