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,...
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- 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...
- 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...
- Jun 12, 2012
- 2 min
What’s Wrong with Positive Thinking?
Whenever I talk so enthusiastically about entrepreneurship, a few people really feel the need to correct me. They say that positive...
- May 11, 2012
- 1 min
Off The Beaten Path
Over the last year I have been working on a project funded by the European Investment Bank to help young entrepreneurs in the occupied...
- Apr 18, 2012
- 2 min
Spiderman’s Vulnerability
So many leaders and entrepreneurs understand this point and yet as soon as they open their mouths, they forget the basics. Connection...
- May 15, 2011
- 1 min
A Three Minute Course in LEADERSHIP
Whether you are creating a business or creating an amazing life, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur and by taking...
- Nov 25, 2010
- 2 min
Why Do Dyslexics Make Great Entrepreneurs?
I spend a lot of time being curious about what makes some people great entrepreneurs. I recently found an article in BusinessWeek that...
- Nov 22, 2010
- 2 min
Kill the Cow
What will Norway live from when the North Sea oil wells run dry? I believe that some answers lie in empowering young entrepreneurs. The...
- Nov 14, 2010
- 2 min
If there is no struggle, then there is no progress
“If there is no struggle, then there is no progress” The title of this blog is a quote from Fredrick Douglass. He was born a slave in...
- Oct 18, 2010
- 2 min
Can Entrepreneurship Empower Palestinians?
Last week I was asked to join a group of coaches and investors to design and lead a program for Palestinian entrepreneurs from the West...
- Sep 12, 2010
- 2 min
Fake It or Be Yourself?
Dare to be yourself. Sometimes we are so intent on pleasing the people we meet that we forget to be who we are. Good networking skills...
- Aug 23, 2010
- 3 min
Connecting the Dots
Like most children, I loved drawing Connect the Dots pictures. I can envision myself staring at a new and particularly complex page of...
- Jan 30, 2010
- 2 min
Daring to take the first step
This video shows the winner of “Ukraine ‘s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, age 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand...
- Dec 22, 2009
- 3 min
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
If you are an entrepreneur, then be bold. Don’t settle for a safe and easy startup. They usually die. Don’t be afraid to tackle the...
- Nov 15, 2009
- 2 min
When Life Leaks In
I had an email exchange with a business associate last night. What started as a work discussion, emerged into a dialog about life and...
- Nov 5, 2009
- 1 min
“If you are so smart… why are you not rich?”
I immediately wanted to change the T-Shirt to read: If you are so smart, why haven’t you changed more lives? Why haven’t you helped more...
- Oct 22, 2009
- 2 min
Expose yourself and show your heart
Today I held a speech for approx. 250 small business leaders from an association in Norway called Growth Companies (Vekstbedriftene)....
- Jan 30, 2009
- 2 min
Better Fathers, Better World
Welcome to TheFatherCoach.com Helping men become great fathers… Why a website for Fathers? No task is more important First, this website...
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