I've met plenty of people who are interested in golf but are afraid to get started. Golf is foreign, something "other people" or even "rich people" do.

Fear of the unknown = TERRIBLE reason not to...

The image is one thing and the human being is another. - Elvis Presley

Fame breeds fame. The fact is, all my prowess for reaching out to other people would be far less effective if a few of those people in my Rolodex weren't well-known names. Problem is, while we're...

Recently I received an advanced copy of The Leap, a thought-provoking and inspiring new book by my friend Rick Smith. I met Rick through his work with World 50, the uber-influential executive networking company he founded a few...

Managers, CEOs, and salespeople often tell me, "Talking to so-and-so is like hitting a brick wall."

When I hear those words, I reply: "Stop hitting your head against the wall and look for the loose brick." Find that loose brick -- what the other person really needs from you...

Are we raising a nation of teenagers who r omg totally gr8 texters, but total dopes when it comes to managing face to face communication?

Your teenage child sends and receives 2,272 texts a month and spends nine hours a week absorbed in social networking sites. According to this

Friendship makes prosperity brighter. - Cicero

Real power comes from being indispensable. Indispensability comes from being a switchboard, parceling out as much information, contacts, and goodwill to as many people -- in as many different worlds -- as possible.

Engaging in...

Last week's "Three Steps to Kick Social Anxiety" broke traffic records here. No doubt about it: Meeting new people puts us out of our comfort zone! You guys had a lot to say about public speaking. In fact, there were...

I was never afraid of failure, for I would sooner fail than not be among the best. - John Keats

There are people who don't think twice about addressing a room full of new people, a table of potential clients, or an attractive single in a bar.

Then there are...

I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want. - Mark Twain

Have you ever sat down and thought seriously about what you truly love? What you're good at? What you...

Don't fear conflict. It's part of the process. In virtually every group, conflict is integral to team cohesion. It forces groups to pause and reflect on the current situation, to bring everyone up to speed, and to try to improve upon the status quo. Researcher Dean Tjosvold contends in the...

This is the fourth of an exclusive five-part series based on the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success--and Won't Let You Fail (Broadway Business) by Keith Ferrazzi.

READ PART ONE HERE

This is the third of an exclusive five-part series based on the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success--and Won't Let You Fail (Broadway Business) by Keith Ferrazzi.

READ PART ONE HERE

This is the second of an exclusive five-part series based on the instant New York Times bestseller Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success--and Won't Let You Fail (Broadway Business) by Keith Ferrazzi.

READ PART ONE HERE
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This is the first of an exclusive five-part series based on the instant New York Times bestseller Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success--and Won't Let You Fail (Broadway Business) by Keith Ferrazzi.

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Have you found yourself thinking of starting...

As January is a month for New Years resolutions -- I look no further than my own teeming neighborhood gym for confirmation of that -- I propose that our country institute one of its' own: Make America a respected name once more.

America's image around the world is really in...