The Perfect Gift – A sequel to “Adding Joy Wherever You Go”

In April of 2009 I sat on a full flight, headed for a conference in Phoenix, AZ, reading an early draft of a book called Go-Givers Sell More by my friends Bob Burg and John David Mann. I was in the center seat with a large gentleman to my right and another to my left. [...]

A Classic Example of Go-Givers Sell More

In the two years I have been coaching and teaching the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success from The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann the most common comment I hear is “that book made me cry, it is EXACTLY how I want to live and do business.” The next thing I usually hear [...]

Burg International Consultant Program Launched

What a thrill it was at Extreme Business Makeovers this month to hear my name announced from the stage as the inaugural Burg International Certified Consultant! This marks the launch of a program that I know is going to bring tremendous value as more and more professionals become certified to teach and coach from Bob Burg’s best selling [...]

The Go-Giver Five Laws – It takes the entire spectrum

Never say never – it finally happened! Everyone who knows me knows I dread getting in front of a camera. It wasn’t quite a phobia but a close approximation. Then I got inspired by the words of a 19 year old entrepreneur whose entry for the Go-Giver tour contest was so authentic, so natural and [...]

Why Gurus Don’t Live on Mountaintops

I never pictured myself as a guru. For one thing, they apparently spend a lot of their time at the top of very high mountains. Mountaintops tend to be chilly places and I’m not fond of temperatures below 60 F. Nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there. For another they were [...]

The Perfect Gift – The “giving season” is upon us – shed some joy where ever you go

Ah, the search for that perfect gift. The one that will light up his or her face, the one that will never be returned or regifted. It’s that time of year again when we know we should be celebrating the joy of the season but we’re stretching our budgets and our time, trying to make [...]

Being Scared Isn’t Being Motivated

As motivational techniques go, fear is highly overrated. And yet, it’s a trap most people have fallen into at one time or another. We’ve seen parents, managers, even entire governments try the “if you are frightened enough of the consequences you’ll be motivated to do the right thing” trap. I once sat on a discussion [...]

“The Go-Giver” – Coaching to Stratospheric Success

The first time I read this little book I knew I had to share it. I could have never predicted I would be invited to share it like this! I am now authorized to COACH from this powerful book! I’ve been asked by the authors, Bob Burg and John David Mann, to develop coaching materials [...]

Defining Irredeemable

I was sitting at lunch with Bob Burg last week and asked him a question. (That’s right, I haven’t been blogging because I’ve been very busy living with no time to comment on it, but some really cool stuff happened during the last two weeks including a great event with Bob Burg, the author of [...]