by Rob Jolles | Aug 19, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
I’m not sure how long you’ve been sitting at your desk, wondering; “Is now the time for a dramatic change?” Everyone’s mind wanders when it comes to making startling changes and reinventing oneself. I’ve always been a fan of change, and a fan of a quote from the late...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 12, 2011 | Motivation, Self Help
Blog: I’m with my family on vacation this week. That might be interesting for me, but there’s no real message for you. Article: It’s our 20th year in a row of taking the family to the beach. 23, 22, and 18 year old kids and they still make it important. There’s an...
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...