by Rob Jolles | Dec 26, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help
The mind is an amazing mechanism, but it sure can fool you. Left unchecked, it can convince you of all sorts of things. When the body is injured, the mind can convince you you’re just fine. When you hear something that goes bump in the night, the...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 28, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Self Help
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar Let me set the scene for you… You’re sitting at your computer, and you’re focused and working hard. Perhaps it’s a proposal you’re working on, a blog you’re...
by Rob Jolles | Oct 17, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help, success
I have always enjoyed the game of basketball. Not blessed with great height, I fell in love with the position of point guard. The position allowed me to relay plays being sent in by my coaches, and manage the flow of the game. It was the perfect...
by Rob Jolles | Oct 3, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
The Three Elements of a Successful Presentation When I worked for Xerox, I spent five days teaching trainers and speakers how to present information in a powerful manner. Those five days gave me time to work on many of the critical elements of speaking, including...
by Rob Jolles | Sep 19, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
Part Two – Let It Go Part one of this BLArticle® series outlined the pain and anger that goes along with a bad breakup, whether it be from a friend, a spouse, a manager, or a company. Assigning full blame to someone else and telling story after story describing the...
by Rob Jolles | Sep 5, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Self Help
Part One – The 90-10 Rule In business, as well as in life, there are certain cycles most of us go through. There is the thrill of being hired for a new job, and the joy of being wanted and appreciated. But part of the cycle is “breaking up” and moving from one job...
