Wayne Schoeneberg

Just my thoughts at the time with a few stories added in for good measure.

Pio’s Restaurant St. Charles Missouri

Pio’s Restaurant St. Charles Missouri

The Pine Room or Pio's The lovely Rebecca and I set off to have dinner at The Pine Room. It was about 4:30 p.m. and we figured we could get right in. Wrong. When we got there people were waiting outside to be seated. So we shifted gears and headed to Pio’s. Pio’s has...

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Stefanina’s O’ Fallon Missouri

Stefanina’s O’ Fallon Missouri

Stefanina's Restaurant Stefanina’s Restaurant in O’ Fallon is as popular as ever. This place has been putting out good food for years. So, while the lovely Rebecca and I were out running errands last Saturday we thought we would stop in for lunch. Lunch Crowd The...

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Who Will Seize My Guns?

Who Will Seize My Guns?

There are people who are all alarmed claiming that the government is going to take their guns. These people are miserably uninformed. Here is what is really going to happen. We are all aware of the radical right-wing, white supremacist groups who are starting their...

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The Saturday Morning Pancake Adventure

The Saturday Morning Pancake Adventure

The Pancake Adventure The lovely Rebecca and I love to try new places to eat. So it came as no surprise to me when she came into the house last night exclaiming that she saw a new pancake place she wanted to try out. Game on! Breakfast would be there. This morning we...

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Do I Need A Silk Suit?

Do I Need A Silk Suit?

Should I Have Purchased That? Have you ever bought something you really wanted and then almost immediately felt uneasy about it? Back in 1984 I settled a high six-figure personal injury case and decided I would give myself a treat. Sam Cavato Menswear was located in...

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You Never Know Who You’ll Meet

You Never Know Who You’ll Meet

The Sound of Music When I was in law school I worked as a bartender at a Ramada Inn in Columbia, Missouri. This particular location had what was called the “Music Room.” Bands would come and play in our show room from Tuesday to Saturday night. Most businessmen...

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My Time As A Quarry Worker

My Time As A Quarry Worker

Hard, Dirty and Dangerous Quarry work is hard, dirty and dangerous. That became evident to me in the summer of 1973 when I worked at the limestone quarry in Millersburg, Missouri. A man I knew got me the job there for the summer. My status as the new guy put me at the...

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My First Parachute Jump

My First Parachute Jump

I Know I'll Fall Over The Edge I have always thought I was afraid of heights. But I was confused by the fact that I could fly small aircraft without having that feeling. I could look over the rail on bridges or tall buildings without fear. But I could not stand near...

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How Can I Tell If He Is a Police Officer

How Can I Tell If He Is a Police Officer

Let's See What Happens One time a man came to me for representation in a Federal drug distribution case. He and his buddy were charged with selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent. For those of you not familiar with the metric system a kilo or kilogram is...

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Learning By Failing

Learning By Failing

Certified Professional Coach When I got my Certified Professional Coach credentials, I was encouraged to pick a very narrow market and focus on that market. That is the best way to establish a solid business. I know, it seems counterintuitive. You want to coach...

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A Very Successful Woman

A Very Successful Woman

A Successful Woman Today I was speaking on Zoom with a very successful woman. She has a business as a coach in a very niche industry. As a successful woman CEO she had previously taken a company from startup to annual sales of twenty-eight million dollars in less than...

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Are You Feeling Lucky

Are You Feeling Lucky

Lucky or Not How lucky are you? I am not making reference to things like to lottery or gambling in general. The question goes deeper than that? What I am asking is do you ever stop and realize just how good you have it compared to what others must endure? Hardly a day...

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Inspired by Others

Inspired by Others

Are You Inspired? Lately I have been inspired by people I have encountered who are doing things that seem unexpected, at least to me. What inspires you? For the past few weeks I have been organizing an area speech contest for Toastmasters International. This has...

