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Going from “Suck to Non-Suck” as a Public Speaker

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How many times do you talk yourself out of a great presentation? Meaning that you are so focused on the presentation that you lose sight of the hearts and minds in the room. I call this the Poorly Perfect Presenter.  The Poorly Perfect Presenter wants to make sure everything is perfect and works so hard at being perfect that they become more automated and robotic in their presentation and less heartfelt. These kinds of presenters miss out on really connecting with the audience.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is an awesome article from the Harvard Business Review that I know you will enjoy.

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/02/going_from_suck_to_non-suck_as.html

Lucinda Cross, Speaker, Best Selling Author,  Activator and Platform Builder for Women who have something to say. If you are interested in interviewing or hiring Lucinda to speak at your next conference or event please contact Sandra at booking@lucindacross.com

Black America Web Interview w/ Nikki Woods: Take Your Expertise to the Masses

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Are you ready to take your story, your expertise or your experience and create a signature platform?

Do you want to turn your experience, your story and your message to the world and create profitable opportunities for success by setting your own stage and building your own platform?

If you are ready to BE the voice of change by using your two most valuable assets, your power to write and the power to speak?

Then I want to introduce you to Lucinda Cross who travels the country to show women how to do just that.

We both believe that you have the power to heal, educate, inspire and uplift using your expertise or life experience. Join our conversation as we discuss tips and strategies on how to help you get your message to the world.

Click here to watch this cool vlog.

 

Lucinda Cross

Find out when we will be in your city or ask us how to get us in your city www.activateyourlifeweekend.com

 

Mindless Behavior is Dangerous

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For any leader or power of influence there comes a time when you will be tested and tried. Your endurance and the persistence is what will keep you through those stormy thoughts and those late night writers block moments when you have a deadline approaching.

Mindless behavior is when you allow your thoughts to take you on an emotional roller coaster. Often times into a state of slump.

As you go through, and grow through life’s challenges, please keep it together.  If you are a writer or speaker or someone who shares a message, keeping it together is crucial to your platform.  At 19, I thought I was going to lose my mind, I was in an mindless place, with people losing their mind. I prayed and asked God to grant me one wish…”to keep my mind.” I didn’t have my yoga Cd’s or special mat, candles or fancy ritual trinkets, no tarot/hand reader or horoscope advice, no prayer cloths or special beads. It was just me and God.

How many times have you almost lost your mind?

How many times did you feel like you were about to snap?

Thank God for being a keeper.

The mind is a terrible thing to waste and so is your message. Make up in your mind right now that you will carry on and continue to move forward with positive and productive behavior regardless of what the circumstances look like or feel like right now.

Don’t let your situation or circumstance control your mind.

 

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Try Something New For 30 Days

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I love challenges, and the best way to get me to do something is through short and consistent action steps. Starting today I am embarking on a personal 30 Days of More.


I will wake up at 5am for the next 30 days consistently to meditate, pray and work out. I usually get up at 5am, say my prayers and go back to bed for a quick 45min snooze before waking the kids up for school.  The purpose of me waking up at 5am is to build spiritual strength. Spiritual strength equals more life, more happiness, more money, more opportunities, more, more and more. There is something about the morning and getting spiritually grounded that helps my day flow. I am more alert and aware, I am more creative and productive. I am ready for 30 days of more.

What are you willing to do consistently in 30 days, that you may add or remove in order to live better?

(I will report my results as I go along so stay tuned and please feel free to post your personal 30Day challenge for yourself. I encourage you to share yours below so we can celebrate together and encourage each other.)

 

The ABC’s of Being an Irreplaceable Presenter

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The secret sauce as a speaker building her platform is YOU. In order to be referred and chosen for those engagements that you love and enjoy, you must shift your thinking and change your approach.

The one thing that I hear from coordinators who hire me to speak is that they appreciate how I was present my content and engage with the audience. They appreciate how I allow my personality to work the room.

For some reason Feb and March are the months that I get lots of calls for presentation and platform coaching. I want to share with you the alphabets that I share with my clients that can support you in showing up powerfully every single time.

A- Attraction.  Make sure your message is just as attractive as you are. Attraction has nothing to do with size or shape. Attraction has everything to do with confidence, clarity and energy.  Make sure you feel good, look good, sound good, smell good and your message makes their mouth water, wanting more of those juicy tips and words of encouragement. Tap into the five senses when it comes to Attraction.

