This episode will discuss the mission of the business, Your Speaking Voice LLC, to find our voice in this ever changing world, and how we can have unlimited possibilities. Through the unlimited options that we have through potential, the key to its unlocking already lies within us for being used. Embracing these dormant qualities are nothing short of a truly fulfilling life, whether in the personal or professional realm, but it is about being ready for the ever-changing world.

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Welcome to the podcast where relationships, confidence, and

determination, all converge into an amazing, heartfelt experience.

This is Speaking From The Heart.

Welcome back to episode number nine of Speaking From the Heart.

Today we're going to talk about one of the last things as part of the introduction

of this podcast to the world that is really to the heart of what I really

want to share with you all, which is about the mission of Your Speaking Voice.

Now for many people, you might be instantly thinking: " Wait, is

this just about public speaking?"

I mean, yeah, I've done a lot of things in my life that have been involved

with public speaking, and I definitely would claim to say that I've started

this podcast as a result of all the training that I have received through

Toastmasters International, which we've heard a lot of different things about

that from some of my guests that I've already had on the show, but, the mission

of Your Speaking Voice is so much more than just public speaking training.

The mission, if you didn't know of Your Speaking Voice, is to transform our way

of engaging our voice in the ever-evolving world, and that is a mouthful in itself

because that opens the possibilities and the unlimited potential of so

many different aspects of our lives.

It isn't about what we are projecting as just our voice, but it's actually

talking about so much more than that and we want to explore a little bit of

this because it's so important to think about not just the things that we can

possibly do through our voice, which is definitely the technique that we use to

communicate with one another primarily, but it's about how we can unlock the

unlimited potential that lies dormant through the variety of different skills,

the different abilities, all the different types of aspects in our lives that share

the accumulation of this ultimate premise that we have, which is having tools at our

disposal to become something different.

Now, I get it, for some of you might be reading the transcripts of this

podcast because you are deaf, and I get it, because that means that one

of your tools is gone, but being deaf does not mean that you are taking a big

step back because you have enhancements with all these different types of other

tools that are at your disposal, all the other senses that are available to

you, and that's why it's so important to consider for the bigger picture of

this, that our voice isn't just about the verbal words that come out of our mouth.

It's about the different things that we're able to do through the non-verbal as well.

Let's break this down.

What is it to be having different varieties of voices?

Growing up as a kid, I know that I had all these different tools at my toolbox.

I was able to play sports.

I was able to study in school so that I could get good

grades and go on to college.

I was able to take extracurricular activities.

I was involved in the local student government.

I was involved with the Future Business Leaders of America.

I was involved with even the television production of the morning

announcements in which they had students, and I sat in the chair next

to a co-anchor and read the news; well, really the school announcements.

But the thing that we have to think about with all those different things that I had

growing up was the building blocks that got me to the point of where I am at now.

We can take all the cumulative experiences that we have lying inside

of ourselves and go in any unlimited amount of direction possible.

It's almost like when we're born, we're given a clean slate.

We're given an opportunity to always start from scratch.

That means it doesn't matter where you're at, where you come from, those

are the things that are given to you.

Now, there are wide variety of thoughts and agreements and maybe disagreements

pertaining to that position, whether that is for and against, but what I'm

specifically talking about is when we are starting out, we do not have

the coping skills necessary to deal with all the things like balancing

our checkbook, dealing with the things that are involved with washing our

clothes, maybe even preparing dinner.

We don't have those things.

We learn those things, so we grow and we evolve.

We have mentors, parents, especially, I know that you relate to this so much

because you take the time to build and grow and find these opportunities

for your kids to be able to explore and express themselves, and I salute

you being that I am single and have no children whatsoever, at least at the time

of this recording, but I know that for many of us, embracing those different

types of opportunities that we have in our lives doesn't necessarily mean

that they're going to come to fruition.

I thought for a longest time that I would be a very successful

medical doctor and a lawyer.

That's what my step-grandfather said to me growing up, and I remember those

voices over and over and over again.

When I go and visit and I listen to his words of wisdom, those would

always be the last words I would hear.

