What Motivates Your Employees?
"I just can't seem to motivate these people." I often hear that from corporate leaders. I tell them: "Stop trying. You'll never be able to motivate them." The advice of a quitter? Not at all, because the next thing I…
6 Ways to Stay Motivated
Not everyone can remain "up," optimistic, and energetic all the time. We all wax and wane in our moods, outlook, and energy levels. That's normal. People who are "up" most of the time have many methods to their madness. Adopt…
Ten Principles of Motivation
One of the questions I hear most often from executives is "How do I motivate my employees to do the things I want them to do?" The answer is: You don't! We can't motivate people. They are already motivated. But…
The Right Step: Overcome the Insurmountable
The British knighted Sir Edmund Hillary for going where no one had gone before. Hillary was the New Zealand mountain climber who, along with Tenzing Norgay of Nepal, became the first to climb the highest mountain on earth, Mount Everest,…
How to Master Change in Your Life – Interview with Desi Williamson
Desi Williamson has mastered the art of empowering people. After surviving the mean streets of St. Louis, a successful career in sales and marketing, and a Hall-of-Fame career in professional speaking, Williamson had a serious fall and suffered a broken…
Thoughts on Labor Day
What does Labor Day mean to America? Speaker, humorist and poet, Art Holst, shares his thoughts... The life of a human being, taken in total, is far more than just having things. There is a spiritual side of life…
Thrive during Challenging Times – Interview with Desi Williamson
There's no doubt about it, we are living through some very challenging times. But Desi Williamson says fear not, there are plenty of things you can do to end up on top. The motivational speaker and author of Where There's a Will, There's…
Inspiring Greatness in Yourself and Others
Motivation vs. Inspiration Everyone needs a bit of inspiration now and then. It seems with the challenges many of us are facing in today's turbulent times, feeling inspired takes more energy than it ever has. What is the difference between…
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way!
What do you do when your best isn't good enough? When achieving excellence seems like an unachievable pipe dream? You must seek to develop a force from within that transcends any challenge in your path. That immovable force is WILLPOWER…
Finding the Inner Strength
The era of COVID 19 has turned our world upside down. I recently gave a Zoom talk to 500 plus sales people. This hyper successful company sold innovative home energy saving products with the door to door sales approach; A…
Controlling Change
If a company is going to stay in business, it has to change, and that can be scary. Many people see change as threatening. To them, it is the destroyer of what is familiar and comfortable rather than the creator…
Mind over Mattress
10 Tips to Stay Committed to Your New Year's Fitness Resolution Since I continue to perform on the pommel horse every time I speak (and because people who are good at math realize my Olympic experience was quite a few…