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A Mass Tactical Assault

A Mass Tactical Assault

That Feeling You Get This is a story that people really enjoy when I present as an after dinner speaker. There is a feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you are in your parachute harness aboard an Illyushin-76 aircraft flying over Belarus. It is hard to...

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Who Do You Love?

Who Do You Love?

Greg Skandalinsky and I first met in high school. We stayed friends through all these years although we hardly even see or speak. But he will surface from time-to-time with another important subject he needs to spout off about. For some reason Greg thinks he needs to...

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A Lasting Impact

A Lasting Impact

The Daunting Task When I was in seventh grade at St. Thomas More parochial school the principal Sister Catherine Patricia came to me with a task. It ended up being one of the most meaningful tasks in my life. It didn’t start that way. In fact, when she told me what I...

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From Mistake to Melon

From Mistake to Melon

Good Fortune Lies Ahead Okay, so I made a mistake. Last night before going to bed I took a quick look at my calendar and saw that I had to be in St. Charles County Municipal Court at 10:00 a.m. It was for a man who had five various traffic violations all growing out...

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Do You Ever Want To Change Locations?

Do You Ever Want To Change Locations?

On The Road Again Traveling has always played a part in my life. Some of my earliest memories are of going to New Orleans and Morgan City, Louisiana each summer from our home in St. Louis. I am told my mother once flew to New Orleans with me on a leash and halter. I...

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Saturday July 24, 2021

Saturday July 24, 2021

Today's Adventures Today’s adventure started out with a trip to the St. Charles Farmers Market. The lovely Rebecca and I headed out first thing to see if we could score something good. This was our first time to the farmers market in St. Charles since we moved here...

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How Do You Find Your Happy?

How Do You Find Your Happy?

Can You Find Your Happy? A question people frequently ask me is how I can be so happy and have a positive attitude all the time. The answer is that I have learned to appreciate the value of each day. Sounds too simple, doesn’t it? That exemplifies why many people have...

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How To Spend This Day

How To Spend This Day

Each Precious Day As you move through all that you will do today keep in mind that it is the only time you are going to get to have this day. April 20, 2021 will never come again in your life. How are you going to use this day? That is a question that I encourage you...

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Pamper Principles Explained

Pamper Principles Explained

Pamper Principles Introduced The Pamper Principles are certain attributes that successful people share. These attributes are necessary to attain real success. Real success is not just about money, power or fame. Real success comes when you can end your day satisfied...

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Consistency Counts

Consistency Counts

Consistency Is Elusive My watchword for this year is consistency. The main reason I chose this word is because I find it difficult to be consistent. I can burn so hot, work so hard and get so much done in short bursts. Then I get distracted. You see, I have been A. D....

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What Is Success?

What Is Success?

Define Success Are you striving for success based on what you think it is or what others tell you it is? That is a question you must confront if you want true success. Because there is no real success without personal satisfaction. It does not matter what your...

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Take More Risks

Take More Risks

Why Not Take More Risks? Recently I asked a coaching client what they would do differently. “Take more risks,” she replied. It was just the right answer at just the right time. Not only was it right for her. It reminded me of one of the most important rules of my...

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I Must Be True To Myself

I Must Be True To Myself

Am I Being True to Myself? Do you ever get tired of trying to do something the way everybody else does it? I know I do. It always leads me to the question of whether I am being true to myself. When I first got into the speaking business, I met a lot of people who...

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Develop a Culture of Confidence

Develop a Culture of Confidence

Establish a Culture of Confidence What is the “culture” in your organization? There is one, you know. Maybe you didn’t set out to have one. It doesn’t matter. One will develop. It always does. Why not make it a Culture of Confidence? Why let an unintended "culture"...

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2 Reasons New Year’s Resolutions Fail

2 Reasons New Year’s Resolutions Fail

New Year's Resolutions and You Many of you have already abandoned your New Year's Resolution. That was not unpredictable. Here are two reasons why New Year's Resolutions fail. Reason No. 1: Lack of Accountability First of all you do not have anybody who is holding you...

