The Misunderstood Legend of Brown M&M’s & Van Halen
Did you ever hear the story of rock band Van Halen trashing a venue because they arrived at the location only to find BROWN M&M’s in the bowl backstage? Do you know why they did that? Most people think it’s because they were a bunch of Rock Stars acting like spoiled brats. In reality, it […]
You Decide: Simone Biles & The Promise
Imagine you’re the G.O.A.T. of your sport. You’ve already won gold medals, and expected to win a few more. Pressure beyond reason mounts as you are supposed to be perfect in your performance. And then everything goes wrong. And it’s at The Olympics in front of a Billion viewers! As opposed to pushing forward, possibly […]
The Olympic Promise To The TEAM: Caeleb Dressel
If you won a GOLD MEDAL, who would you give it to? If you’re Caeleb Dressel, you hop out of the pool after your team wins GOLD in the 4×100-meter RELAY, run to the bleachers, and toss that Gold Medal to someone in the stands! Shock and shrieking ensues as everyone wonders who is he […]
Ever Seen A Manager Cry? The ICM Process
Have you ever seen a Manager cry? Not because you did something wrong… Because the people they lead are giving them compliments, great words to hang their hat on, and clarifying attributes about them they’ve never seen in themselves! This happened the other day when Allen Roberds and I, Co-Founders of The Promise Institute, […]
The Lost Ring – Listening is a Superpower
This past week my sons and I went with a group of boys from our Church to ride the rapids in the Portneuf River, in Lava Hot Springs, ID. By rapids I mean the equivalent of blowing bubbles in the milk of your cereal bowl. This might be the tamest, most pleasant river rafting […]
Promise To A Friend
When I received the devastating news that my best friend had passed from COVID-19 in January 2021 my heart broke in one fell swoop. Not only was he my dearest friend, a father figure, a mentor, but was my absolute hero in all aspects of life. As we discussed funeral plans with […]
The Importance of Audience Feedback
For the past 15 months I have not been able to rely on audience feedback to confirm if I did a job well or not from my Virtual Zoom Home Studio. For the first 3 months of the pandemic, every event planner wanted no Chat feature open, nor the cameras on attendees, so I had […]
My Best Friend
20 years ago I married my Best Friend. I always wondered what it would be like to hit one of those Anniversary milestones, and this feels like one, although some have said, “20? That’s nothing! Try 50!” Hahaha. I will love that, too. I imagined how much we’d still like each other at 20 […]
When You Are Under-Utilized
I don’t EVER recall in my career being hired to NOT: Be Funny Sing Do Impressions Do Parodies Share a Message They just wanted me to bring people to stage, introduce their needs clearly, and keep it all on time. That’s it! Have you ever been under-utilized? This is a first of its kind experience […]
300 Empty Chairs
One week ago I drove over 200 miles to give my keynote presentation for a first of its kind event in a small city in my home state: The Inaugural Business EXPO put on by the economic development of the city. Entering the ballroom of the beautiful conference center, it was wonderful to see […]