by Rob Jolles | Aug 5, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Self Help
The short story goes like this… Rob goes to see his beloved Washington Nationals play baseball and lightening strikes in the second inning. No, the Nats didn’t score – they rarely do. Lightening strikes by way of a screaming foul ball that travels fifty feet...
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 3, 2011 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help, Uncategorized
I’ll bet you’ve heard that phrase before, but is it true? Can you really hear a smile? As a guy who preaches to be “in the moment” when communicating with others, I sure hope so. However, I have an idea; let’s prove it. All you need to participate in this experiment...