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Reliability Reputation

Reliability Reputation

Reliability About six weeks ago I got an email inquiry from a local chiropractor. He introduced himself and asked if I wanted to get together for a coffee some morning. He knows of me more as a practicing attorney than he does as a speaker and business coach. What he...

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Is This What You Want To Do (Part 2)

Is This What You Want To Do (Part 2)

The Transition In a previous post I wrote about how I eventually came around to exploring the possibility of becoming a Certified Professional Coach. Now I will tell you about the transition into the profession. As I expected there was a lot of eye rolling, mostly by...

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Is This What You Want To Do? (Part 1)

Is This What You Want To Do? (Part 1)

What Do You Want To Do? Are you doing what you want to do? Is this how you want to be spending your time? Is this what you really want to do? These are questions you might be asking yourself. Or worse, they might be questions you are avoiding asking yourself. One of...

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Business Success and Happiness

Business Success and Happiness

Business Success is More Than Money If you are a what is called a small business owner, I can help you fit the pieces of your business puzzle together in a profitable way. But that is not what this is about. This is about the truth you may not have come to understand...

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Listening Like a Leader

Listening Like a Leader

Listening to Others These are difficult times for many people. Difficult times bring their own special problems. These are frequently problems we haven’t faced before. Are you listening? To confront, combat and conquer these problems takes proper leadership. It takes...

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Judging Others

Judging Others

Be Careful Judging Others Here is a story about human nature. It illustrates how we so often just see things from our own perspective and fail to see the big picture. We fail to see the fallacy of our own actions while we are bust judging others. The story was relayed...

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Confident Leader in Covid-19 Era

Confident Leader in Covid-19 Era

Confident Leader Fundamentals A confident leader gets results. But having the necessary confidence can be a challenge. Especially during the pandemic. If you are serving in a leadership position right now you are facing a set of issues and circumstances that are...

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Calling Myself Out

Calling Myself Out

Calling Myself Out Worry is nothing more than thinking about a future event and predicting a bad outcome. It is a choice. There is no reason to predict that bad outcome. We do not know what is going to come in the future. It is better we think of a future event and...

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What is Leadership Style?

What is Leadership Style?

Your Leadership Style Each leader has a leadership style that is personal to them. There is no magic formula that works for everyone. It is important to understand some of the fundamentals of leadership so that you can determine what style works best for you. In...

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Confident Leadership is Humble

Confident Leadership is Humble

Leaders Should be Humble If you want to be a real leader, then you have to understand the fundamentals of confident leadership. Some people seem to be natural leaders. That is a myth. Those who appear to come by it naturally have actually studied leadership throughout...

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How Can I Get Leadership Training

How Can I Get Leadership Training

Looking For Leadership Training? There is no real substitute for the leadership training one can get in the military. It isn’t the only place to learn leadership. There are various institutes around the world that offer courses on leadership. I applaud that. As an...

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Covid-19 Fear Response

Covid-19 Fear Response

Covid-19 Fear Mongers In these tumultuous times many well-intended comments are misconstrued. It results from uncertainty, fear, insecurities and worries. It happens as a a result of the Covid-19 fear. That is perfectly understandable. Please Don't Panic For the past...

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Coronavirus Scare

Coronavirus Scare

Coronavirus Panics Public Perhaps you have heard me speak about living beyond fear or creating a Culture of Confidence®. Maybe you have seen some of my blog posts dealing with those subjects. The situation with Covid-19 or the coronavirus compels me to speak out. As...

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Real Estate Professional Workloads

Real Estate Professional Workloads

Real Estate Professionals One of the problems that face a real estate professional is that constant pressure to be on call. Many of your prospective clients have jobs and other responsibilities that make them unavailable during what are called “normal working hours.”...

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Why Compare Ourselves to Others?

Why Compare Ourselves to Others?

