Watch Me Work Through Trust Issues

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Want to watch me freak out about trust issues? Click to watch the new video! In addition to doing the service project I talked about yesterday, we also did a ropes course. You know; those places where you put your life into the hands of bored high school kids and cables that are who-knows-how old? […]

In Service To Others

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This is a photo I took last week as 150+ of us got ready to help Mission Arlington organize some of their stock. My first task was moving giant pallets stacked high with food out to a truck where it made its way to families in the area. Then I helped organize school supplies that […]

Stories Are. . .

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"Stories are our original information storage & retrieval devices." ~Charles Faulkner Charles and I were walking through the Art Institute of Chicago when he dropped that nugget on me. He went on to explain how our values and principles and traditions are embedded in the stories, and then we tell the story to share those […]

Ten Thousand Ways To Explain One Thing

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Yesterday I talked about Miyamoto Mushashi and his quote about mastering one thing to understand 10,000 things. It works the other way, too. If you are focused on one thing (mine is the psychology & importance of sales in high stake business), then you can find endless ways to talk about it through any/all other […]

What's Your One Thing?

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“To know ten thousand things, know one well.” ~Miyamoto Musashi Musashi is, of course, the world's greatest dueling samurai who had 60ish duels to the death. He eventually stopped using a real sword because it was too easy. And he still kept besting opponents. So he was *really* good in what you could call a […]

Ever Get Passed Up For Promotions? Here's Why

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New video up today, and it deals with a tough issue I've seen people talk about online again & again. Have you seen less experienced & less capable people get promoted over you? Does the work you do pass by unnoticed? If so, it can be frustrating & demoralizing to know someone else got the […]

The Power of Metaphor

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Things happen. We tell ourselves & others what those events mean. Based on those meanings, our next steps are obvious (to us, at least). This is why it's important to understand the stories we use to make sense of the world. That's why I wanted to ask you: what is sales to you? Is it […]

Why I Stopped Drinking Alcohol

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As a performer & entertainer it seems like drinking is just part of the job. Had a great show? 🍾 Let's go drink! Awful show? 🍻 Let's go drink! Someone enjoyed the show? 🥂 Let me buy you a drink! While I was in it, I didn't think there was a problem. Once I had […]

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The Travel Gods Give And They. . .

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Last night I had a college Tarot card reading engagement at a castle where I did a seance several years ago. Yes, that's really a thing I've been doing for ages now. Colleges fly me out to do 4 hours of Tarot card readings for their students. And do seances. And mind reading shows. I […]

Recommended Podcast

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This morning I'm flying from Asheville to Philly. I will have plenty of time to hurry up and wait which usually means that you'll see me on Twitter even more than usual. It also means that I'm going to be listening to podcasts, and that brings me to today's synchronicity. Today is the launch of […]

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