The pandemic has brought not only the obvious challenges of finances, logistics and health but for many, an existential crisis, a reevaluation and a reset. People are resigning from their jobs; reinventing their lives; or trying to find ways to reboot their pre-pandemic existence. For my own part, aside from traveling to different cities for …
Envisioning what’s next in 2022? Thinking about something you might want to try or do differently on your own or with your team? When we’re developing a new path, plan, or project —on our own or with others— it’s easy to keep our ideas hidden if they’re not fully formed, seemingly impractical, or in the …
Yesterday morning, I delivered a virtual keynote for a few hundred communications executives from different large-scale global brands. Although I wasn’t on until 11:00am, thankfully I got to the studio early. This is why. In my Rock The Room® program, the 4th module I teach is PREP. And as I often say, “It’s the least …
Last week at a virtual event, I shared the story behind this statement: JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEN’T WORKED ON IT IN A WHILE DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE NOT MEANT TO DO IT. The story resonated in profound ways with the group, so I filmed a little video recap to share with you here. I hope it …
4 years ago this week when the world was very different, I flew to the other side of the planet to deliver a Risk Forward® keynote and Rock The Room® workshop to a few hundred entrepreneurs from Japan. Backstage, before the event, I reviewed key words and phrases with the translator to customize my material. …
You know those parents who talk about their kid’s age in terms of weeks? I’ve always understood it when they said 2 weeks or 7 weeks, but I felt it got a bit funny when they started saying things like, “She’s 24 weeks.” Really? You mean 6 months? So, in honor of birthdays, this week …
It’s a murky time; many people are worn out and starting to lose their pizzazz for work and for life. So I thought I’d share a brief story and video to bring some hope. Last week, while hosting a retreat event in the mountains in upstate New York, my favorite sunglasses toppled off my head, …
There’s a technique from the world of theater and film that I’ve been teaching for decades to individuals and organizations around the world. Whether you’re in sales, leadership, teamwork, consulting, healthcare, education, therapy, hospitality or the arts, this strategy will work for you. (It was actually in a chapter that got cut from my book …
How many times in your career or life has someone said to you, “That’s not possible . . .” or shut you down because whatever you’re trying to do has not been done before? Maybe it’s too many times to count? A few months ago, I spoke with Dr. Nido Qubein, a world class business …
Hi there! I thought I’d share a quick sneak peek of my upgraded virtual set up and some fun news about the book. First, the sneak peek: These days, it seems we’re all learning to become our own AV department. No doubt, this brings its own challenges, but it also affords tremendous opportunity to …