Compare and Despair One of the worst things that we can do is compare ourselves to others. I like to call that “compare and despair.” When we start to compare ourselves to others, we are seldom comparing ourselves to someone who is doing worse. We seem to always...

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Professional Speakers and Real Estate Agents

Professional Speakers and Real Estate Agents

Professional Speakers and Real Estate Agents Professional speakers and real estate agents constantly look for new and different ways to build their business. The innovators are always on the lookout for something that will set them apart. It isn’t easy and there are a...

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Real Estate Challenges Overcome

Real Estate Challenges Overcome

Real Estate Sales Can Be Rewarding Helping real estate professionals overcome their challenges and see them become premier producers has been a real blessing for me. The challenges faced by real estate agents, realtors and real estate brokers never seem to totally go...

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My Meeting with The Irishman

My Meeting with The Irishman

After Dinner Speaker This is the type of story your attendees will hear when you bring me on as your after dinner speaker. The exact years are not important here. I was not aware as these events unfolded that they would someday be the subject of interest to others....

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Never As Bad As You Imagine

Never As Bad As You Imagine

Yesterday found me at a local event put on by a nationally known coach. I went, not because I wanted to hire him or his team. I attended because I wanted to see how the entire presentation was made. How would he, or in this case the speakers he sent out, pitch the...

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Thin Skinned Real Estate Agents

Thin Skinned Real Estate Agents

Real Estate Agents and Thin Skin Recently I read an article that stated that one of the major reasons people quit their job as a real estate agents is that they have thin skin. I found that to be an interesting observation. The Many Problems Real estate agents deal...

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Why Confidence?

Why Confidence?

Because People Need Help Developing Confidence People ask me why I write and speak about the topic of confidence. The reason is that I know firsthand how difficult life can be for those who do not have confidence in themselves or their future. I was a victim in that...

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How To Deal With The Holiday Crush

How To Deal With The Holiday Crush

Feeling The Holiday Crush? Many people are feeling overworked and undervalued at this time of year. It is not uncommon. One of the factors that contributes to that feeling is the holiday crush. Not only do you have the usual task associated with your job, you are...

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How to Overcome Being Overworked

How to Overcome Being Overworked

Being Overworked Is Avoidable Being overworked is becoming more common in this economic environment. One of the reasons is the labor market is pretty tight right now and employers are having a difficult time hiring more qualified people. That puts pressure on...

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Being Overworked Can’t Continue

Being Overworked Can’t Continue

Stop Being Overworked Being overworked is one of the biggest complaints I hear from my clients when we first begin on our journey. That feeling is smothering. You just don’t feel like you will ever get out from under that ever-increasing workload. I get it. Your to-do...

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I Call Bullshit!

I Call Bullshit!

Is This the Real Life? People always ask speakers what it is they speak about. Speakers then rattle off some well-crafted short “elevator” speech. That is great for those speakers who are out there busting their butts trying to make a living in the business of...

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Business Coach Ideas

Business Coach Ideas

Business Coach and Goals The job of a business coach is to help business owners define and then achieve their goals. Because of that I am always working with my clients to help them focus on what it is they really want to accomplish. One of the important aspects of...

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What Is My Purpose?

What Is My Purpose?

It Is Your Purpose Finding one's purpose can be a real task. Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” That is a great quote. At some time in our life we all take at least a moment to ponder our...

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Develop Confidence and Find Your Success

Develop Confidence and Find Your Success

Confidence is the key Confidence is something that is developed. It is not learned. You cannot get it by reading about it or listening to lectures about it. Confidence is something that comes about as a result of practice. Confidence is also not something that always...

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Opportunity or Obligation?

Opportunity or Obligation?

Opportunities Are Knocking One of the things that seems to resonate with so many people in audiences where I speak is the question I ask, “Would you rather live a lifetime of opportunities or serve a life sentence of obligations?” It is all in your attitude....

