Comments on: Mindset Shift™ http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:26:24 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Aqeel http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Aqeel Fri, 29 May 2009 20:16:29 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-35 Hi Ed tate, Thank you very much for sending me your blog. I liked it. I have attended DTAC 2009 in Abu Dhabi last week and I sheked hands with you and Darron. I am proud of that :) Ed, I have competed almost 3 years in Toastmasters and I still have fear from the table topic roles, I feel afraid when I have been called to answer the question. I Dont know WHY? :( I would like to improve my skills in impromptu speaking. how can I overocme that ? thank you Aqeel Bahrain Hi Ed tate,
Thank you very much for sending me your blog. I liked it.
I have attended DTAC 2009 in Abu Dhabi last week and I sheked hands with you and Darron. I am proud of that :)

Ed, I have competed almost 3 years in Toastmasters and I still have fear from the table topic roles, I feel afraid when I have been called to answer the question. I Dont know WHY? :(

I would like to improve my skills in impromptu speaking. how can I overocme that ?

thank you

Aqeel
Bahrain

]]> By: David Thompson http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-27 David Thompson Mon, 18 May 2009 14:10:28 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-27 Ed, Today, you have motivated me to begin the process of blogging. Over the years, I have learned sometimes we just have to jump into the deep end of the pool. Ed your writing ability is just fine. Your personal Mind Shift is saying to yourself that you are an excellent writer and then acting on this new found belief. I'll give you an example. Prior to getting married my wife told me I could fix her garbage disposal...because I was smart. At the time, she did not realize that I am handyman challenged. Nevertheless, I fixated on the fact that she thought I was smart. Somehow, my mind and hands synchronised. Today, I am saying the same thing to you. "You can write because you are smart". I hope this helps in your Mind Shift quest. Ed,

Today, you have motivated me to begin the process of blogging.

Over the years, I have learned sometimes we just have to jump into the deep end of the pool.

Ed your writing ability is just fine. Your personal Mind Shift is saying to yourself that you are an excellent writer and then acting on this new found belief. I’ll give you an example. Prior to getting married my wife told me I could fix her garbage disposal…because I was smart. At the time, she did not realize that I am handyman challenged. Nevertheless, I fixated on the fact that she thought I was smart. Somehow, my mind and hands synchronised. Today, I am saying the same thing to you. “You can write because you are smart”. I hope this helps in your Mind Shift quest.

]]> By: Fran Watson http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Fran Watson Mon, 18 May 2009 13:59:10 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-26 Welcome to the world of blogging!! I am looking forward to reading your blog. I was very impressed with the speech and workshop you did at the Toastmasters conference in Mt. Tremblant and purchased your CD set which I have listened to several times. Fran Watson Welcome to the world of blogging!!

I am looking forward to reading your blog. I was very impressed with the speech and workshop you did at the Toastmasters conference in Mt. Tremblant and purchased your CD set which I have listened to several times.

Fran Watson

]]> By: Liz de Clifford http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Liz de Clifford Mon, 18 May 2009 05:36:04 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-25 Ed, As a fellow Toastmaster DTM and from the Alan Weiss community - congratulations on your Blog! I look forward to following you very soon. All us speakers excel at speaking...the only thing I can say is lets talk with our fingers...just do not ask me to read what I wrote as I cannot see with my severely dyslexic eyes. EdeC Ed,
As a fellow Toastmaster DTM and from the Alan Weiss community – congratulations on your Blog! I look forward to following you very soon. All us speakers excel at speaking…the only thing I can say is lets talk with our fingers…just do not ask me to read what I wrote as I cannot see with my severely dyslexic eyes.
EdeC

]]> By: Tony Lawder http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Tony Lawder Sun, 17 May 2009 23:33:56 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-24 Thanks Ed, always appreciate your comments and input so your blog will be essential reading for me. Thanks Thanks Ed, always appreciate your comments and input so your blog will be essential reading for me. Thanks

]]> By: Darren LaCroix http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Darren LaCroix Sun, 17 May 2009 20:30:32 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-23 Congrats! Ed... you listened! You've got an incredible business mind. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of the world. You ARE a good writer! Blog time, Darren PS BURN THE BOATS NOW! Congrats! Ed… you listened!

You’ve got an incredible business mind. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of the world. You ARE a good writer!

Blog time,
Darren

PS BURN THE BOATS NOW!

]]> By: Laya Saul http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Laya Saul Sun, 17 May 2009 19:21:49 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-22 I used a great little book called "If You Can Talk You Can Write" by Joel Saltzman. He talked about grammar and this is what I learned: He said he wanted to teach the best way of knowing the difference about when to use "who" and when to use "whom"... then he wrote: "Whom cares?" Keep talking, keep writing. Looking forward to more, Laya I used a great little book called “If You Can Talk You Can Write” by Joel Saltzman. He talked about grammar and this is what I learned: He said he wanted to teach the best way of knowing the difference about when to use “who” and when to use “whom”… then he wrote: “Whom cares?”

Keep talking, keep writing.

Looking forward to more,
Laya

]]> By: baseeth http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-21 baseeth Sat, 16 May 2009 13:27:17 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-21 Ed, Quiet a few members of my Toastmaster's Club have been persuading me for nominating myself to contest as President. I was a bit reluctant. A close friend of mine and my mentor changed my Mindset Shift™ . I have gained the courage and nominated myself. I experienced a Mindset Shift™ in a matter of seconds. Ed,
Quiet a few members of my Toastmaster’s Club have been persuading me for nominating myself to contest as President. I was a bit reluctant. A close friend of mine and my mentor changed my Mindset Shift™ . I have gained the courage and nominated myself. I experienced a Mindset Shift™ in a matter of seconds.

]]> By: Gregory L http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Gregory L Sat, 16 May 2009 04:41:55 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-20 Congratulations on your new beginning! Worrying about your writing instead of your message is like worrying about how you look on stage instead of your audience. :-) We're looking forward to hearing what you think is important - this is going to be a valu-blog! Congratulations on your new beginning!

Worrying about your writing instead of your message is like worrying about how you look on stage instead of your audience. :-)

We’re looking forward to hearing what you think is important – this is going to be a valu-blog!

]]> By: Arnold Kunst http://www.edtate.com/blog/2009/04/mindset-shift/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Arnold Kunst Sat, 16 May 2009 02:44:08 +0000 http://www.edtate.com/blog/?p=4#comment-19 Dear Ed: With respect, leave your 3rd grade teacher, dead, to bury the dead, and move on to where the life is. I’m an English teacher and you’re road kill if you even THINK of splitting an infinitive, or dangling a modifier, within a mile of me, No, your writing is fine. That is, if you hadn’t told me about that damned third grade teacher I’d never have known there was a problem! Peace, Arnold Kunst Dear Ed:
With respect, leave your 3rd grade teacher, dead, to bury the dead, and move on to where the life is. I’m an English teacher and you’re road kill if you even THINK of splitting an infinitive, or dangling a modifier, within a mile of me, No, your writing is fine. That is, if you hadn’t told me about that damned third grade teacher I’d never have known there was a problem!

Peace,
Arnold Kunst

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