I’ve been to two huge trade shows recently so I have them on the brain. And what works on the trade show floor works in life, like it or not. 1.) You will be judged by your appearance. Cheesy, ugly booths did not attract the crowds that colorful well designed booths did. I’m not talking […]

I get a ton of questions about other people—the horrible boss, the nonproductive child, the annoying co-worker. People want to know what they can do to change these people. My answer is absolutely nothing. You can only control one person in this universe and that person is you. Don’t believe me? Watch A & E’s […]

Ouch – we all hate it when we’re rejected. Fear of rejection stops salespeople from asking for the sale. It stops us from reaching out to new friends and associates. It stops families from coming together. It even stops us from pursuing our dreams. Rejection is a given – no matter how fabulous you are, […]

This has been my favorite conversation starter lately. Think about it for a minute – what life lesson did you learn last year? I learned to stop trying to make people into more than they are. This has been a tough lesson for me. I realized many of my relationships were with people who were […]

I finally bought a Blackberry. The first few days I had it, I wanted to kill myself. I couldn’t figure out how to send a text—the icons were different. It was weird talking into a flat slab. At least my flip phone seemed like a phone—something that curves around your head. On the fifth day, […]