Happy Father’s Day!

Father’s Day is celebrated all over the world today. Honor the Father in your life today. For all the single Moms that have to fill the void for the Father…Happy Father’s Day to you too. Happy Father’s Day to my Dad…that I lost to cancer 5 years ago.

Thank You.
Lynn Lane

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Christmas & Toastmasters International

I remember a long time ago in a Toastmasters meeting I made a mistake.

Toastmasters International?

Toastmasters International is an organization that helps people to speak in public. Public speaking is a great fear most people have, next to death. So, you could say that most people would prefer being in the casket at the funeral than speaking at it.

At this meeting I was appointed the Table Topics Master for the night. I always loved that task, mostly because it would break things up and it would always bring out the good stories and the creative side of all the speakers involved.

 The Table Topics Master is in charge of the portion of the meeting that concentrates on speaking off the cuff. My job was to pick a topic and ask a member to give a talk for 2 minutes on that subject. We had enough members to ask 3 people per meeting to speak on table topics.

This meeting was the last meeting of the year and it was a few days before Christmas, so I thought I would stay with the theme and do topics around that subject.

I looked around the room at all the members I could call on. I picked Ernie. Ernie was a cool cat with a New York way of speaking. He was in sales and was a good speaker.

I looked at Ernie and motioned for him to come up to the lectern and then I asked him to tell us all about a special Christmas he had when he was a kid. He smiled and walked up beside me and I walked away and waited for a great 2 minute speech.

Ernie takes a deep breath and looks at me and he starts to speak. “Well…….I never had a Christmas with my family.” I thought oh no! I’m going to feel bad about this. All the other members looked and listened to find out more. Then He said; “I never celebrated Christmas with my family because…..I’m Jewish.” I can still see his big old smile. “I did have Christmas sort of. I would go to my friend’s house and enjoy Christmas Day with them. I also had Hanukah at my house.”

Ernie did a great job and finished his 2 minutes without missing a step. And he made me look like a winner. I’ve lost touch with old Ernie some years ago. I hope to laugh about that meeting again with him one day!

My Lesson:

So, what did I learn from that other than Ernie was Jewish and never celebrated Christmas with his family?

1 – Never assume that you know people until you really know them.

*** That is one communication and success tip that will take you far in business and in your relationships of any sort.

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Merry Christmas to you all!

Happy Hanukah, Ernie!

Embrace the challenge & enjoy the journey.

Visit A Toastmasters International Meeting Near You.

Lynn Lane

Lane Resources Inc.

Be Yourself-

“To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” –e.e. cummings

Step Up – Step Out – Step Into Your Greatness!

Use this link if you don’t see the video —> Here.

Lynn Lane

Lane Resources Inc.

Toxic People/Friends

Toxic People/Friends.

As we travel on this journey of life we encounter people that we have a common interest with. The relationships we form during this time will be important to our future success.

Some of the relationships we form while in this moment will be toxic. When you have a toxic friend or find yourself involved with toxic people you will find yourself drained emotionally, physically and spiritually.

You will spend most of your energy trying to stay positive after being drained from these people which will influence other areas of your life.

If you have friends that have more than 1 of the following attitudes, it may be advantageous to drop them from your day to day circle of people you associate with. You will benefit a great deal in your life when you do.

1 – They are in a constant storm of complaining. They complain about all things before they hear the facts.

2 –They are always short with other people when communicating.

3 – They never like the fact that you spend time with other people.

4 –They quickly go from calm to hostile.

5 –They make you the brunt of jokes in front of others.

6 –They make you feel like a total drain after talking to them.

7 –They always dominate the conversation.

8 -They never seem to like other people at all.

If your friend has more than one of these attitudes you will start to feel the change within yourself after a few days without them around. Start to wean yourself away from these people before they drain all the energy from you.

It may be difficult to do in the beginning, but it is necessary for your life of success.

Enjoy The Journey!

Lynn Lane – MM.

Fathers Day

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” ~ Jim Valvano, basketball coach of North Carolina State University 1980-1990.

Just want to wish all of you a Great Father’s Day!

A must for all to see on Fathers Day! <— Go Here.

Learn to Finish Strong! <— Give this video a quick look, you’ll be glad you did.

Thank You Much.

Lynn Lane

Enjoy the journey.