Everyone feels has days where they feel like they are going through their days like a robot. Day in…Day out…boring! Discover how you can create more zest and passion in your day (and your career) by following these 3 simple strategies: 1. Realize that you are your own promoter. You must create and fuel the [...]

The speaking business is awesome…except for when it’s not. I can’t count how many speakers who I’ve met who have possessed amazing talent, great passion, and a sincere desire to help people with their message…until they give up!  Most speakers give up when the “newness” of their business loses it’s luster and it becomes a business, [...]

Why do some speakers consistently get hired, yet others fail to impress event planners? It has little to do with talent, and has even less to do with your desire to succeed at building a successful speaking business. The most important activity someone who is growing their speaking business is  creating sustainable marketing that sticks. [...]

Siri is Apple’s favorite know it all babe. She can give you the answers to nearly any question, provide you with directions to a destination, and even nag you to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home from work. Everyone possesses their own Siri (even  those people without an Apple product). Siri [...]

There has been a lot of talk regarding untapped resources of energy trapped beneath the surface of the earth. I’d argue that the greatest untapped resource on the planet is not below the ground, but it is walking around every day. This amazing untapped resource may even be staring back at you in the mirror [...]

Navigating your dreams and goals is a lot like surfing. There will be ups and downs, there will be wipe-outs, and frustration. Motivating yourself and your team members will not only help you grow your business, but will fuel your desire to continue when the going gets tough!

I had an uncle named Zig Ziglar. Zig wasn’t technically my uncle, but an uncle that I felt had adopted me when I began my career in direct sales at the age of 19. Millions of people around the globe called Zig “family” in some sense of the word. Zig proved to be a fountain of knowledge filled [...]

There are times when even the most successful people feel like they are totally out of control. Whether an election didn’t go the way you wanted it to, a loved one dies, or failure comes knocking at your door; you are the only one who is in charge of creating your successful future. When I’m [...]

Felix Baumgartner fell to Earth from a height of more than 24 miles during his death-defying daredevil skydive attempt, becoming the first human to ever break the sonic barrier without the benefit of an aircraft.  What possess some human beings to flirt with death on such a scale as Felix may never be known, but [...]

iPhone releases happen around the same time each year, yet many people find themselves speculating, anticipating, then cheer-leading the latest technological wonder from Apple. Customers are buzzed with anticipation like a small child awaiting a Christmas delivery from Santa. Apple has not only created innovative and desirable products, they have changed  human behavior like no [...]