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During a coaching session this week, I heard a familiar response about awards shows: “I stopped watching awards shows years ago.” It’s become a popular refrain for the media to trash awards shows, AND ratings have sharply declined since the pandemic. Last Sunday’s Grammys were an exception. The show averaged 16.9 million viewers and peaked at 18.25 million, […]

Taylor Swift is moving the needle more than any media personality, celebrity, influencer, or politician. Besides being a talented singer, songwriter, and musician, she’s also a positive role model for many young women and girls. She is THE definition of a personality brand. You create a personality brand by sharing your point of view, personal stories, […]

In the classic film Good Will Hunting, a therapist, played by Robin Williams, coaches a troubled young man, played by Matt Damon, who fears sharing his true self with a woman he loves: You’re not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense: this girl you’ve met, she’s not perfect either. But the question is […]

When I was a young DJ at KUPD Phoenix, I set up a song with what I thought was a clever intro. Suddenly, the PD burst into the control room and sharply said, “Don’t ever say anything stupid again on the air!” I was speechless, mortified. Did my on-air performance improve? No, for the next […]

I got kicked out of business school for a semester. “Academic suspension” was Lander University’s way of saying I should have spent less time at the local radio station and more time studying. I stuck with radio but eventually graduated from the University of North Carolina’s Bryan School of Business. In my work as a […]

New Year’s greetings from Newport, New South Wales, Australia, mate! The fifteen-hour flight from Los Angeles to Sydney gave me tons of time to think about my routines and rituals to set a positive tone for 2024. One of my intentions for my time in Australia is to deepen and expand my own personal rituals […]

“I don’t listen to radio.” You have probably noticed more people saying that in recent years. Sometimes, concerned broadcasters ask me about the uncertain future of AM/FM, and I use The Cheesecake Factory as a metaphor to consider. Some people say they do not shop at malls anymore. In the 1970’s, malls were printing money. […]

Mental health goes well beyond big matters like depression, panic attacks, and eating disorders. Most of us deal with relationship issues (partners, children, parents, work), financial woes, social isolation, and anxiety. We could always talk about health problems such as accidents, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, etc. but until recently, mental health concerns were only talked […]

Can you create success by visualizing it? Some visualizations can help you reach your goals and others are a waste of time and energy. WHAT WORKS My friend, author, and communication coach Kes LaGuerre shared with me how basketball players improved free throws through visualization. A study at the University of Chicago divided players into three groups: The actual practice group […]

Let’s continue the attitude of gratitude! Gratitude is too important to our life and business to only be celebrated on one day. There’s a shift toward a more humane workplace, rooted in gratitude, where employees feel appreciated, valued, and empowered to reach their fullest potential. In their podcast, Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino and Adam Grant revealed their […]