The Leader You Could Be
When was the last time you shopped at JCPenney? Yeah, me neither. Identity crisis killed their store. Jumping from CEO to CEO in the past decade, trying anything and everything to get back into the game, CNN’s story regarding their leadership in “How it all went wrong at JCPenney” by Nathaniel Meyersohn states: “Penny is […]
Why Would We Choose You?
Fall 2007, in our neighborhood there were no less than 100 Realtors living in a 250 home radius! No joke. Who to choose among them? Actually, we chose none of them when we listed our home, although all were capable and even friends of ours! Instead, we went with someone I trusted implicitly, knew was […]
Your Elusive Signature Move
Question Dear Reader – What makes you Stand Out in this world? We could talk about your business, even your product, but this is about YOU. What makes YOU unique? Speaking in front of 500 Leaders recently I posed the question, “What is your Signature Move and how are you using it daily […]
Your Business is Your Promise
Are you confused? Daily I receive comments and questions as follows, both from dear friends and past clients: “So now that you’re not entertaining anymore, what do you do when you speak?” This seems to be a trend and I’m sorry I’ve not communicated this well with so many. When people think of Keynote Speaker […]
LeBron James and The School Principals
This past week LeBron James unveiled his revolutionary, incredibly charitable, giveback to the community where he grew up, new school for kids. The “I Promise” School. He totally stole that name from me…actually, no, but you should read the article about it, amazing. Love the name of the school and used it as an example […]
Warning: The E.R. Visit with our Son
Your Business is Your Promise. Remember that as you read this story – A month ago we were celebrating the holidays with our extended family and cousins at our historic ranch east of Park City, UT in the beautiful Uintah mountains. We dam up a south fork of the Provo River annually […]
The Promise to Over-Deliver
Chick-Fil-A makes the news regularly for their standards of excellence and uncompromising values. I have written about them so many times in the past year its amazing, including this one! This time they grabbed headlines because this company keeps the promise to “over-deliver” (see what I did there?). Chick-Fil-A was closed. The employees opened the door […]
The Promise of Being Helpful: Elon Musk and Thailand Soccer Team in Cave
Reading and watching the news we were horrified to learn about the Thailand boys soccer team trapped in a cave with little possibility of rescue due to rising storm waters and a maze of tunnels. Maybe you said a little prayer for them, thought of your own children, and then we went back to our life and […]
The Amazing Gifts of Family
As the crowd stood and cheered for my daughter’s dancing, and then my boys’ ventriloquist act, Mommy and I beamed with true joy. To watch our little ones succeed, be amazing, and appreciated by others for their efforts and willingness to share their talents is quite the thrill. Let’s ask ourselves: How do we, […]
Are You a Legendary Performer?
I can’t stop laughing and need to breathe! To my right is my wife and her best friend & husband, to my left is Las Vegas Headliner Jeff Civillico and his girlfriend. We are all gasping for air as the laughter doesn’t come in waves, rather a tsunami. Martin Short is ripping up […]