“We’re not logical; we’re emotional, motivated by pride and vanity.” -Dale Carnegie Ouch. That hits pretty close to home to home, doesn’t it. We’d like to think we’re logical in our choice of a job, a ...
If public speaking is the greatest fear people have, then the biggest problem people suffer from (according to them) is remembering names. “I just can’t remember names,” they say, shrugging their shoulders and staring at their ...
When I was about twelve my mom once said to me, “You need to start reading the newspaper.” “Why?” I asked. “So you’ll have something interesting to talk about at cocktail parties,” she replied. As with ...
Several years ago, I realized that often the best thing we can do in some situations is often what we least want to do and that’s very true with it comes to dealing with other people. ...
* * You need to master this skill! It’s the most valuable skill a human being can possess and yet it’s not taught in any school. It’s the key skill behind all of your successes (and ...
Synopsis Yesterday I concluded my most recent speaking trip by going outside to have breakfast and enjoy yet another gorgeous Phoenix sunrise. It was early morning and I was primed for a good day when things ...
We all experience challenging situations. But when we begin to paint ourselves as a victim in any situation, we lose our ability to improve it. It’s as if our own thoughts are conspiring to make things ...
Yesterday I sat down to meditate at the big community park here in Key Largo. Afterward, I took a little walk around the park and discovered an old man on one of the baseball fields tossing ...
I once heard someone joke, “my mind is a scary place, I never go there at night and try not to go there alone.” Everyone has limiting, negative, self-defeating thoughts and for most of us, they ...
The movie “The Big Short” is a great explanation of the housing collapse of ‘08 and the powerful ensemble cast in the movie are excellent. In one scene, Steve Carrell’s character enters a group therapy session ...
When I was a kid, I wanted to play the drums but my mother, however, insisted we all learn to play piano first before moving on to other instruments. My teacher Miss Nell required a practice ...
One of my all-time favorite quotations is from the French poet Collete, “I lived a wonderful life, it’s too bad I didn’t realize it at the time.” Do you ever long to go back and enjoy ...
Remember the California Raisins? They were claymation commercial characters promoting raisins from California to the world dancing to “Heard it through the grapevine.” (Really great marketing if I remember it all these years, right?) Well, raisins ...
Do you consider yourself to be a positive or a negative person? Positive people are upbeat, energized, forward-moving, and attract opportunities that support their goals. In this JumpStart learn: The one thing all positive people have ...
During World War II, Winston Churchill endured incredible stress as he tried to liberate the allies from the encroachment of Germany. Every day he made life and death situation and the pressure was in calculable. However, ...
One of the things I love about speaking in Indianapolis, IN is going to the Rhythm! Discovery Center in downtown, which is an interactive museum about drums and drumming. There behind glass, you’ll get to see ...
Imagine you were a by a river and a bunch of trash keeps floating by. You decide to make a trek up the river to find who is throwing in all of the garbage only to ...
Audiences leave energized, hopeful, and equipped with practical tools to communicate more effectively, adapt to change, and take action on what they can control.