Memorial Day is about more than picnics, vacation and the end of the school year. It is an opportunity to reflect on those who have given their life for our country and for our loved ones who have passed. The memories of others often seem crowded out by the busyness of life with our […]
Do You Know How To S.P.E.A.K?
The last severaI years I have been blessed to be an author, a radio host, and a corporate motivational speaker. I love to speak at a communication seminar for leaders. Most have to give a message or presentation in their role, or be ready for one. The most famous corporate […]
Servant Leadership From a Leadership Speaker:
(We are not all the same.)
This week I talked with a man who directs an area of leadership training in Columbus, Georgia. As leadership speakers we compared notes on the topic of servant leadership.
I first heard this term in church, but now it is commonplace in the corporate arenas. […]
What’s your best communication tool?
Living Life on Purpose
Tomorrow marks the anniversary for two years of a miracle. May 17th was the day when one particular hour was pivotal and life hinged on every breath.
On May 17, 2011, our second grandson Oliver Henry was born on my dad’s birthday. His mommy and our second daughter, Lindey, was the child […]
There are natural ways to improve communication skills, even at a dinner party. Conversation is about living intentionally. Connecting people at a deeper level can be hard unless you have some pointers on how to make a dinner party memorable.
I have always loved to entertain, though this season of my life has been limited […]
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I […]
Meet My Special Life Coach—My Mom
Why hire a life coach, if you have a great mom? She was there when I took my first breath and cheers me on to maximize life each day at the ripe age of 78. I am blessed to still have an active mom in my life who serves […]
Motivational Coach, Communication Skills
and The Truth
Do you have anything you hate? Believe it or not, as a motivational coach who is mostly positive, I do! Here is my short list for those who are short-sided.
I hate it when people dumb down their communication skills to shrugging their shoulders and nodding. Pointing is annoying […]