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You might think, “I don’t speak for a living.” So such
a weird practice might not be necessary for you. But we
all speak. A pleasant, relaxed, and strong speaking voice
is a priceless asset to anyone whose job involves com-
municating with other humans.
When referring to people whose speaking voices are
pleasing to listen to, many people use words like “melo-
dious” and “well-modulated.” This is a good hint to tell
if someone is complimenting a great speaking voice.
You are not stuck with the voice you have now. Start
singing, and soon you’ll be creating the voice you’d like
to have. The stronger your voice, the stronger your con-
fidence and the stronger your confidence, the easier it
is to motivate yourself.
58. Embrace the new frontier
Fortunately, for all of us, a new frontier is upon us.
Because our nation, and world, has entered the infor-
mation age, the old patterns for living are gone.
An article by business writer John Huey appeared
in the June 27, 1994 edition of Fortune.In it, Huey ob-
served, “Let’s say you’re going to a party, so you pull
out some pocket change and buy a little greeting card
that plays ‘Happy Birthday’ when it’s opened. After the
party, someone casually tosses the card into the trash,
throwing away more computer power than existed in
the entire world before 1950.”
In the old paradigm, forged in the Industrial Age,
we human beings became less and less useful and ad-
venturous. We found lifelong employment in guaran-
teed jobs and did our jobs the same way until retire-
ment. Then, once we reached retirement age, we became
thoroughly useless to society and lived lives dependent