Cruising with Influence

Quite a while ago, Jane and I went on a four-day, three-night, Royal Caribbean cruise. During the cruise we had a full day at sea which meant all the action was going to be poolside that day. Knowing that, we arrived at the pool extra early so we could grab a couple of lounge chairs […]

Machine learning

Will Machines Take Over? Maybe They Already Have!

In my best Rod Sterling voice…  “Imagine if you will, a future where humans have off loaded more than 95% of their daily tasks to machines. Using artificial intelligence they’ve taught machines to do most of the routine activities that are mundane and seem like time wasters. In many respects it’s a glorious era because […]

Quarterly Newsletter

Happy New Year! I hope 2022 was a great year for you, professionally and personally. Coming out of the pandemic, I had a mix of online and in person speaking and training sessions throughout the year. When it came to insurance companies, agencies, and associations, last year was fantastic! I worked with the Missouri Association of […]

PAVE the Way for New Year’s Resolutions

The following is a chapter from Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical. This chapter is particularly appropriate just before New Year’s Eve. I hope it helps you get 2021 off to a great start. PAVE the Way for New Year’s Resolutions If you’re like many people, then you make New […]

Santa Claus — The Greatest Salesman Who Ever Lived

Each year around Christmas I share a variation of this post. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! Santa Claus — The Greatest Salesman Who Ever Lived Why do I believe Santa is the ultimate salesman? To start, he has a couple of success stories most of us can’t compete with. First, he’s successfully run the same family […]