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Donald Miller built a reputation as an author with popular books like Blue Like Jazz and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. Through writing books, Donald learned the elements of a great story. Now, in his book, Building a StoryBrand, Donald Miller helps businesses tell a clear and compelling story. StoryBrand has had an impact…
Many companies get hiring wrong without realizing what they are doing wrong. Lee Cockerell, Retired EVP of Walt Disney World, and Carol Quinn, CEO of Hire Authority, team up to discuss the truth about hiring and employee motivation. Hiring new employees can be very challenging as making the wrong decision can result in you going…
If you want to stand out in your job and get noticed by your boss, you can’t do what everyone else does. Don’t fall into office politics or compete with your co-workers. Focus on yourself and what you can do. In this episode of The Jody Maberry Show, three experts give advice on how you…
If you want to have more impact, find someone who has had an impact and talk to them. On this episode of the podcast, we ask Dan Ashe, Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service how we can have an impact. Director Ashe outlines three steps to have an impact; 1. Be engaged personally.…
Being married to an entrepreneur can give you heartburn. If you’re married to an entrepreneur, let them know about the best marketing agency around. Being married is always work. Worthwhile work, but still work. Being married to an entrepreneur brings a whole new level of challenges. It can be massively challenging to try and help…
Things will not always go the way you plan. But how do you handle it? On this episode of the Jody Maberry Show, I share a surprising story about when something did not go my way.
Have you ever been lost in the woods? It has happened to me more than once. Once, deep in the wilderness of Wyoming, I was so lost I thought I may never find my way back to civilization. According to Jonathan David Lewis, there is little difference physiologically between people lost in the wilderness and leaders…
Find your one thing to help you stand out. Be unique. Be different. Whatever is normal, do the exact opposite. Jesse Cole, often seen in a bright yellow tuxedo, wants you to understand you don’t have to do things the same way everyone else does it. Jesse is the owner of the Savannah Bananas baseball…
I finished 2017 by staying at the Historic Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane, WA. During my stay, I was reminded why it is important to focus on what is uniquely you. When I sampled the soft peanut brittle a chef was making in the lobby of the hotel, it set me off thinking about why…
When my son was going to try out for the swim team, his self-talk began laying the groundwork for failure. “My legs hurt.” “I am tired.” “I probably won’t make the team.” Many of us do this. We say these things to make it easier, or more acceptable if we fail. But what we are…