ZOOM Call Audio: How to Fix Your Music
ZOOM seems to have won the game in the pandemic. It became the Go-To, and “Do you have Zoom?” was the first thing every client asked for every call. It seems as of mid-March 2020 I spend every day, all day, on ZOOM. I have had to learn to accept, embrace, and rely on ZOOM. […]
The Promise To Do What You Want To Do
June 1, 2020. For 3 months the world has been shut down. I’d say today is a calendar restart, quite possibly a new beginning. The earth is re-opening, and there is a shift in the feeling out there. Yes, it is time to do what you want to do. Not just HAVE to do […]
My Gift to The Graduates of the Class of 2020
Outside of my office the sound of children laughing, playing, running and being chased fills the air. Young friends reunited, having been quarantined for 2 months of no play dates, it’s as if shackles were shed. It is beautiful and sunny. Restrictions have been cautiously lifted to a new color, not yet entirely free […]
The Promise of the WFH Parent Online Course
How are you doing? I hope this week was a good one and you made it through! The past few weeks I’ve shared some very vulnerable and candid posts about what we are all going through with the pandemic, and in particular, my feeling of not being very essential at a time when that’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My Dream Job
Growing up in Utah I had one dream: To play in the NBA, be the next John Stockton, and be a part of the Utah Jazz! While not every kid’s dreams come true, we still do all we can to align with something we aspired to way back when, and so our family have […]