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...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 8, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, irony, Public Speaking, Self Help
Years ago, I worked on a contract with the Farmer’s Home Administration to help them automate their offices. There was a lot of technical training involved, and that meant a lot of study. However, it seemed the more I studied, the more there was to know. It was a...
by Rob Jolles | Sep 18, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, irony, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help
Let’s face it, we’ve been raised with the idea that “more” is better, and if you really want to see this concept play out in all its glory, watch someone try to persuade another. What takes place is fairly predictable. I’m a huge fan of questions, but at some point in...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 23, 2013 | Corporate Communications, irony, Motivation, Self Help
When it comes to true friendship, there is almost no truer or closer friend than my cousin Steve. We’re virtually the same age, and we have been more like brothers since, well, since either of us can remember. We played together when we were very little, we had...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 9, 2013 | Corporate Communications, irony, Management Training, Motivation, Sales Training
Imagine if your job was designed to help influence policy, and in doing so, you would need to understand how to change minds and how to influence decisions. Now, imagine that you were doing this job and 83% of the people were not happy with the job you were...