August 01, 2019
This One Quality Determines Success More Than Natural Talent
Talent is a total myth.
Study after study has shown that aside from literal physical advantages that one person’s height and weight may have over another in a sport,...
July 31, 2019
What It's Like To Marry Another Entrepreneur- Bill & Giuliana Rancic
In addition to being great speakers, Bill and Giuliana Rancic are an amazing couple and successful entrepreneurs. In this excerpt from our Beyond Speaking podcast, we get into...
July 31, 2019
Help! I Need an Employee to Go the Extra Mile
A lot of managers ask me, "What about the employee who does just enough work and does it just well enough and nothing else? How do you motivate that person to go the extra...
July 31, 2019
Positive Disruption using Hard Trends and Soft Trends
Strategies based on uncertainty come with high levels of risk, but strategies based on certainty dramatically reduce risk and produce superior results. This is the difference...
July 31, 2019
I did standup in an earthquake
On July 5th, California's biggest earthquake in 20 years hit--right in the middle of my one-man comedy show.
Fortunately for you, the cameras were rolling. Check it...
July 31, 2019
While Advanced Countries Intensify Protectionism, Africa Embraces Free Trade
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) striking announcement in July that the incidence of trade-restrictive measures imposed by G-20 governments remains at historical...
July 30, 2019
Honing Intuition
When facing a choice, sometimes you need all the facts, and other times, it pays to trust your gut. It’s more scientific than you might think, and this three-minute video will...
July 30, 2019
The Hero Effect - Kevin Brown on the Beyond Speaking Podcast
Kevin Brown can show you how you can become a hero in your work, life, and family. He's very practical and has a dry sense of humor. He jokes that he looks like Wolverine from...
July 30, 2019
Daily Inspiration: "You are spending way too much time living in the land of the status quo!"
"You are spending way too much time living in the land of the status quo!" – Futurist Jim Carroll
You won't do extraordinary things if you only do things that are...
July 29, 2019
How Cell Phones Affect Your Productivity (And Safety) At Work
A 2017 survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam found the average office employee spends 56 minutes per day using their cell phone during work hours for non-work activity,...
July 29, 2019
A Lesson on Living Forward
One of My Favorite Blogs of All Time
I've spent the last couple weeks of summer savoring family time and finishing up the manuscript for my second book. (It's due to my...
July 29, 2019
The Seven Signs of Rejection
I learned recently that the word rejection comes from a Latin word, which means "to be thrown back." It resonated with me as I started to think of the many ways rejection causes...