The Promise to Get Things in Order
Last week I woke up in a panic from a bad dream and began Googling: “What Do You Need in a Pandemic?” It was a spiral of fear, concern, predictions of imminent doom, and list-building for the end of the world. Everyone on the news racing to buy all things necessary, posting online about […]
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 […]
Promise to The Work Family
Years ago, before I had kids, I was at a friend’s home and remember watching him with his little ones before sending them off to school. The whole family put their hands in the circle, hand over hand, as they shouted altogether, “Gooooooo TEAM!” I thought: Well, that’s corny. But cute, too. Now with […]
How To Shape & Sculpt Your Performance
How good is your Performance? Not last year, not someday, but right now. In leadership you are required to judge the performance of those you lead on a very frequent basis. In sports those who stay in the game the longest are the highest performers. In sales you must perform or you’re out of a […]
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 […]
The $10 Million Bonus
Imagine going to your annual holiday party with the expectations of a normal event: drinks, socializing, reminding your peers of your partner’s name…maybe even reminding your boss that you work there. The executive team welcomes you, surprisingly hands you a red envelope, gathers everyone around to stand and listen to the usual speeches before getting […]
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 […]