I am excited about the speech I gave today because I did it well and people complimented me afterwards. I know this sounds silly and millions of people do public speaking all the time, but I always was afraid of getting up in front of people and thought it was some tremendous hurdle to overcome. It's all about confidence. Before being introduced I was excited about taking the podium and having a chance to make people laugh. I've never been excited to speak before; I've always been nervous! I feel like I have a mission to prove that not all speakers put people to sleep. Some folks I work with drone on and on about every minute detail - one thing people tend to forget with public speaking is to hit only the major points. Nobody is going to remember anything else.

Anyhow, one of my long-standing myths was destroyed today.

Leaps and bounds.

P.S. Before everyone thinks I'm getting a big head: I was also humbled today because I rode with five masters riders (I think most of them are in their late 40s) and they kicked my ass on their "slow" ride. They only had to stop and wait for me once. But while I was panting like a dog on our ride, they're all chatting on their cell phones, doing business, and I don't think the people on the other end of the calls had any idea that they were exercising at the same moment.