An Introducation

Good Afternoon!

I think that when I think too much, this stuff becomes pretty forced, so I'm just going to write.

I was listening to some talk radio show on the drive home from my office which is in downtown Minneapolis. Some radio host was on the air with a colleague that was on the street. His colleague was to approach random strangers and ask them to take some time to talk to said radio host. I was fortunate enough to catch three of his interviews, all three of which were my generation. He then went on to ask them a series of questions built to confuse and pressure the participant with the end result of each of the three admitting they were a Marxist.

Well done.

I then came to realize that the job of many media avenues is to cultivate distrust, ill will and conflict among groups of individuals. Nothing you didn't know.

What does this have to do with anything? Not much. To be honest, I wasn't really listening to the guy that carried with him the sole intention of proving that a generation that voted Obama in to office carries with it an aura of Marxism and ignorance. I don't really care, I am kind of bored with these efforts of one political party or another.

When I finally got back to my apartment, I took a sheet of tinfoil from a kitchen drawer and wrapped it around the air conditioner that juts out of a wall on my porch. I'm hoping this piece of tinfoil will keep the pigeons from nesting there and crapping all over the patio. As of now, 2 hours later, the birds have not returned. And although I believe in providing opportunities for all, I believe someone else can take care of the opportunities for these birds. Likewise, as much as I'd love the world to take care of me in a seemingly Marxist manner, I understand that I'm going to have to either build my nest of the tinfoil or find a new place to nest.

I am a motivational speaker that also operates a nonprofit in Minneapolis, MN :) We are the absolute best leadership development org in the nation. I say that without bias. This year alone, our 4 staff members served 20 different colleges and hundreds of businesses throughout the nation. I teach leadership development to college students and business professionals all over. This year alone, I've served over 540 students through leadership development activities, workshops and speaking events that included topics from personal wealth and health, to personal purpose and relationships, and 250 business owners, teams, and young professionals.

I have a very active right brain. Lots of thoughts, lots of creativity, lots of solutions. Which I have found a lot of new graduates don't really realize is REQUIRED to be successful in the real world. It's tough in here. Nothing is easy. Today alone, I have had to follow up on meetings from yesterday, create new leads, reach out to 50 graduates, develop a brand look, create two proposals, fundraise, and prepare for a training. Things are hard in the world right now. I spoke with 12 different business professors at UMN-Duluth and Famous Dave Anderson just yesterday, and the end result of our conversation was the same again and again, it's getting harder and harder, and resumes are the last thing to think about when it comes to finding a job.

This blog is about that. Developing that side of who we all are, because honestly...moving forward, there will be more and more tin-foiled nesting places, and it's no body's job but yours to make opportunities, follow through and build the success you deserve.

Welcome!