The JHE CX Promise: Non-Negotiables in Business
Have you ever spoken or performed in front of an audience of 1,000 people before? It’s quite the rush, and can be an amazing, or even terrifying experience. I remember my first few shows at the beginning of my career working with the traveling show, the Las Vegas “Legends in Concert”. Stepping out onto […]
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, […]
Andrew Luck: Promise to The One
29-year old Pro-Bowler Andrew Luck, star quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, held a press conference this past week to announce his announcement from the NFL. 29-year old stars don’t usually retire just because. His body has been through every kind of challenge: Concussions; Torn Shoulder; Lacerated Kidney; Muscle Pulls in Abdomen; Calf Tear and Lower […]
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 […]
The CEO’s NEW Promise
“For companies to truly make good on their lofty promises, they will need Wall Street to embrace their idealism, too. Until investors start measuring companies by their social impact instead of their quarterly returns, systemic change may prove elusive.” ~ The New York Times “Lofty Promises” made by today’s most successful CEO’s, such […]
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 […]
Happy Father Figure Day
We must have been 12 years old when our scout troop first went skiing with our new Boy Scout’s scoutmaster Rick. He seemed cool, had a great manly beard, nice dark full head of hair, a friendly smile, lived in a big house, and wore perfectly fitted clothes to Church. Thinking we were all […]