Have you ever been faced with making a decision that would fundamentally guide the direction of your career or life? I was faced with one of those decisions last Spring. I decided to write a book. I thought that this was going to be the...
I was 11 years old when the song We Are the World was released. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie with the intent to fund a non-profit foundation, that would feed and relieve starving people in Africa. They wanted...
I was speaking with a friend who was frustrated with all that was happening around us and wished he could do more. He was struggling and wanted to contribute to the conversation going on in our world today, but didn't know how. There are...
Speaking up is important. There is a power we bring when we give claim to a cause, voice to an idea, and shine light on a change that needs to be made. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi - Listening is equally...
Difference is not always accepted or easily received. It is different and challenges the status quo. Difference finds no place when certainty, familiarity and that which are known are valued. It's dismissed, denied or devalued. It's...
There is opportunity everywhere. Even in times like these. Your personal brand; your Brilliant Difference, is how you serve and use these opportunities to make a meaningful difference. It's the special, unique and distinct way in which...