TEXT or CALL Jason 801-674-3668

The Promise Blog

Business

Put the Screens Away

“As quickly as this phone can connect you to the world, it can just as easily disconnect you from your family.” – Jason Hewlett     I have spoken many words in my life and career, and hope this quote will be one that will live on as a part of my teachings of The Promise. I am not chosen as the Keynote Speaker of major conferences to bring a message about family to the audience, as most planners can’t justify that to the check writers who are needing top and bottom line results as the leading reason to have a speaker. Within the teachings of Leadership, Teamwork, Accountability, and Inspiration, the audience walks away with practical tools to discover their Promise in their work, with their teams, and within themselves. And then there’s this story, about me as a Dad, working on myself to keep Promises to everyone in business and life…and what about my Family? It all comes down to what we do OFF stage more so than what we do ON stage. I can be great in a sales meeting, under the bright lights, on my stage…but what if I am not working on myself behind the

Read More »
Business

Accountants Are a Tough Crowd

For 25 years I have done corporate events. I began all those years ago as the 9 PM performer. That is a hard spot to be in only because, if you have no name in that space, then you are competing with casinos and other show offerings outside of the ballroom door in Vegas, or something better they may want to go do with peers for the rest of the evening. My job was to always keep them in their seats long enough to realize I was a better choice than what was tempting them to leave. So I had to grab them fast, and keep their interest for an hour. And through the years, I noticed that I would get raucous laughs from every group, except for the ones that hired me the most: Accountants, IT Guys, and Engineers. They would just sit there, blankly watching me, and I felt like they didn’t like my show. Yet at the end, they would give me a rousing standing ovation. Every single time. It was baffling and frustrating, until I took the time to shake their hands afterward and ask their thoughts of the show… and realized what they were experiencing

Read More »

Want to receive inspiration and laughs weekly from Jason?

Recent Post

November 2025
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
Archives
Categories