The Squirrel Syndrome

by Rob Jolles | Apr 15, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, irony, Motivation, Self Help

It turns out you can learn a lesson or two from a squirrel. When you stop and think about it, the squirrel is a pretty amazing animal; nature thought about almost everything when putting this furry creature together. Squirrels are fast, strong, agile, clever, and the...

I’d Rather Be Up By Two Than Down By Two

by Rob Jolles | Apr 1, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help

It happens all the time in sports. One team is playing well, coasting along, and everything they do seems to be working. Then, in the blink of an eye, the momentum changes. Everything that was once effortless becomes strained and unnatural. The harder that team works...

With All Due Respect, Please Sweat The Small Stuff

by Rob Jolles | Mar 18, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help

I’m well aware of Richard Carlson’s book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff… and it’s all Small Stuff. It’s an inspirational book, and it became one of the fastest-selling books of all time. It was published in 135 countries, and it spent over 101 weeks on the New...

Want To Crush Your Next Presentation?

by Rob Jolles | Mar 4, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking

Think Like A Juggler! You may not know this about me but once upon a time, I was a pretty darn good juggler. I could juggle in a weave, in a circle, off the floor, off the wall, around my back (a crowd favorite,) off my knees, and off my head. As my pièce de...

The Transition Sandwich

by Rob Jolles | Feb 19, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help, success

Through the years, I’ve upset my share of audiences by telling them how overrated product knowledge really is. Product knowledge allows you to competently provide another individual with your solutions to their questions, but it doesn’t necessarily allow you to dazzle...