Let’s Kill The Virus and Spread Hope
Do you remember WHERE you were on September 11, 2001? Of course you do.
But…
Do you remember WHO you were with watching the tragic events unfold? I bet you do.Read More
Smile… Your Life Is Pretty Damn Good
Stop the complaining. Stop the excuses.
Don’t point fingers when you should be looking in the mirror.
Your life is pretty damn good.
EVERYTHING that is happening in your life starts with a choice… your choice. You need to start taking 100% ownership for it.Read More
Action Kicks Perfection’s Butt Every Day of the Week
I can remember the day like it was yesterday.
I was recording a video when my girlfriend (Amy) came home for lunch.
I had already spent the past twenty minutes trying to record my “daily thought”.Read More
The One Vow We All Need to Make to the Black Mamba…and Ourselves
By no means am I qualified to write this blog.
I’m not a sports editor. I’m not a sports journalist. I’m just a sports fan who is absolutely stunned by the news of Kobe Bryant’s death.Read More
Are You Ready to Show Up Big This Week?
“Please…just show up!”
Those words came out of my mouth about 4 hours ago while watching the Green Bay Packers “attempt” to compete with the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game.
It’s also why this blog will be extremely short. I’m that angry.Read More
The Day I Stopped Caring What Others Thought
It was March 27, just 9 short months ago.
I was having dinner at Skylight Gardens in West Hollywood. I, along with 39 of my Fast Foundations Mastermind colleagues, were celebrating 3 days of intense collaboration and game-changing breakthroughs.Read More
3 Simple Strategies to Help Insurance Agencies Improve Marketing
I can remember the day clearly.
I was sitting in the conference room. I had just been hired as THE SOLE PRODUCER for a local health insurance agency. It was my job to bring in the new revenue that would keep “the doors open”.
I remember asking, “So, what is the marketing strategy here?”Read More
3 Predictions for LinkedIn
I’ve been really active on LinkedIn for a little over 2 years. Each day my goal is to bring as much value to my audience as I can. In the beginning, my content sucked. Yet, through consistency and repetition, it’s improved. What is the “hack” that’s helped me post better content? There is none.
Showing up on social media is a constant game of testing and experimenting. Will a certain type of post work? I don’t know. Test it and see what happens. If it doesn’t resonate with your audience, stop doing it. Keep trying new things until you reach a point where your message is consistently resonating with your target connections.Read More
Don’t Make This Sales Mistake I Made
I’m about to admit something I’m not very proud of…
It was early on in my sales career. I was a financial planner struggling to make a sale, struggling to make money. I needed to find a way to get some quick wins.
3 Ways to Show Your Audience You’re Prepared to Speak
Preparation is the key to your success in giving powerful and impactful speeches.
Can you truly say that you put in the time to prepare when you’re asked to speak?
Here’s the problem when you don’t…
When you’re not prepared, it’s obvious to the audience when you’re on stage. It’s obvious when you’re rambling without a purpose or a message. It’s obvious when the power point slides accidentally lock and you freeze because they’re your “crutch”.