I am asked about CONFIDENCE more than I am asked about any other communication topic, strategy or device. Often after CONFIDENCE is asked about, the next question will be in regards to ARROGANCE. Because if you can’t define CONFIDENCE, then...
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I don’t want this to be a eulogy. I would rather it be a thank you. As a coach, some clients come and go in my professional life. While others come and stay for a while, short or long. I...
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The charging stations of the 21st century are like the playgrounds of the 20th century. Adults hovering around: sometimes feigning interest in other adults and other times exhibiting more interest in inanimate objects like books and phones. When you think...
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It’s Complicated. After hosting a Saturday event at my office, I had limited time to get to a fundraising GALA. Let me just add at this point to the story, an expensive GALA WHERE the most worthwhile time is the...
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It was an honor to be asked to be a judge for Ms Wheelchair U.S.A. I didn’t know what to expect, but it was an honor to be asked. As it turns out the competition had two interview sections, an evening...
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The contrast between the RNC and the DNC was huge. I was a guest at the Cleveland RNC and I heard many of those speakers in person. I watched from my family room couch enraptured with the quality of DNC...
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1. Its not Red or Blue Just Boring This RNC had a different schedule of speakers than the traditional convention. The first night was mostly what I refer to as “amateur” speakers. Amateur speakers are people who are professional in...
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I looked back over recent blogs and yes, I often talk about sports. I often talk about politics too. The main reason I talk about both is that they are such public examples of effective and less than effective communication....
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It was the end of the first quarter of Game 6; the Warriors were about 20 points behind the Cleveland CAVS. In a “WIRED” segment on ESPN, Golden State Coach Steve Kerr was interviewed live on the sidelines. Asked about...
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I was a guest on Cleveland morning TV this morning, Channel 19. On air the hosts referred to me as a “friend of the show.” These four little words I will whittle down to three words, Friend of Show. Those...
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