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Value

So many people talk just to talk. It’d be one thing if talking kept you physically fit. But it doesn’t. Never will. The real purpose of communicating is to make an impact, share knowledge, tell meaningful stories, create connections and change the world.
If you’ve got nothing to say, save your breath. Talk all the time [...]

March 16 – The other day I sat in on a sales presentation that had to be one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. It was a painful two hours of pretty much everything you shouldn’t do to earn the trust and confidence of those you’re pitching.
In a typical movie, a rule of thumb is [...]

March 4 -We spend a lot of time grousing about how bad things are, and the media doesn’t help. It seems everything’s negative, but focusing solely on the bad’s not going to get us back to good. It’s time to THRIVE.
Think. Or learn to think. We’re on automatic pilot navigating through the day that we [...]

Hearing about $440,000 recreational junkets for AIG executives and the bevy of bloated golden parachutes for the leaders who drove Wall Street into bankruptcy can be demoralizing. The fact that executives even get bonuses for such poor performance seems counter intuitive – not to mention the amount. Most companies I’ve worked in provide management bonuses [...]