It’s been another
busy week around here and the highlights include;
· Me stumbling and bumbling about and
finally starting to get the hang of G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/107782042120136228353/posts
· More stumbling until I sorted out how to
import both Magic All Around and Head Buckets & Hashtags to Goodreads
(the former already has its first Goodreads review!) http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18000686-magic-all-around
· Receiving an invitation to a live
interview on KTOO, Juneau’s local public radio station!
There’s a thrill
that comes along with mastering a new skill that’s unlike any other
heart-pounding, butterflies in the stomach kind of experience. Mastery of new skills is exciting but
typically has a longer buzz than other exhilarating experiences because it
changes our thinking. Mastery builds self-efficacy,
which is a lot like self-esteem but more focused on our sense of being able to
accomplish things and overcome obstacles.
For me, mastering
challenging new tasks makes me straighten my shoulders and puts a grin on my
face as wide as Gastineau Channel! It
also leads to a series of perfect moments, which you know I am fond of
collecting.
Some of you have
been asking for the link to listen to my radio interview live. Thank you for being so enthusiastic and
supportive! Yes, I’m a touch nervous but
I do love public speaking and microphones (visualize me grinning even more here!) and I expect this will
be a blast! I’ll be on a program called A Juneau Afternoon and interviewed
sometime shortly after 3:30pm Alaska time (7:30pm Eastern time) http://streema.com/radios/KTOO.
If you don’t have a chance to listen to it live, please don’t
worry. I’ve requested a digital copy of
the interview and will make sure that anyone who wants a chance to listen to
it, can do so at leisure.
On that note, I’m
going to zip off to continue planning and rehearsing my sound bites. I’d love to hear from you, though. What have you recently mastered? Did it give
you a buzz? Did it impact your sense of
self-efficacy? Did it come with any
perfect moments attached?
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