by Rob Jolles | May 27, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Public Speaking, Self Help
When you speak for a living, you get all kinds of questions. One of the most common questions has to do with conquering the fear known as “stage fright.” One of my answers to how one can address that fear is this: “Do anything a few thousand times and you’ll no longer...
by Rob Jolles | May 13, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking, Sales Training
Let me set the stage for you: You are about to walk into a high-pressure situation, and there’s a lot riding on the conversation that’s about to take place. This isn’t just any conversation, but one that requires you to find the courage to ask for something from...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 29, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking
I’ll never forget the first real job I ever had. At age sixteen, I was an usher at Roth’s Seven Locks Movie Theatre in Potomac, Maryland. I proudly wore my red and black blazer and manned my flashlight like a pro. Leaning on the back wall of the theatre, I also saw a...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 23, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Sales Training, Self Help
I was raised by a salesman, and you could say that selling is in my blood. Between boy scouts, sports teams, and school clubs, I have sold a bunch of different things. I have sold light bulbs, first aid kits for cars, doughnuts, fertilizer, toothbrushes, and I sold...
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...
