by Michael Thompson | May 1, 2019 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Inspiration, Leadership, Likeability, Personal Development, Relationships
“The definition of success is when the people you love, actually love you back.” — Warren Buffett The beauty of getting older is that patterns begin to emerge. One of the most glaring is that the best communicators are the very ones who have the most meaningful...
by Michael Thompson | Aug 14, 2018 | Communication Skills, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships, Self-help
Three months ago, my dad and I were holed up in a Central American hotel waiting for me to testify regarding a decade long court battle. Between shitty cups of coffee, and my first taste of Sports Center in eight years, my dad and I sat around and talked about life,...
by Michael Thompson | Mar 18, 2018 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Confidence, Negotiation Skills, Persuasion, Relationships
Whether you want to get more eyes on your products and services, be a successful entrepreneur, better parent or build more meaningful relationships, the underlying factor that leads to success in all of these pursuits is being a good communicator. And a big part of...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 21, 2018 | Charisma, Communication Skills, Confidence, Mentors, Relationships
Originally featured in Fast Company Growing up with a speech impediment, I was constantly in awe of confident people. Not only the way they talked, but the way that they moved and made me feel when I was around them. But it didn’t occur to me until much later that...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 15, 2018 | Communication Skills, Creativity, Habits, Mastery, Self Awareness, Writing
After posting an article on how writing everyday has changed my life I received the following question: How do you find topics to write about on a daily basis? As someone who is approaching 365 days of writing everyday this question got me thinking about the advice...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 14, 2018 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Habits, Personal Development, Self Awareness, Writing
Prior to giving a briefing in Vietnam in front of a team of his superiors, my dad put his words in front of his commanding officer. 45 minutes later when his boss finished reading, he turned to him and said, “This is good, but cut it down to 3 minutes.” My dad was...
