Where my youngest son was the 1st time the Eagles won the Super Bowl vs. now.
At that time, I had just launched my speaking business and was really struggling.
I told myself that I had to prove to my kids that some dreams are worth fighting for.
Today, I get so many paid speaking...
Have you ever watched a TEDx talk and thought, "I could do that!" only to realize you have no idea where to start? Don't worry, you're not alone.
Today, since it’s his Birthday, I'm sharing insider tips from the one and only Bobby Umar, CEO of Discover Your Personal Brand...
Super Bowl XLI wasn't going to be played in the rain. It was going to be played in a monsoon.
...and while pro football players deal with the elements all season, rock stars do not. They have provisions in their contracts to avoid such calamities.
Electricity and water don't mix...
Three years ago, I spoke in L.A. and stopped by SoFi Stadium during the Super Bowl festivities. As I watched the energy behind the game, it got me thinking…
What separates winning organizations from the rest?
How do some businesses crush their sales goals and build...
...Ronald Reagan, also known as the Great Communicator.
President Reagan possessed a fascinating capability...the ability to command the attention of his audience.
Whether you loved or hated him, there is no denying that his public speaking skills were off the charts.
I spent...
Here’s the thing about creativity: if you’re not willing to look a little silly, it will be a tough road. And the same is true for storytelling.
Whether you’re a C-suite executive or just starting out, tapping into your creative side is essential if you want to become a...
Let me take you back to a time when I was the furthest thing from a confident public speaker.
I’d just landed a new job, one I thought would involve very little human interaction. Perfect, right? After all, I’d failed my public speaking course in college. My first...
So far, I've been...
-George Washington
-Thomas Jefferson
-James Buchanan
-Abraham Lincoln
-Rutherford B. Hayes
-Woodrow Wilson
-Warren G. Harding
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Richard Nixon
-Jimmy Carter
-Ronald Reagan
-George H. W. Bush
-George W. Bush
Each one fascinates me because...
The Role of Values in Shaping Our Lives
Understanding and embracing our core values is not only beneficial but essential in our quest for personal and professional growth. This detailed exploration aims to guide you through discovering these values, enhancing your storytelling capabilities,...
...honor and privilege of speaking to Jewish business leaders in Chicago.
They asked me to come in to process their family stories with them.
I crisscrossed the area, speaking to 60 leaders in the Windy City.
I heard some of the most incredible struggle/victory stories from these...
Did you know the first McDonald's Drive-Thru was born out of necessity to accommodate soldiers at Fort Huachuca Army Base in Sierra Vista, Arizona?
Picture this: soldiers in their fatigues, stuck in their vehicles, craving a Big Mac but unable to enter the restaurant due to regulations.
The...
I told him, “๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ.”
But this doesn’t just go for my son; this goes for all of us.
I’ve spent an exorbitant amount of time researching how MLK was able to connect with his audience the way he did.
That’s...
Today, football fans will see a great playoff game, the Eagles vs. the Rams.
When it comes to great stories, we need a foe.
People love struggle/victory stories.
In business, we want it to be easy, but that doesn't give us a good story.
Just like in sports, where your rivals actually...
Artists like…
Beyoncé Knowles
Freddie Mercury
Taylor Swift
Have/had intentional, choreographed movements on stage. Walk this way, hold the mic like this, and look out at the audience in this way.
It's planned. All timed. And mastered.
Do you put intense preparation into presentations...
Think again. In today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world, storytelling isn’t just important—it’s essential. Here’s why:
Technology
In 2007, the first iPhone was launched. A few years later, it revolutionized how we live, communicate, and engage. Suddenly, we...
In the late 50s, a Ford Motor Plant worker named Berry Gordy noticed something. On the assembly line, scrap metal would go down one side, and on the other end, a beautiful car was assembled. What if you could do the same with musicians…?
Gordy was a part-time songwriter who barely made...
Essentially, if you're old enough to have changed the diaper of the messenger, you shouldn't listen to them. “Too young.”
The problem is the rate at which information accelerates.
The “kids of today” know how to utilize new business tools that older generations...
Even though she's been gone for a while, I still regularly think of the lessons she taught me.
She was one of the most empathetic individuals that I've ever met.
-Her empathy was forged in struggle since she experienced tremendous financial pain during the Great Depression.
-She got pure...
...Copywriting.
Fun fact: I don't have the biggest LinkedIn following and don't need to.
So many people get so hung up on “likes,” followers, and comments that they fail to speak directly to their prospects.
Most of my posts that convert to sales have very little engagement....
...John A. Farrell and was fascinated.
Before reading it, I knew little about our 37th President.
Though Nixon had major flaws, he was an interesting figure in American history.
I was intrigued by Nixon’s level of unorthodox strategy he utilized throughout his entire life,...
How to warm up a room.
Your talk doesn’t start when you grab the mic—it begins long before you even open your mouth.
Speaking to a smaller crowd (50 or fewer)? Take the time to shake every single hand in the room. You'll build rapport and create a personal connection that will pay...
Stupid question. Huh?
Well, most people use LinkedIn like old paper directions, when a lot of us have moved on.
If you use LinkedIn like a glorified resume when, in fact, it's a networking event on steroids...
You're still using old directions.
If you use LinkedIn to post your boring case...
”I treat the janitor like I treat the CEO,” and that's noble, but sometimes, these same people will completely destroy themselves with criticism.
So, though they value the lives of others, they don't consider their own life.
You treat everyone else with dignity and respect...
“There was no light at the end of the tunnel. We were losing clients. We were losing people. The stress? I can actually still taste the stress. If you want to get emotional, there on that one, I can literally taste the iron and the blood as I’m biting the inside of my...