10 Observations from the Other Side of the Pond
On August 2nd Jane and I left for a trip to Scotland and Ireland. It was to celebrate our 30thwedding anniversary and we were gone for nearly three weeks. If you’ve been reading Influence PEOPLE regularly then you know this led to a short hiatus from my blog writing so we could focus on each other […]
Taking a Short Break
This “post” is to inform you that I’m taking a short break from writing. It will be the first time in nearly 10 years that I’ve not put a new article online each week but there’s a good reason. Jane and I are visiting Scotland and Ireland for three weeks to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary! While […]
Improv Comedy Might be the Key that Unlocks Your Potential
Improv comedy might be the key that unlocks your potential. That’s a bold statement but I truly believe it because there are so many skills you learn with improv that translate into every area of life. This idea was reinforce when I meet Kelly Leonard at the Chief Learning Officer Symposium in the spring. Kelly has been […]
Perhaps the Most Persuasive Advertisement Ever
Ernest Shackleton might not be a familiar name because his famous expedition to Antarctica took place more than 100 years ago. In one sense it ended in failure but viewed from a different lens it was one of the greatest human achievements ever. To entice men to join him he used perhaps the most persuasive advertisement […]
Selfishness and Love are Diametrically Opposed
A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with someone about relationships. As the conversation progressed I told this person they were selfish and that selfishness was the exact opposite of love. Telling someone their actions are selfish can turn them off and immediately shut them down to whatever comes next so I approached the […]
