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The Promise That Went Viral: 1-Year Anniversary of Seeing My Wife at Target

  You never think something you write on a whim on Facebook before going to sleep will change your life, nor be read by an estimated 100 Million people in less than a week, and end up landing you as front page news in London, China, India, Brazil, Italy, France, and every major US city.  24 hours after writing the post entitled, “I Think I Cheated On My Wife Today”, we had already been featured as the top story on The Today Show web site, written up in People magazine, and had too many radio, TV, and media requests to respond fast enough from all over the world.  Within 48 hours it was featured on The Huffington Post, Business Insider, top search on Yahoo, shared by famous actresses like Zooey Deschanel, slammed on The View, and I was being called, “The Husband Who Broke The Internet”.  72 hours later we had received 3 Reality TV show offers from legitimate Hollywood producers, book and movie offer rumblings, ripped to shreds by Cosmopolitan and The Meredith Vieira Show, and my name was trending higher than Kim Kardashian’s the day she and Kanye West had a baby (see screenshots below). There is no

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December 1, 2016 4 Comments
Business

How A Funeral Can Change Your Business

This week my Uncle David Goates’ Dad passed away.  His name is L. Brent Goates, here is his beautiful obituary. I only knew this man a little bit, saw him at extended family gatherings throughout my life, he didn’t even know my name or who I was, but why would that matter?  He had many grand and great grandchildren to account for in the Goates family of extreme success and prosperity, and he was beloved, revered, and respected by all who knew him. Even though it doesn’t matter really to anyone but me that I’ll be at his funeral, I will definitely be there.  Not just to pay homage to a great man, not just in support of my cousins and their patriarch, but because I go to as many funerals as possible.  I generally don’t like work meetings, business meetings, although I do events for a living and enjoy my work, if there is any kind of meeting I make sure never to miss it’s the funeral of someone I know or have some connection to. Funerals change my business and can change yours as well, here’s how and why: At what other time do you just sit and

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November 22, 2016 No Comments
mentors
Business

The Promise of Mentors

How do you TOP a year like 2016?  This has been one of those years that you dream about, where it seems all the stars align and you realize all the work you have been doing is finally taking shape and headed in the right direction. The challenge with reaching a new level of success is keeping the promise to yourself that you are now going to outdo it all from here.  The other problem is finding a new tier of mentors who can relate to your current realm and offer to help you take it into tomorrow. What is the Promise of Mentors? It is to Mentor. And somehow I’ve had 3 of the Top Mentors in the business reach out to me to ask how they can help, and it couldn’t have come at a more important time. Daniel Burrus – Top Rated Futurist Keynote Speaker – Hall of Fame Speaker  Following my Keynote for the National Speakers Association in July, I was stopped in the hall by someone I have admired for years, Mr. Daniel Burrus, famous for his best-selling books and ability to guide the leaders of the world into deciding on a better tomorrow (literally, he

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November 6, 2016 4 Comments
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Business

The Promise to The Family: Personal (Part 2)

  Welcome to Part 2 of The Promise to The Family   (If you missed it, CLICK HERE for Part 1: The Business Family: AKA “The Team”)   There are 2 types of families: Personal & Business On a Personal level, there is a FAMILY for which we work, stay disciplined, and bring home the bacon.  This may be your family in your home, comprised of spouse, kids, pets.  For others the Family may be paternal relations, or perhaps dear, dear friends who make up roommates and associates.  And then there are communities, could be religious, health, or those with a purpose of doing service and welfare.  Your definition of FAMILY may be way different than your neighbors, either way, you HAVE a family, whether you believe it or not. Here’s mine, they’re pretty cute: WHO is your Family? Work Family: Personal Family: How are you showing trust, respect, giving 100% even when the hours are long and you are exhausted? As a Dad I’ve found days on the road tires me out, but that doesn’t mean my obligation to keep my Promise to my kids is over.  Just because I gave all my energy to keeping the Promise to

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October 27, 2016 No Comments
Books

What Do Michael Jackson and Chewbacca Have in Common?

  Question: What do the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, and Chewbacca, of StarWars fame, have in common? Answer: We expect one thing of them, that they keep their Promise – deliver their Signature Move – or else we wonder if we’re seeing the real thing. Even as he has been gone for 7 years now, if I ask an audience, “What was Michael Jackson’s Signature Move?”  They all collectively yell out, “MOONWALK!” Here’s my attempt to honor the Great MJ In 2015 audiences were breathless and ecstatic upon the arrival of StarWars VII The Force Awakens when Han Solo and Chewbacca come aboard the Millennium Falcon.  As quickly as they appear on screen we are given the obligatory Chewy throaty, “Gggg-ggg-g-ghh!” growl sound that assures us it’s really him. Why is this so important? Because these are their personal brands.  I call it a Signature Move.  Just as Michael Jordan had the tongue wag and game-winning shot, Steve Jobs continued to change the technology game from Apple, to Pixar, to Apple again, and just as Abe Lincoln was known for his top hat and eloquent speeches, The Greats Keep The Promise and have Signature Moves. The Top Companies on

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October 23, 2016 No Comments
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Funny

The Promise To The One

  We make promises to everyone. “I promise I’ll get that over to you by the end of the day.”  “Yes, I promise I will pick you up in time for dance!”  “I promise you, we will make it happen, you will get this sale, I will coach you through it, and if you can’t get it to happen I will stay all night until it goes through.  Trust me.” And of course people make promises to us as well. “Yeah, I promise the job will be done by the end of the week, you can count on me.”  “I promised I’d call you for next year’s event, we loved having you last year!”  And then my favorite, “No Dad!  I promise!  I swear I didn’t do it!” But these are all EXTERNAL Promises. What about that ONE promise of the INTERNAL nature? What is The Promise to The One? The One is the last person you probably thought of.  Most assume it’s The Customer or Client (which is actually The Audience), others think it must be to the one on your Team at work, or maybe the ones we love the most, such as a partner, spouse, or child

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October 21, 2016 5 Comments
Business

Jim Carrey: The Most Unappreciated Actor Ever

  Sully is now in theaters receiving rave reviews!  With the movie Philadelphia, and then Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks made the unprecedented transition in a little over a decade from comedies such as Bosom Buddies, Money Pit, and The Man with One Red Shoe, to two-time Oscar-Winner (1994-1995), quickly regarded as one of the most respected actors of a generation. The jump took a bit longer (20 years) for Robin Williams, as he transitioned into Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting (1998, Oscar-Winner), all the way from a legendary stand-up career, to Mork & Mindy, Popeye, and Aladdin. Others can be included in the annals of comedy genius turned dramatic, believable movie actor: Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost, Jamie Foxx in Ray (Oscar), Steve Martin in Father of the Bride, as of most recent, Steve Carrell in Foxcatcher.  There are others, but the point is this – To make this type of transition is so rare that few have made it happen, although many have tried. Jim Carrey is the most unheralded and unappreciated of all comedians turned dramatic actor in the history of cinema.  If you have any sense of

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September 14, 2016 13 Comments

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