Stop Thinking, Start Doing
As a professional speaker, corporate comedian, and author, I often meet people who want to be a speaker, do stand-up comedy, or write a...
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- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
Corporate Comedy Minute: There Is No Partial Credit
Don't you hate it when someone says, "I was gonna do that" AFTER it's too late?! Me too. Ugh. It's so cheesy and half-baked. (Half-baked...
- Jan 17, 2019
- 1 min
Sleep, Schmeep! Who Needs It? YOU!
What would you do if you only needed to sleep 4.5 hours a night? More importantly, WHY would you do it? Enjoy this Corporate Comedy...
- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
Getting Past the Ugh
Truth time: It often sucks to stop what we are doing in order to help somebody else. It wasn't like we were sitting around doing nothing,...
- Jan 8, 2019
- 1 min
Is the Pressure Okay?
Are you feeling the pressure of the post-holiday winter effect? Make sure you spend some extra time taking care of your body so you can...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
Taking the First 762 Steps to Success
My mother ran her own business for over thirty years, and on nearly every one of those days, she would go into the bathroom each morning...
- Nov 7, 2018
- 1 min
Ownership For Everyone
Ownership. We not only get to own our successes, but true leaders also own their missteps. It's a simple concept, but it's also one that...
- Apr 30, 2018
- 2 min
Put That Drink Down
“If you want to be a great dancer, put your drink down.” I said this to a stranger at the Hipshakers Old School Funk and R&B night at the...
- Apr 24, 2018
- 1 min
Who Are Your Rock Star Clients?
“If you don’t know what you want, you won’t get it.” My sales rockstar mom taught me this at an early age. You need to know the...
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
Warming the Floor
I am considered a floor warmer. You’ve probably seen a floor warmer before. They boldly step onto a barren, ice-cold dance floor and...
- Jan 2, 2018
- 2 min
The Power of Drop-Dead Goals
It’s not about what we say we are going to do, it’s about DOING it. Many of us make grand pronouncements of what we will accomplish in...
- Nov 28, 2017
- 2 min
Success Means Sacrifice
You don’t want to play Trivial Pursuit-TV Edition with me, because I’m clueless. For years I have missed out on all of the shows that...
- Nov 16, 2017
- 2 min
Celebrate the Successes of Others (While Creating Your Own)
The ladder of success has no room for jealousy. I have a client/fellow speaker/wildly talented friend named Nancy Dahl. This week Nancy...
- Oct 5, 2017
- 2 min
3 Critical Steps to Transform Culture
Cultures are the foundations from which all of our activities are based. If we are not mindful of how we treat one another, whether at...
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
Know and Act on What's Important
We look to our leaders to do the tough stuff. It's not just about having a fancy title, a fat salary with bonus, or a big office. If they...
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
Understanding "The Other"
I'm not a TV watcher. I don't own a television and am exposed to very little media. My knowledge of the current NFL standings is...
- Sep 18, 2017
- 2 min
The Mindful Manager Gives Directions
And I thought IKEA’s instructions were frustrating. Here are the directions to my fancy-schmancy presentation remote I recently...
- Apr 26, 2017
- 1 min
Mindful Networking: How to Make That Next Mixer Work For You
"Yay! I get to go to a network mixer!", said no one ever. If you are like me, you enjoy those uncomfortable, forced-friendliness...
- Apr 10, 2017
- 2 min
Common Civility: A Key to Unlocking the Excellence in Teams
I'm from the land of Minnesota Nice. We often get teased about our oh-so-polite "Uff da"s, "Yah sure"s, and "You betcha"s, but the truth...
- Mar 29, 2017
- 4 min
Good Food = Good Mood
Success is right under our noses; in fact, it’s in our mouths. It is widely believed that our mindsets are major factors to our success,...
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