Accountability, Responsibility and Joyful Contributions

Recently, my good friend and continual source of inspiration, Bob Burg, challenged us to reconcile a couple of well-known and generally accepted idioms. “If it is to be it’s up to me.” And “No one does it alone” So which is it? Are you Atlas with the weight of the world on your shoulders or [...]

“Igniting Your Light” Keynote Introduces Two of My Heroes

It is always a treat to share the stage with speakers I admire. Last month I “double-dipped” on that treat when I presented “Igniting Your Light – Connecting Passion, Purpose and Presence” as the opening keynote for “Build Your Own Brand” featuring two of my heroes, Bob Burg and Scott Ginsberg. I was, as always, [...]

Does Passion Create Joy or Suffering? Yes It Does!

“Passion makes the old medicine new: Passion lops off the bough of weariness. Passion is the elixir that renews: How can there be weariness when passion is present? Oh, don’t sigh heavily from fatigue: seek passion, seek passion, seek passion!” – Rumi How many times have you heard an elevator speech that started “I’m passionate [...]

LIVE on Camera with The Rise To The Top’s David Garland

What a treat to sit down for a live interview with the creator and host of The Rise to the Top TV, David Siteman Garland. He joked that he was so in awe that I made him nervous, but really we just had a great time. We talked about networking, building connections and then I [...]

Roadblocks, Speed Bumps and Stepping Stones

So you’re barreling down the Career Super Highway and, oops, what is that you see on your horizon? A roadblock? A speed bump? A warning sign? A detour? Or maybe just a helpful stepping stone to bridge your way between where you are and where you want to go? We’ve all had those days, sometimes [...]