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...
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 | Apr 1, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
It happens all the time in sports. One team is playing well, coasting along, and everything they do seems to be working. Then, in the blink of an eye, the momentum changes. Everything that was once effortless becomes strained and unnatural. The harder that team works...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 18, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
I’m well aware of Richard Carlson’s book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff… and it’s all Small Stuff. It’s an inspirational book, and it became one of the fastest-selling books of all time. It was published in 135 countries, and it spent over 101 weeks on the New...
by Rob Jolles | Dec 25, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of the US patent office, once said this: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” He said that in 1899. We can smile at that now, but that kind of thinking haunts me a bit. I think it’s morphed into something more like...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 27, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
Pushing ourselves to do our best is clearly one of the keys to success. However, don’t confuse the noble act of trying our best with the noble act of pushing ourselves to perfection. They may sound similar but they are dramatically different. Doing our best...