As I'm packing my bag as my parents are picking me up: "You're going

to be the most successful one in the whole entire family, Joshua."

Well, maybe I am.

Maybe I'm not.

I'll let you, the audience decide on that, and if you want to leave me feedback, I'll

certainly give you my email address, or you can even contact me in other means,

but that doesn't necessarily mean that I am the most successful for myself.

Our speaking voice isn't just about the potential of all those different

interactions that we have in our lives, which definitely have a profound

influence on the direction that we go, but it's about how we take those

things, how we modify them for our own liking, and we're able to move

forward in a variety of different ways.

That's the basic essence of it, but I know that some people get lost.

Those unlimited possibilities become: trouble.

Those are the things that often create: havoc.

Those are the aspects of our lives that become: overwhelming, and I know that

for many of us who are trying to figure out those aspects that fit into this big

giant puzzle piece that we call life, and we have different things that we do.

We have the personal and we have the professional development.

I know for the longest time, growing up, even myself, I had to go through

and think about what I really wanted, and then it became really overwhelming

for me and I had to seek help, and it isn't just the help that I'm specifically

talking about when it relates to career counseling, going into the high school

guidance counselor's office, as I did growing up, especially as the final years

of school were upon me, it was about the options that I had, and sometimes

being able to explore those options, knowing what our groundwork is when it

comes to that, is often very difficult.

I know, especially across the world, there are many different things that

we could potentially do to help achieve those successes, and sometimes it's about

not just seeing what we're capable of doing, meaning that we are able to foresee

in the future what that's all about, which there's plenty of career tools

and options available to you for those that are interested, that even as adults

you're able to check out, but it's about the things that sometimes we take a big

step back and ask ourselves, "how did I ever end up in something like this?"

I think a lot of people often think about, "Why did I end up in this job

where I have these conditions in my life that I'm really just not happy about?

Why am I stuck in a place where I know that I have better alternatives to

being able to see the bigger picture?"

I know that for many of us, we get stuck in that rut.

For me, I've been stuck in that rut several times throughout my life, and

it often means examining the bigger picture of what exactly is going on.

Trying to take as many thoughts and examinations as possible to see where I

could potentially go, but also weighing those against what my current status is.

Growing up, I never really had that much money to really do anything.

My parents really scrounged together to make ends meet.

Getting a video game was one of the biggest possibilities in my life,

and I know being a gamer growing up was something that brought great

joy of relaxation, removing myself from the world, but also seeing

the big picture when it comes to the unlimited possibilities.

Our mission, if we choose to accept it, is about continuously evolving the definition

of what we have at our disposal and being able to continuously grow and evolve and

examine what is out there, and I think that's why for many of us, sometimes

we don't get that time to just put the brakes on the car, get out and breathe.

Being a veteran of working in state government for several

years, I know how that feeling is.

Sometimes I would wake up and there would be days where I would work long

tireless hours not being compensated for it, and I know that sounds quite

outside the cliche or the stereotype of what some people think state government

employees or even other types of public sector employees are about, but those

are people that really care about helping others, and I was in that mindset as well.

Now, don't get me wrong, I do care because those are the things that even

to this day, I still continue to build myself on and learn some vastly great

experiences about the importance of generating opportunity for myself by

making professional connections and demonstrating where I can evolve, but

sometimes we're forced in this position that we have to always go into the

direction that we're being told to do, and that often is not what we want to do.

I am really thankful that I've had people in my life that have stopped me along

the way and say, this is what we are.

This is what we're capable of doing, and these are the things that were

potentially possible for all of us to go forward and examine how we can

take strides in the right direction.

Our speaking voice isn't necessarily about what we can articulate for vocal

variety and tone and pitch and messaging and creating the steps that are needed

to be able to have an introduction, body and conclusion, and have all the points

that supplement the main point and have a general and specific purpose, and being

able to share it all across the world.

It's so much more than that.

The nonverbal aspects are just as important as the verbal aspects, and

I even tell people that, when it comes to public speaking, that you have

to look at it at a holistic approach and take it at one step at a time.

