Tips on being an awesome panelist! 1. Have 3-5 pocket stories – the best way to seem like you’ve done this before is to tell us a story about how you actually did this thing with a real client. Tell us how you failed and what you learned. Tell us about a wild success (humbly). Let your clients speak for you (using your mouth!). “Last month we … [Read more...] about How to Rock a Panel Discussion
Dumb and Duh
In a truth-facing moment, my speech coach told me this: “If you are saying ‘um’ and ‘uh’ often in your presentation, you might as well be saying ‘dumb’ and ‘duh’ because that’s what the audience hears.” Filler words. Disfluencies. Distractors. Whatever you call them, I was a repeat offender. The coach asked me to tell a story off the cuff … [Read more...] about Dumb and Duh
How to Make Your Life Worse
Zig Ziglar recently asked me (through an article he wrote): “Do you believe there is something you can specifically do in the next seven days that would make your personal, family and business life worse?” Yeah, I thought. I could drink all the wine/eat all the chocolate, ignore my children, and lie to clients. That would be a good … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Life Worse
The Magic of Borrowing Self-Discipline
"I don't know how she does it." "I hate him. He's so fit." "I could be that successful if I wanted to." Some people are just so flipping disciplined. I'm thinking of Tim Ferriss from Four-Hour Workweek or Serena Williams, or, heck, my friend Russ Peterson. These are people who have dreams and then, with a relentless effort, make those … [Read more...] about The Magic of Borrowing Self-Discipline
Jumping with The Big Boys
I was enjoying watching the chaos on the trampoline. Three 9-year-old boys were hoisting a yoga ball up and slamming it into each other with raucous laughter. It looked like (risky) fun. Then my 3-year-old daughter wanted to join. I unzipped the protective netting, made the boys give up the ball, and put her in with the stern instruction to … [Read more...] about Jumping with The Big Boys
