Habit 1: Taking the Initiative

Demosthenes, one of Aristotle’s contemporaries, desperately wanted to be a public speaker. But his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation made
attaining his dream seem unlikely. Through conscious endeavor, Demosthenes overcame his limitations. He learned to speak distinctly by talking with pebbles in his mouth, and further trained his voice by speaking and reciting speeches while breathlessly running up and down stairs.