Being on a team was an important part of my growing up. For me, it was always all about the team. That could include family, friends, team mates, classmates or whom ever happened to be on your team. I was preoccupied with the team rather than being a teammate. Then there’s Brock. Brock is my […]

My most popular keynote speech is Embrace Uncertainty. Yes, it has emotional appeal because people like to be reassured that everything will be ok. Yes, it has great stories of everything turning out good after a traumatic event or two. Yes, the good guys in the white hats win in the end. Yes, my job […]

I recently did a corporate keynote and the firm I spoke to had a new leadership team and was trying to reform their culture. Fortunately, I was able to interview both the C-Suite (employers) and the front-line employees separately. This gave me an opportunity to brief the CEO and COO prior to the speaking engagement […]

I have heard the phrase, “I just want to make a difference,” a lot lately. Whether in the opening statements of a podcast, on self-help TikTok, or in someone’s “why” statement. Everyone wants to make a difference. But do they? Really? What does making a difference look like? What does it sound like, feel like, […]