There's no difference with what you could possibly do, not only in your

personal life, but also your professional life, when it comes to all the

values that you stand for and want to continue growing in as time moves on.

In previous episodes, we've talked about the values of Your Speaking

Voice and how those all intergrain into this big, massive picture.

It's allowing us to essentially represent the greatest opportunity, the greatest

vision of what a future self could be, and I know that for many of us

that can be very tough to do, but what we are able to do, by being able to

see that bigger picture, is start to map out what is potentially possible.

I know that for many of us being able to change in this world that is constantly

changing and it seems like there's always something every day that's changing

the framework of the overall foundation of our lives can be very stressful.

It can be very tempting to say, "I don't want anything to do with this."

It can also lead to drastic changes and isolation for that matter.

I like to call it ghosting, and many of us are familiar with that concept,

especially when it comes to being able to talk to people, have a physical and

emotional connection, and then all of a sudden when you're trying to do some

type of transaction, they're gone.

They disappeared.

They're nowhere to be found, and I know that for many of us that can

be very upsetting and it seems to be a trend that continues to grow,

especially with the advent of many of the communication tools that we have.

Instead of wanting to be connected, we want to be more disconnected because

we are overwhelmed more than ever before with the opportunities of this

technology that can forever change and scope out the ways in which we're able

to achieve our dreams and aspirations.

What if I told you that you can use those prudently?

What if I told you that you would be able to control what's ahead of you by being

able to harness the vast energies that were within you based on just the life

experiences that you have, along with the opportunities that are yet to come?

Finally, what if I were able to say that you would be able to walk away thinking

a whole, completely different perspective on the things that you had once thought

were creating some of those roadblocks?

For me, I had that problem for the longest time.

I let those roadblocks stop me from being able to see what I was able to accomplish.

I was limiting myself, and so many people would tell me,

"Josh, you know you can do this.

You have that ability, but I don't think you quite see it in yourself yet.

I really want you to see this for yourself because I know you are a good person.

I know that you can create so much value for yourself, but

you've got to give yourself grace.

You've got to give yourself love.

You've got to give yourself attention.

Don't keep pushing this away."

Those feelings along so many more are things that I continue to

say and do now in this moment.

Those moments can always change.

The things that we hear, the things that we absorb, the things that we try

to accomplish in our lives can often be difficult in seeing the bigger picture,

and that means too, taking a look at what is holding us back, what could

be holding us back, and what might be holding us back, which are all different

aspects of looking at the same problem.

Even if you don't think you have a problem, even if you think everything is

great in my life, things are fantastic, I could not ask for anything more, there's

always room for improvement, and it's all about changing that mindset and

seeing what is out there for the picking.

It's about unlocking what already lies within us.

It's already lying deep inside of us just waiting to be used.

We have to embrace those dormant qualities because when we do that, we can see more

fulfillment than ever before in our entire life, and if we can unlock that, if we can

do that through the variety of different tools that we have in our toolbox, nothing

is impossible for us to accomplish.

Even if you think that everything is fine, know that it's always great

to have a different perspective.

Continue the conversation.

See where, even if you are complacent where you're at now, how can you

take it to the next level by being able to see and give back to others.

It doesn't have to necessarily be for a profit.

It doesn't necessarily have to be out of some sort of service.

It can be out of so many different types of other opportunities that you have deep

inside that maybe others can benefit from.

Maybe we can create a teamwork, a population of people that are able to

see the greater mission that's in within ourselves, the greater humanity that

we have and that we commonly share, so that we are able to see how we can

accept it, not just for what it is, but what it could potentially become,

because let's face it, if it wasn't for the power of the Internet, I wouldn't

be talking to you today, because we all have the opportunities that we share

because we all want to be part of this great experiment of humanity and being

able to share and experience what lies ahead, and if you need that coaching,

if you need that support, if you need that perspective so that you can see

what is out there, there are people like myself, ready to surround you no

matter where you're at, at any time, and all you need to do is embrace what is

inside you, your voice, and in the world.

Thanks for listening to episode number nine of Speaking From

the Heart, and I look forward to hearing from your heart very soon.

Thanks for listening.

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