Word Choice Matters Last week I visited my best friend in LA and experienced just how powerful word choice is. My friend Derrick’s wife, Grace, is an accomplished lawyer. In our conversations she has taken particular interest in highlighting my use of absolutes. And, while I was aware of this habit, I had never […]
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Don’t Seek RIGHT Answers!
Hello everyone and welcome to Throw Back Thursday! Here’s a piece Leo wrote back in 2009! Enjoy! Right answers are useless… if they are answers to the WRONG questions. This one point, has been drilled in me for all the years I have spent in University of Chicago. Time after time, whether it was a […]
Top 10 Entrepreneurship Lessons
Hello everyone and welcome to Throw Back Thursday! Here’s a piece Leo wrote back in 2009 while he was building his company, Fitness Arch. Enjoy! Recently I have been approached by a newly minted entrepreneur who has started asking me about my experience in building a company. That started me thinking about some of […]
The Why and The Who
The “WHY” and the “WHO” Today I had a chance to coach one of my clients, let’s call him Charlie. Charlie is a serial entrepreneur, who is working to bring in and innovative wearable technology to help maximize engagement at a networking event. And as I asked him to give me his pitch he […]
“I” versus “WE” – what YOU need to know
Lucas was standing in front of a group of financial investors getting ready to pitch his BIG IDEA. “At my company, Sansaire, we have created an incredible product that will revolutionize the cooking industry. We are proud to bring it to you here and show you how it works.” Lucas was one of my clients […]
Lions and Tigers and Bears: Oh My!: Transforming the fear of public speaking into a source of confidence and conviction
Bill was having one of those bad presentation days. He was presenting the progress of his department to his superiors, standing in the dark next to a bright PPT monitor feeling his mouth going dry, his hands sweaty and his thoughts racing. As a director of operations for a multinational company, he was in charge of […]
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Rotarians Need to Speak with Power Too
I am often invited to speak to Rotary clubs around Seattle, and last Thursday I spoke to the Magnolia Rotary Club. It was a beautiful sunny day at the Seattle Yaht club and I think I was able to really help the members understand how to change the way they speak to their audience in […]