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Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously

Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously

Too Seriously to Enjoy Life Today I am back on the bandwagon about taking yourself too seriously. Quit it. My passion in life is helping people find their confidence and also teaching organizations how they can create a Culture of Confidence™. One of the constants...

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Stay in Your Comfort Zone

Stay in Your Comfort Zone

It Is Your Comfort Zone, Embrace It You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting some speaker who is encouraging you to get out of your comfort zone. You know, that was great phrase when it first came on the scene. It applied mostly to athletes and people who were doing...

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I am Serious About This

I am Serious About This

Seriously? I am staying on the topic of not taking yourself too seriously. It is the enemy of confidence. That type of thinking damages your confidence because you are in a constant state of judging your own behavior by some standard you imagine that others are...

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Confidence to Admit You are Struggling

Confidence to Admit You are Struggling

Show Your Confidence Sometimes it takes a little show of confidence to admit that you are not where you want to be in your business or personal life. I am not talking about complaining. Complaining will never accomplish anything. Only action produces results....

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Whose Opinion Counts?

Whose Opinion Counts?

“If all men count with you, but none too much; …” This line is from one of the best pieces of poetry I have ever read. My father taught me this poem when I was a young man and I have tried to make it my roadmap since then. I haven’t always succeeded and sometimes I...

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Unbeatable Confidence

Unbeatable Confidence

It Is About The Obstacles To Confidence Recently I spoke to the Farmington Regional Chamber of Commerce on my favorite subject, confidence. In fact it was all about creating a Culture of Confidence®. The feedback I received was very encouraging to me. It validated the...

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What Matters Most Is What You Think About Yourself

What Matters Most Is What You Think About Yourself

Who Cares? The truth is that we bring on many of our own problems because we are trying too hard to measure up to someone else’s standards. That is not what matters most. That certainly has been my truth on more than one occasion. If you are fortunate you will realize...

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What Others Think

What Others Think

Why Do We Do It? So many people worry about what others might think of them. It is a common emotion. It is a prevalent thought in many of the people I coach when we first start out. It is only natural to be concerned about what others might think. What is interesting...

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Would a Small Business Coach Be Your Best Option

Would a Small Business Coach Be Your Best Option

The Perfect Plan Now that your business is up and running you have begun to find a few blemishes in your original plan. That is perfectly understandable. The old military saying that “no plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the...

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Confidence Is The Foundation Of Success

Confidence Is The Foundation Of Success

Confidence Comes First There is no getting around it. Confidence is the thing that serves as the bedrock of success. It is that quality that is needed in order to take on a challenge with the right attitude. Imagine a long line. That is what I call the spectrum of...

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What is an Entrepreneur Coach?

What is an Entrepreneur Coach?

Entrepreneur Coach Explained If you are serious about your business you have probably asked the question, “What is an entrepreneur coach?” Or maybe you have wondered how to find an entrepreneur coach. An entrepreneur coach is simply a small business coach. A small...

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Confidence In The Workplace

Confidence In The Workplace

Confidence Starts With Management Having a Culture of Confidence® in a business or organization starts at the management level. Whether your organization is two or two thousand, it has a culture. A culture is a set of beliefs. It is defined by the practices performed...

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Confidence Is Necessary For True Success

Confidence Is Necessary For True Success

Nobody really succeeds without confidence. There may be a situation where it looks as though one is successful, but if they lack confidence in themselves and what they are doing that apparent success will soon turn into turmoil. I know that sounds almost cruel. It is...

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Opportunity Outlook Explanation

Opportunity Outlook Explanation

Have an Opportunity Outlook Have you ever had a time in your life where something happens and you feel like throwing your hands up and saying, “Enough!” Sure, we all have. One more thing is added to your already busy schedule. Or your car breaks down. Or you get some...

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Developing Confidence

Developing Confidence

Confidence Comes With Effort If you are in doubt about your abilities, you cannot expect others to believe in you. So how does the beginner build the confidence necessary to succeed? Let’s start with the first rule. Confidence is not something you are born with, it is...

