by Rob Jolles | Jun 7, 2013 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Self Help
A BLArticle® Miniseries Part 3 – Release The Hounds! Several months ago, when a release date of June 3rd was finally announced for my latest book, one of my tasks was to interview potential publicists. Visions of the “Today Show” and other glamorous appearances...
by Rob Jolles | May 23, 2013 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, press
(For best results, watch in full screen mode and change to 720p Quality, and if your connection bogs down, take back down to regular quality.) A BLArticle® Miniseries Part 1 – “The Pre-launch” When I’ve written a book in the past, I used to tell my friends that...
by Rob Jolles | May 17, 2013 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Management Training, Motivation, Self Help, success
It amazes me how often we throw around the word “team.” Some people think that just because you’ve formed a group, you’ve formed a team. In sports, our teammates are often others who were selected from a pool of players, but the moment we show up, and are handed a...
by Rob Jolles | May 3, 2013 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Sales Training
There seems to be so much doom and gloom in the book world. Bookstores are closing, and Nielsen BookScan, (the organization that tracks book sales,) tells us that book sales around the world are in general decline. This decline is being seen not just in the United...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 21, 2013 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Self Help
In the morning, we all have our own private office routines. Checking for phone messages, grabbing a cup of coffee, turning on our computers, and checking our email. Then there are the social media routines. For me, that means checking my Facebook and Twitter...
by Rob Jolles | Dec 14, 2012 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training
Zig Ziglar passed away a few weeks ago, and I wanted to take a moment to say, “thanks.” For those who may not know of Mr. Ziglar, let me take a moment and bring you up to speed. He was born in Alabama, the tenth of twelve children, and served in the United States...