Dealing with Wake Up Calls
What is a wake-up call? When you consider it, there are many different types. According to Merriam-Webster, a wake-up call is something that serves to alert a person to a problem, danger, or need. The wake-up calls you get when… your alarm awakens you in the morning you get up from a good night sleep […]
One Light One Word One Dream
Last weekend, we, along with a group of our dearest friends, decided to spend a Saturday afternoon making candles. Before you pass judgment, let me put it out there that the candle making experience is a blast. In this year of craziness, we had socially distant fellowship, great conversation, laughter, and a truly blessed couple […]
Charging a Dead Battery
As I write this blog, it is a cold winter morning in the Midwest. For those of us who live in cold areas, is there anything worse than being out in freezing weather, and when you get in your car and turn the key… nothing happens. You hear the dreaded “click, click, click” that accompanies […]
An Adoption Story of Thanks
Last week we had the opportunity to lead a socially distanced live training in the beautiful city of Nashville, TN. Honestly, it was great to be interacting in a live setting once again. On our first day of training, I had the opportunity to have lunch and dinner with some of our client team members. […]
Social Isolation and Loneliness- The Power of Connection
A few days ago, I talked to a client, and we discussed the frenzying pace of… the fourth quarter the election COVID-19 working from home kids at school the holiday season with family and friends In all of our lives, there is a crazy contrast between chaos and isolation. I was reminded of the Stockdale […]
Doing Something Difficult
When was the last time you tackled something difficult? We all know that doing something difficult is not only challenging but requires 2 things: Motivation A deep desire to change Do you have someone in your personal or professional life that pushes you to do the hard things? If you do, you are blessed. My […]
Hot Questions and Hot Wings
After reading the title of this blog, you may be asking yourself a great question. “When I think of myself as a professional communicator, what does this topic have to do with anything?” Well, let me tell you. In my years of practical experience, academics, and consulting at Braintrust, my observation is that the concept […]
Fourth Quarter Mindset
On January 26, 2020, I was stepping off an airplane in New York City while returning from a great trip to Europe. While I was there, I had the opportunity to both work with one of our global partners and present my research at Aalto University just outside of Helsinki, Finland. The trip was one […]
Finding Hope at 30,000 Feet
In a recent conversation, a colleague and I were discussing how unbelievable it is that we haven’t been on an airplane since February. In 30 years of business, I can’t recall a six-month period that I went without flying. There is much about traveling that I don’t miss, but one component that I always enjoyed […]
Blocking The Noise
Finally, last week our family excitedly drove our son back to college at “The” Indiana University in beautiful Bloomington, IN. We were thrilled that he got the opportunity to return to some piece of normalcy to hopefully enjoy his final year. To move him back in, we decided to load up his Jeep and rent […]
