Category Archives: Leadership

My Holiday Wish: Celebrate Your Battle

It’s embarrassing.  For eleven months of the year my travels are so extensive that I rarely turn on the television.  I completely lose track of popular culture.  When I do get home, and see some celebrity featured on a talk … Continue reading

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Twenty Things I’ve Learned in Twenty Years of Educating People

With all apologies to Esquire magazine for blatantly ripping off their idea, here are just a few of the hard earned lessons I’ve learned over the last 20 years; one for every year.

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A Daunting Journey to Baggage Claim Six

She was clearly confused.   Before boarding even began, she had tried to walk out onto the tarmac of Pasco Airport.  Only the impressive foot speed of the nimble gate agent kept her from wandering right out the gate 3 door.  … Continue reading

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Tip the Band

Most of my time is spent immersed in one of two distinctly different environments.  Either I am in front of hundreds of people who expect me to enlighten and entertain them, or I am alone.  The latter state is far … Continue reading

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Finding Mindfulness in Packing Tape

Rivaled only by childbirth (so I am told) and buying a car, I don’t know of many life experiences that combine so much joy with so much pain as moving into a new home.  We have done it seven times, … Continue reading

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Seven “Easy” Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking

When it comes to public speaking, nothing is easy.  I have done over 100 events each year for 20 years, and before starting the Leadership Difference, I was responsible for training and development for two major companies.  Before my career … Continue reading

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