by Rob Jolles | Mar 2, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
About six months ago, I heard some rather troubling news from a company in Europe that delivers programs for me. They conduct “Customer Centered Selling” workshops in a variety of countries. They received a letter from a lawyer asking them to stop using the term,...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 24, 2012 | Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
Last week, I wrote a BLArticle™ that took me longer to write than any other BLArticle™ I’ve written in the past two years. There were so many lessons in the Jeremy Lin story; I wanted to get it just right. Well, I almost did, but one word seemed to throw the message...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 17, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
If I asked you what NBA star holds the record for most points scored in his first five starts, you might guess Lebron, Kobe, Shaq, Johnson, Bird, Durant, Jordon, or so many others. Of course, you’d be wrong because the record was just set, this past week, by a...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 10, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
This past week marked the passing of a man many may remember, and many others may have never heard of. I’m referring to an old boxing trainer, and legendary corner man, Angelo Dundee. He trained many famous fighters, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Sugar...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 3, 2012 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training
I’m on the road this week, outside the city of Philadelphia, conducting an Executive Presentation Skills program. It’s a program I really like teaching because it allows me to go back to my roots. After all, the first book I ever wrote was not a sales book, but a...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 27, 2012 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Self Help
I love a good story as much as the next guy. As a matter of fact, you could say I make a living by telling stories. When I’m on my game and telling a good story, you never know how it might end. That helps me hold my audience’s attention. When...
