by Rob Jolles | Nov 25, 2011 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Self Help
You know what really gets to me? I’ll tell you. People that walk by and don’t make eye contact… and you know what that means. It means they don’t have time for you. In fact, it seems like they actually go out of their way to avoid eye contact… and you know what...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 18, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Self Help
Going through my emails a week ago, I heard from my good friend, Pat. He was pretty shaken up, and when I asked him why, he told me this story: A Fired Up Pat Nolan “I just had a guy crying on my shoulder. He lost his job over 2 years ago. His home and...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 11, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
It’s certainly no secret that I perform for a living. Sometimes I perform keynotes, and sometimes longer seminars and workshops. Sometimes I perform as a coach, and sometimes as a consultant. Sometimes I even perform just talking on the phone. By the way, so do...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 4, 2011 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Self Help
I’m not one who shares in the joy of seeing the highlights of other people’s trips. I didn’t like watching the slides from my relative’s trips when I was little, didn’t like Super 8 movies when I was a teenager, didn’t like the VHS vacation tapes as a younger adult,...
by Rob Jolles | Oct 28, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
For a while, I’ve been working on a new book. The title, and the concept of the book are still under wraps, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn a thing or two from it. Over the weekend, this book provided its first lesson to me. When a manuscript has been...
by Rob Jolles | Oct 21, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Management Training, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
I was conducting a program in Denver last week, and the concept of “thinking outside the box” came up. It’s an overused phrase. It is astounding how many people think they’re operating “outside the box” when, in fact, they are stuck in their prison of familiarity. ...
