Toolbox Episodes

In today’s episode, we cover the power of great storytelling with David JP Phillips. David is a TED speaker and master storyteller who has studied over 5000 speakers to identify every single skill speakers use in order to convey their message.

In today’s episode, we cover the do’s and don’ts of storytelling, why storytelling is so pivotal to our history as a species, and what you can do today to improve your story-telling ability.

In today’s episode, we cover the keys to networking as an introvert with Karen Wickre. Karen is an author and master connector in Silicon Valley, one of the most fluid job markets in the world, and is well known for her book, “Taking the Work Out of Networking.”

In today’s episode, we cover networking and relationship building with Brian Dixon. Brian is an author and motivational speaker who runs one of the most successful charter schools in the Baton Rouge region, the Mentorship Academy, and gave a phenomenal TED Talk on figuring out how to do your impossible in life.

In this episode, we talk about the do’s and don’ts of networking, how to prepare for networking events, and how to approach networking events if you’re an introvert.

In this episode, we talk about networking, why the current definition has strayed from the original meaning, the biggest myths surrounding networking, and why having a curated network is so important in the first place.

Some of the most important decisions in your life involve negotiating with someone more experienced than you, so what can you do today to make sure you are well prepared for every negotiation to come?

The thought of negotiating can instill feelings of discomfort in many of us because we associate negotiating with trying to create a win for us and a loss for the person we are negotiating with, but how would that change if you had the knowledge and confidence to come up with a win-win for just about every negotiation you entered into?

Establishing boundaries can feel intimidating if you’ve never successfully set them before, so why are they so important when it comes to maintaining healthy relationships? Why does a lack of boundaries often lead to undesirable outcomes? What formula can you follow to start setting boundaries today? We’ll answer all those questions this episode.

Relationships are a two-way street, but when it comes to communication it’s important to understand people have a variety of preferences when it comes to how love and affection are given and received, so what are those preferences, how can you identify what someone’s preferences are, and how can you implement all of this information to build new relationships and strengthen existing ones?