by Rob Jolles | Jun 29, 2012 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Self Help
When does a four-hour delay not feel that bad? When you have a pilot who takes control of the situation and owns it! I know what you’re thinking: Here comes another airline story about delays and personnel inefficiencies! Last Friday night, flying out of Chicago...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 15, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
By now, I think everyone knows that the biggest fear people have is speaking in front of an audience. But do you know why it is the biggest fear? This fear isn’t based on what will happen if things go right. It’s based on what will happen if things go wrong. Guess...
by Rob Jolles | May 25, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
The story of last week’s BLArticle® centered on a ridiculous move by another professional speaker who seemed fixated on a message I commonly deliver. In his tirade, he referred to me as a “scab picker” and I used that attack as a leaping off point for a critical...
by Rob Jolles | May 18, 2012 | Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
Through our lives, we may be called a nickname or two. I had plenty of them. When I was five years old, my hair was very short, and my Dad called me “bur head.” If it came from my Dad, it was alright by me. I was called “Broadway” in high school, “Peppy” in...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 27, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
This week, I found myself in jolly old England, only I have to admit, I wasn’t too jolly when I first got here. An hour and a half in the immigration control line at the airport will weaken your jolliness a bit. I was detained by a power hungry immigration officer,...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 6, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Management Training, Motivation, Self Help
Last week, I went to book a flight at the United website, and when I went to get my seat assignment, I was being asked to pay more for ticketing in the Premier Zone. This was second time that this happened; The first time was earlier this month. The first...
