Category Archives: General

You Unstuck – A Book to Help You to Your Next Level

Okay, no question about it; I’m a fan of Libby Gill. I first met her when she called to interview me a year and a half ago soon after The Go-Giver was published. We had a great time during the interview and became fast friends. The former Hollywood entertainment executive (most notably, the “branding brain”…

Attitudes and Altitudes

Studying people; the how’s, what’s and why’s can be so fascinating at times. Monday, upon settling in my room at the Philadelphia Marriott, I asked the cleaning woman if she’d like to make $5 for ironing my shirt. I truly despise ironing and would rather pay someone to do it who would rather have the…

Working Through MDS (Messy Desk Syndrome)

Friday’s event in Houston was a lot of fun. Now, after being home for a couple of days, it’s back out this afternoon for three cities in three days; first, Philly for a corporate gig tomorrow, then to Minneapolis for the Get Connected Event with Lisa Nichols, Janet Attwood and Roxanne Emmerich. This one is…

Abbreviated Series, MDS And Good Gollie Dr. Mollie

I was going to continue the series regarding scripting and memorizing presentations, however, between the first two articles and all the back-and-forth in the comments sections…it seems as though all points on both sides have been made. In my opinion, the best comment of all in explaining my thoughts (and which explained my thoughts better than I explained…

Proud of Stacy

About 25 years ago I was a news anchor for a small ABC affiliate in Oklahoma. While there, a cute young high school senior named Stacy used to come to the station, saying she wanted to be a broadcaster. While attempting to land an internship, she made herself available to help in whatever way she…

Rational Lies

Was on the phone with my friend Judy, who told me she was enjoying a cup of coffee. Nothing unusual there, except that she said it was a “huge” cup of coffee. “Why so huge” I asked. “Because” she explained, “My doctor allows me only one cup of coffee per day.” 🙂 Being that is…

Oh, Those Basics

Whether in business, interpersonal relationships or sports, it’s the fundamentals; the basics, that will make or break you in terms of success. I thought about that this weekend as I watched my Florida Marlins lose their second two-out-of-three game series in a row, first to the Houston Astros, then to the Atlanta Braves. This after…

Have You Ever Noticed…Winner’s Win! (Part Two)

In Part One we briefly discussed Malcolm Gladwell’s very interesting book, Outliers. My summation was that, as brilliantly written as it was, he – based on his personal world view – came to a conclusion about what makes one hugely successful that is highly different from mine (I, of course, operate from my own world…

Have You Ever Noticed…Winner’s Win! (Part One)

Recently, I had the opportunity to read Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, Outliers. The man is indeed brilliant; you’ve gotta’ love his eye for details and his research is phenomenal. However, I think that – like most of us – he comes to conclusions based on an already-established belief system. In other words, he sees the…

Of Fear And Consciousness

Now, just to set the record straight, I don’t know the meaning of the word “fear.” However, I’m extremely well-acquainted with the words “terrified”, “frightened” and “brk brk brk brk brkkkkk” (sound that chickens make). 🙂 Such was the case this morning as I went in for a very simple procedure to remove a growth just…