Networking Education

So you want to be a better networker? Great, well networking — like so many other things, and especially with business — comes down to relationship. Do you have what they want? Do they have what you need? So progress here is going to take the same thing that anything you want to improve will

The great researcher, professor, speaker and storyteller Brené Brown talks about how we all have a choice — courage or comfort. When it comes to facing our fears, and getting what we really want in our lives and businesses, it’s one or the other. In other words, if you want something beyond what you already

I was driving on my way home and thinking about what I might discuss today. After about thirty seconds of not too much bubbling up, the word “network” entered my mind. Ok, no big deal, nothing special. Networking. That’s what we do, got it. But then I noticed something. The word itself — “network” —

Wow! Can you feel it? You can feel it right? We’re here. We made it here. It’s been three years. For a number of our members, this is the first time being in the same room together. And for so many of us, the first time in a long time. So to begin… in the

I want you to think about the power of a jumbo jet. Imagine a 747 flying through the sky. It’s so heavy and yet the amount of thrust created by the engines is massive. There’s speed and a ton of power allowing it to soar and cut right through the air. But when it’s on

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have to know that the world has been going through some stuff. And that stuff is showing up in some atypical and challenging forms. Sometimes even destructive forms. These occurrences can conjure up a lot of thoughts and feelings. For me, I think of what needs are

Born on May 11 of 1894, Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style — known as the Graham technique — reshaped American dance, and is still taught worldwide to this day. She passed away in early April of 1991, a few weeks before her ninety seventh birthday. But only after she

When I was a kid, I was a bit of a people-pleaser. I don’t need to get into detail here but as you might imagine, life up until that point had taught me something — that to fit in, demonstrate my value, and make a positive difference, I would have to learn where people had

“People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” So says Simon Sinek, in his impactful Ted talk, “Start With Why, How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” This idea, which I’m about to unpack for you explains why some organizations and some leaders are able to inspire while others fall short. In every

As a coach, I love asking people to look “outside the box.” I don’t typically use that actual phrasing because it’s over played. But coming up with the idea that’s new, or different, or outside their comfort zone, holds a lot of possibility because it’s beyond what they already know. So it’s often the place