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 | Oct 31, 2014 | Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help, success
Some time ago, I was reminiscing about some of my favorite commercials, and a number of them came to mind. As a former Xerox employee, I was always a fan of many of the Xerox commercials. There was the Brother Dominic “Monks” commercial series, and a long series of...
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 | Aug 22, 2014 | Motivation, Self Help, success
I’m a superstitious guy. I won’t eat certain foods on certain days, I won’t hit a snooze bar, and I have a lucky tie I wear when delivering keynotes. If you hang around me long enough, you’ll hear me tell you why I do what I do. I’ll try to find logical reasons for...
