by Rob Jolles | Jun 5, 2020 | Motivation, Self Help
If you’ve read my BLArticles® or books, you know I’ve never liked the word “nervous.” It’s a useless word to me because I’ve never known anyone who performed better when nervous. I’m actually a fan of the word, “anxious.” Now, there’s a word I can get behind. When...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 3, 2020 | Motivation
As we adjust to the new reality of virtual communication, online meetings have kicked into a whole new gear. We want to be there for our clients, but for now, that’s going to have to be accomplished virtually. There is a big difference between inter-office virtual...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 20, 2020 | Motivation
And so, here we are; smack dab in a sea of uncertainty! It’s not just uncertainty; it’s a sea of many synonyms: unpredictability, unreliability, precariousness, reservation, doubt… well, you get the point. Uncertainty is like dental pain. The fear of the pain that...
by Rob Jolles | Dec 27, 2019 | Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
We’re coming up on New Years Eve, and with it, comes a whole lot of New Year’s Resolutions. I call them promises. I promise to be a better person. I promise to be a better father or mother. I promise to be a better friend. I promise to work harder. I...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 15, 2019 | Motivation
I am a lifetime Washingtonian, and that means I have endured a certain level of pain when it comes to rooting for our local sports franchises. I was a Washington Senators fan, but we lost the team when I was thirteen years old… I had to wait 33 more years until a...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 1, 2019 | Motivation, Sales Training
Before a presentation, I typically like to pace around quietly and keep to myself. While I was outside getting into my speaker zone, (yes, we do that,) I ran into an interesting individual. I was alone in the hallway except for a man who was also pacing around a bit,...
