by Rob Jolles | Sep 24, 2021 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein I was twenty-two years old when I graduated from the University of Maryland. Within two weeks, I found myself working as a salesman for the New York Life Insurance...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 18, 2021 | Motivation
As a kid, I remember looking forward to Fridays. Although you had to work your way through the day, you knew that, at the end of that day, the weekend would begin! I think I probably had a kind of pep in my step, since I knew that fun was only hours away. ...
by Rob Jolles | May 21, 2021 | Motivation
Although I liked playing in pools, I never took swimming all that seriously until I entered my 30’s. At that point, I fell in love with swimming long distances, and did just that week after week, month after month, and year after year. I never swam less than a mile...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 1, 2021 | Motivation
I’m a New Year’s Eve man. No doubt about it, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. What can you say about New Years Day that isn’t positive? Christmas is a wonderful holiday, but not everyone celebrates Christmas. The same could be said for Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, Hanukah,...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 20, 2020 | Motivation, Public Speaking
Now, more than ever, it’s important to not just speak, but speak well, and that often means incorporating an element of entertainment. After all, when our communications are not face-to-face, it’s a whole lot more difficult to hold the attention of those we are...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 6, 2020 | Motivation, Self Help
I purchased a new thermos the other day. I was looking for something else, and I found it quite by accident. It turned up on one of those pages on Amazon that says this: “If you liked that other thing you purchased, you might like this.” At first, I dismissed the...
