by Rob Jolles | May 22, 2026 | Coaching and Mentoring, Self Help
I always get a kick out watching my wife go about looking for lost items. To her credit, like most of us, she always starts in the most obvious places. If it’s lost keys, she looks in her purse. If it’s a lost cell phone, she’ll look on her desk. If it’s a lost...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 27, 2026 | Self Help, Coaching and Mentoring
It’s a common experience. You get a job that seems to promise great things. You work for a manager who seems to have your best interest at heart. You work with a team of like-minded individuals, and they all seem to be people you can really bond with. It seems like...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 13, 2026 | Coaching and Mentoring, Self Help
“You’re just not good enough.” Have you ever heard those words rattling around in your brain? Perhaps a better question would be this: Has anyone not heard those words rattling around in his or her brain? It’s the same voice that challenges our expertise and...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 29, 2025 | Coaching and Mentoring, success
There’s no doubt about it; one of the best ways to get better at something is to simply ask for feedback. How do we get better without feedback from others? Feedback provides invaluable information we can’t see for ourselves. Feedback helps us evolve. Feedback...
by Rob Jolles | Oct 4, 2024 | Coaching and Mentoring, success
Let’s face it; There are many people who like to brag. Some more than others, but with the emergence, and heavy dependence, on social media, this bragging has gotten a bit out of hand. Recently, I decided to increase the numbers of my LinkedIn followers, and began...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 11, 2023 | Coaching and Mentoring, Self Help
I’ve spent over three decades with my own business, but I haven’t always been an entrepreneur. I worked with three different companies in my 20’s and early 30’s, and I had a full array of bosses. Some were skilled, some were kind, and some weren’t. I only had one...