Family Feud – Stuck Together 24/7: What Do We Do Now?
“How long until this is over?” This was the question my 8-year old asked us at the end of the first full day of our: Family not having any guests over Not playing with friends Not going to sit down and eat out at the local restaurant Or going to school And just us […]
The Missing iPhone
Today my son found this iPhone at a basketball court in the park we drove 15 min from our home to hang out at. He was so excited. He acted like it was his for about 5 minutes and then became very concerned as to who the owner was. He waited with it by […]
The Blank Calendar Promise
Just going over my calendar 🤣 At this point all we can do is laugh. Equally, as I stare this reality down, it’s nice to have a Promise to myself to face the blank slate, knowing it’s a chance to write, create, and manifest whatever I want. I love times like these. They are unnerving […]
The Last Performance
Between today and yesterday I have been on the phone all day, learning that nearly every conference I was to speak for is either canceled or postponed, leaving me with no stages for a great while. Having made my career on stage for 20 years, this has never happened. I welled up with tears […]
The Speaker’s Promise Amid Panic
This past week I received multiple calls from clients asking if they were to move forward with still having their event, due to the COVID-19 and Coronavirus outbreak, will I still be willing to come and speak? I was shocked by the question as to whether or not I’d be there, as I didn’t think […]
The Promise to Get Things in Order
Last week I woke up in a panic from a bad dream and began Googling: “What Do You Need in a Pandemic?” It was a spiral of fear, concern, predictions of imminent doom, and list-building for the end of the world. Everyone on the news racing to buy all things necessary, posting online about […]
How Tough Can It Be? The Aspiring Speaker Checklist
This past week I received 19 – yes, NINETEEN – messages from friends, business associates, peers, and random strangers asking the same thing: “Can I take you to lunch and ask a few questions about the speaking business? I’d like to try my hand at making a career of it and thought you’d be […]
The Promise to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
For the past 3 weeks I have been stressing over one event that has driven me to a certain level of insanity rarely experienced in recent years. I think this level of anxiety has only been topped a few times in recent memory before I did an event. Such as… 2016 as Opening Keynote […]
How To Calm Your Nerves for a Speech
I received the following desperate note on Facebook Messenger yesterday: Hi Jason!! I have just been informed that I have to do two; 45 minute presentations at our national sales meetings in one week in Texas. I am not a good speaker. What I mean by that, is that I’m petrified. I hate any […]
A Tale of Two Employees
“I hate going to work everyday,” he quickly admitted after our call had just begun. “It’s like they know I’m needed to fill a spot but I don’t feel needed in any other way. It’s like they don’t see what I could bring, my unique skillset and experience. I don’t know how much longer […]