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Listening Like You Mean It

Listening Like You Mean It

I Am Listening It is a Sunday morning at about 4:45 a.m. Like many of you, I do some of my best work when I wake up in the middle of the night. Listening to the silence around me helps me to concentrate. Sometimes it is very clear that I won’t fall right back to...

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Entrepreneur Coach Helps Your Vision

Entrepreneur Coach Helps Your Vision

Entrepreneurs Can Lose Focus An entrepreneur coach does not need to know the particulars of how to run your business or profession. Instead a good business coach needs to know how to get the best out of you. When people find out I am a coach for entrepreneurs they...

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The Opportunity to Manage

The Opportunity to Manage

It Is a Matter of Perspective Would you rather live a life of opportunities or a life sentence of obligations? Often people talk in terms of “having” to do something. When the reality is they actually “get” to do it. Think of those times when you hear a co-worker talk...

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Starbucks Coffee and Confidence

Starbucks Coffee and Confidence

An Open Letter to Starbucks Dear Starbucks; The manager of that Starbucks store in Philadelphia really screwed up when she called 911 to make a report about the two African-American men sitting in her store not buying anything. Okay, now that we have stated the...

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Unshakable Confidence

Unshakable Confidence

I Will Not Lose My Confidence I went into the practice of law to help people. There was always something inside of me that made me feel that the justice system was weighted in favor of some while it was weighted unfairly against others. My confidence in the decision...

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Confidence Counts

Confidence Counts

Have Confidence In Yourself First It is difficult to see yourself as others see you. Having confidence that you are really as good as people tell you is something that has to be developed. It is part of creating a Culture of Confidence®. Do You Hear What I Hear?...

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Confidence in the Outcome Counts

Confidence in the Outcome Counts

Confidence Can Control the Result The fact that a person has very little confidence in the positive outcome of an event has a great deal to do with the outcome of that event. That statement seems evident and at the same time I encounter people almost every day who are...

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5 Elements Every Entrepreneur Encounters

5 Elements Every Entrepreneur Encounters

Entrepreneur Success Rate As an entrepreneur you already know that running a small business is no easy task. If it were easy everybody who started one would be a success. Instead, most small businesses don’t make it. Fifty percent fail in the first five years. Sixty...

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Confidence in Hiring Is An Important Consideration

Confidence in Hiring Is An Important Consideration

Confidence Should Start at Hiring Just the other night I was at a birthday party for one of the leading entrepreneurs in the St. Louis area. It was hosted at a friend of his house. The guest list included long-time friends and many business leaders. I will let you in...

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Steam Room Confidence

Steam Room Confidence

Confidence is Developed A man in the steam room at the gym asked me what I spoke about. I told him that I work with organizations that want their people to be confident, decisive and productive. I speak about creating a Culture of Confidence™. He asked me to expand on...

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Sexual Harassment and The Entrepreneur

Sexual Harassment and The Entrepreneur

Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment in the workplace has been against the law in America for more than fifty years. In Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Congress enacted the following language. “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer … to...

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Lasting Confidence

Lasting Confidence

No Success Without Confidence Confidence is a crucial element to success. Nobody, no company, no person, ever enjoys lasting success without confidence. There may be a temporary spurt of success without confidence. But it never lasts. It never lasts because without...

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How To Create Confidence in Your Employees

How To Create Confidence in Your Employees

A Culture of Confidence™ If your employees have confidence that you have confidence in them, you are on your way to creating a Culture of Confidence™ for your business. Productivity and profits are not far behind. As an entrepreneur coach I work with...

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Establish a Culture of Confidence®

Establish a Culture of Confidence®

What is Your Company's Culture? You can't succeed without a culture of confidence. Every company, no matter the size operates with its own culture. That culture sometimes evolves unintentionally. Other times it is determined by design. However it comes about there is...

