by Rob Jolles | Jun 1, 2018 | Corporate Communications, irony, Sales Training
I went to dinner with my wife recently, and I felt like having a nice, cold beer. When our waitress came to the table, I asked if they had one of my favorite beers; a Sam Adams. I happen to really like the taste of that particular beer. Turns out the restaurant...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 9, 2018 | Coaching and Mentoring, irony, Motivation, Self Help
Think about the last time you learned a new, and difficult, process. You may not have known it then, but learning that process was the easy part. Implementing it, however, was almost always the hard part. It really comes down to one simple question: Do you want to...
by Rob Jolles | Oct 20, 2017 | irony, Sales Training, Self Help
Good news; I have some pens for sale! You’re going to love them: I’m going to let them go for next to nothing, and I’ve got a lot of them. First, let me tell you about why I created them… If you’ve ever delivered a seminar or a keynote, or even attended one, you know...
by Rob Jolles | Sep 22, 2017 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, irony, Motivation, Self Help, success
I guess my fascination with models started when I was very young. My dad used to love to work on model tanks of all things, and he was darn good at it. He would spend hours working on those models, meticulously putting together every piece, then every decal, and then...
by Rob Jolles | May 19, 2017 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, irony, Motivation, Self Help
You hear it in sports all the time, particularly after a team has won a big game: “We just wanted it more than they did!” The thought of wanting something more than others seems to answer many questions, but to me, it seems trite and extremely misleading. If only life...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 10, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, irony, Motivation, Self Help, success
“I could have told you, but you had to learn this lesson on your own.” How many times did you hear that phrase as a child, or as a young adult? How many times have you heard it as an adult? I’m not very fond of that phrase. Wait, that’s not strong enough: I detest...
