What can the indigenous people teach us about Collaboration and Teamwork?
I had been in the sweat lodge for almost 45 minutes. It was unbearable and I thought I might faint. It was so hot that the air burned my...
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- Jul 12, 2019
- 3 min
Hiding in your Comfort Zone?
Are you Hiding in your Comfort Zone this Summer? It’s summertime. That means it’s time for us to do some unusual things; things that we...
- Mar 3, 2019
- 2 min
A Pitch is Not What you Think
Most entrepreneurs think that pitching is something you do in an elevator or to win a competition. While these are indeed 2 types of...
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
The Only Way an Entrepreneur can Fail
As an entrepreneur, there is really only one way to fail. But before I tell you how, let me define what I think an entrepreneur is. My...
- Dec 30, 2018
- 2 min
The Voice of Compassion
My best friend’s wife died recently. Suddenly. Nothing can explain a tragedy like this. But in the midst of bottomless grief and sorrow,...
- Dec 24, 2018
- 3 min
The Best (free) Gift You Can Ever Give
For me, Christmas is about giving; giving gifts to express appreciation and gratitude to the people in our lives we care about the most....
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
To Pitch an Idea, first you must Connect
One of the biggest reasons why so many pitches fail is that we fail to CONNECT with our listeners. Connection is where it all starts....
- Sep 23, 2018
- 2 min
How the Voice of Emma González Saved me
I felt numb. Yet another cruel shooting in my home country of America. In sunny Florida even. Yet another senseless slaughter of innocent...
- Sep 23, 2018
- 2 min
Your Voice is an Emotional Stethoscope
Words on a page can convey meaning. But words that are spoken can move hearts. Your voice belongs to both your body and your mind and it...
- Jul 23, 2018
- 2 min
As soon as you speak, you will instantly be judged
With first impressions, your voice is more important than you may realise. It takes less than 1 second for people to judge your...
- Mar 13, 2018
- 2 min
What I learned from 3 days of complete silence
When I was a rowdy kid (yes, just ask my 4 brothers), my mother would (often) send me to my room. Being forced to sit alone was the...
- Mar 9, 2018
- 1 min
A Silent Retreat: Who are you without your Voice?
One of my life’s biggest missions is to help other people to find their voices. Not their singing voices, but their speaking voices....
- Jan 23, 2018
- 1 min
The Power of Pitching
Just before Christmas I competed in the Finals of the Techtour European Venture Contest. Oddly enough, I was one of the category winners...
- Nov 21, 2017
- 1 min
Learn from the Speakers You Admire
I just listened to an old speech by Martin Luther King Jr. from April 4th, 1967 at the Riverside Church in New York City. It wasn’t his...
- Sep 7, 2017
- 1 min
Naked on Stage
Last week I did a talk in front of 600 people. I was naked. No colorful Powerpoints, no music, no flashy videos to hide behind. Just me....
- Sep 1, 2017
- 1 min
Words, Dance but no Music
It’s Friday morning and I’m sitting on a crowded plane in the midst of 8 young men who are headed to Amsterdam for a big weekend...
- May 20, 2017
- 2 min
A Tolerance for Silence
Right now I am on an airplane. I’m flying home at 20,000 feet from Kuopio, Finland. I’m decompressing. Imagine a town dropped right in...
- Mar 6, 2017
- 3 min
7 Fatal Voice Mistakes that Entrepreneurs Make when Pitching
Why some of the things you can’t even hear yourself saying may be killing your pitch and ruining your first Impressions In my head I...
- Oct 9, 2012
- 2 min
Entrepreneur Success Factor? Words-Music-Dance
Many entrepreneurs struggle. Some fail, yet some entrepreneurs succeed beyond their wildest dreams. What is the difference? What is the...
- Jul 25, 2012
- 3 min
The Secret to Pitching your Business in 30 seconds
If you can’t tell me in 30 seconds what you do and what you want, then I am not buying, investing or probably even listening any longer...