The people who get it understand that my speech reflected traits in ALL of us. We meet expectations and only rise to the challenges presented to us unless we get inspired and self motivated about something. Most of the time, that is NOT work. It is what it is and that is why I said a few times to apply this "student for life" mentality to things you need to do and not just what you want to do.
I've been told by others who used to work for me, with me, or were just friends that they felt as if I was picking on them specifically. I wasn't talking about ANYONE in particular and in fact the speech was built to touch on EVERYONE because we are all guilty of many of these things even if we never would admit it to others.
I'm very proud of the experience and still stand firmly behind my message. I'm curious if any part resonated with you, and if you have any comments about it. I'm also curious if you've come across any systems or ways to keep yourself motivated and learning. Am I just an idealist or do others agree with my message?
Links:
Toast Masters (Public Speaking)
MIT Free Learning
Wikipedia (Online learning encyclopedia)
Google (Everything else, yes Google works when you want to learn and understand)
