by Michael Thompson | May 2, 2020 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Leadership, Persuasion, Relationships, Success
As we move into the new world these are the 5 most valuable skills you should focus on to move quickly and make an immediate impact. Serial entrepreneur and founder of Modern Market, Anthony Pigliacampo, emailed me an excerpt from a company-wide message he sent out in...
by Michael Thompson | Apr 19, 2020 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Confidence, Leadership, Personal Development, Public Speaking Skills
Growing up with a severe speech impediment I was petrified of taking the stage. These 10 exercises can help Introverts to improve their public speaking skills I couldn’t stop staring at the clock. My palms were drenched. All my classmates had to do was speak for 11...
by Michael Thompson | Apr 19, 2020 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Habits, Leadership, Public Speaking Skills, Relationships
When it comes to advancing in our careers few exercises speed up this process faster than improving our public speaking skills. Growing up, legendary investor Warren Buffett was terrified of speaking in public. However, he realized he’d never make the type of impact...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 23, 2019 | Inspiration, Leadership, Life
What sets them apart are the simple acts we don’t see When I was growing up, my dad told me that the fastest way to get what you want is to get to know the people who already have it. But I didn’t really understand his advice until my wife and I moved to rural Spain...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 22, 2019 | Creativity, Leadership, Productivity
The discipline to stop is just as important as sitting down each day to start There is a moment in the Netflix documentary series Abstract that’s stayed with me: Illustrator Christoph Niemann is hard at work when he notices that it’s 6 p.m. Without hesitation, he...
by Michael Thompson | Sep 17, 2019 | Career Advice, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development
The fastest way to get what you want is by helping others get what they want “Working for free is not the “opportunity” we often think it is. Opportunity doesn’t pay the bills. Exposure won’t put food on the table. And working for free sets a bad precedent that’s hard...