by Rob Jolles | Jul 22, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Sales Training
I received an email from a good friend, and she asked me a question that I’d like to share with you; She asked me what I thought of the word “pitch.” She explained to me that she works with a salesperson who enjoys using the word “pitch” to describe his daily sales...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 15, 2011 | Motivation, Self Help
Ah… the paradox of Facebook. Who knew such a simple idea could create so much angst and confusion. Ask one hundred people what they think about the Facebook revolution, and you’ll get one hundred different answers. There are the pessimists who won’t get near it. “Why...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 8, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Management Training, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help
I’d like to start this week’s BLArticle™ with a small confession. I’m about to try and teach you a thing or two about being a better listener. If I told you that I was a wonderful listener, my wife Ronni’s eyes would be rolling and my nose would be growing. Franklin...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 1, 2011 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
I was on the phone with a loyal BLArticle™ reader from Atlanta, and we started talking about that word I don’t like hearing very often; “nervousness.” I’ve already been over my views of eradicating that word from the Dictionary altogether and replacing it with the...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 24, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
I’d like to debut a new feature to our weekly BLArticle™ conversations. From time to time, I would like to introduce you to others who are remarkable. I would like to tell you their story, and not mine. Meet Brian Jolles. Yes, I am related to Brian Jolles; He is one...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 17, 2011 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Sales Training
If I had a nickel for every time someone spouted out the phrase, “we all sell,” I’d have enough nickels to pay for Redskin parking. Trust me, that’s a lot of nickels! Yes, it’s true that we all sell, and for people who sell for a living, I might be preaching to the...
