Another Kid’s School Concert
By December 10th our family had already been to 7 holiday concerts between school, community events, and church. This past week we faithfully trudged to yet another one…I’m just assuming you’re experiencing the same thing at this time of year! After my daughter’s dance number was over (hers was the first one) we had […]
3 AM in Las Vegas
If you’re in Las Vegas and awake at 3 AM, there are only a few reasonable scenarios: You’ve lost so much money that you are doing all you can to win it back…you’re staying at that craps table until the kid’s college fund is replenished! You’re from the East Coast and are used to […]
Gratitude
The box on our porch was so big I needed to have help bringing it in the house. Excited and surprised, we wondered what it could be. As our family tore into the paper filling we unveiled the yummiest, tastiest, most thoughtful gift we could imagine: Scones, Muffins, Jams & Jellies, Honey & Flavored Butter, […]
The Break Dancing Maintenance Technician Promise
Recently I spoke in New Orleans to a wonderful group who had partied hard the night before I gave the Closing Keynote Speech. Although tired, they were still a very fun group and energized. Everyone was talking about their peer who had revealed his incredible moves and “Break Dancing” at their evening party. They […]
The Elvis Example
Recently I had a client asking me to return and deliver The Promise with one big change: They needed all new stories, examples and musical impressions…while still wanting the messaging of The Promise as we’d done the year prior. Thrilled, and equally terrified, I went to work on creating a new experience for this […]
Private Jet Flight to Deliver the Climate Change Talk
“We’ve been talking about saving the Amazon for 30 years, and we’re still talking about it!” ~ Harrison Ford Yes, THE actor Harrison Ford of Han Solo/Indiana Jones/The Fugitive fame, delivered that passionate line in his speech at the UN Climate Action Summit last week in New York about saving the environment…and then promptly hopped […]
The $36,525.50 Receipt
As I signed my name on the receipt I said to my wife, “Glad we got here in time before they closed. We really need this Dramamine for our boat ride tomorrow.” That’s when my wife, ever-present, ever-ready, looked over my shoulder at the receipt. “Wait a minute! What is this?” She snatched it […]
Just Do What You Say You’re Going To Do
As I waited on the conference call line I wondered if perhaps I had gotten the date or time wrong? I re-dialed in to make sure I got the number right, and waited. This was a call set up by my peer, and I was clicking on their link to accept their invitation to connect, […]
Sophia The Robot
“We are very excited to have you speak to our delegates in Sydney, Australia, to our 8,000 attendees, most of which will be translated realtime into over 20 languages from all over the world…but there is one challenge we face that we will need you to send us scripting for… You’ll be sharing the […]
The Epic Adventure Promise
“Dad, I don’t know how to do this! I don’t want to die!” yelled my son as he dropped over the cliff. Yes, this was my son’s first time on a rappelling rope, about to go on an 80-foot cliffhanger. As I coached him down I prayed he’d hang on with that brake […]