I'm going to tell you all a secret. It's a complete miracle that I'm up on the stage today. Not because I'm short and like feeling tall for once and not because I tripped on my way up.It's because just a little while ago, public speaking was a complete impossibility for me. Grade N. For some of you in the audience, it's in your near future.For others, it's a distant memory. For me, it was only two years ago. But I don't remember much other than my life and death that I was acting.Of course, one other perhap ...