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Jim Jackson – Midwest Speakers Bureau Showcase Speaker
Jim Jackson – Midwest Speakers Bureau Showcase Speaker
From now on, I want you to call me by my new title: Ref (short for referee). That’s right; I’m going to start calling the balls and strikes, and then count you out. I alone will determine when you’re out of bounds or your time has run out. If, in my opinion, you fail to…
n n Everyone loved my story about Garrett Popcorn (check out “Business Excellence: Lessons from Garrett Popcorn” posted 08/04/10) — and I received a lot of terrific comments from you, my readers. I was happy with the popcorn, the story, and the feedback, and I didn’t think the Garrett Popcorn experience could get any better….
Sometimes, when I tell people, “You always have a choice,” they look at me kind of funny. There’s this kind of gulp! Then their eyes get a little wider. And finally, they choke out the words, “Yeah … I guess that’s right, isn’t it?” Not like they like it. They realize it puts the burden…
Sometimes, when I tell people, “You always have a choice,” they look at me kind of funny. There’s this kind of gulp! Then their eyes get a little wider. And finally, they choke out the words, “Yeah … I guess that’s right, isn’t it?” Not like they like it. They realize it puts the burden…
We all have discipline, but it may not be focusing on what it is we want. You may say, “Well, I’m not very disciplined.” Yes, you are. You just haven’t learned how to focus it toward a specific goal to do what you want to do. Discipline means doing something that is going to move…
n Three keys to hiring a keynote speaker. It is the week before the great Indy 500 and I was explaining to a prospective client who wanted to book me as a motivational speaker here in Las Vegas that there are three keys to hiring a great keynote speaker. I explained to her that hiring…