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Discover the essential traits of keynote speakers who captivate audiences, from authenticity to preparation, brand clarity, engagement, and continual growth. Authenticity: Great speakers embrace their unique voice and personality. Being genuine, rather than imitating others, connects with audiences on a deeper level. Thorough Preparation: Successful speakers do extensive research, including multiple discovery calls […]
The Ladder
Climbing the Corporate Ladder? Good on you. Go get it. One snippet of advice… Focus less on what’s above the ladder. Learn to love the ladder itself. The ladder is comprised of your peers, your clients, and the team you lead. Treat them well and you’ll have a champion network who will root for you no […]
Yesvember
Ready for a small challenge? Turn the rest of November into Yesvember. Yesvember is something I have shared with this community in the past. NO, I’m not asking you to transform your entire life by turning yourself into Jim Carrey where you can’t say “No” ever again. Consider saying “Yes” one place where you would normally say “No”. […]
Rulers
You wake up. It’s still there. That idea you haven’t tackled yet, and can’t shake. Ever have an idea drop into your head and it just won’t go away? When one sticks around, I believe it’s there for a reason. I trust the universe. I have to get it OUT and see it through. This turns me […]
Need A Selfbbatical?
It had to be you It had to be you I wandered around, and I finally found The somebody who Could make me be true And could make me be blue And even be glad Just to be sad – thinking of you I’ve heard “the Sinatra serenade” hundreds of times. Frank’s 1980’s song actually […]
More Alike Than Not
I truly love connecting with people. One of the more enjoyable parts of the keynote business is getting to travel all over the country to meet people who, on the surface, seem different than me. Over the last decade, I’ve been a Johnny Cash song where I’ve: This is a long, winding way to suggest: While next week in […]
Step Away from “Next Steps”
Words matter. At this point, most of you know I have a gripe with the dictionary definition of courage: Where’s the utility in this? How does it help me know where to move forward with courage and where to show restraint? If courage were a currency, and I tried to spend it everywhere, I’d be […]
Fear Itself
I was making a joke. The one you roll out when you really want to make your guest laugh. You can hear it early in my podcast episode with Seth Godin which you can find below at around the 12th minute. Seth lives in NYC — my old stomping ground. For those of you who are […]
5 Questions With YETI’s Bill Neff
I’ve been fortunate to meet some special leaders since launching The Courageous Podcast. One of those gems is YETI’s Head of Marketing Bill Neff. Bill is a superb human who can’t help but keep it real. He also happens to know a thing or two about Brand and Marketing from his days at Under Armour, […]
Interested. Interesting.
I never meant to run anything. The facts suggest, somehow, I’ve been responsible for hitting pay roll on time for people who chose to stand by my side for 20+ years now. From 4 people out of a house to 90 people in downtown San Diego, each courageous organism I’ve tried to lead varied from […]
