I recently saw this video below and it brought my wife and I to inspirational tears. If you've not seen it, then get a few tissues before watching! I also encourage you to watch this with someone you love and even consider sharing this with your team(s) at work. The video is about Justin Gallegos

My career background started in Higher Education. I worked in Student Affairs at several colleges and universities such as the University of South Carolina, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the University of Central Florida, High Point University and Wake Tech Community College. One of the a

If you’ve ever desired to become a professional speaker, or even wondered how professional speakers get started, this one’s for you. When I first started as a speaker, it was never my desire to speak full time or professionally - it was simply my PASSION. On countless occasions, I spoke for F

Not too long ago, the airline I was flying on lost my luggage. It was one of the worst weeks for it to happen because I had 4 straight days of travel with a keynote speech on each day. I waited and waited at baggage claim. Made a few friends but my luggage never appeared. Once reality finally def

I am fortunate that my career takes me to places all over the world. I have the opportunity to speak and collaborate with many extraordinary people – from superstar students to extraordinary executives and all in between. As I was considering the topic for this week’s article, I wanted to foc

l have always been fascinated by the stories of extraordinary leaders. How they persevered and endured challenges is often more inspiring than their accomplishment in itself. So a few years ago, I decided to take my admiration to the next level. I began a journey to explore if there was a common

Less than 1% of the ‘aspiring author’ population will ever become published. Why is this? I’ve had the privilege of teaching self-publishing courses at the local community college, coaching dozens of aspiring authors, and even publishing a few books myself. I’ve learned a few lessons abou