OK, so this is my GLAM post. You know, the “humble brag” as they call it. Seriously though, it’s a fun one… and it even surprised me. The story: I was booked to deliver the closing (end of day) keynote for Farm Bureau Financial Services in Omaha, Mon Sept 18. Then, I received another inquiry …
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This past Friday, I delivered a keynote in NYC at the Plaza Hotel for 360 business professionals: a range of women business owners and corporate sponsors all connected with Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Metro NY. The topic: RISK FORWARD. One of the key insights I shared was The V. (Select pix from this section …
A few weeks ago, an agent contacted me about a possible keynote. On paper, it all looked good until the client started asking for a break on everything: my fee, my airfare, even my hotel, suggesting he put me at a location a few rungs below the quality of hotel where the event was taking …
I am so much of who I am because of my family and friends. As you well know, I’m pretty private about my private life (!) but as the summer winds down, I thought I’d share some pix. These are just a few of the souls who give me strength.* Who is that for you? …
Well here you get to see me wipe out. First, read below and then watch the full 1-min. video because it’s got some fun moments, and it’s a pretty great metaphor for work and life. It takes a lot of strength for any of us to get “out from under” . . . and …
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force…” So begins one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Karl Menninger. “The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward.” The same is true at work. If we want our clients, customers, and colleagues to open up, to “unfold and expand” …
This (below) is one of my favorite sections in RISK FORWARD. It’s toward the end of the book, from a chapter called YOUR HIDDEN LEGACY. *** There might be times when you wonder if what you’re doing even matters. You might look around to see others who have done more, made more, built more, or …
This week, I thought I’d share my “Y Theory.” When it comes to the myriad of micro decisions we each make on any given day, this approach has proved invaluable in my life. The brief 2-min video here explains it. Risk Forward & Rock On, P.S. The post two weeks ago about who (and …
This past Wednesday, I delivered a keynote in Vancouver to 550 of the top performing financial advisors at a Fortune 100 company. Their interests, needs and challenges are very different from other recent audiences: 50 senior leaders in a global healthcare company 250 sales team members in tech 800 entrepreneurs 2000 franchisees My clients often …
For many years, whenever I found myself struggling with a decision or high-stakes challenge, I would discuss it with a wide range of people. Talking about the situation made me feel less alone. And in doing so, it released some of the pressure, like opening a valve. But that approach proved problematic for 3 reasons: …
