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8 Ways to Calm Nerves When Give a Speech

Ian's Messy Desk

Anxiety is a natural state that exists any time we are under stress. Giving a presentation normally causes stress. Almost everyone experiences some stress before presentations, even when the speech is as simple as, “tell the group something about yourself.” Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Say No to Rush Work | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Henry Bingaman ( @henrybing ) March 4, 2010 at 3:05 am Saying no takes confidence… but the act of saying no also builds confidence. It makes you feel more confident and it makes you look more professional. I just recently began turning projects down (and oh my – the stress relief!). ‘Nuff said.

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Writer's Block - and One Trick to Beat It |

Men With Pens

And the stress of losing my muse was starting to get to me. Nothing but stress!” The fast and snappy, the confidence and cockiness. And the stress of losing my muse was starting to get to me. Some rest and healthy, scheduled meals would surely set me back on track! This is stupid,” I muttered darkly to myself.

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Sleep your way to the top | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

But when I’m stressed I wake up around 3.00am with my mind going at a hundred miles an hour and it doesn’t stop until around 5.00am. Thorey – Let’s stress it a third time, because it IS important: Try it for AT LEAST two weeks. But it will if you don’t lower the stress levels so you can snooze!

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Six Ways to Get More Juice from Your Freelancer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

The fine line between great work and exceptional work often lies in the execution and feeling confident and relaxed. I let go of lots of stress and very little money – we didn’t even work together enough for it to bring in much money to my business. Let freelancers do their job. Trust freelancers to see the project through.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

Brilliantly Better

Feeling rather confident, I pushed it even further: I added a new table in the adding area (the one you actually see right now in the app, if you have it) in order to choose what type of item is added: a task, a project, an idea or an event. I admit I was incredibly stressed but somehow the stress motivated me. On the contrary.

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Did You Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal?

Men With Pens

It was fun, stressful and I learned a bit about my creative process. Boo on the stress but yay for the fun and learning! To sum up, Before NaNo I was apologetic about it, but now I’m confidently e-mailing complete strangers, thanks to NaNo’s group Goal setting and the massive momentum surrounding it.

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