Commit to The Bit (The Promise to Be Kind): Part 2
“Wow, that beard makes you look terrible! What’s going on, have you also purchased a Corvette to go with your mid-life crisis?”, my friend asked me the other day in the hallway of the speaking conference. This evoked immediate thoughts of my first day of school, when a stranger came up in the hallway, […]
Commit to The Bit (The Promise of The Beard): Part 1
After the cold opening with a Billy Joel “Piano Man” parody set to “CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame”, introducing the night we recognize the latest inductees of the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame, the audience gasped as they realized my beard was taking over the event. As Host and Emcee of this […]
The Promise: Pioneer TREK
“Your calling is to walk 32 miles over 4 days acting as Ma & Pa to 9 kids you’ve never met, everyone dressed in vintage 1840’s clothing you’ll make yourself, while pulling a handcart weighing between 800-1,000 lbs, to re-enact the Pioneers crossing the upper plains of Wyoming arriving into Utah.” I don’t know […]
Are You Stretching?
As promised in past posts, I have finally been writing my book, “The Promise to The One”. In fact, I went to drastic measures, sequestered myself away in the mountains of Utah for a few days and cranked out nearly 52,000 words. I pray they’re worth reading! Actually, this book feels like it was […]
Becoming Legendary Leaders: The Promise to Mentor
“Your son has some, well…. challenges,” the teacher began. “Such as,” asked the mother. “Well, reading is an issue in multiple areas, especially out loud and comprehension. Same with math, the concepts just aren’t working in his mind. His writing is compromised and his handwriting is illegible. He seems fine with social skills and making friends, but […]
Moving On From The Usual
My wife & I snuck off to our favorite breakfast place for a quick bite before my flight out. Yes, it was a detour, but this has been our go-to for the past few years. Reality quickly took a turn from our expected outcome: The usually fresh biscuits came out as over-cooked and stale; […]
Legendary Leadership = Acknowledgement
“Hi TJ”, I said casually, loud enough for her to hear me over the roar of the shuttle. TJ The Shuttle Driver looked in the overhead mirror, and then as if stunned, craned her head over in my direction, nearly losing control of the shuttle as we turned the final corner in the Salt […]
What Are You Worth?
Over the past 2 weeks I have received, no lie, over 10 requests for events from local businesses asking essentially the same question: “What is the lowest you can do your speech / show for our company’s most important event?” I understand everyone wants a deal. Heck, I WANT A DEAL for everything I want, […]
The Mentor You’re Meant to Be
This weekend is the NCAA Final Four Tournament, the teams in basketball that have fought to the finish and survived! Today, Sunday, April 7, 2019, one of the world’s greatest mentors will be honored for a lifetime achievement honor. Coach Tony Ingle has been named National Coach of the Year several times throughout multiple […]
Thank You RootsTech
This past Saturday morning I thought I was simply introducing the world’s greatest ukulele player, Jake Shimabukuro, and then closing out the final session as Emcee of RootsTech, the largest genealogy conference on the planet. However, as I settled in to gather my thoughts for the words I might say in half an hour […]