by Rob Jolles | Mar 6, 2015 | Corporate Communications, Sales Training, Self Help, success
I still have a few painful memories of my first awkward dates when I was in High School; some rather unlucky girls were treated to an awkward, but well meaning, Rob Jolles. At the time, I thought I was quite a prize. After all, I wasn’t a person who had nothing to...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 20, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help, success
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m a movie buff. At six years old, I would walk with my brother Richard to the Silver Movie Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland and thus began my love for movies. I shared that love with my own kids; one of our favorite outings...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 6, 2015 | Motivation, Self Help, success
Ah, the joy of youth. Carefree, and without worry… until we pursue our first, real job. Then, the concern of age rears its ugly head for the first time. “Will clients have trouble responding to me because of my age? Will clients think that my age makes me less...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 23, 2015 | Motivation, Self Help
I met William (Bill) Soper when I was eleven years old in Boy Scouts, only I didn’t know him as William or Bill. I knew him as my friend Willie. He was a quiet kid, but he was a very loyal friend. Unbeknownst to me, he would also become my teacher. Willie didn’t teach...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 23, 2015 | Public Speaking, Self Help
Let’s begin by getting past the fifth word in the title of this BLArticle®, which, on some level, may have offended you. I’m referring to the word “greed.” Believe it or not, I happen to agree with the words of Gordon Gecko from Wall Street: “Greed is good.” Ask...
