my third speech

Finally, my speech for Toastmaster Project 3 is done! I was so tied up that I could only write my speech this morning during a boring branch meeting. And it was done in an hour! I was suppose to present the speech on the same evening! Wow... I'm amazed by human ability to stretch our limits. Nothing is impossible. Oh well, I thought I had to cancel my speech timeslot last night when I clubbed till 4am this morning. Anyhow I managed to wake up at 7.30am to doll up and reach office at 9am for meeting.

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Speech Title: Success Formula

"You have to think anyway, why not think BIG?" This is quoted from Donald Trump - the famous host of The Apprentice. Success is all about the mind game and I'll tell you why.

First of all, let me present to you the Success Formula in the form of an equation.

[Write equation on the white board. SE = IE +OE + WE + HE ]

Success Environment = Internal Environment + Outside Environment + Work Environment + Home Environment

Success Environment consists of internal, outside, work and home environment. Outside environment, work environment and home environment are all external factors which we have little control of. Outside environment represents our social circle. You cannot control how your friends view you. You also cannot control how your colleagues view you in your work environment. In the same way, you are not able to control how your family views you.

The only thing that is within your control is the internal environment which depicts your inner self, your emotions, your thoughts and your perceptions.

Back to Donald Trump's famous statement. "You have to think anyway, why not think BIG?" The key to success lies on how you overcome fear and failure by looking at these 2 danger words from a different light. Half a cup of water can be seen as either half full or half empty. It is all a matter of perception.

Let us look at the first danger word - FEAR. Fear is just a small gap between success and failure. The problem is how to have courage to take the leap to overcome fear. Internal fears such as fear of uncertainties and fear of obstacles will eventually lead to failure.

First of all, ask yourself: Why do you fear?

[pause]

You fear because you have too much knowledge. You know that there are uncertainties and you are aware of the consequences of failure. You know that the obstacles require too much hard work to overcome. You know the pain when you fall. Therefore you fear. And you think that you cannot do it. Thus you will not ever achieve success.

It is all in the mind. How do you overcome fear? Do you remember the process of learning how to walk when you are an infant? You struggled to stand up. You fell down. You try again. And you fell down again. How many times did you fall before you can walk? Why do you keep trying even after falling numerous times? Simply because an infant does not know what fear is.

Let's move on to the second danger word - FAILURE.

The experience of failure always makes you either Better or Bitter. The choice is up to you. It is all in the mind and a matter of perception again.

99% of success is build on formal failures. And failure is the opportunity to start all over again more intelligently.

Napolean Hills once said "The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail." How true this statement is.

Is failure the end of the world? If you had never failed, how can you taste the sweetness of success? Success simply consist of getting up just one more time than failure. Just one more time.

In conclusion, once you can change the way you view fear and failure, success is just a step away.

Last but not least, I shall leave you something to ponder upon. Remember: You don't drown by falling into the water. You drown by staying there.

The choice is yours.

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