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3 Insights about YOU (and your team)

Conflict can rip a team apart, skyrocketing resentment against management or even pitting co-workers against each other. But office conflicts will calm down, or even dissolve entirely, once people…

Your own personal style of greatness

Back in 2009, I met someone who would go on to impact the lives of millions of people in an incredibly positive and fascinating way. His name is Lewis Howes. You may have heard about Lewis. He was a…

How our kids fascinate the world

As I was working on my latest book, I reflected on this sweet memory from several years ago, when I was putting the final touches to FASCINATE: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist. I just had…

How to WOW in your next virtual meeting

The upside of Zoom meetings: You DON’T have to worry about what you’re wearing from the waist down. (Unless you have a clear glass desk.) But... If you’re unfamiliar with being on camera, you could be…

The Little Recession Playbook: 10 things you need to know right now

You never forget your first recession. Mine was after 9/11. (I literally opened an ad agency on September 10th, 2001.) Next came the 2008 crash. Marketing budgets were slashed. And so was I. Part of…

The neuroscience behind infatuation: 7 weird ways your brain loves to be fascinated

Ever been head-over-heels in love? Yes? Then you know the experience of infatuation. As it turns out, there's science behind that lovesick feeling. When you fascinate someone, you have their complete…

7 ways to fascinate in your next meeting

Imagine this. You’re in a BIG meeting at work. You speak up to make a point. You clear your voice , and all eyes turn to you. Suddenly you realize… …everyone is fascinated. They’re listening to you…

Ode to Gluten

Just about anything can become fascinating. Our lives become fascinating when we experience them fully, and share our experiences with others. Here's a little poem I wrote about what's been…

How to get noticed in a sea of 467 million

You know those notifications you get from LinkedIn? The ones that tell you, “Hey! Someone’s looking at you!" No matter how often it happens, I still get a little rush of excitement...and anxiety. You…

How to be more fascinating in social media

Expand your reach with strategic social media. Find out what’s going on in someone’s world, what they’re thinking about, and build a connection by supporting them. Here’s how to construct a message…