Leap of Faith Why is it that some people will jump out of a perfectly good airplane, but can’t stand the thought of giving a presentation in front of a crowd. I personally have acrophobia, the fear of heights; yet, I’ve always wanted to jump out of an airplane. I’ve never, however, had a fear of speaking in front of large…
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When I was young, I dreamed about what I would be when I grew up. I was sure I was going to be an astronaut (even though I am deathly afraid of heights). I was going to be a rock star (I have often been told I have a face for radio). I was going to…
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Do You Ever Sleep? I get this question all the time … “When do you sleep? You are everywhere!” I do get around a bit; between speeches, masterminds and networking, I attend upwards of 20 events per month. I am constantly posting on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ about all of these meetings. I also send multiple…
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Think of all the technology we used to have in our cars, like phonographs, 8-tracks, cassettes and CDs. Soon we will say goodbye to the CD player. Is the radio tuner far behind? With technology like Apple CarPlay turning our car stereo systems into complete mobile computer systems, in the immortal words of Bob Dylan “The Times They…
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This is no joke … I attended a webinar on webinars, where the presenter took 15 minutes to explain that a webinar is a seminar on the web (he obviously worked in the Department of Redundancy Department). I am sure you have attended at least one webinar; I have attended and served up hundreds. Just…
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I have a confession … I was a book snob. As a self-published author of a best selling, award winning book, I thought I was the bee’s knees. I viewed publishing like some kind of a rock-paper-scissors. Authors with a hard cover book by a traditional publisher, trumps a soft cover self-published book, which in turn trumps an electronic…
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Bloggers Who Blog… Are Blogging For Bloggers How many bodybuilders does it take to screw in a light bulb? Three; one to screw in the light bulb and two to say, “Dewd, you’re HUGE!” That’s how a lot of people look at bloggers and blogging, however that is truly not the case. Most bloggers are just…
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Are You Resolute? Do you realize that over 50% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions? Do you know that over 80% of them never succeed? So why do most resolutions fail? They fail, because they are usually big overachieving goals like quitting smoking, exercising more, eating better and so on. The people who succeed, understand the difference…
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You’re sitting in traffic or at a stoplight daydreaming about your trip to Mexico, a dream home or maybe that concert you are going to tonight…what happens next? Someone toots their horn, and you feel a mix of embarrassment and anger. People and businesses are constantly doing their best to get your attention, sometimes to wake you up…
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Do you like airline travel? My wife hates flying, but I have no problem with it. When I worked at Arthur Andersen, I always kept a suitcase handy, because I never knew when I would be shuttled off to a destination for a video interview. Miami, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando and Albany were…
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