B-Be YOU. The worst thing any speaker can do is show up as someone else other than themselves. I have been to conferences where if I closed my eyes, the presenter souned like Les Brown or Toni Robbins. I have been to engagements where the speaker is doing a full YouTube clip of someone else’s presentation. The best gift you can give to your audience is YOU. Give them your personality, and your style. When YOU show up and leave Iyanla Vanzant behind or Lisa Nichols you will step into your power and rock the stage. Be YOU.

C- Creativity. Think of ways you can be creative to stand out or to make your presentation memorable. Can you wear a special color shoe, a broche, a certain hat or t-shirt? Is there something that can be included into your signature style by bringing in extra large pens or giving out signature journals, maybe even having a signature song? Whatever you decide make sure you think of ways that you can make your presentation memorable. At one of my networking events I handed out oversized pencils to all the writers, they loved it, took pictures and tweeted about it. Think of ways that you can show your creative side.

More speaker tips tomorrow…. (D, E & F)

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Lucinda Cross, The Activator

Are you coming to the One Day Activate Intensive? Check it out and if you don’t see your city let us know if you would like to help us host it in your town. www.activateyourlifeweekend.com

 

 

Trading in Busyness for Effectiveness

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This video is just a confirmation as to why Activation is required.

Bishop T.D. Jakes talks about using 80% of your time to do the things you were created to do and 20% on the things you don’t have to do.  Please watch this video and make a list of things that you are going to stop doing, start doing and what you will continue to do.

We must maximize our lives and it starts with editing your life to do more purpose driven activities and less of the busy bee stuff.

The Activate Intensive is a purpose driven 4 week online seminar to support you in getting on track and staying focused on the things God has called you to do. http://lucindacross.com/op/activateonline

 

Lucinda Cross

The Activator

 

Do you remember your childhood dreams?

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Do you remember your childhood dreams?  I was inspired after reviewing this video by Randy Pausch on his lecture called “The Last Lecture.”

What are some of your childhood dreams?

How many of those dreams have you achieved?

Make this year the year that you begin to pursue some of those childhood dreams.

Here is a list of some of my childhood dreams:

  • write a book
  • meet the President
  • be a late night talk radio show jockey
  • be on the Huckstables show
  • travel to Africa
  • fly a plane
  • be an Actoress
  • be in the Guinness Book of World Records
  • be on the cover of a magazine
  • walk a modeling runway

 

Comment and share a few of your childhood dreams?

Surround Yourself with Completer’s not Competer’s

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Lead from the heart. ~Lucinda Cross

 

 

 

 

 

Surround yourself with COMPLETER’S not COMPETER’S.  Ask God to surround you with people who lead from the inside out. Your goal this week is to check your own heart’s motives and seek out those who are ready to help you complete the mission and not looking to compete with the mission.

Are you a ? leader?
Are you a completer?

If so, I would like to get to know you better. There is a place for us called Hearts Desires in the city of The Land of More Than Enough, come check it out.

 

 

Blessings and Gratitude,

Lucinda Cross

Author of the Best Selling book the Road to Redemption

How To Avoid Distractions (vlog post)

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Avoiding the distractions is one of the hardest yet simple techniques that most people find hard to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch this quick video on How to Avoid Distractions and share it with your circle.  One lucky viewer who comments and shares the video will have the opportunity to attend my 1 Day Intensive here in NY in December 2012.

 

 

Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details and excellence will come.

– Perry Paxton

It’s not what’s happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you’re going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.

– Anthony Robbins

Are You A Disciplined Lead-her?

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When it comes to showing up in the world there is a movement called “Authenticity” that is forcing itself upon almost every woman seeking change. Part of the movement involves us as women to embrace change and be transparent with ourselves in order to show up in an impactful and meaningful manner.

The role that most women are being called to is a new form of leadership that I call Lead-her-ship.  This forces each and every woman to remove their limiting beliefs and embrace their greatness, all while leading the next woman to the water. This forces each woman to be the change. This forces each and every woman to unplug from any dogmas, associations and lackluster activities and motives.

That is the disciplined Lead-her…

She knows when to show up and how

She shares her wisdom

She is free

She takes responsibility

She steps up to the plate

She demands respect and gives it

She watches her language and guards her conversation

She believes in investing in herself

She has faith and a vision

She is focused and determined

She is willing to say NO and she is willing to share

 

Are you a disciplined Lead-her?

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  Mark Twain (1835-1910)