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Chapter 9 Chapter 2 The Great Speech Is in Reserves

An empty mind is like an empty pantry, whether or not this is a serious problem—all depends on the resources available.If there is no food in the closet, the housewife will not nervously clank the empty plates, she will call the commissary.If you don't have an idea, don't uh... ah... go on and on, say something useless, try to come up with something, don't talk until then. But it's not "prepared" as New England stewards have said in the past.The real solution to the problem of having an empty head is to never let it empty.In the Dakotas, water from gushing wells spews out of the ground and into the air several feet above the ground.The secret of this powerful current of course lies in the powerful supply below, allowing it to gushe out.

Why stop and turn on the pump of the mind when you can feed your life with the resources of a gushing well?Just having enough is not enough, you have to have something more than enough.That way the pressure of your deep thoughts and feelings will keep your speech going, and make you confident and calm, all of which show that you have a reserve of strength.If you are far away from home, but you only have the travel expenses for the return trip, then let the environment decide everything! Reserve power is attractive.It's not that you're asked to tell something you've memorized before, but it's suggested that you convey to the audience the cheese you've made from observation, reading, curiosity, emotion, and thought.Therefore, in order to reserve power, you must have enough milk ingredients on hand to allow you to refine enough cheese.

How can I get milk?There are two ways: the first is primary material - from the cows; the second is secondary material - from the milkman.
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