by Rob Jolles | Sep 24, 2021 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein I was twenty-two years old when I graduated from the University of Maryland. Within two weeks, I found myself working as a salesman for the New York Life Insurance...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 27, 2021 | Self Help
Take a moment and think about the last time someone you knew well mustered up the courage to ask you for help. No doubt, you displayed kindness, and probably empathy as well. As a matter of fact, my guess is that these behaviors came naturally to you because you...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 29, 2021 | Self Help
A few years ago, I was invited to go on a Segway tour of Washington, D.C. Having never been on a Segway before, I was a bit anxious, but I didn’t really have a choice. I had auctioned off the ten-person tour for a charity, and part of the package was for me to...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 15, 2021 | Self Help
It’s a common experience. You get a job that seems to promise great things. You work for a manager who seems to have your best interest at heart. You work with a team of like-minded individuals, and they all seem to be people you can really bond with. It seems...
by Rob Jolles | Dec 18, 2020 | Self Help
“You’re just not good enough.” Have you ever heard those words rattling around in your brain? Perhaps a better question would be this: Has anyone not heard those words rattling around in his or her brain? It’s the same voice that challenges our expertise and...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 6, 2020 | Motivation, Self Help
I purchased a new thermos the other day. I was looking for something else, and I found it quite by accident. It turned up on one of those pages on Amazon that says this: “If you liked that other thing you purchased, you might like this.” At first, I dismissed the...
