The Promise of Discipline
Watch this post here: Have you ever been to a conference where the view out your hotel window looked like this? What is fascinating to me is how often events are held at the great resorts of the world, with views such as this, and we are expected to still do our work, […]
First Class Upgrade
What Would You Do? Upgraded from Coach to First Class on my flight to Atlanta and sat in my big comfy seat. Woman seated beside me hands her special pillow to the man passing us, as her husband walks by and sits behind us. In Coach. I asked, “Is that your husband?” She […]
The Broken Promise of MoviePass
Not one to say told ya so, but I remember the first time I heard about MoviePass. Sounded too good to be true. For a very low monthly membership fee of $9.95, you could see one movie per day in the theatre! Friends of mine flocked to COSTCO and online to get this latest and […]
The Leader You Could Be
When was the last time you shopped at JCPenney? Yeah, me neither. Identity crisis killed their store. Jumping from CEO to CEO in the past decade, trying anything and everything to get back into the game, CNN’s story regarding their leadership in “How it all went wrong at JCPenney” by Nathaniel Meyersohn states: “Penny is […]
Why Would We Choose You?
Fall 2007, in our neighborhood there were no less than 100 Realtors living in a 250 home radius! No joke. Who to choose among them? Actually, we chose none of them when we listed our home, although all were capable and even friends of ours! Instead, we went with someone I trusted implicitly, knew was […]
Your Elusive Signature Move
Question Dear Reader – What makes you Stand Out in this world? We could talk about your business, even your product, but this is about YOU. What makes YOU unique? Speaking in front of 500 Leaders recently I posed the question, “What is your Signature Move and how are you using it daily […]
How Keynoting for Keynote Speakers Almost Killed Me
“You think you’re a ‘Speaker’? You think you’re a ‘Keynoter’? I’m sorry to break it to you, but you have no content, no message, and no one considers you a Speaker from what I just heard you do up there. You are an ‘Entertainer’, you are ‘After Dinner Entertainment’, that’s it! Don’t try and be anything […]
Why You Want Recommendations Before You Buy
Before you head out to grab a bite to eat at a new place you probably, like me, Google reviews, ask your trusted network on Facebook to see if it’s worth it, and whatever you read is generally what you’ll do. Good Review: Let’s Go! Bad Review: Send the In-Laws. Having an Event Planner say […]
A Day in the Life: A Non-Gig Day
Movie Premiere for “Saturday’s Warrior” Last night at a movie premiere of a classic remake my friends have been working on for years, I was approached by multiple people in the foyer with a look of surprise on their face to see me. In essence they all said how they were surprised to even see […]
America’s Got Talent: My Audition
In 2007 my office received the first of many calls from America’s Got Talent to request I come perform on their show as a contestant. My fellow corporate performer acquaintance, Terry Fator, singing impressionist and master ventriloquist, had just won, receiving a multi-million dollar Las Vegas headlining contract, ultimately replacing the legendary Danny Gans at […]