Doing the Right Things Right

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

After twenty-five years of being a professional speaker, productivity enthusiast, and seven-time book author, I’m keenly aware that some of you have never heard of me before reading this book. So by way of introduction, I thought I’d share the answers to the three most common questions I’m asked.

The first question is, “How did you become a speaker?” For me, it was a process of elimination. I always wanted to be a performer. When I was five years old, I used to tape record myself singing “You Are My Sunshine,” “The Rainbow Connection,” and “Wendy.” My mother would play the tapes for me in the car as she drove, which must have made her crazy, but it kept me occupied until we reached our destination. My first public debut was playing ...