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Salesforce Confidence

Salesforce Confidence

Creating A Culture of Confidence™ You can teach your sales staff all of the technical tricks of the trade. You can arm them with all of the proper tools. If they don’t have the confidence to use them, it is just a waste of time and money. Experienced sales managers...

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Self-Doubt Eliminated

Self-Doubt Eliminated

Self-Doubt Can Be Your Biggest Problem Self-doubt is a crippling condition. One of the hardest things for some people to do is to silence that voice that whispers in your ear that you are not good enough. I call it your Gremlin. It is something that can stop even the...

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Entrepreneur Marketing Errors

Entrepreneur Marketing Errors

Entrepreneur Encouragement The majority of people who start out to be an entrepreneur go out of business within about three years. I see my job as a speaker and coach to keep that from happening to you. Most people in business are capable of doing better than they are...

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Mistakes Help You Learn

Mistakes Help You Learn

There Are Mistakes Everywhere Mistakes are a constant in life. Everybody makes them. They are a sign of progress. Making mistakes is how you grow. If you did everything right, you wouldn’t be learning a thing. Think about it. Without mistakes you would never realize...

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Sexual Harassment Standards

Sexual Harassment Standards

Sexual Harassment and the Law Sexual Harassment in the workplace has been against the law in America for more than fifty years. In Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Congress enacted the following language. “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an...

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Opportunity Outlook

Opportunity Outlook

Opportunity Is Out There If you have what I like to call an opportunity outlook you will suddenly find yourself with so many of them that it will start to seem overwhelming. That sounds crazy, I know. But it is true. It is all a matter of perspective. How you choose...

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Leadership Lies and History

Leadership Lies and History

Leadership Stories Leadership speakers tell a certain story so often that it has been accepted as true and has become part of our culture of belief. The problem I see is that the story has become so common place that these speakers are just repeating something they...

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Thanksgiving 2017

Thanksgiving 2017

Thankful For All Things This Thanksgiving is no different for me than most of the others in recent years. It is not “exceptional.” And for that, I am thankful. You see, for many years I had to stop and question what it was I was thankful for on this holiday. To the...

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Entrepreneurs’ Legal Struggles

Entrepreneurs’ Legal Struggles

Entrepreneurs' Legal Resource Entrepreneurs are always watching the bottom line. That is perfectly understandable. You are in business to make a profit. You must keep a sharp eye on expenses. Most entrepreneurs are never going to run afoul of the law. Business owners...

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What Can an Entrepreneur Coach Do for Me?

What Can an Entrepreneur Coach Do for Me?

Entrepreneur Coach Being an entrepreneur takes a certain amount of courage. As an entrepreneur myself, I recognize that. It isn’t always easy. In fact, it is almost never easy. If it were, anybody could be a successful entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur coach what I...

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Speakers Spend the Day with Thomas Winninger

Speakers Spend the Day with Thomas Winninger

Speakers for Speakers As President of the St. Louis Gateway Chapter of the National Speakers Association it is my privilege to preside over the monthly meetings. These meetings serve as valuable resources for our members. Each month we bring in a well-respected,...

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Are Attorneys Entrepreneurs?

Are Attorneys Entrepreneurs?

What Are Entrepreneurs Anyway? People often ignore that fact that most attorneys are entrepreneurs. After all what is an entrepreneur? It is a person who organizes or operates a business. And the law profession is a business. Which brings to mind something that...

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What is Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?

What is Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?

Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment seems to be the hot topic as of late. As a speaker I teach entrepreneurs how to avoid costly legal mistakes and those budget-busting attorney fees. Let’s talk about sexual harassment for a moment. Almost every female in America has...

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What Is The Right Business Entity For Me?

What Is The Right Business Entity For Me?

Entrepreneurs Need Good Counsel Entrepreneurs are never quite certain when they first start out as to just which legal entity is right for them. Do they need an LLC, a corporation or maybe just a general partnership? That is perfectly understandable. What is not...

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