Ever hear the term FOMO? You probably have. Fear Of Missing Out. Recently, my friend, colleague (and brilliant leadership consultant and executive coach) Mary Olson-Menzel shared this other term: JOMO: The Joy Of Missing Out. I absolutely love that and had never heard it before. As you think about 2022, rather than cram it with …
Four years ago this weekend, I attended the Star Wars premiere in Los Angeles and then in London. The experience was a mind-bender for sure, and when I look at some of the images that popped up on my phone this week, a ton of memories come flooding back. That experience was off the charts …
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A few years ago, on Thanksgiving night, I was scheduled to fly down to Brazil to deliver a keynote for a big event. Then some unexpected events transpired. These included: Getting kicked out of a consulate Meeting two men behind McDonald’s to take a photo And finding myself intentionally en route to a country other …
The pandemic has brought not only the obvious challenges of finances, logistics and health but for many, an existential crisis, a reevaluation and a reset. People are resigning from their jobs; reinventing their lives; or trying to find ways to reboot their pre-pandemic existence. For my own part, aside from traveling to different cities for …
Envisioning what’s next in 2022? Thinking about something you might want to try or do differently on your own or with your team? When we’re developing a new path, plan, or project —on our own or with others— it’s easy to keep our ideas hidden if they’re not fully formed, seemingly impractical, or in the …
Yesterday morning, I delivered a virtual keynote for a few hundred communications executives from different large-scale global brands. Although I wasn’t on until 11:00am, thankfully I got to the studio early. This is why. In my Rock The Room® program, the 4th module I teach is PREP. And as I often say, “It’s the least …
Last week at a virtual event, I shared the story behind this statement: JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEN’T WORKED ON IT IN A WHILE DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE NOT MEANT TO DO IT. The story resonated in profound ways with the group, so I filmed a little video recap to share with you here. I hope it …
4 years ago this week when the world was very different, I flew to the other side of the planet to deliver a Risk Forward® keynote and Rock The Room® workshop to a few hundred entrepreneurs from Japan. Backstage, before the event, I reviewed key words and phrases with the translator to customize my material. …
You know those parents who talk about their kid’s age in terms of weeks? I’ve always understood it when they said 2 weeks or 7 weeks, but I felt it got a bit funny when they started saying things like, “She’s 24 weeks.” Really? You mean 6 months? So, in honor of birthdays, this week …
It’s a murky time; many people are worn out and starting to lose their pizzazz for work and for life. So I thought I’d share a brief story and video to bring some hope. Last week, while hosting a retreat event in the mountains in upstate New York, my favorite sunglasses toppled off my head, …
