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How I Turned a Layoff Lemons Into Lemon… Souffle

People have often asked me how I went from being a public school educator to an internationally-recognized expert, speaker and (legitimate) best-selling author. Here’s the long tale of what happened and what I did about it.       The Postman Only Rang Once When USPS rang our doorbell to deliver the layoff notices from […]

How To Be Confident in Any Room

A number of my pals knew that in December I was asked to contribute to a Men’s Health article on Confidence. I then was asked to rewrite/address the issue in light of Donald Trump. I took a very deep breath, reviewed additional research and rewrote. The article was delayed from the March to May issues. […]

Smarter Ways To Network at a Party

While the September 15th article, The Best Ways to Network at Party,  in Wall Street Journal offered some good suggestions on body language when attending a party, some of the advice, characterizations and suggestions are not the best.  I also found other issues —that would have added value  and important “tips”—were not included. As promised […]

Three Surefire Ways to Make Business Contacts

For those who prefer to think there’s a formula to forming business contacts and relationships, here’s the good news. There is! Combine these suggestions for the sure-fire formula to making new contacts and building business relationships. 1. Say YES! when invited to a business networking event, a meeting, a party. It’s so easy to find […]