You Missed It: Live2Lead
If you weren’t with us in SLC the past few days then you missed out in a big way. Our Live2Lead event was a HUGE success, and the ultimate launch to The Promise Institute. It was incredible to sit back and watch as our Founders led the way, guiding the VIP Experience with The Leadership […]
One Moment
I was 21. My Dad had told me about how great this entertainer was, someone I had never heard of, who had just signed a $150 Million contract in Las Vegas as an unknown headliner, and was the talk of the town. We took our seats. Lights went down. Music cranked. Suddenly he appeared and […]
What Do NYC, Honda, & The Homecoming Dance Have in Common? The Promise To The Family
This morning my wife and 2 oldest sons finally hopped a flight to NYC for a trip we have promised all of our children for their 13th birthdays. Seeing Manhattan when you’re from Salt Lake City, Utah is like going to…Manhattan. There’s nothing to compare it to, it’s so astounding. Maybe Mars? Sadly, Redford […]
Applause for Jim: AV Guy
Let’s highlight Jim. At 7 AM on Thursday morning I showed up for a standard sound check prior to speaking for TUG, an association I had been booked to speak for over 2 years. Finally the event, postponed since last year, was here! Something was wrong with my laptop not connecting to the system, […]
When You’re In The Breadline
In the Depression-era film “Cinderella Man”, we see James Braddock, a once almost champion boxer in the grips of economic failure, his inability to provide for his family through boxing’s trade, humbly brave the infamous breadline while being recognized as the failed boxer. This movie is not for the faint of heart, especially if – […]
Farewell Jeanne Robertson ~ The G.O.A.T. of Humor
A fond and sad farewell to my dear friend, mentor, and the G.O.A.T. of all Humorists, the Legendary Jeanne Robertson. She passed away one week ago. Shocking. We have lost too many of the Great Ones in 2021. Jeanne Robertson’s Celebration of Life is Sunday, August 29, 2021, 2 PM EST at […]
What is Your Promise2Lead?
Over the past 2 months I have experienced a true life tragedy within an organization I’ve been a part of for 16 years. A complete loss of trust! An absolute mismanagement of emotions, rumors, deception tearing people of one heart and mind completely apart! Mistakes have been made high and low…and yet, even with […]
The Promise To Lean In: A Skateboard & Life Lesson
It took a good hour before he went for it. Dropping into the bowl is a terrifying thought, as boys all around him easily zoomed up and down, encouraging and showing him how it could be done. The secret? You have to lean into it, you can’t lean back. Full commitment. Watching strangers come […]
Tribute to Mark Eaton Speaker Hall of Fame Inductee 2021
When one of your dearest friends and hero passes away there are multiple ways to pay homage and honor, yet I never thought I would get to be a part of a moment like this. The great hero of my youth and friend into my adult years, NBA All-Star, and now inducted into the […]
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 […]