by Rob Jolles | May 16, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
When you ask someone to do something, one of two answers are usually heard: “I’ll try” or “I will.” At first glance, these two responses sound a lot alike. After all, aren’t we taught to always try, or try real hard or try our best? Yes, it seems pretty easy to...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 18, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help, success
Part 2 – Who Are You? Who is your favorite actor? I’ve always been a fan of Daniel Day-Lewis. Watch him in a movie and I can assure you, he’ll make you believe in whatever character he is playing. Coincidently, he’s famous for the intensity in which he...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 4, 2014 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help
Part 1 – Making People Believe Although I’ve now spent over thirty years in front of audiences, it wasn’t until my junior year in high school when I first took to the stage. I was fortunate to have an amazing teacher and director, Rob Ramoy, who one day stopped...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 7, 2014 | Corporate Communications, Motivation
Think about that question for a moment. Many will tell you that ethics cannot be taught. They’ll tell you that you are either an ethical person, or you’re not. If only it were that simple. I happen to believe that all of us intend to be ethical. We have a voice...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 21, 2014 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, success
Have you ever heard that motto before? You have if you’ve been to the New York City General Post Office. It’s not actually the official motto of the post office, but it’s engraved on the front of their building since 1896. Therefore, for the sake of this story,...
by Rob Jolles | Dec 27, 2013 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, success
As I watch my beloved Washington Redskins team finish off another disappointing season, I find myself drifting back to the good old days. We had a great owner in Jack Kent Cooke, a great coach in Joe Gibbs, great players like Joe Theismann, John Riggins, Darrell...
